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Event: Road America 500Date: 12.9.1959
Track: Road America, Elkhart Lake (United States), 6.437 kmsOrganiser: Chicago Region SCCA

SCCA National Road America - Classes: GP+HP+IP+JP+HM
Weather:unknown
Start time:12:00
Grid:unknown
Distance:120 miles
Attendance:unknown
Entered:57
Practiced:unknown
Started:45
Finished:30
Classified:30
Classes:PractStartClass
Class H - Modified1710
Class G - Production1612
Class H - Production53
Class I - Production43
Class J - Production22
Formula Junior110
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Pre-race sessions:
3 practice sessions held for a total of 210 minutes on 11-12/9
Winners:
Overall:65Osca S 750Briggs Cunningham
Class G - Production:78Alfa Romeo GiuliettaBill Wuesthoff
Class H - Production:22Austin-Healey SpriteArthur Subberra
Class I - Production:83Fiat-AbarthPaul Richards
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:Alfa Romeo (15), Fiat-Abarth (7), Osca (3), Austin-Healey (3), Turner (2), Berkeley (2)
Top engines by numbers:Alfa Romeo (15), Fiat (7), Osca (4), BMC (3), Saab (2)
Top car types by numbers:Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce (4), Osca S (3), Alfa Romeo Giulietta (3), Alfa Romeo Giulietta Super (3), Austin-Healey Sprite (3)
Driver nationalities:USA (45)
Team nationalities:USA (45)
Oldest known drivers:Martin Tanner (53), Briggs Cunningham (52), Walt Hansgen (40)
Youngest known drivers:Roger Penske (22), Jim Haynes (26), Walt Hansgen (40)

Official Race Programme:

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