Road America 500 Miles 1962 - Racing Sports Cars

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Event: Road America 500		Date: 9.9.1962
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 North American Championship (round 120)

Weather:	sunny, dry, cool
Start time:	10:30
Grid:	unknown
Distance:	500 miles
Attendance:	34000

Entered:	64
Practiced:	unknown
Qualified:	46
Started:	46
Finished:	23
Classified:	23

Classes:	Start	Class
Class C - Modified	14	6
Class D - Modified	5	1
Class E - Modified	6	5
Class F - Modified	4	1
Class G - Modified	17	10

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Pre-race sessions:
3 practice sessions held for a total of 90 minutes on 7-8/9

Winners:
Overall:	4	Chaparral 1 Chevrolet	Hall / Sharp
Class D - Modified:	41	Lotus 19	Causey / Causey
Class E - Modified:	7	Porsche 718 RS 61	Donner / Sesslar
Class F - Modified:	66	Porsche 718 RS 60	Hall / Carroll
Class G - Modified:	37	Lola Mk.1 Climax	Tweedale / Baptista
Fastest Laps:
Overall:	4	Chaparral 1 Chevrolet	Hall / Sharp	2:41.4000	lap 76
Pole Positions:
Overall:	62	Cooper Monaco T57 Maserati	William Kimberly (USA)
Class C - Modified:	26	Scarab	Harry Heuer (USA)
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:	Elva (9), Maserati (6), Ferrari (5), Lotus (5), Porsche (3), Lola (3), Jaguar (3)
Top engines by numbers:	Chevrolet (6), Ferrari (5), Maserati (5), Porsche (4), Climax (4)
Top car types by numbers:	Elva Mk V (5), Porsche 718 (3), Lola Mk.1 (3), Elva Mk VI (3), Lotus Eleven (3)
Driver nationalities:	USA (90)
Team nationalities:	USA (46)
Engine positions:	front-engined (75%), mid-engined (25%)
Oldest known drivers:	Briggs Cunningham (55), M. R. J. Wyllie (43), Walt Hansgen (43)
Youngest known drivers:	Jerry Hansen (21), Skip Scott (21), Bob Hurt (23)
Female drivers:	Edna Sherman, Joan Whaley, Margaret Wyllie

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