Event: 1st Annual Stardust Grand Prix at Las VegasDate: 14.11.1965
Track: Stardust International Raceway, Las Vegas (United States), 4.828 kmsOrganiser: Stardust Racing Association, SCCA

GP Las Vegas 200 Miles

(Race Results)

Pos.No.DriversCarEntrantLapsDistanceKm/hPos.Gr.
1st66Hap SharpChaparral 2A ChevroletChaparral Cars65313.822 kms171.1221stO2L
2nd17TWalt HansgenLola T70 FordJohn W. Mecom, Jr.2ndO2L
3rd65Jim HallChaparral 2A ChevroletChaparral Cars3rdO2L
4th12Ronnie BucknumLola T70 FordHaskell Automotive4thO2L
5th7Augie PabstScarab Mk IV ChevroletAugie Pabst5thO2L
6th93ScottFord GT40Essex Wire Corp.6thO2L
7th14Dave RidenourGenie Mk VIII FordDave Ridenour7thO2L
8th52Peter RevsonBrabham BT8 ClimaxKay Racing International1stU2L
9th2Lothar MotschenbacherCooper CobraSebren Automotive8thO2L
10th26Ralph SalyerMcLaren Elva Mark I OldsmobileRalph Salyer9thO2L
11th91Ed LowtherShelby Cobra 427Essex Wire Corp.10thO2L
12th55Jerry EntinMcLaren Elva Mark I OldsmobileEntin Bros. Racing Team11thO2L
13th73Bud GatesMcLaren Elva Mark IGates Chevrolet12thO2L
14th8Dick GuldstrandChevrolet Corvette Sting Ray roadsterHerb Caplan13thO2L
15th10Chuck ParsonsGenie - ChevroletRandolph Hilton14thO2L
16th33Scooter PatrickPorsche 904 GTSPrecision Motor Cars2ndU2L
17th49Dennis HarrisonPorsche 904 GTSSteve Berg3rdU2L
18th81Jay HillsPorsche 718 RS 61Peck and Hills Furniture Co.4thU2L
19thNorm SmithPorsche 904 GTS5thU2L
20th22John CannonGenie Mk X OldsmobileDan Blocker15thO2L

Did not finish:

No.DriversCarEntrantLapsDistanceKm/hReasonGr.
18Parnelli JonesLola T70 FordJohn W. Mecom, Jr.Shift linkageO2L
88Jerry TitusElva - PorscheVasek Polak, Inc.Oiled clutchU2L
1Harold BrownLotus 23BHarold W, BrownShift linkageU2L
13Dick MaconMcLaren Elva Mark IRichard C. MaconBlown engineO2L
29Steve DiuloLotus 19BAM-Way Racing TeamSuspensionO2L
44Jerry HansenChevette (McKee Mk II Chevrolet)Jerry HansenMechanicalO2L
58Mike GothMcLaren Elva Mark IG.R.T. EnterprisesRing & pinionO2L
74Mak KronnLotus 23BS. K. F. Ltd.Blown water hose and engineU2L
97Charlie HayesMcLaren Elva Mark I OldsmobileCharles Hayes RacingBlown engineO2L
John MortonLotus - PorscheMechanicalU2L
8Jerry GrantLotus 19 Chevrolet6TransaxleO2L

Did not start:

No.DriversCarEntrantReasonGr.
11Bob BondurantLola T70 ChevroletPacesetter, HomesO2L
16George FollmerLotus 23 PorscheTrans Ocean Motor Co.EngineU2L

Practiced:

Pos.No.DriversCarEntrantLapsDistanceKm/hReasonPos.Gr.
17Walt HansgenLola T70 FordJohn W. Mecom, Jr.Accident in qualifyingO2L

Entered cars that did not arrive:

No.DriversCarEntrantReasonGr.
23Doug RevsonLotus 23HRev M. RacingNot known if ranU2L
3Jack WeimerCooper - ChevroletErnie GravelleNot known if ranO2L
4Lew FlorenceLotus 19 FordLew Florence MotorsNot known if ranO2L
9Skip HudsonLola T70 ChevroletTeam MeridianCar not readyO2L
15Bob MontanaMcKee Mk V PlymouthBob MontanaNot known if ranO2L
19Chuck KessingerLotus 23Charles KessingerNot known if ranO2L
62Roger McCluskeyArcieroArciero Bros. Racing TeamNot known if ranO2L
67Bud MorleyElva - BMWBud MorleyNot known if ranU2L
68Bill MolleLotus 23Dr. Bill MolleNot known if ranU2L
69Steve HarrisDolphin - PorscheForeign Car ServiceNot known if ranU2L
71Max BalchowskyMcLarenMax BalchowskyNot known if ranO2L
75Miles GuptonPlatypusHans Adam P.A.M.Not known if ranU2L
77Dan GurneyMcLaren Elva Mark I FordAll American RacingNot known if ranO2L
79John EverlyLotus 30John A. EverlyNot known if ranO2L
83Ronald BennettLister - ChevroletRonald BennettNot known if ranO2L
93Skip ScottCooper - FordEssex Wire Corp.Not known if ranO2L
96Tom TobinGenie Mk V Alfa RomeoDr. Tom TobinNot known if ranU2L