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USRRC GT 1963


Round Date Race State Practiced Started Classified
1 26.5.1963 USRRC-GT Pensacola USA      
2 9.6.1963 USRRC Laguna Seca USA      
3 30.6.1963 USRRC-GT Watkins Glen USA      
4 21.7.1963 USRRC-GT Kent USA      
5 18.8.1963 USRRC Continental Divide USA      
6 8.9.1963 500 mile Road America USA      
7 22.9.1963 USRRC-GT Mid-Ohio USA      

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USRRC GT Round: 1

USRRC-GT Pensacola

GT Race, Pensacola Airport Course Date: 26.5.1963


Circuit lenght: 4,828 km Race distance: 241,402 km Winner's average speed: 124,080 km/h Attendance: 10000

Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
1. - Roger Penske (USA) Ferrari 250 GTO 3987GT 50 1. GT
2. - Mike Gammino (USA) Ferrari 250 GTO 49 2. GT
3. - Ed Cantrell (USA) Ferrari 250 GTO 48 3. GT
4. - Bill Cantrell (USA) Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray 46 4. GT
5. - R. E. L. Hayes (USA) A.C. Cobra 46 5. GT
Did not finish:
- Ken Miles (USA) Shelby Cobra 46 DNF GT
- Bob Johnson (USA) Shelby Cobra 40 DNF GT
- Bob Holbert (USA) Shelby Cobra 34 DNF GT
- Geo. Demetropoulos Jaguar XKE 20 DNF GT
- Dave MacDonald (USA) A.C. Cobra 20 DNF GT

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USRRC GT Round: 2

USRRC Laguna Seca

Laguna Seca 150, Laguna Seca Date: 9.6.1963


Circuit lenght: 3,058 km Race distance: 241,402 km Winner's average speed: 138,725 km/h

Fastest lap:Chuck ParsonsNo. 10Lotus 23 Ford1:17,8 

Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
1. 10 Chuck Parsons (USA) Lotus 23 Ford Randy Hilton 78 1:47:20,300 1. 2.0
2. - Don Wester (USA) Porsche 718 RS61 ex-Bob Donner 78 2. 2.0
3. 82 Skip Hudson (USA) Chaparral 1 Chevrolet 004 Team Meridian 76 1. +2.0
4. - Bob Holbert (USA) Shelby Cobra 76 1. GT
5. - Jerry Titus (USA) Genie Mk.5 Chevrolet 75 2. +2.0
6. - Jim Parkinson (USA) Campbell Spl. Chevrolet 75 3. +2.0
7. - Dave MacDonald (USA) A.C. Cobra 75 2. GT
8. - Ed Leslie (USA) A.C. Cobra 74 3. GT
9. - Ken Miles (USA) Shelby Cobra 73 4. GT
10. 11 Stan Peterson (USA) Ferrari 250 GT Berlinetta 2643 71 5. GT
11. - Walt Maas (USA) Porsche Cooper 70 3. 2.0
12. - Paul Reinhart (USA) Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray 69 4. +2.0
13. 166 Bill Molle (USA) Lotus 23 Climax 69 5. IC
14. - Dave Kyte (USA) Genie - BMC 66 4. 2.0
15. - Dan Gillum Elva Mk.3 64
16. - Dave Ridenour (USA) Genie Mk.8 Oldsmobile 001 38 5. IC
17. - Doug Thiem (USA) Ferrari Dino 28 6. IC
Did not finish:
- Don Devine (USA) Scarab Mk.II Chevrolet 002 Meister Brauser 62 Brakes, rear end 7.
- Ed Cantrell (USA) Ferrari 250 GTO 3767GT 60 Transmission
- Frank Monise (USA) Lotus 23 56 Plugs
8 Jerry Grant (USA) Lotus 19 Buick 50 Road bearing 1.
24 Harry Heuer (USA) Chaparral 1 Chevrolet 002 43 Half shaft
- Bill Boldt (USA) Kurtis - Pontiac 36 Gas tank
- Bill Sherwood (USA) Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray 25 Fan pulley
- Pedro Rodriguez (MEX) Genie Mk.8 Chevrolet 17 Water pump
- Ken O'Neill (USA) Merlyn 9 Oil leak
9 Frank Crane (USA) Ferrari 250 GTO 4219 Bev Spencer DNF
Other starters:
- Ed Leslie (USA) Jaguar E

