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Event: 5th Annual International Sports Car Grand Prix of Watkins GlenDate: 20.9.1952
Track: Watkins Glen Grand Prix Race Course (United States), 10.622 kmsOrganiser: SCCA

Watkins Glen Grand Prix
Weather:unknown
Start time:14:21
Grid:Le Mans start
Distance:unknown
Attendance:200000
Entered:41
Practiced:unknown
Started:39
Finished:0
Classified:0
Classes:Start
Class 212
Class 316
Class 45
Class 56
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Race notes:
Race stopped after two laps due to accident involving spectators. It was not restarted later because the Sun was setting in a position where the drivers would be blinded while ascending Old Corning Hill Road.
Winners:
Overall:53Cunningham C-4R ChryslerBriggs Cunningham
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:Jaguar (12), Allard (7), Cunningham (4), MG (4), Ferrari (2), Nash-Healey (2)
Top engines by numbers:Jaguar (12), Chrysler (6), Cadillac (5), MG (4), Ferrari (2), Nash (2)
Top car types by numbers:Jaguar XK120 (11), Allard J2 (6), MG TC (4)
Driver nationalities:USA (37)
Team nationalities:USA (37)
Engine positions:front-engined (100%)
Average age of cars:2 year old (average year manufactured: 1950)
Oldest known drivers:Briggs Cunningham (45), John Fitch (35), Fred Wacker (34)
Youngest known drivers:Phil Hill (25), Chuck Dietrich (28), M. R. J. Wyllie (33)

Official Race Programme:

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