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Event: Inaugural Grand Prix Sports Car RacesDate: 4.8.1957
Track: Virginia International Raceway (United States), 5.150 kmsOrganiser: Washington Region SCCA

Preliminary Virginia [BP+CP+DP]
Weather:dry
Start time:unknown
Grid:unknown
Distance:7 laps
Attendance:10000
Entered:27
Practiced:25
Qualified:25
Started:25
Finished:19
Classified:19
Classes:PractStartClass
Class B - Production-Sports11119
Class C - Production-Sports553
Class D - Production-Sports997
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Pre-race sessions:
Practice sessions: 15:30÷18:00 on 2/8 Practice sessions: 10:00÷13:45 on 3/8 Practice sessions: 15:30÷18:00 on 4/8
Winners:
Overall:211Chevrolet CorvetteDick Thompson
Class C - Production-Sports:189Jaguar XK140 MCJim Robinson
Class D - Production-Sports:73Austin-Healey 100Fred Moore
Pole Positions:
Overall:211Chevrolet CorvetteDick Thompson (USA)
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:Chevrolet (11), Austin-Healey (9), Jaguar (4)
Top engines by numbers:Chevrolet (11), BMC (9), Jaguar (4)
Top car types by numbers:Chevrolet Corvette (11), Austin-Healey 100 (9)
Driver nationalities:USA (25)
Engine positions:front-engined (100%)
Oldest known drivers:George Constantine (39), George Koehne (37)
Youngest known drivers:George Koehne (37), George Constantine (39)

Official Race Programme:

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