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Road America 500 Miles 1961
Event:
Road America 500
Date:
10.9.1961
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)
Competition Press U.S. National Championship
(round 15)
Weather:
unknown
Start time:
unknown
Grid:
2-2-2, rolling start
Distance:
500 miles
Attendance:
35000
Entered:
52
Practiced:
unknown
Started:
43
Finished:
19
Classified:
19
Classes:
Start
Class
Class B - Modified
7
2
Class C - Modified
3
2
Class D - Modified
9
4
Class E - Modified
8
3
Class F - Modified
7
3
Class G - Modified
9
5
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Entered Cars
Technical Data
Appearance
Race Results
Pre-race sessions:
practice sessions held on 9/9
Winners:
Overall:
61
Maserati Tipo 63
Hansgen / Pabst
Class B - Modified:
91
Lo Test Eng. Special (Allard J2X Buick)
Beckett / Brohaugh
Class C - Modified:
87
Lister Costin Chevrolet
Harrison / Huttinger
Class E - Modified:
63
Maserati Tipo 60
Fitch / Cunningham / Thompson
Class F - Modified:
73
Porsche 718 RS 61
Payne / Rand
Class G - Modified:
14
Elva Mk V
Buedingen / Haas
Leaders:
lap 1:
5
Cooper Monaco T57 Climax
Jim Hall
laps 2-14:
?
lap 15:
7
Cooper Monaco T57 Climax
Hap Sharp
laps 16-18:
61
Maserati Tipo 63
Walt Hansgen
laps 19-30:
5
Cooper Monaco T57 Climax
Jim Hall
laps 31-32:
7
Cooper Monaco T57 Climax
Hap Sharp
laps 33-34:
5
Cooper Monaco T57 Climax
Jim Hall
laps 35-61:
7
Cooper Monaco T57 Climax
Hap Sharp
laps 52-59:
5
Cooper Monaco T57 Climax
Jim Hall
laps 60-?:
7
Cooper Monaco T57 Climax
Hap Sharp
lap ?:
61
Maserati Tipo 63
Augie Pabst
Fastest Laps:
Overall:
11
Sadler Mk V Chevrolet
Peter Ryan (CDN)
2:47.000
138.770 km/h
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:
Porsche (9), Elva (6), Ferrari (5), Maserati (4), Lotus (4)
Top engines by numbers:
Porsche (9), Ferrari (5), Chevrolet (5), Maserati (4), Climax (4)
Top car types by numbers:
Porsche 718 (7), Ferrari 250 TR (4), Lotus Eleven (3)
Driver nationalities:
USA (85), CDN (2)
Team nationalities:
USA (41)
Engine positions:
front-engined (63%), mid-engined (37%)
Oldest known drivers:
Briggs Cunningham (54), John Fitch (44), M. R. J. Wyllie (42)
Youngest known drivers:
Peter Ryan (19), Roger Penske (24), Jim Hall (26)
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