SCCA National Road America [AP+BP+CP] 1961 - Race Results - Racing Sports Cars

(settings) | Login RSC Home > Races > SCCA National Road America [AP+BP+CP] 1961 > Race Results

Event: Road America 500			Date: 9.9.1961
Track: Road America, Elkhart Lake (United States), 6.437 kms		Organiser: Chicago Region SCCA
SCCA National Road America [AP+BP+CP]
SCCA National Sports Car Championship (round 12)

(Race Results)

Pos.	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Distance	Km/h	Pos.	Gr.
1^st	1	Charlie Hayes	Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta	Chas. Hayes	15	96.5600 kms	129.1096	1^st	AP
2^nd	11	Dick Thompson	Chevrolet Corvette	I. Grady Davis	15		128.7475	1^st	BP
3^rd	85	Dick Lang	Chevrolet Corvette	Dick Lang	15			2^nd	BP
4^th	25	Ralph Salyer	Chevrolet Corvette	Ralph Salyer	15			3^rd	BP
5^th	88	Doug Thiem	Chevrolet Corvette	Douglas Thiem				4^th	BP
6^th	21	Walter Smejkal	Chevrolet Corvette	Dr. Walter F. Smejkal				5^th	BP
7^th	55	Tom Terrell	Chevrolet Corvette	Tom Terrell, Jr.				6^th	BP
8^th	49	Nate Karras	Chevrolet Corvette	J. B. Shaver				7^th	BP
9^th	12	Grady Davis	Chevrolet Corvette	I. Grady Davis				8^th	BP
10^th	10	Chuck Rickert	Porsche 356 Carrera	Richard Snider				9^th	BP
11^th	59	Pierre Mion	AC - Bristol	Henry E. Mergner			119.1494	1^st	CP
12^th	9	Gene Cormany	Chevrolet Corvette	Gene Cormany				10^th	BP
13^th	33	Tom Payne	Arnolt-Bristol	S. H. Arnolt				2^nd	CP
14^th	96	Paul Padrutt	Daimler SP250	Paul W. Padrutt				3^rd	CP
15^th	98	Hamby Hutcheson	Porsche 356 Carrera					11^th	BP
16^th	17	Bill Strand	Porsche 356 Super 90	Bill Strand				4^th	CP
17^th	8	Richard Holquist	Porsche 356 Super 90	Richard D. Holquist				5^th	CP
18^th	7	Jack Cooper	Porsche 356 Super 90	Jack W. Cooper				6^th	CP
19^th	5	Dick Jordan	Chevrolet Corvette	Richard A. Jordan				12^th	BP

Did not finish:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Distance	Km/h	Reason	Gr.
3	Bob Spooner	Chevrolet Corvette	Robt. G. Spooner				DNF	BP
15	James Hinson	Chevrolet Corvette	James L. Hinson				DNF	BP
32	Ralph Durbin	Arnolt-Bristol	S. H. Arnolt				DNF	CP
44	Ed Fuchs	Porsche 356 Carrera	Ed Fuchs				DNF	BP
47	Roy Kumnick	Chevrolet Corvette	Roy Kumnick				DNF	BP
49	Bob Johnson	Chevrolet Corvette	Robt. Johnson				DNF	BP
71	John Means	Chevrolet Corvette	John Z. Means				DNF	BP
74	Howard G. Klehm	Jaguar XK150S	Howard G. Klehm				DNF	CP
77	Mack Yates	Chevrolet Corvette	Mack Yates				DNF	BP

Entered cars that did not arrive:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason	Gr.
4	Duncan Black	Daimler SP250	Duncan Black		CP
6	Stan Negas	Chevrolet Corvette	Stanley Negas		BP
16	Mike McCann	Porsche 356 Carrera	Michael E. McCann		BP
18	Lloyd Barton	Jaguar XK150S	Lloyd Barton		CP
19	Bob Grossman	Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta	Robt. M. Grossman		AP
28	Gary Stephenson	Porsche 356 Carrera	Gary Stephenson		BP
31	Dave Causey	Jaguar XK150S	Edgar W. Hauser, Jr.		CP
34	August R. Grassis	Porsche 356 Super 90	August R. Grassis		CP
35	Rod Semrad	Porsche 356 Carrera	Rod Semrad		BP
41	F. Reed Andrews	Frazer Nash Mille Miglia	Fletcher Reed Andrews, Jr.		CP
42	Tom Gallagher	Morgan Plus 4	Thomas J. Gallagher		CP
95	George Reed	Ferrari 250 GT California	George Reed		BP

Random Photo

29 - Porsche 550 RS Spyder - Joe Playan

Donations

Recommended

News

Ferrari takes World Championship title

FIA WEC standings after Fuji

WEC points after round 5

Your likely location: United States

© RacingSportsCars (2002-2025) - data, texts and all other information is protected by copyright law and cannot be used without permission. All pictures on this page are in property of their original authors, photographers or owners and have been kindly provided to RSC just for use on this website and it is expressly forbidden to use them elsewhere without prior written permission of RacingSportsCars and the copyright owner.

The RacingSportsCars.com website is intended exclusively for private use and under any circumstances it may not be republished, retransmitted in any form, stored in a retrieval system, sold through any media, without the prior written permission of RacingSportsCars and the copyright owner. All data are presented here just for informative use, they cannot be used as a source for any kind of business.

FAQ | About Us | Privacy Policy | Contact Us