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USRRC GT Round: 3

USRRC-GT Watkins Glen

16th Annual Watkins Glen Sports Car Grand Prix Weekend, Watkins Glen Date: 30.6.1963


Circuit lenght: 3,701 km Race distance: 244,298 km Winner's average speed: 148,591 km/h

Fastest lap:Dave MacDonaldNo. A.C. Cobra1:29,2 

Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
1. - Bob Johnson (USA) Shelby Cobra 66 1. GT
2. - Ken Miles (USA) Shelby Cobra 289 Shelby American Inc. 66 2. GT
3. - Dave MacDonald (USA) A.C. Cobra 66 3. GT
4. - Mike Gammino (USA) Ferrari 250 GTO 3387GT 64 4. GT
5. - Bobby Brown (USA) A.C. Cobra 63 5. GT
6. - Jack Moore (USA) Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray 56 6. GT
Did not finish:
- Alvin Forsyth (USA) Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray 51 DNF GT
- Charlie Kolb (USA) Ferrari 250 GTO 40 DNF GT
- Millard Ripley (USA) Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray 20 DNF GT
- Bob Holbert (USA) Shelby Cobra 7 DNF GT
- Eppie Wietzes (CDN) A.C. Cobra 1 DNF GT

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USRRC GT Round: 4

USRRC-GT Kent

GT Race, Pacific Raceways, Kent Date: 21.7.1963


Circuit lenght: 3,621 km Race distance: 242,609 km Winner's average speed: 134,364 km/h

Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
1. - Dave MacDonald (USA) Cobra Ford 67 1. GT
2. - Ken Miles (USA) Cobra Ford 67 2. GT
3. - Bob Holbert (USA) Cobra Ford 67 3. GT
4. - Mike Gammino (USA) Ferrari 250 GTO 3387GT 66 4. GT
5. - Jerry Grant (USA) Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray 66 5. GT
6. - Frank Crane (USA) Ferrari 250 GTO 65 6. GT
7. - Pat McElreath Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray 63 7. GT
8. - Jim Reese Chevrolet Corvette 63 8. GT
9. - Bill Pendleton (USA) Triumph TR4 60 9. GT
10. - Bob Rinde (USA) Triumph TR4 60 10. GT
11. - John Razelle (USA) Cobra Ford 60 11. GT
12. - L. C. Thomas (USA) Sunbeam Alpine 55 12. GT
Did not finish:
- Rick Stark (USA) Chevrolet Corvette 15 DNF GT

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USRRC GT Round: 5

USRRC Continental Divide

Continental Divide 150, Castle Rock Date: 18.8.1963


Circuit lenght: 4,506 km Race distance: 243,333 km Winner's average speed: 124,225 km/h

Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
1. 14 Augie Pabst (USA) Scarab Mk.II Chevrolet 002 Meister Brauser 54 1. +2.0 4.
2. - Bob Holbert (USA) Shelby Cobra 289 Ford Shelby American Inc. 54 2. +2.0
3. - Don Wester (USA) Porsche 718 RS61 ex-Bob Donner 54 1. 2.0
4. - Bill Wuesthoff (USA) Porsche 718 RS61 54 2. 2.0
5. - Bob Bondurant (USA) A.C. Cobra Ford 53
6. - Hap Sharp (USA) Elva - Ford 1.5 53 3. 2.0
7. - Herb Swan (USA) Porsche 718 RS61 52 4. 2.0
8. - Dave MacDonald (USA) A.C. Cobra Ford 52
9. - Bob Hayes A.C. Cobra Ford 52
10. - Roy Kumnick (USA) Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray 51
11. - Harry Washburn (USA) Cooper - Maserati 51 3. +2.0
12. - Steve Baughman (USA) Porsche 718 RSK 51 5. 2.0
13. - Enus Wilson (USA) Maserati - Buick 50 4. +2.0
14. 15 Chuck Daigh (USA) Cooper - Chevrolet 49 5. +2.0
15. - Dave Morgan (USA) Lotus 23 Climax 47 6. 2.0
16. - Chuck Frederick (USA) Chevrolet Corvette 47 4. GT
17. - Jim Kirbach Lotus Eleven 45
18. 12 Harry Heuer (USA) Chaparral 1 Chevrolet 002 44
19. - Stan Schooley Elva Mk.5 1.1 44
20. - Bob Moore Triumph TR3 43 5. GT
21. - Bob Markley (USA) Lotus 23 1.5 37
Did not finish:
- John Barker (USA) MGA 35 DNF
- Yale Thomas Maserati 31 DNF
- Jim Eichorn Devin 30 DNF
- Matt Rann Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray 25 DNF
- Jerry Grant (USA) Lotus - Buick 25 DNF
- Chuck Trowbridge Elva 25 DNF
- Blaise Lewark Lotus 23 1.5 23 DNF
- Doug Thiem (USA) Lotus 19 2.0 10 DNF
- Hank Candler Elva 10 DNF
- Chuck Parsons (USA) Lotus 23 1.5 9 DNF
- Bob Morley Elva 6 DNF
- Edna Sherman (USA) Lotus - Alfa Romeo 1.8 4 DNF
- Gordon Stalgren Triumph TR2 DNF

