Road America 500 Miles 1961 - Race Results

Event: Road America 500		Date: 10.9.1961
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) Competition Press U.S. National Championship (round 15)

(Race Results)

Pos.	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Distance	Km/h	Pos.	Gr.
1^st	61	Hansgen / Pabst	Maserati Tipo 63	Briggs S. Cunningham	125	804.6720 kms	132.4345	1^st	DM
2^nd	95	Reed / Hugus	Ferrari 250 TR Fantuzzi Spyder 59/60	George Reed	121			2^nd	DM
3^rd	63	Fitch / Cunningham / Thompson	Maserati Tipo 60	Briggs S. Cunningham			124.8626	1^st	EM
4^th	36	Schiff / Wonder	Porsche 718 RS 60	David T. Schiff				2^nd	EM
5^th	66	Hall / Carroll	Porsche 718 RS 60	E. L. Hall				3^rd	EM
6^th	73	Payne / Rand	Porsche 718 RS 61	Tom Payne			123.7280	1^st	FM
7^th	87	Harrison / Huttinger	Lister Costin Chevrolet	Pete Harrison			123.3337	1^st	CM
8^th	6	Hall / Penske	Cooper Monaco T57 Climax	Roger S. Penske				3^rd	DM
9^th	62	Thompson / Kimberly / Cunningham	Maserati Tipo 63	Briggs S. Cunningham				4^th	DM
10^th	42	Schroeder / Liess	Porsche 550 RS					2^nd	FM
11^th	91	Beckett / Brohaugh	Lo Test Eng. Special (Allard J2X Buick)	Scott Beckett			117.1007	1^st	BM
12^th	14	Buedingen / Haas	Elva Mk V	Richard P. Buedingen			115.3530	1^st	GM
13^th	56	Trieschmann / Stone	Elva Mk II	Ralph M. Trieschmann				2^nd	GM
14^th	37	Tweedale / Baptista	Elva Mk IV	Arthur Tweedale				3^rd	GM
15^th	38	Costley / Shamlian	Elva Mk V	Edgar M. Costley				4^th	GM
16^th	10	Sorenson / Fox	Porsche 550					3^rd	FM
17^th	88	Anderson / Besse	Lotus Eleven Climax	Herbert R. Anderson				5^th	GM
18^th	32	Dunbar / Gray	Edwards Mk.7	R. Jerry Dunbar				2^nd	BM
19^th	17	Quick / Ullrich	Lister - Jaguar	Dorothy L. Quick				2^nd	CM

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Reason	Gr.
2	Wyllie / Ross	Lola Mk.1 Climax	M. R. J. Wyllie		Clutch	GM
7	Sharp / Hall	Cooper Monaco T57 Climax	Hap Sharp		Front brake	DM
8	Coon / Major	Ferrari 250 TR Scaglietti Spyder	Owen L. Coon		DNF	DM
9	Alex / Terrell	Jaguar XKSS	Tossie Alex		DNF	CM
13	Allen / Klein	Lotus Eleven Maserati	C. William Allen		DNF	FM
18	Helson / Karras	Maserati - Corvette	Slim Helson		DNF	BM
19	Donner / Betts	Porsche 718 RS 61	Robert Donner, Jr.		DNF	EM
22	Fulp / Hudson	Ferrari Dino 196	John Buck Fulp		Blown engine	EM
25	Kovar / Hixon	Lotus - Alfa Romeo	Allan Kovar		DNF	FM
27	Erickson / Sesslar	Porsche 718 RS 60	Ernest Erickson		Gearbox, clutch	EM
28	Gates / Stear	Lister - Corvette	Bud Gates		Brakes	BM
31	Hayes / Stoddard	A.R.E.	Richard S. Hayes		DNF	FM
51	Hartman / Clowes	Aston Martin DB2/4	James Hartman		DNF	DM
53	Bradley / Davis	Elva Mk III	Wm. E. Bradley		DNF	FM
71	Baumgartner / Hahn	Ferrari 250 TR Scaglietti Spyder 58	Dave Deuble		Engine	DM
75	Shack / Jacobs	Elva Mk II	David Shack		DNF	GM
79	Henry / Stone	Lotus Eleven Le Mans	Dorothy Henry		DNF	GM
93	Scott / Kaser	Cooper	Ralph Scott		DNF	GM
94	Burnett / Hayes	Ferrari 250 TR Scaglietti Spyder	Wayne Burnett		DNF	DM
98	Baldwin / Newcomer	Ol'Yaller Mk II			DNF	BM
48	Cassel / Holbert	Porsche 718 RS 61	Chuck Cassel	55	Valve	EM
11	Ryan / Clark	Sadler Mk V Chevrolet	Chas. Rathgeb	51	Gearbox	BM
41	Causey / Causey	Porsche 718 RSK	Dean Causey	34	Gearbox	EM
1	Heuer / Wuesthoff	Scarab Mk II Chevrolet	Harry J. Heuer	14	Oil leak	BM

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason	Gr.
64		Maserati Tipo 60	Briggs S. Cunningham	No driver	EM

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Gr.
3	Rand / Walsh	Porsche 718 RS 60	Frank C. Rand, III	EM
4	Brewer / Ripley	Maserati 200SI	Jack Brewer	EM
16	Von Edeskuty / Abrahams	Golden Rod	Chas. C. Cox	BM
23	Ames / Kinnard	Peyote Mk II	W. E. Aldrich-Ames II	EM
33	Spooner / Johnson	Doane Special	Robt. G. Spooner	BM
49	Karras / Salyer	Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray	Norm Esau	BM
57	Constant / Annabel	Maserati 150S	Chas. E. Sherman	FM
86	George Owen	Ferrari 500 TR	George Owen	EM