Nassau Trophy Race 1959 - Race Results

Event: 6th Annual International Bahamas Speed Weeks		Date: 6.12.1959
Track: Oakes Field Course, Nassau (Bahamas), 7.242 kms	Organiser: Automobile Club Bahamas
Nassau Trophy Race
Non championship race

(Race Results)

Pos.	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Distance	Km/h	Reason	Pos.	Gr.
1^st	49	George Constantine	Aston Martin DBR2/420	Elisha Walker	49	354.8604 kms	140.4378		1^st	C
2^nd	4	Phil Hill	Ferrari 250 TR Fantuzzi Spyder 59	John Von Neumann/John Edgar	49				1^st	D
3^rd	78	Bob Holbert	Porsche 718 RSK		49				1^st	F
4^th	2	Jack Brabham	Cooper Monaco T49 Climax	John Coombs	49				1^st	E
5^th	8	Jo Bonnier	Porsche 718 RSK	Camoradi USA	49				2^nd	F
6^th	61	Harry Blanchard	Porsche 718 RSK		49				3^rd	F
7^th	25	Gaston Andrey	Maserati Tipo 61	Mike Garber	48			Accident	2^nd	D
8^th	14	Jim Jeffords	Scarab Mk II Chevrolet	Meister Bräuser	48				1^st	B
9^th	96	Wolfgang von Trips	Porsche 718 RSK		48				4^th	F
10^th	26	Alan Connell	Ferrari 335 Sport		48				2^nd	C
11^th	11	Dick Thompson	Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray		48				3^rd	C
12^th	97	Jim Hall	Maserati 450S	Frank J. Harrison					4^th	C
13^th	10	Rodriguez / Rodriguez	Ferrari 250 TR Fantuzzi Spyder 59	North American Racing Team					5^th	C
14^th	27	Roy Schecter	Porsche 718 RSK						2^nd	F>E
15^th	98	Lloyd Ruby	Maserati 450S 5.7						2^nd	B
16^th	12	Loyal Katskee	Maserati Tipo 61	Loyal Katskee	46			Suspension	3^rd	D
17^th	48	Jack McAfee	Porsche 718 RSK	Camoradi USA					3^rd	E
18^th	52	Josie von Neumann	Ferrari 250 TR Scaglietti Spyder 58						6^th	C
19^th	18	Bob Grossman	Ferrari 250 GT LWB California						4^th	D
20^th	71	Chuck Cassel	Porsche 718 RSK						4^th	E
21^st	37	Harry Entwistle	Lotus 15						5^th	E
22^nd	128	Pat Pigott	Lotus 15						6^th	E
23^rd	95	George Reed	Ferrari 250 GT LWB California						5^th	D
24^th	70	Tom Fleming	Lotus Eleven Mk.2						1^st	G
25^th	45	Gilbert Geitner	Ferrari 500 TRC						7^th	E
26^th	7	Dick Macon	Lotus Eleven						2^nd	G
27^th	30	Denise McCluggage	Osca S 950	Camoradi USA	45				3^rd	G
28^th	16	E. F. Spicer	Maserati 150S	Robert Harrison					5^th	F
29^th	107	Ulf Norinder	Porsche 718 RSK						8^th	F>E
30^th	101	P. Daff	JBW Maserati	Colin Murray					9^th	E
31^st	56	Howard Brown	Aston Martin DB2 Jaguar Special	William Reardon					7^th	C
32^nd	76	Oliver Schmidt	Osca S 750		40				1^st	H
33^rd	141	J. Collins	AC - Bristol							E
34^th	6	Colin Murray	Lotus 15 Climax	Mike Taylor	36			DNF		E
35^th	63	Robert Keyes	AC - Bristol	Robert Keyes	36			DNF		E
36^th	3	Stirling Moss	Aston Martin DBR2/420	David Brown	36			DNF		C
37^th	91	Bill Parham	Elva Mk IV		35			DNF		G>F(?)
38^th	38	Marion Lowe	Lotus Eleven		33			DNF		G
39^th	82	J. C. Kilburn	Lotus 15	John C. Kilburn	33			DNF		G
40^th	92	Ronnie Hissom	Lister - Corvette	John Mecom	32			DNF		C
41^st	20	Carroll Shelby	Maserati Tipo 61	Camoradi USA	31			Accident		D
42^nd	106	Allen Markelson	Ferrari 500 TRC					DNF		E
43^rd	116	Ettore Chimeri	Ferrari 250 TR Scaglietti Spyder 58/59					DNF		C
44^th	65	Stan Peterson	Lotus Eleven	Prudence Baxter	26			DNF		G
45^th	53	Richie Ginther	Ferrari 412 MI	John Von Neumann/John Edgar	25			DNF		C
46^th	84	Delmo Johnson	Chevrolet Corvette		22			DNF		B
47^th	83	John Cuevas	Porsche 356 A Carrera GS GT Speedster	Camoradi USA	20			DNF		F
48^th	60	Howard Fowler	Porsche 356 Carrera		19			DNF		F
49^th	44	Chuck Rickert	Porsche 356 Carrera		18			DNF		E
50^th	94	Wayne Burnett	Ferrari 250 GT LWB California		14			DNF		D
51^st	54	Jay Chamberlain	Lotus Elite		13			DNF		E
52^nd	39	James Lowe	Lotus Eleven		13			DNF		G
53^rd	93	Hap Sharp	Cooper Monaco T49 Maserati	J. R. Sharp	11			DNF		D
54^th	100	Skip Hudson	Ferrari 375 MM Maserati		9			DNF
55^th	1N	John Moore	Austin-Healey 100-6		6			DNF		D
56^th	72	Sy Kaback	Lotus 15		4			DNF		E
57^th	24	Dale Duncan	Ferrari 290 MM	Jim Groves	3			DNF		C
58^th	62	Augie Pabst	Bocar XP-5 Chevrolet	Meister Bräuser	3			Clutch		B
59^th	102	Bud Gates	Chevrolet Corvette SR-2		1			DNF
60^th	73	Roy Salvadori	Austin-Healey 100S	Donald Healey	1			Clutch		D

