1961 Road America 500
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The September 9, 1961 race at Road America 500
was the twelfth racing event of the eleventh season of the Sports Car Club of America
's 1961 Championship Racing Series
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SCCA National Road America Results [AP+BP+CP]
Road America
Road America is a road course located near Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin on Wisconsin Highway 67. It has hosted races since the 1950s and currently hosts races in the NASCAR Nationwide Series , American Le Mans , SCCA Speed World Challenge Series, ASRA, and AMA Superbike series.- Current track and...
was the twelfth racing event of the eleventh season of the Sports Car Club of America
Sports Car Club of America
The Sports Car Club of America is a club and sanctioning body supporting road racing, rallying, and autocross in the United States. Formed in 1944, it runs many programs for both amateur and professional racers.-History:...
's 1961 Championship Racing Series
1961 SCCA National Sports Car Championship season
The 1961 SCCA National Sports Car Championship season was the eleventh season of the Sports Car Club of America's National Sports Car Championship. It began February 5, 1961, and ended September 23, 1961, after thirteen races.-Classes:...
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SCCA National Road America Results [AP+BP+CP]
| Div. | Finish | Driver | Car Model | Car # | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AP | 1st | Charlie Hayes | Ferrari 250 GT | 1 | First in A Production |
| BP | 2d | Dick Thompson Dick Thompson Dr. Dick Thompson is a retired American racecar driver. A Washington, D.C. dentist by trade, he is known as "The Flying Dentist". He won numerous Sports Car Club of America championships and was inducted in the Corvette Hall of Fame. Thompson brought credibility to the Corvette as a world-class... |
Corvette | 115 | First in B Production |
| BP | 3rd | Dick Lang | Corvette | 85 | |
| BP | 4th | Ralph Salyer | Corvette | 25 | |
| BP | 5th | Doug Thiem | Corvette | 88 | |
| BP | 6th | Walter Smejkal | Corvette | 21 | |
| BP | 7th | Tom Terrell | Corvette | 55 | |
| BP | 8th | Nate Karras | Corvette | 49 | |
| BP | 9th | Grady Davis | Corvette | 12 | |
| BP | 10th | Chuck Rickert | Porsche 356 Carrera | 10 | |
| CP | 11th | Pierre Mion | A.C. - Bristol | 59 | First in C Prod. |
| BP | 12th | Gene Cormany | Corvette | 9 | |
| CP | 13th | Tom Payne | Arnolt - Bristol | 33 | |
| CP | 14th | Paul Padrutt | Daimler SP250 | 96 | |
| BP | 15th | H. Hutcheson | Porsche 356 Carrera | ? | |
| CP | 16th | Bill Strand | Porsche 356 | 17 | |
| CP | 17th | Richard Holquist | Porsche 356 | 8 | |
| CP | 18th | Jack Cooper | Porsche 356 | 7 | |
| BP | 19th | Richard Jordan | Corvette | 5 |