Watkins Glen Grand Prix 1964 - Racing Sports Cars

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Event: 17th Annual Watkins Glen Sports Car Grand Prix Weekend		Date: 28.6.1964
Track: Watkins Glen Grand Prix Course (United States), 3.701 kms	Organiser: Glen Region SCCA
Watkins Glen Grand Prix
United States Road Racing Championship (round 6)

Weather:	unknown
Start time:	15:45
Grid:	2-2-2
Distance:	200 miles
Attendance:	25000

Entered:	37
Practiced:	30
Qualified:	30
Started:	30
Finished:	16
Classified:	16

Classes:	Pract	Start	Class
Sports Over 2 Litres	10	10	6
Sports Under 2 Litres	20	20	10

Photo Gallery Entered Cars Technical Data Appearance Race Results Grid Qualifying Lap Times

Winners:
Overall:	66	Chaparral 2A Chevrolet	Jim Hall
Sports Under 2 Litres:	71	Elva Mk VII S Porsche	Charlie Hayes
Fastest Laps:
Overall:	66	Chaparral 2A Chevrolet	Jim Hall (USA)	1:22.200	162.093 km/h	lap 26
Sports Under 2 Litres:	71	Elva Mk VII S Porsche	Charlie Hayes (USA)	1:24.800	157.185 km/h	lap 57
Pole Positions:
Overall:	66	Chaparral 2A Chevrolet	Jim Hall	1:20.000	166.712 km/h
Sports Under 2 Litres:	71	Elva Mk VII S Porsche	Charlie Hayes	1:25.600
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:	Elva (8), Cooper (4), Lotus (4), Chaparral (2), Shelby (2), Ferrari (2), Porsche (2), Genie (2)
Top engines by numbers:	Ford (12), Porsche (8), Chevrolet (4), Climax (2), Ferrari (2)
Top car types by numbers:	Elva Mk VII (8), Lotus 23 (4), Cooper Monaco (3)
Driver nationalities:	USA (27)
Team nationalities:	USA (28), CDN (2)
Engine positions:	mid-engined (85%), front-engined (15%)
Average engine size:	2665 cc
Oldest known drivers:	Ken Miles (46), M. R. J. Wyllie (45), Bob Johnson (37)
Youngest known drivers:	John Morton (22), Skip Scott (23), Peter Sachs (25)

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