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Event: Kiwanis Grand Prix			Date: 19.7.1959
Track: Riverside International Raceway (United States), 5.271 kms		Organiser: USAC/SCCA
USAC Riverside
USAC Road Racing Championship (round 6) West Coast Championship (round 10)

(Race Results)

Pos.	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Time	Distance	Km/h	Pos.	Gr.
1^st	211	Richie Ginther	Ferrari 412 MI	Elenaor von Neumann	47	1:41:24.0000	246.2300 kms	142.8290	1^st	S+2.0
2^nd	55	Sam Weiss	Porsche 718 RSK		47	1:43:49.0000			1^st	S2.0
3^rd	50	Ken Miles	Porsche 718 RSK	Zipper-Estes	46	1:41:29.0000			2^nd	S2.0
4^th	11	Bob Holbert	Porsche 718 RSK		46	1:41:35.0000			3^rd	S2.0
5^th	3	Ricardo Rodriguez	Porsche 718 RSK		46	1:41:45.0000			4^th	S2.0
6^th	98	Chuck Daigh	Troutman-Barnes Special Chevrolet	John Edgar Enterprices	46	1:42:17.0000			2^nd	S+2.0
7^th		Dick Morgensen	Ferrari 250 TR Scaglietti Spyder 58		46	1:43:03.0000			3^rd	S+2.0
8^th	12	Alan Connell	Ferrari 250 TR Scaglietti Spyder	Alan Connell	45	1:41:26.0000			4^th	S+2.0
9^th	45	Lloyd Ruby	Maserati 450S		45	1:42:28.0000			5^th	S+2.0
10^th	82	Wayne Weiler	Lister - Corvette		45	1:42:34.0000			6^th	S+2.0
11^th		Jay Chamberlain	Lotus 15		45	1:42:43.0000			5^th	S2.0
12^th		Don Hulette	Chevrolet Corvette Special		45	1:43:34.0000			7^th	S+2.0
13^th		Jack Graham	Aston Martin DB3S		42	1:41:28.0000			8^th	S+2.0
14^th	112	Josie von Neumann	Ferrari 250 TR Scaglietti Spyder 58		41	1:43:13.0000			9^th	S+2.0
15^th		Loyal Katskee	Ferrari 4.4		38	1:41:56.0000			10^th	S+2.0
16^th	161	Phil Carter	Talbot Lago		33	1:42:47.0000			11^th	S+2.0
17^th	7	Art Snyder	Lotus Eleven Le Mans		31				6^th	S2.0

Did not finish:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Time	Distance	Km/h	Reason	Gr.
	Harry Hanford	Osca						DNF	S2.0
	Bob Challman	Lotus Mark IX						DNF	S2.0
	Bob Bondurant	Chevrolet Corvette		38				Blown tyre	S+2.0
5	Pedro Rodriguez	Ferrari 250 TR Scaglietti Spyder 58	Eleanor von Neumann	36				Rear end	S+2.0
53	Krause / Woods	Maserati 450S	Jack Brumby	31				Handling	S+2.0
6	Bill Stroppe	Mercury Roadster		31				DNF	S+2.0
44	Art Bunker	Porsche 718 RSK		28				Accident	S2.0
137	Stan Peterson	Lotus Eleven		27				Clutch	S2.0
99	Skip Hudson	Ferrari 410 Sport	Danielson	23				Oil pressure	S+2.0
	Jack Nethercutt	Ferrari 500 TRC 2.5	Jack Nethercutt	19				Fuel line	S+2.0
	Bill Cantrell	Meyer-Drake		18				Heat exhaustion	S+2.0
46	Duane Carter	Maserati 300S		18				DNF	S+2.0
88	Jack McAfee	Porsche 550 RS		15				Engine	S2.0
10	Jim Jeffords	Scarab Mk II Chevrolet	Nickey Nouse	13				Fuel tank	S+2.0
	Johnny Mantz	Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Corvette		12				Injector pump	S+2.0
	Bob Oker	Ferrari 375 Plus	Frank Arciero	8				Engine	S+2.0
	Bob Murphy	Lincoln Special		2				Black-flagged: leaking oil	S+2.0

Did not start:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason	Gr.
111	Ak Miller	Devin Special Oldsmobile			S+2.0
	Bill Moore	Kurtis - Cadillac			S+2.0

Entered cars that did not arrive:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason	Gr.
	Chuck Howard	Porsche 718 RSK			S2.0
	Ruth Levy	Porsche 550 RS			S2.0
	Sonny McDaniel	Maserati - Chevrolet			S+2.0
	Bruce Kessler	Maserati 300S			S+2.0
	Paul O'Shea	Sadler Special Chevrolet			S+2.0
	George Constantine	Aston Martin DBR2			S+2.0
	Chuck Daigh	Maserati 450S 5.7			S+2.0
	Doug Walker	Barracuda			S+2.0
	Don Wester	Porsche 550 RS			S2.0
	Fred Windridge	Lister - Corvette			S+2.0
	Jean Pierre Kunstle	Lotus 15 Ferrari			S2.0

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