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Event: First Annual Orange Bowl National Championship Sports Car RacesDate: 11.1.1958
Track: Master Field, Miami (United States), 6.437 kmsOrganiser: Florida Region SCCA

Preliminary Miami [BM+CM+DM+EM+FM+BP]

Weather:unknown
Start time:15:45
Grid:unknown
Distance:8 laps
Attendance:unknown
Entered:unknown
Practiced:unknown
Started:21
Finished:20
Classified:20
Classes:StartClass
Class B - Modified11
Class C - Modified55
Class D - Modified44
Class E - Modified32
Class F - Modified77
Class B - Production11
Pre-race sessions:
practice session held for a total of 80 minutes on 11/1
Winners:
Overall:98Maserati 450SCarroll Shelby
Class B - Modified:92Ferrari 375 PlusGeorge Reed
Class D - Modified:115Ferrari 625 TRJim Johnston
Class E - Modified:25Ferrari 500 TRPete Lovely
Class F - Modified:0Porsche 550A RS SpyderCharles Wallace
Class B - Production:14Chevrolet CorvetteRees Makins
Fastest Laps:
Overall:98Maserati 450SCarroll Shelby (USA)2:32.2000134.3722 km/h
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:Ferrari (5), Porsche (4), Jaguar (4), Maserati (2), Lotus (2), Austin-Healey (2)
Top engines by numbers:Ferrari (5), Porsche (4), Jaguar (4), Maserati (2), BMC (2)
Top car types by numbers:Porsche 550 (3), Jaguar D-type (3), Ferrari 500 TR (2)
Driver nationalities:USA (20)
Team nationalities:USA (20)
Engine positions:front-engined (84%), mid-engined (16%)
Oldest known drivers:Jim Kimberly (51), Walt Hansgen (39), Carroll Shelby (35)
Youngest known drivers:Jim Hall (23), Joe Sheppard (30), Pete Lovely (32)

Official Race Programme:

CoverEntry ListScheduleTrack Map
Programme Cover - Preliminary Miami [BM+CM+DM+EM+FM+BP] 1958Entry List - Preliminary Miami [BM+CM+DM+EM+FM+BP] 1958Schedule of Events - Preliminary Miami [BM+CM+DM+EM+FM+BP] 1958Track Map - Preliminary Miami [BM+CM+DM+EM+FM+BP] 1958