Road America 500 Miles 1960 - Racing Sports Cars

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Event: Road America 500		Date: 11.9.1960
Track: Road America, Elkhart Lake (United States), 6.437 kms	Organiser: Chicago Region SCCA
Road America 500 Miles
SCCA National Sports Car Championship (round 13)

Weather:	sunny, clear, dry
Start time:	unknown
Grid:	unknown
Distance:	500 miles
Attendance:	32000

Entered:	55
Practiced:	46
Qualified:	44
Started:	44
Finished:	25
Classified:	24

Classes:	Start	Class
Class B - Modified	5	0
Class C - Modified	6	2
Class D - Modified	8	6
Class E - Modified	9	6
Class F - Modified	7	5
Class G - Modified	9	5

Photo Gallery Entered Cars Technical Data Appearance Race Results

Race notes:
Classes C and D started first, 10 seconds later classes B and E and another 10 seconds later classes F and G

Winners:
Overall:	24	Maserati Tipo 61	Causey / Stear
Class C - Modified:	60	Jaguar E 2A	Walt Hansgen
Class E - Modified:	61	Maserati Tipo 60	Fitch / Kimberly
Class F - Modified:	27	Porsche 718 RS 60	Erickson / Sesslar
Class G - Modified:	2	Lola Mk.1	Wyllie / Wyllie / Ripley
Leaders:
laps 1-46:	10	Maserati Tipo 61	Jim Jeffords/Jim Hall
laps 47-75:	14	Porsche 718 RS 60	Bob Holbert/Roger Penske
laps 76-79:	77	Ferrari 250 TR 59/60	Augie Pabst/Bill Wuesthoff
laps 80-88:	61	Maserati Tipo 60	John Fitch/William Kimberly
laps 89-125:	24	Maserati Tipo 61	Dave Causey/Luke Stear
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:	Porsche (9), Ferrari (7), Elva (5), Maserati (4), Jaguar (2), Lola (2), Lotus (2), Chevrolet (2), Lister (2)
Top engines by numbers:	Porsche (10), Ferrari (6), Maserati (4), Chevrolet (4), Jaguar (3)
Top car types by numbers:	Porsche 718 (5), Porsche 550 (4), Maserati Tipo 61 (2), Ferrari 250 TR (2), Ferrari 500 TR (2), Lola Mk.1 (2), Elva Mk II (2)
Driver nationalities:	USA (90)
Team nationalities:	USA (42)
Engine positions:	front-engined (76%), mid-engined (24%)
Oldest known drivers:	Jack Ensley (54), Briggs Cunningham (53), Glenn Baldwin (50)
Youngest known drivers:	Roger Penske (23), Jim Hall (25), Augie Pabst (27)
Female drivers:	Margaret Wyllie

Official Race Programme:

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