Watkins Glen Grand Prix 1959 - Race Results

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Event: 12th Annual Grand Prix Watkins Glen		Date: 26.9.1959
Track: Watkins Glen Grand Prix Circuit (United States), 3.701 kms	Organiser: Glen Region SCCA
Watkins Glen Grand Prix
SCCA National Sports Car Championship (round 13)

(Race Results)

Pos.	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Time	Distance	Km/h	Pos.	Gr.
1^st	60	Walt Hansgen	Lister Costin Jaguar	Briggs S. Cunningham	44	1:09:03.0000	162.8656 kms	140.8176	1^st	CM
2^nd	49	George Constantine	Aston Martin DBR2/420	Elisha Walker, Jr.	44	1:09:29.0000			2^nd	CM
3^rd	6	Harry Blanchard	Porsche 718 RSK	Harry C. Blanchard					1^st	FM
4^th	74	Don Sesslar	Porsche 718 RSK	Cyrus L. Fulton					2^nd	FM
5^th	12	Alan Connell	Ferrari 335 Sport	Alan Connell					3^rd	CM
6^th	62	Cunningham / Crawford	Lister - Jaguar	Briggs S. Cunningham					4^th	CM
7^th	140	Bob Holbert	Porsche 718 RSK	Bernie Vihl					3^rd	FM
8^th	33	Newton Davis	Porsche 550 RS	Edward R. Speare,, II					4^th	FM
9^th	91	Richard Lyeth	Hi-Tork Special #1	J. M. R. Lyeth, Jr.					1^st	BM
10^th	78	Millard Ripley	Porsche 550 RS	Millard Ripley					1^st	EM
11^th	16	E. F. Spicer	Maserati 150S	E. F. Spicer					5^th	FM
12^th	150	Bud Faust	Ferrari 250 MM Chevrolet	A. M. Faust					5^th	CM
13^th	213	Fred Hayes	Austin-Healey 3000	Frederick J. Hayes					1^st	DM
14^th	29	Bob Bucher	Ferrari 500 Mondial	Robert J. DeGraw					2^nd	EM
15^th	52	Gordon MacKenzie	Jaguar C-type	Gordon C. MacKenzie					6^th	CM
16^th	186	Joe Peters	Triumph TR3	Joseph A. Peters					3^rd	EM

Did not finish:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Reason	Gr.
36	Fred Windridge	Lister Kelso Chevrolet	Kelso Auto Dynamics	34	DNF	BM
95	Bob Grossman	Ferrari 250 GT LWB California	Robert M. Grossman	26	DNF	DM
45	G. Claric	Austin-Healey 100		24	DNF	DM
48	Bill Sadler	Sadler Mk III Chevrolet	Bill Sadler	20	DNF	BM
61	Ed Crawford	Lister - Jaguar	Briggs S. Cunningham	20	DNF	CM
252	L. D. Morrisett	Taurus Special		15	DNF	BM
281	Bud Gates	Chevrolet Corvette SR-2	Bud Gates	11	DNF	BM
194	Robert Kahmer	Lotus Mark X Bristol	Robert Kahmer	8	DNF	EM
108	William C. King	Ferrari 857 Monza Corvette	William C. King	4	DNF	CM
170	James Forno	Cisitalia	Jim Forno	2	DNF	FM
1	Charlie Kolb	Maserati 200S	Charles Kolb	1	DNF	EM

Entered cars that did not arrive:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Gr.
17	Jack Ensley	Ensley SHE	Jack R. Ensley	BM
21	John Fitch	Cooper Monaco T49	Charles Kreisler	EM
25	Gaston Andrey	Ferrari	M. J. Garber	EM
41	E. D. Martin	Maserati Tipo 61	E. D. Martin	DM
135	Ed Gelder	Ferrari	Edward H. Gelder	CM
193	Dudley Smolen	Austin-Healey	Dudley Smolen	DM
272	Lonnie Rix	Osca	Lonnie Rix	FM

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