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US National Races 1949


Round Date Race State Practiced Started Classified
1 22.1.1949 Broward USA   7 7
2 27.2.1949 GP Broward USA 9 7 6
3 11.6.1949 Preliminary Bridgehampton [S1.25] USA   14  
4 11.6.1949 Preliminary Bridgehampton [S1.95] USA   7  
5 11.6.1949 100 mile Bridgehampton USA   17  
6 24.7.1949 Carrell Speedway [Class A] USA      
7 24.7.1949 Carrell Speedway [Class B] USA      
8 17.9.1949 Preliminary Watkins Glen USA      
9 17.9.1949 GP Watkins Glen USA      
10 8.10.1949 Thompson USA   11  

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US National Races Round: 1

Broward

NASCAR 100-Mile Championsthip Stock Car Race (Sports Cars), Broward Spšeedway Date: 22.1.1949

Started:7
Classified:7

Circuit length: 3,219 km Race distance: 16,093 km Winner's average speed: 134,799 km/h

Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
1. 1 Bob Gegen (USA) MG 5 0:07:10,000
2. - Phil Stiles (USA) MG s/c 5 0:07:46,000
3. - Sam Collier (USA) MG s/c 5
4. 14 George Huntoon (USA) MG s/c Miles Collier 5
5. - Lindsey Hopkins (USA) MG 5
6. - Bill Victor (USA) MG 5
7. - Ken Stone (USA) MG 5

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US National Races Round: 2

GP Broward

Florida Grand Prix, Broward Speedway Date: 27.2.1949

Practiced:9
Started:7
Classified:6

Circuit length: 1,770 km Race distance: Winner's average speed:

Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
1. - Tom Demetry (USA) MG 20 0:23:26,000
2. - Sam Collier (USA) MG s/c 20 0:23:42,000
3. - Bob Gegen (USA) MG s/c 20 0:23:44,000
4. - George Rand (USA) Cisitalia 20
5. - Tom Comisky (USA) Morgan 20
6. - Miles Collier (USA) MG s/c 20
Did not finish:
- Ken Stone (USA) MG 14 Blown tyre
Did not start:
- Bill O'Brien (USA) MG Out of tune
- Phil Stiles (USA) MG s/c Blown gasket

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US National Races Round: 3

Preliminary Bridgehampton [S1.25]

Bridgehampton Sports Car Road Races (Race 1 - Sports Cars Under 1250 cc Unblown), Bridgehampton Date: 11.6.1949

Started:14

Circuit length: Race distance: Winner's average speed: 103,143 km/h Attendance: 20000

Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
1. 20 Jim Pauley (USA) Cisitalia 202 Coupe 12 0:44:56,000
2. 40 Charles Kouns (USA) MG TC 12 0:44:56,100
3. 14 Richard Lange (USA) MG TC 12 0:45:12,000
In entry list:
- Vaughan Singer Not known if ran
- Shaw MG TC Not known if ran
- Morgan MG TC Not known if ran
- Leith MG NA Magnette Not known if ran
- Cornett Cisitalia Not known if ran
- Boswell Cisitalia Coupe Grand Sport ex-Pompeo Not known if ran
- Bentley MG TC Not known if ran
- Allen MG TC Not known if ran
- Cameron Argetsinger (USA) MG TC Car sold

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US National Races Round: 4

Preliminary Bridgehampton [S1.95]

Bridgehampton Sports Car Road Races (Race 2 - Sports Cars Under 1250 cc Supercharged and Under 1251-1950 cc Unblown), Bridgehampton Date: 11.6.1949

Started:7

Circuit length: Race distance: Winner's average speed: 108,856 km/h Attendance: 20000

Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
1. 15 Sam Collier (USA) MG TC s/c Briggs Cunningham 12 0:42:35,000
2. 8 Steve Lansing (USA) MG PB s/c Don Millager 12 0:42:39,000
3. 23 Tom Cole (USA) HRG 12
In entry list:
- Phil Stiles (USA) MG TC s/c Not known if ran
- Briggs Cunningham (USA) MG TC s/c Not known if ran
- Briggs Cunningham (USA) MG TC s/c Not known if ran

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US National Races Round: 5

100 mile Bridgehampton

Bridgehampton Sports Car Road Races (Race 3 - Bridgehampton 100-Mile Sports Car Race), Bridgehampton Date: 11.6.1949

Started:17

Circuit length: Race distance: 154,497 km Winner's average speed: 122,584 km/h Attendance: 20000

