Watkins Glen Grand Prix 1949 - Race Results

Event: Grand Prix Watkins Glen		Date: 17.9.1949
Track: Watkins Glen (United States), 10.622 kms	Organiser: AAA
Watkins Glen Grand Prix
Non championship race

(Race Results)

Pos.	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Distance	Km/h	Reason	Pos.	Gr.	In	Km/h
1^st	39	Miles Collier	Riley Ford Special	Collier Bros.	15	159.325 kms	110.176		1^st	D	15	121.312
2^nd	4	Briggs Cunningham	Ferrari 166 SC	Briggs Cunningham	15		110.031		2^nd	C=>D	12	113.620
3^rd	6	George Roberts	BuMerc Special	Briggs Cunningham	15		110.015		3^rd	D	15	115.422
4^th	48	Tom Cole	HRG Sports	Tom Cole	15		107.263		1^st	B	11	111.576
5^th	18	John Fitch	MG TC	John Fitch	14		100.101		2^nd	B	12	102.741
6^th	8	Fred Wacker	MG TC	Fred Wacker	14		99.570		3^rd	B	9	103.288
7^th	28	Karl Brocken	MG TC	Karl Brocken	14		98.411		4^th	B	12	102.821
8^th	21	Logan Hill	Cisitalia 1100 Coupe	Logan Hill	14		98.041		1^st	A	11	101.839
9^th	59	George Felton	Vauxhall OE 30/98	George Felton	14		97.977		4^th	D	2	102.000
10^th	36	Jim Pauley	Lea-Francis Type Sports	Jim Pauley	14		97.558		1^st	C	10	101.147
11^th	53	Joseph Ferguson	Cisitalia 1100 Coupe	Joseph Ferguson	14		97.494		2^nd	A	14	102.596
12^th	60	Gus Ehrman	MG TC	Gus Ehrman	14				5^th	B
13^th	17	Arthur S. Eldridge	MG TC	Arthur Eldridge	14				6^th	B
14^th	49	Rowland Keith	MG TC	Rowland Keith	14				7^th	B
15^th	5	Sam Collier	MG TC	Briggs Cunningham	14		96.271		2^nd	C	12	111.624
16^th	63	James S. Kastrup	MG TC	James Kastrup	14				8^th	B
17^th	61	Charles Kotchan	MG TC	MG Car Club	14				9^th	B	14	111.898
18^th	16	Dave Garroway	Jaguar SS-100	Dave Garroway	14				5^th	D
19^th	62	James Carson	MG TC	James Carson	13				10^th	B
20^th	14	John Bentley	MG TC	John Bentley	13		92.811		3^rd	C	5	96.030
21^st	42	Alden Johnson	MG TC	Alden Johnson	13				11^th	B
22^nd	24	Antonio Pompeo	Fiat 1100 MM	Antonio Pompeo	13		91.926		3^rd	A	10	94.436
23^rd	30	Ledyard H. Pfund	Ford Special	Ledyard Pfund	13				6^th	D
24^th	38	Reg Ogilvie	MG TC	E. Reg Ogilvie	13				12^th	B
25^th	31	Corwith Hamill	Allard K1 Ford	Corwith Hamill	13				7^th	D
26^th	19	David Whitcomb	MG TC	David Whitcomb	13				13^th	B
27^th	25	Robert Grier	BMW 328 MM Coupe	Antonio Pompeo	13				8^th	D
28^th	10	Phil Cade	Duesenberg J Sedan Conv.	Phil Cade	12				9^th	D
29^th	45	Bill Fleming	MG TC	George Fleming	12				14^th	B
30^th	23	George Huntoon	Alfa Romeo 8C 2600 Monza	Sam Bird	11			DNF	10^th	D

Did not finish:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Reason	Gr.
20	Charles Moran	Bugatti T35A	Charles Moran		DNF	C
26	William Milliken	F.W.D. Miller Ford	F.W.D.		DNF	D
46	Peter Iselin	HRG Sports	Peter Iselin		DNF	B
52	Bruce Stevenson	Offenhauser Special	Bruce Stevenson		DNF	B
55	Paul Timmins	Ardun Ford Special	Paul Timmins		DNF	D
56	Larry Kulok	Allard K1 Mercury	Larry Kulok		DNF	D
7	Denny Cornett	MG TC	Denver Cornett	10	DNF	B
32	Robert Keller	Fiat 1100 S	Haynes/Keller	9	DNF	A
43	Neal A. Allen	MG TC	Neal Allen	5	DNF	B
34	Zora Arkus Duntov	Allard J2 "Ardun" Ford	Zora Arkus-Duntov	4	DNF	D
40	Mel Ord	Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B 'S'	T. Lee/W. Brown	3	DNF	D
3	Cameron Argetsinger	Bugatti T35A	W. Milliken	1	Fuel pump	C
15	Willard Christy	MG TC	William Christy	0	DNF	C

Did not start:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason	Gr.
37	Perry Boswell	Cisitalia Special Offy	Perry Boswell		B
2	Sam Collier	MG TC	Collier Bros.		C
11	George Weaver	Maserati V8RI	George Weaver		D
12	Lou Torco	Alfa Romeo 6C 1750	G. Hendrie	Not entered?	C
21	Logan Hill	Alfa Romeo 8C 2300	Logan Hill		D
22	James Stiles	MG TC	James Stiles		B
25	Robert Grier	Alfa Romeo 6C 2500	Antonio Pompeo		D
27	Russell G. Sceli	Bugatti T57	Russell Sceli	Not entered?	D
29	Davis Simpson	MG TC	Davis Simpson		B
33		Allard "Ardun" Special Ford	Zora Arkus-Duntov		D
35	Paul Ceresole	BMW 328 MM	Paul Ceresole		C
44	J. J. Brundage	Duesenberg Special Mercury	J. Brundage		D