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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 - Queen Catherine Cup
Weather:sunny, breezy, dry
Start time:13:15
Grid:2-2-2, standing start
Distance:50 miles
Attendance:100000
Entered:60
Practiced:unknown
Started:41
Finished:30
Classified:30
Classes:Class
Class F - Modified6
Class G - Modified10
Class H - Modified4
Class F - Production Porsche10
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Race notes:
Class F Production cars were originally entered for The Glen Trophy but in the end they were moved here to compete against small modified cars.
Pre-race sessions:
practice sessions held on 16/9
Winners:
Overall:103Porsche 550Bill Weldon
Class G - Modified:75Lotus Mark IX ClimaxLen Bastrup
Class H - Modified:74PBX SpecialCandy Poole
Class F - Production Porsche:89Porsche 356 Super SpeedsterEmil Pupulidy
Leaders:
laps 1-8:61OscaBriggs Cunningham
laps 9-10:146Porsche 550Art Bunker
lap 11:103Porsche 550Bill Weldon
Fastest Laps:
Overall:61Osca MT4 1500Briggs Cunningham3:34.0000
Pole Positions:
Class F - Modified:33Porsche 550Fred Procter (USA)
Class H - Modified:74PBX SpecialCandy Poole (USA)
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:Porsche (15), MG (7), Siata (4), Bandini (3), Lotus (2), Abarth (2), Osca (2)
Top engines by numbers:Porsche (15), MG (8), Crosley (3), Fiat (2), Osca (2)
Top car types by numbers:Porsche 356 (12), Siata 300BC (4), MG TD (4)
Driver nationalities:USA (39)
Team nationalities:USA (40)
Most used colours:white (27%), red (20%), silver (13%), blue (10%)
Engine positions:front-engined (60%), rear-engined (31%), mid-engined (9%)
Average engine size:1264 cc
Oldest known drivers:Briggs Cunningham (48), Frank Dominianni (31)
Youngest known drivers:Frank Dominianni (31), Briggs Cunningham (48)

Official Race Programme:

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