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Event: 8th Annual International Sports Car Grand Prix at Watkins GlenDate: 17.9.1955
Track: Watkins Glen Grand Prix Race Course (United States), 7.403 kmsOrganiser: unknown

Watkins Glen Grand Prix
Weather:sunny, breezy, dry
Start time:14:15
Grid:2-2-2, PP right
Distance:100 miles
Attendance:100000
Entered:36
Practiced:unknown
Started:21
Finished:16
Classified:16
Classes:Class
Class B - Modified4
Class C - Modified3
Class D - Modified9
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Pre-race sessions:
practice sessions held on 16/9
Winners:
Overall:60Jaguar D-typeSherwood Johnston
Class B - Modified:19Cunningham C-4RCharles Moran
Class D - Modified:10Maserati 300SBill Spear
Leaders:
laps 1-22:60Jaguar D-typeSherwood Johnston
Fastest Laps:
Overall:10Maserati 300SBill Spear (USA)3:17.4000lap 3
Pole Positions:
Overall:44Ferrari 375 MMDuncan Black (USA)
Class B - Modified:8Cunningham C-4RKFred Wacker (USA)
Class D - Modified:16Maserati 300SBill Lloyd (USA)
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:Austin-Healey (7), Maserati (3), Ferrari (3), Jaguar (2), Cunningham (2), Excalibur (2)
Top engines by numbers:BMC (7), Maserati (3), Ferrari (3), Cadillac (3), Jaguar (2), Chrysler (2)
Top car types by numbers:Austin-Healey 100 (7), Maserati 300S (3), Excalibur J (2)
Driver nationalities:USA (19), CDN (2)
Team nationalities:USA (19), CDN (2)
Most used colours:white (32%), red (28%), blue (11%), green (5%), yellow (5%), dark (5%)
Engine positions:front-engined (100%)
Oldest known drivers:Fred Wacker (37), Walt Hansgen (36)
Youngest known drivers:Walt Hansgen (36), Fred Wacker (37)

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