Road America 500 Miles 1959 - Race Results

Event: Road America 500		Date: 13.9.1959
Track: Road America, Elkhart Lake (United States), 6.437 kms	Organiser: Chicago Region SCCA
Road America 500 Miles
SCCA National Sports Car Championship (round 12)

(Race Results)

Pos.	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Distance	Km/h	Pos.	Gr.
1^st	62	Crawford / Hansgen	Lister - Jaguar	Briggs S. Cunningham	125	804.6720 kms	132.2560	1^st	CM
2^nd	12	Connell / Hudson	Ferrari 335 Sport	Alan Connell	122			2^nd	CM
3^rd	6	Penske / Blanchard	Porsche 718 RSK	Harry C. Blanchard	122			1^st	FM
4^th	61	Cunningham / Fitch / Forno	Lister - Jaguar	Briggs S. Cunningham	122			3^rd	CM
5^th	49	O'Shea / Constantine	Aston Martin DBR2	Elisha Walker, Jr.	122			4^th	CM
6^th	89	Pigott / Becker	Lotus 15 Climax	Pat Pigott	116			1^st	EM
7^th	64	Staver / Grierson	Echidna - Chevrolet	John Staver	116			1^st	BM
8^th	57	Sturgis / Bondurant	Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta	William Sturgis	116			1^st	DM
9^th	7	Pabst / Wuesthoff	Ferrari 625 TR	Harry J. Heuer	115			2^nd	DM
10^th	24	Keck / Becker	Ferrari 250 TR Scaglietti Spyder 58	George D. Keck	115			3^rd	DM
11^th	53	Gelder / Weiss	Ferrari 315 Sport	Edward H. Gelder	114			5^th	CM
12^th	15	Johnston / Boynton / Seaverns	Ferrari 250 TR Scaglietti Spyder 58	James R. Johnston	113			4^th	DM
13^th	37	Tweedale / Dickson	Elva Mk IV		113			1^st	GM
14^th	4	Causey / Rickert	Porsche 718 RSK	Dean Causey	111			2^nd	FM
15^th	76	Hall / Kaser	Porsche 550 RS	E. L. Hall	111			3^rd	FM
16^th	47	Burnett / Coon / Baumgartner	Ferrari 500 TR	Wayne Burnett	109			2^nd	EM
17^th	16	Biggs / Bairne	Ferrari 225 Sport	David C. Biggs	107			5^th	DM
18^th	14	Manting / Ward	Porsche 550	Jack F. Manting	106			4^th	FM
19^th	45	Bradley / Cook	Elva Mk III Alfa Romeo	William E. Bradley	105			3^rd	EM
20^th	2	Wyllie / Wyllie	Lotus 17	M. R. J. Wyllie	103			2^nd	GM
21^st	1	Middleton / Fox	Maserati 200SI	John Middleton	100			4^th	EM
22^nd	19	Baldwin / Morrisett	Chevrolet Corvette Special	Glenn Baldwin	98			6^th	CM
23^rd	5	Tannhaeuser / Robertson	Elva - Climax	Wm. G. Tannhaeuser	96			3^rd	GM
24^th	66	Durbin / Durbin	Austin-Healey	Ralph L. Durbin	96			6^th	DM
25^th	21	Cooper / Barton	Porsche 1500	Capt. Wm. H. Cooper	88			5^th	FM
26^th	31	Doyne / Leland	Devin Healey					7^th	DM
27^th	77	Staples / Walsh	Porsche Durlite Mark III	Robert Staples	79			6^th	FM
28^th	35	Ames / Beckett	Devin Healey	W. E. Aldrich Ames II				8^th	DM
29^th	29	Cox / Gelse	Cooper	Charles Cox	8			4^th	GM

Did not finish:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Reason	Gr.
3	Lange / Martin	Elva	Skip Lange		Engine	GM
8	Anderson / Wendt	Ferrari 500 Mondial	H. R. Anderson		DNF	EM
9	Alex / Jordan	Jaguar XKSS	Tossie Alex		DNF	CM
11	Smock / Causey	Jaguar XKSS	Curly Smock		DNF	CM
25	Doane / Gary	Witch Doctor Corvette			DNF	CM
26	Haas / O'Connor	Tojeiro	Wm. Von Esser		DNF	GM
28	Bob Spooner	Chevrolet Corvette SR-2	Bud Gates		DNF	BM
32	Davis / Hergenroether	Ferrari 500 Mondial	Robert Ready Davis		DNF	EM
39	Milo / Ripley	AC Le Mans Bristol	Richard A. Milo		DNF	EM
41	Martin / Kimberly	Ferrari 315 Sport	E. D. Martin		DNF	CM
55	Letellier / Swett	Lotus	Ronald Letellier		DNF	GM
65	Bowman / Weiler	Porsche 550	William E. Bowman		DNF	FM
67	Larson / Staver / Skogmo	Echidna	Dr. Wm. Larson		DNF	CM
73	Hixon / Knowlton	L & G Special			DNF	BM
81	Concannon / Johnson	Kurtis Kraft 500B	David L. Johnson		DNF	BM
91	Goldman / Gates	Hi-Tork #1	JMR Lyeth, Jr.		DNF	BM
96	Roloson / Haas	Lotus	Robert Roloson		DNF	GM
99	Wearn / Dietrich	Elva Mk III	Robert Wearn		DNF	GM
10	Thompson / Lapine	Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray	Wm. L. Mitchell	97	Brakes	CM
60	Hansgen / Forno	Lister - Jaguar	Briggs S. Cunningham	81	Broken rod	CM
34	Baptista / Wallace	Elva Mk IV		78	DNF	GM
38	Kolb / Horton	Elva Mk IV		75	DNF	GM
36	Windridge / Holbert	Lister Kelso	Mrs. Hary Clark Boden	72	Camshaft	CM
74	Sesslar / Erickson	Porsche 718 RSK	Cyrus Fulton	47	Broken crank	FM

Did not start:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason	Gr.
22	Phillips / LaCross	Porsche 550 RS	C. L. Phillips	Accident in practice	FM
27	Erickson / Ballenger	Porsche 718 RSK	Ernest Erickson	Accident in practice	FM

Did not practice:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason	Gr.
63		Osca	Briggs S. Cunningham		GM

Entered cars that did not arrive:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Gr.
13	Ratelle / Abrahams	Talbot Lago America	Dr. Alex Ratelle	DM
17	Buchanan / Lanham	Devin Special	Robert Buchanan	EM
18	Baker / Ames	El Toro Special	Jack C. Baker	BM
33	Skogmo / Larson	Jaguar D-type	Don Skogmo	CM
42	Ullrich / Beich	Excalibur SJ	Brooks Stevens	BM
43	Ed French	Lotus	Ed French	GM
44	Bill Bowman	Cooper Monaco T49	William S. Bowman	EM
51	Gray / Newcomer	Gray Allard Special	Walter S. Gray	BM
54	Scott Beckett	Allard J2X Le Mans	Scott Beckett	BM
71	Schelble / Rediske	Ferrari 250 TR Scaglietti Spyder	Thomas J. Schelble	DM
78	Pazdur / Louden	Bocar	Harry J. Heuer	BM
79	Jerrell / Goans	Lotus Eleven	Ralph Jerrell	GM
86	Ted Baumgartner	Porsche 550 RS	Ted Baumgartner	FM
92	Richard Lyeth	Hi-Tork #2	JMR Lyeth, Jr.	BM
95	Reed / Ross	Ferrari 250 TR Scaglietti Spyder	George Reed	DM