Watkins Glen Grand Prix - Queen Catherine Cup 1955 - Race Results

Event: 8th Annual International Sports Car Grand Prix at Watkins Glen		Date: 17.9.1955
Track: Watkins Glen Grand Prix Race Course (United States), 7.403 kms	Organiser: unknown
Watkins Glen Grand Prix - Queen Catherine Cup
SCCA National Sports Car Championship (round 11)

(Race Results)

Pos.	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Distance	Km/h	Pos.	Gr.
1^st	103	Bill Weldon	Porsche 550	William H. Weldon	11	81.4328 kms	118.0293	1^st	FM
2^nd	146	Art Bunker	Porsche 550	Arthur S. Bunker, Jr.	11		117.9649	2^nd	FM
3^rd	75	Len Bastrup	Lotus Mark IX Climax	Len Bastrup	11		116.9993	1^st	GM
4^th	33	Fred Procter	Porsche 550	Frederic W. Procter, Jr.				3^rd	FM
5^th	89	Emil Pupulidy	Porsche 356 Super Speedster	E. Pupulidy				1^st	FP
6^th	136	Lake Underwood	Porsche 356 Super Speedster	Lake C. Underwood				2^nd	FP
7^th	137	Bengt Soderstrom	Porsche 356 Super Speedster	Bengt Soderstrom				3^rd	FP
8^th	196	Joe Giubardo	MG Special	Joseph Giubardo				4^th	FM
9^th	50	Paul Flinkinger	Porsche 356 Super Speedster	Paul J. Flinkinger				4^th	FP
10^th	35	Bud Fehnel	Porsche 356 Super Speedster	Bud Fehnel				5^th	FP
11^th	74	Candy Poole	PBX Special	Candy Poole				1^st	HM
12^th	88	Richard Matthews	MG Special	Richard M. Matthews				2^nd	GM
13^th	157	Tex Hopkins	Porsche 356 Speedster	Tex Hopkins				6^th	FP
14^th	77	John Bentley	Abarth 207A Spyder	John Bentley				3^rd	GM
15^th	202	Henry Fanelli	Bandini	Henry G. Fanelli				5^th	FM
16^th	117	Warren Steele	Porsche 356 Super Coupe	Warren Steele				7^th	FP
17^th	130	Jack Ryan	Porsche 356 Speedster	John E. Ryan				8^th	FP
18^th	128	Bill Sadler	Sadler Special	Bill Sadler				6^th	FM
19^th	4	Dolph Vilardi	Bandini	Dolph Vilardi				2^nd	HM
20^th	140	Alan Patterson	Porsche 356 A	Alan R. Patterson, II				9^th	FP
21^st	217	Donald Baker	Porsche 356 America	Donald J. Baker				10^th	FP
22^nd	187	Skip Swartley	Osca Special	Skip Swartley				4^th	GM
23^rd	48	Antonio Pompeo	Bandini Sp.	Tony Pompeo				5^th	GM
24^th	204	Max Goldman	Moretti	Max J. Goldman, Jr.				3^rd	HM
25^th	120	James Diaz	Siata 300BC Spyder Fiat	James Diaz, Jr.				6^th	GM
26^th	132	Henry Wessells	Alfa Romeo Giulietta	Henry W. Wessells III				7^th	GM
27^th	115	William S. Mitchell	Siata 300BC Spyder Crosley	Jan C. Mueller				4^th	HM
28^th	90	William Jennings Bryan	MG TC	William Jennings Bryan				8^th	GM
29^th	234	Walt Kern	MG TD	Walter P. Kern				9^th	GM
30^th	185	Dick Lord	MG TD	Richard M. Lord				10^th	GM

Did not finish:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Reason	Gr.
20	Chandler Lawrence	Porsche 356 Super Speedster	C. Chandler Lawrence		DNF	FP
84	Frank Dominianni	Giaur	Francis J. Dominianni		DNF	HM
152	Bob Kuhn	Abarth 207A Spyder	Lt. Col. Robert B. Kuhn		DNF	GM
166	Dick Yares	Siata 300BC Spyder Crosley	Ecurie Broque		DNF	HM
173	Hopper du Bois Johnson	PBJ	Hopper du Bois Johnson, M.D.		DNF	HM
178	William Lilley	Porsche 356	William R. Lilley		DNF	FP
207	Ken Wanamaker	MG TD	Ken Wanamaker		DNF
251	John Norwood	Siata 300BC Spyder	John Norwood		DNF	GM
269	Pat McManus	MG TD			DNF
61	Briggs Cunningham	Osca MT4 1500	Briggs S. Cunningham	8	Half shaft	FM
81	William Klinck	Lotus Mark VI MG	William E. Klinck, Jr.	6	Engine	FM

Entered cars that did not arrive:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason	Gr.
34	Hal Stetson	PBS	Hal Stetson		HM
53	Lyndon G. Arnold	Crosley Rd.	Lyndon G. Arnold		HM
71	Bill Fleming	Porsche 356	G. W. Fleming		FP
83	Warren James	Porsche 356 Speedster	Warren James		FP
102	Max Goldman	Goldmanini	Max J. Goldman, Jr.	Raced Moretti
103	Bill Weldon	Siata 300BC Crosley	William H. Weldon	Raced Porsche 550	HM
104	Jack Manting	Porsche 356 Super	Jack F. Manting		FP
122	Henry Rudkin	Bandini	H. A. Rudkin, Jr.		HM
143	Jim Pauley	Osca MT4	Ecurie Chacun a Son Gout		FM
144	Roger Merrill	Lotus Mark VIII	Roger Merrill, Jr.		GM
145	Thomas Waring	Porsche 356	Thomas P. Waring, M.D.		FP
177	Rees Makins	Osca MT4 1100	Rees T. Makins		GM
192	Dick Kuehner	MG TD	Dick Kuehner		FM
193		MG TC	Frank W. Baptista	Raced in Collier Brothers Memorial race
204	Louis Pessolano	Crosley	Louis C. Pessolano, M.D.		HM
224	Ernst Ruffini	Siata 300BC Spyder Fiat	Ernst F. Ruffini		GM
235	John O'Connor	Porsche 356 Super	John O'Connor		FP
236	Britt Ragsdale	Kieft - MG	Britt Ragsdale
250	Richard Gates	Gates	Richard Gates
252	Reg Ogilvie	Austin-Healey	Reg Ogilvie		DM