Fastest lap:George RandNo. 18Ferrari 166 Inter2:56 

Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
1. 33 George Huntoon (USA) Alfa Romeo 8C 2600 s/c ex-Grand Prix Samuel Bird 24 1:20:37,900
2. 35 Tom Cole (USA) Jaguar SS100 Tom Cole 24 1:21:50,400
3. 15 Sam Collier (USA) MG TC s/c Briggs Cunningham 24 1:30:02,300
5. - John Fitch (USA) MG
Did not finish:
- Ceresole BMW 328 DNF
- Sabourin Lagonda V12 DNF
- Logan Hill (USA) Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 DNF
- Larry Kulok (USA) Allard K1 Ford DNF 4.
- Secondo Guasti (USA) Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 ex-Nuvolari DNF 1.
18 George Rand (USA) Ferrari 166 Inter 016I Briggs Cunningham Broken oil line 2.
39 Miles Collier (USA) Riley 'Ardent Alligator' DNF
Other starters:
- Paul O'Shea (USA) Simca
- Charles Moran (USA)
- William Milliken (USA) Bugatti T35A
In entry list:
- Weaver Maserati V8RI 4504 Not known if ran
- George Felton (USA) Vauxhall 30/98 Not known if ran
- Garthwaite Bugatti T57C Not known if ran
- Logan Hill (USA) Jaguar XK120 Raced Alfa Romeo
- Moran Bugatti T35 ex-Addams Not known if ran
- Rand Bugatti T35C Not known if ran
- Stiles MG TC s/c Not known if ran

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US National Races Round: 6

Carrell Speedway [Class A]

Foreign Car Races, Carrell Speedway Date: 24.7.1949


Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
Other starters:
1 Don Parkinson (USA) Frazer Nash - BMW Don Parkinson Class A 0:26,280
20 John von Neumann (USA) Talbot Lago Competition Motors Class A 0:29,290
25 Taylor Lucas Hotchkiss Taylor Lucas Class A 0:29,230
28 xxx Jaguar SS-100 Gilchrist Stuart Class A 0:27,020
30 xxx Class A
In entry list:
26 Basil Panzer (USA) Jaguar 3.5 litre Basil Panzer Not known if raced Class A
27 Fred Procter (USA) Delahaye MS-135 Fred Procter Not known if raced Class A
29 Dudley Froy (GB) Lea Francis Dudley Froy Not known if raced Class A
31 xxx Class A
32 xxx Class A

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US National Races Round: 7

Carrell Speedway [Class B]

Foreign Car Races, Carrell Speedway Date: 24.7.1949


Circuit length: 0,805 km Race distance: Winner's average speed:

Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
1. 2 Phil Hill (USA) MG TC (blown) TC5194 Phil Hill Class B 0:26,690
Other starters:
3 Jack Early MG TC (blown) Jack Early Class B 0:27,520
4 Dudley Froy (GB) MG TC Emmett Malloy Class B 0:28,730
5 Charles Glasscock MG TC Mehan Motors Class B 0:28,750
7 Don Earnes MG TC Esquire Motors (B. Cramer) Class B 0:28,320
8 Vincent Smith MG TC Gougj Industries Class B 0:28,230
10 Kenneth Weems MG TC Competition Motors Class B 0:27,990
13 Jacques Bellesiles (USA) MG TC Jacques Bellesiles Class B 0:29,320
14 Kenneth D'Orsay MG TC Kenneth D'Orsay Class B 0:28,490
18 R. W. Janeway MG TC R. W. Janeway Class B 0:28,510
19 Scott MG TC Scott Class B 0:29,930
40 Arnold Stubbs (USA) MG TC Arnold Stubbs Class B 0:27,500
42 Allan Moss MG TC Allan Moss Class B 0:27,980
43 xxx Class B 0:29,980
48 xxx Class B 0:27,920
69 DNS - Art Nielsen (USA) MG TC Art Nielsen Class B 0:31,900
In entry list:
9 Fred Foster MG TC Eagle Rock Motors Not known if raced Class B
12 Harry Hutchins MG TC Harry Hutchins Not known if raced Class B
16 Michael Graham (USA) MG TC Michael Graham Not known if raced Class B
17 John von Neumann (USA) MG TC Competition Motors Not known if raced Class B
21 Pete Shubin MG TC Pete Shubin Not known if raced Class B
23 John Coan MG TC John Coan Not known if raced Class B
24 Dave West (GB) MG TC Dave West Not known if raced Class B
41 Brown MG Magnette Brown Not known if raced Class B
45 xxx Class B
46 xxx Class B
47 xxx Class B
49 xxx Class B
50 xxx Class B

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US National Races Round: 8

Preliminary Watkins Glen

Grand Prix Watkins Glen (Seneca Cup), Watkins Glen, N.Y. Date: 17.9.1949


Circuit length: 10,622 km Race distance: 42,487 km Winner's average speed: 106,748 km/h

Fastest lap:George RobertsNo. 6BuMerc Special?111,753 km/h(lap 4)

Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
1. 11 George Weaver (USA) Maserati V8RI 4504 George Weaver 4 1. D
2. 4 Briggs Cunningham (USA) Ferrari 166 SC 016I Briggs Cunningham 4 1. C
3. 5 Sam Collier (USA) MG TC Briggs Cunningham 4 2. C
4. 6 George Roberts (USA) BuMerc Special Briggs Cunningham 4 2. D
5. 47 Tom Cole (USA) HRG Sports Tom Cole 4 1. B
6. 18 John Fitch (USA) MG TC John Fitch 4 2. B
7. 16 Dave Garroway (USA) Jaguar SS-100 Dave Garroway 4 3. D 1.
8. 59 George Felton (USA) Vauxhall OE 30/98 George Felton 4 4. D
9. 7 Denver Cornett (USA) MG TC Denver Cornett 4 2. B
10. 46 Peter Iselin (USA) HRG Sports Peter Iselin 4 3. B
11. 28 Karl Brocken (USA) MG TC Karl Brocken 4 4. B
12. 43 Neal A. Allen (USA) MG TC Neal Allen 4 5. B
13. 60 Gus Ehrman (USA) MG TC Gus Ehrman 4 6. B
14. 42 Alden Johnson (USA) MG TC Alden Johnson 4 7. B
15. 31 Corwith Hamill (USA) Allard K1 Ford Corwith Hamill 4 5. D
16. 61 Charles Kotchan (USA) MG TC MG Car Club 4 8. B
17. 12 Lou Torco (USA) Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 G. Hendrie 4 3. C
18. 8 Fred Wacker (USA) MG TC Fred Wacker 4 9. B
19. 64 Kenneth F. Hill (USA) Merlin Special Mercury Kenneth Hill 4 6. D
20. 62 James Carson (USA) MG TC James Carson 4 10. B
21. 38 Reg Ogilvie (CDN) MG TC E. Reg Ogilvie 4 11. B
22. 30 Ledyard H. Pfund Ford Special Ledyard Pfund 4 7. D
23. 57 Charles Kouns (USA) MG TC Charles Kouns 4 12. B
24. 39 Miles Collier (USA) Riley Ford Special Collier Bros. 4 8. D
25. 24 Antonio Pompeo (I) Fiat 1100 MM Antonio Pompeo 4 1. A
26. 19 David Whitcomb (USA) MG TC David Whitcomb 4 13. B
27. 45 Bill Fleming (USA) MG TC George Fleming 4 14. B
28. 65 Mike Vaughn (USA) MG TC E. Mike Vaughn 4 15. B
29. 21 Logan Hill (USA) Cisitalia 1100 Coupe Logan Hill 3 DNF 2. A
Did not finish:
51 Perry Boswell (USA) Crosley Hot Shot A. Ulmann 2 DNF 3. A
15 Willard Christy (USA) MG TC William Christy 1 DNF C
32 Dick Haynes (USA) Fiat 1100 S Haynes/Keller 0 DNF A
9 Dud Wilson (USA) Mercedes-Benz S Dud Wilson DNF D
23 George Huntoon (USA) Alfa Romeo 8C 2600 Monza Sam Bird DNF D
27 Russell G. Sceli (USA) Bugatti T57 Russell Sceli DNF D
53 Joseph Ferguson (USA) Cisitalia 1100 Coupe Joseph Ferguson DNF A
58 Mark Richard (USA) MG TC Mark Gadd Richard DNF B
Did not start:
1 Roger Shaw MG TC Roger Shaw B
29 Davis Simpson (USA) MG TC Davis Simpson B
54 Sterling Edwards (USA) Edwards Special Ford Sterling Edwards D

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US National Races Round: 9

GP Watkins Glen

Grand Prix Watkins Glen, Watkins Glen, N.Y. Date: 17.9.1949


Circuit length: 10,622 km Race distance: 159,325 km Winner's average speed: 110,176 km/h

Fastest lap:Miles CollierNo. 39Riley Ford Special5:15,2121,312 km/h(lap 15)

Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
1. 39 Miles Collier (USA) Riley Ford Special Collier Bros. 15 1:26:45,700 1. D
2. 4 Briggs Cunningham (USA) Ferrari 166 SC 016I Briggs Cunningham 15 2. C=>D
3. 6 George Roberts (USA) BuMerc Special Briggs Cunningham 15 3. D
4. 48 Tom Cole (USA) HRG Sports Tom Cole 15 1. B
5. 18 John Fitch (USA) MG TC John Fitch 14 2. B
6. 8 Fred Wacker (USA) MG TC Fred Wacker 14 3. B
7. 28 Karl Brocken (USA) MG TC Karl Brocken 14 4. B
8. 21 Logan Hill (USA) Cisitalia 1100 Coupe Logan Hill 14 1. A
9. 59 George Felton (USA) Vauxhall OE 30/98 George Felton 14 4. D
10. 36 Jim Pauley (USA) Lea-Francis Type Sports Jim Pauley 14 1. C
11. 53 Joseph Ferguson (USA) Cisitalia 1100 Coupe Joseph Ferguson 14 2. A
12. 60 Gus Ehrman (USA) MG TC Gus Ehrman 14 5. B
13. 17 Arthur S. Eldridge MG TC Arthur Eldridge 14 6. B
14. 49 Rowland Keith (CDN) MG TC Rowland Keith 14 7. B
15. 5 Sam Collier (USA) MG TC Briggs Cunningham 14 2. C
16. 63 James S. Kastrup (USA) MG TC James Kastrup 14 8. B
17. 61 Charles Kotchan (USA) MG TC MG Car Club 14 9. B
18. 16 Dave Garroway (USA) Jaguar SS-100 Dave Garroway 14 5. D
19. 62 James Carson (USA) MG TC James Carson 13 10. B
20. 14 John Bentley (USA) MG TC John Bentley 13 3. C
21. 42 Alden Johnson (USA) MG TC Alden Johnson 13 11. B
22. 24 Antonio Pompeo (I) Fiat 1100 MM Antonio Pompeo 13 3. A
23. 30 Ledyard H. Pfund Ford Special Ledyard Pfund 13 6. D
24. 38 Reg Ogilvie (CDN) MG TC E. Reg Ogilvie 13 12. B
25. 31 Corwith Hamill (USA) Allard K1 Ford Corwith Hamill 13 7. D
26. 19 David Whitcomb (USA) MG TC David Whitcomb 13 13. B
27. 25 Robert Grier (USA) BMW 328 MM Coupe Antonio Pompeo 13 8. D
28. 10 Phil Cade (USA) Duesenberg J Sedan Conv. Phil Cade 12 9. D
29. 45 Bill Fleming (USA) MG TC George Fleming 12 14. B
30. 23 George Huntoon (USA) Alfa Romeo 8C 2600 Monza Sam Bird 11 DNF 10. D
Did not finish:
7 Denver Cornett (USA) MG TC Denver Cornett 10 DNF B
32 Robert Keller (USA) Fiat 1100 S Haynes/Keller 9 DNF A
43 Neal A. Allen (USA) MG TC Neal Allen 5 DNF B
34 Zora Arkus Duntov (USA) Allard J2 "Ardun" Ford Zora Arkus-Duntov 4 DNF D
40 Mel Ord (USA) Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B 'S' T. Lee/W. Brown 3 DNF D
3 Cameron Argetsinger (USA) Bugatti T35A W. Milliken 1 Fuel pump C
15 Willard Christy (USA) MG TC William Christy 0 DNF C
20 Charles Moran (USA) Bugatti T35A Charles Moran DNF C
26 William Milliken (USA) F.W.D. Miller Ford F.W.D. DNF D
46 Peter Iselin (USA) HRG Sports Peter Iselin DNF B
52 Bruce Stevenson (USA) Offenhauser Special Bruce Stevenson DNF B
55 Paul Timmins (USA) Ardun Ford Special Paul Timmins DNF D
56 Larry Kulok (USA) Allard K1 Mercury Larry Kulok DNF D
Did not start:
44. 37 Perry Boswell (USA) Cisitalia Special Offy Perry Boswell B
2 Sam Collier (USA) MG TC Collier Bros. C
11 George Weaver (USA) Maserati V8RI 4504 George Weaver D
12 Lou Torco (USA) Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 G. Hendrie Not entered? C
21 Logan Hill (USA) Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Logan Hill D
22 James Stiles (USA) MG TC James Stiles B
25 Robert Grier (USA) Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Antonio Pompeo D
27 Russell G. Sceli (USA) Bugatti T57 Russell Sceli Not entered? D
29 Davis Simpson (USA) MG TC Davis Simpson B
33 xxx Allard "Ardun" Special Ford Zora Arkus-Duntov D
35 Paul Ceresole (USA) BMW 328 MM Paul Ceresole C
44 J. J. Brundage Duesenberg Special Mercury J. Brundage D

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US National Races Round: 10

Thompson

New England Meet, Thompson Speedway Date: 8.10.1949

Started:11

Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
1. - Alden Johnson (USA) MG 5 1. S1.5
2. - Davis Simpson (USA) MG 5 2. S1.5
3. - John Bentley (USA) MG 5 3. S1.5
- D. Morgan (USA) MG S1.5
- N. Gray (USA) MG S1.5
- E. Curtis (USA) MG S1.5
- Franklin MG S1.5
- John Fitch (USA) MG S1.5
- Charles Kotchan (USA) MG S1.5
- Gus Ehrman (USA) MG S1.5
- Boss MG S1.5

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