SCCA National Road America - Classes BM+CM+DM 1956

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Event: National Road Races Elkhart Lake's Road America		Date: 24.6.1956
Track: Road America, Elkhart Lake (United States), 6.437 kms	Organiser: Chicago Region SCCA
SCCA National Road America - Classes BM+CM+DM
SCCA National Sports Car Championship (round 5)

Weather:	bright, clear
Start time:	15:00
Grid:	unknown
Distance:	150 miles
Attendance:	30000

Entered:	36
Practiced:	unknown
Started:	28
Finished:	unknown
Classified:	18

Classes:	Start	Class
Class B - Modified	6	2
Class C - Modified	14	9
Class D - Modified	8	7

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Winners:
Overall:	111	Ferrari 121 LM	Carroll Shelby
Class B - Modified:	51	Allard - Packard	Walt Gray
Class D - Modified:	66	Maserati 300S	Phil Stewart
Leaders:
laps 1-38:	111	Ferrari 121 LM	Carroll Shelby
Fastest Laps:
Overall:	111	Ferrari 121 LM	Carroll Shelby (USA)	2:48.2400	137.7437 km/h
Pole Positions:
Overall:	58	Jaguar D-type	Sherwood Johnston (USA)
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:	Jaguar (7), Ferrari (6), Austin-Healey (4), Chevrolet (3), Allard (3)
Top engines by numbers:	Jaguar (7), Ferrari (6), BMC (4), Chevrolet (3), Maserati (2)
Top car types by numbers:	Jaguar D-type (6), Austin-Healey 100 (4), Ferrari 375 MM (2), Maserati 300S (2), Ferrari 750 Monza (2), Chevrolet Corvette (2)
Driver nationalities:	USA (29)
Team nationalities:	USA (28)
Engine positions:	front-engined (100%)
Oldest known drivers:	John B. Mull (55), Briggs Cunningham (49), Lou Brero (48)
Youngest known drivers:	Don Skogmo (26), Carroll Shelby (33), Jack McAfee (34)

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