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Event: Road America 500Date: 10.9.1961
Track: Road America, Elkhart Lake (United States), 6.437 kmsOrganiser: Chicago Region SCCA

Road America 500 Miles

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:StartClass
Class B - Modified72
Class C - Modified32
Class D - Modified94
Class E - Modified83
Class F - Modified73
Class G - Modified95
Pre-race sessions:
practice sessions held on 9/9
Winners:
Overall:61Maserati Tipo 63Hansgen / Pabst
Class B - Modified:91Lo Test Eng. Special (Allard J2X Buick)Beckett / Brohaugh
Class C - Modified:87Lister Costin ChevroletHarrison / Huttinger
Class E - Modified:63Maserati Tipo 60Fitch / Cunningham / Thompson
Class F - Modified:73Porsche 718 RS 61Payne / Rand
Class G - Modified:14Elva Mk VBuedingen / Haas
Leaders:
lap 1:5Cooper Monaco T57 ClimaxJim Hall
laps 2-14:?
lap 15:7Cooper Monaco T57 ClimaxHap Sharp
laps 16-18:61Maserati Tipo 63Walt Hansgen
laps 19-30:5Cooper Monaco T57 ClimaxJim Hall
laps 31-32:7Cooper Monaco T57 ClimaxHap Sharp
laps 33-34:5Cooper Monaco T57 ClimaxJim Hall
laps 35-61:7Cooper Monaco T57 ClimaxHap Sharp
laps 52-59:5Cooper Monaco T57 ClimaxJim Hall
laps 60-?:7Cooper Monaco T57 ClimaxHap Sharp
lap ?:61Maserati Tipo 63Augie Pabst
Fastest Laps:
Overall:11Sadler Mk V ChevroletPeter Ryan (CDN)2:47.000138.770 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)

Official Race Programme:

CoverEntry ListScheduleTrack Map
Programme Cover - Road America 500 Miles 1961Entry List - Road America 500 Miles 1961Schedule of events is not available.Track map is not available.