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Event: Sports Car Road Races RiversideDate: 22.9.1957
Track: Riverside International Raceway (United States), 5.271 kmsOrganiser: California Sports Car Club

Riverside - Sports over 1500 cc
Weather:unknown
Start time:unknown
Grid:unknown
Distance:1 hour
Attendance:27500
Entered:30
Practiced:unknown
Started:23
Finished:15
Classified:15
Classes:StartClass
Class B - Modified31
Class C - Modified63
Class D - Modified64
Class E - Modified21
Class F - Modified22
Class C - Production11
Class E - Production33
Photo GalleryEntered CarsTechnical DataAppearanceRace Results
Winners:
Overall:211Ferrari 410 SportRichie Ginther
Class B - Modified:6Kurtis - BuickBill Murphy
Class D - Modified:98Maserati 300SBill Pollack
Class E - Modified:274VolvoRon Pearson
Class F - Modified:118Porsche 550 SpyderJean Pierre Kunstle
Class C - Production:4Chevrolet CorvetteDan Gurney
Class E - Production:195AC Ace BristolBill Love
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:Ferrari (3), Jaguar (3), Kurtis Kraft (2), Porsche (2), Chevrolet (2), AC (2), Aston Martin (2), Volvo (2)
Top engines by numbers:Ferrari (3), Bristol (3), Jaguar (3), Porsche (2), Chevrolet (2), Aston Martin (2), Volvo (2)
Top car types by numbers:Porsche 550 (2), Chevrolet Corvette (2), AC Ace (2), Aston Martin DB3S (2), Jaguar D-type (2)
Driver nationalities:USA (23)
Team nationalities:USA (19)
Most used colours:red (23%), silver (19%), white (17%), green (12%), blue (12%), black (5%)
Engine positions:front-engined (90%), mid-engined (10%)
Average engine size:3203 cc
Oldest known drivers:Chuck Daigh (34), Bob Drake (33), Bill Pollack (32)
Youngest known drivers:Bob Bondurant (24), Dan Gurney (26), Richie Ginther (27)

Official Race Programme:

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