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Event: National Championship Road America Endurance RacesDate: 8.9.1956
Track: Road America, Elkhart Lake (United States), 6.437 kmsOrganiser: unknown

Road America 4 Hours

Weather:unknown
Start time:12:00
Grid:2-2-2, standing start
Distance:4 hours
Attendance:unknown
Entered:61
Practiced:unknown
Started:53
Finished:unknown
Classified:34
Classes:StartClass
Class F - Modified74
Class G - Modified84
Class H - Modified75
Class E - Production138
Class F - Production76
Class G - Production117
Pre-race sessions:
3 practice sessions held for a total of 240 minutes on 7/9
Winners:
Overall:5Osca MT4 1500Kimberly / Shelby
Class G - Modified:23CooperReventlow / Ginther
Class H - Modified:46Stanguellini - MercuryBehm / Haas
Class E - Production:86AC AceCampbell / Ullrich
Class F - Production:56Porsche 356Rickert / Kriplen
Class G - Production:52Alfa Romeo Giulietta SpiderDurbin / Askew
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:Porsche (11), MG (8), Alfa Romeo (4), Cooper (3), AC (3), Arnolt-Bristol (3), Siata (3)
Top engines by numbers:Porsche (11), MG (6), Bristol (4), Alfa Romeo (4), Climax (3), Triumph (3)
Top car types by numbers:Porsche 356 (7), Porsche 550 (4), AC Ace (3), Arnolt-Bristol Bolide (3), MG TD (3)
Driver nationalities:USA (105)
Team nationalities:USA (53)
Engine positions:front-engined (70%), rear-engined (15%), mid-engined (15%)
Oldest known drivers:John B. Mull (55), Briggs Cunningham (49), Jim Kimberly (49)
Youngest known drivers:Lance Reventlow (20), Augie Pabst (23), Richie Ginther (26)
Female drivers:Margaret Wyllie

Official Race Programme:

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