Road America 500 Miles 1959 - Racing Sports Cars

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Event: Road America 500		Date: 13.9.1959
Track: Road America, Elkhart Lake (United States), 6.437 kms	Organiser: Chicago Region SCCA
Road America 500 Miles
SCCA National Sports Car Championship (round 12)

Weather:	sunny, hot
Start time:	10:30
Grid:	unknown
Distance:	500 miles
Attendance:	37000

Entered:	72
Practiced:	unknown
Started:	53
Finished:	29
Classified:	29

Classes:	Start	Class
Class B - Modified	5	1
Class C - Modified	14	6
Class D - Modified	8	8
Class E - Modified	7	4
Class F - Modified	8	6
Class G - Modified	11	4

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Pre-race sessions:
3 practice sessions held for a total of 210 minutes on 11-12/9

Winners:
Overall:	62	Lister - Jaguar	Crawford / Hansgen
Class B - Modified:	64	Echidna - Chevrolet	Staver / Grierson
Class D - Modified:	57	Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta	Sturgis / Bondurant
Class E - Modified:	89	Lotus 15 Climax	Pigott / Becker
Class F - Modified:	6	Porsche 718 RSK	Penske / Blanchard
Class G - Modified:	37	Elva Mk IV	Tweedale / Dickson
Fastest Laps:
Overall:	62	Lister - Jaguar	Crawford / Hansgen	2:46.5000	139.1857 km/h	lap 45
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:	Ferrari (11), Porsche (8), Elva (7), Lister (4), Lotus (4)
Top engines by numbers:	Ferrari (11), Porsche (8), Chevrolet (8), Jaguar (5), BMC (3)
Top car types by numbers:	Elva Mk IV (4), Porsche 718 (3), Porsche 550 (3)
Driver nationalities:	USA (109)
Team nationalities:	USA (50)
Engine positions:	front-engined (82%), mid-engined (18%)
Oldest known drivers:	Briggs Cunningham (52), Glenn Baldwin (49), John Fitch (42)
Youngest known drivers:	Roger Penske (22), Augie Pabst (26), Bob Bondurant (26)
Female drivers:	Margaret Wyllie

Official Race Programme:

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