Did not finish:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Reason	Gr.
80	Ray Cuomo	Fiat-Abarth Record Monza	Team Roosevelt		Black-flagged: started illegally	H
81	Paul Richards	Fiat-Abarth Record Monza	Team Roosevelt		Black-flagged: started illegally	H
22	Carl Dorr	Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spyder	Carl Dorr	12	Black-flagged: started illegally	F

Started, result unknown:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Gr.
28	Ed Fuchs	Maserati 300S	Fritz D'Orey	D
29	A. J. Foyt	Lister - Corvette	Jimmy Younger
69	Art Habersin	Austin-Healey 3000	Sam Crooks	D
89	Dudley Smolen	Austin-Healey 3000	Dudley Smolen	D

Did not start:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason	Gr.
9	Ricardo Rodriguez	Ferrari Dino 196 S	North American Racing Team	Gearbox	E>F(?)
35	Frank de Arellano	Aston Martin DB4 GT	Frank de Arellano		C
51	Lloyd Ruby	Maserati 450S	Micro-Lube	Stalled on grid	C

Did not practice:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason	Gr.
55	Augie Pabst	Scarab Mk II Chevrolet	Meister Bräuser	Towing crash	B

Entered cars that did not arrive:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason	Gr.
5	Ragsdale / Gurney	Ferrari 335 Sport	Dan Gurney		C
12	Loyal Katskee	Ferrari			D
20	Jim Rathmann	Porsche 718 RSK			f
25	Andrey / Colt	Ferrari 500 TR			E
28	Fritz D'Orey	Ferrari 250 GT TdF	Fritz D'Orey		D
41		Maserati			D
42	Millard Ripley	Porsche 550 RS		Not known if ran	E
47	Hugh Sutherland	Austin-Healey 100S			D
50	Ken Miles	Porsche 718 RSK			F
54	Jay Chamberlain	Lotus 15 Climax			E
57	Ed Crawford	Elva			F
57	Ed Crawford	Porsche 718 RSK			F
59	Jim Kaperonis	Astari Proto			C
67	Chuck Howard	Huffaker Special			C
88	Steve McClellan	Alfa Romeo Giulietta		Not known if ran	F
99	T. Robert White	Ferrari 410 Sport		Not known if ran	C
103	Alfonso Gómez Mena	Ferrari 250 GT TdF		Not known if ran	GT
104	Tossie Alex	Jaguar XKSS
105	Charlie Kolb	Elva		Not known if ran
	Zourab Tchkotoua	Ferrari			D
	Denise McCluggage	Ferrari			D
	Chuck Rickert	Porsche 718 RSK			F
	E. D. Martin	Ferrari			C
	Charles Weiss	Ferrari			C
	Buddy Cagle	Maserati			D
	Louis Comito	Osca			F