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USRRC GT Round: 6

500 mile Road America

Road America 500, Elkhart Lake Date: 8.9.1963


Circuit lenght: 6,437 km Race distance: 804,672 km Winner's average speed: 136,001 km/h

Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
1. - Augie Pabst (USA)
Bill Wuesthoff (USA)
Elva Mk.7 Porsche Oliver Schmidt 125 1. 2.0 1.
2. - Bob Holbert (USA)
Ken Miles (USA)
Shelby Cobra 289 Ford Shelby American Inc. 125 1. +2.0
3. - Don Sesslar (USA)
Chuck Cassel (USA)
Porsche 718 RS60 Chuck Cassel 123 2. 2.0
4. - Bob Bondurant (USA)
Dave MacDonald (USA)
A.C. Cobra Ford Shelby American Inc. 123 1. GT
5. - Chuck Dietrich (USA) Bobsy SR2 Ford Mong Engineering 122 3. 2.0
6. - Bob Johnson (USA)
Lew Spencer (USA)
Shelby Cobra Shelby American Inc. 121 2. GT
7. - Doug Thiem (USA)
Tom Terrell (USA)
Ferrari Dino 206SP Thiemite Racing 121 4. 2.0
8. - Augie Pabst (USA)
Roger Penske (USA)
Ferrari 250 GTO 3987GT Mecom Racing Team 120 2. +2.0
9. - Lee Hall (USA)
Glenn Carroll (USA)
Porsche 718 RS60 120 5. 2.0
10. - M. R. J. Wyllie (USA) Lola Mk.1 Climax BR30 117 6. 2.0
11. - Walt Hansgen (USA)
Paul Richards (USA)
Jaguar XK-E Briggs Cunningham 116 3. GT
12. - Wayne Burnett (USA)
Luke W. Stear (USA)
Ferrari 250 TR 116 3. +2.0
13. - Mike Hall (USA)
Martin
Elva Mk.VI 114 7. 2.0
14. - Chuck Rickert (USA)
Sam Eller
Porsche 718 RSK 114 8. 2.0
15. - Enus Wilson (USA)
Gary Wilson (USA)
Ferrari 250 TR Gary Wilson 113 4. +2.0
16. - David Biggs (USA)
James Johnston (USA)
Ferrari 250 TR David Biggs 112 5. +2.0
17. - Skip Hudson (USA) Maserati Tipo 151 006 Team Meridian 112 6. +2.0
18. 34 Scott Beckett (USA)
Don Skogmo (USA)
Maserati Tipo 61 Ford 2467 Don Skogmo 112
19. - Bob Kelce (USA)
Clint Lindburg
Elva Mk.VII 111
20. - Briggs Cunningham (USA)
John Fitch (USA)
Jaguar XK-E Briggs Cunningham 110 4. GT
21. - Howard Quick (USA)
Hal Ullrich (USA)
Lister - Jaguar 110
22. - Alan Ross (USA)
Hank Candler
Elva Mk.VII 109
23. - Jack Stone (USA)
Bill Stone (USA)
Elva Mk.V 108
24. - George Hartley
Roger Donovan
Elva Mk.VII 108
25. - Alex Ratelle (USA)
Cliff Philipps (USA)
Elva Mk.VI 107
26. - Chas. Edwards
Joseph Swanson
Elva Mk.VI 105
27. - Homer Rader
Bob Markley (USA)
Lotus 23 105
28. - Mike Rahal (USA)
Stan Kozlowski
Elva Mk.VI 104
29. - Herb Swan (USA) Elva Mk.VI 101
30. - Bob Dusinberre
Burrel Besancon (USA)
Porsche 718 RS61 102
31. - Dick Durant (USA)
A. R. Welch, Jr.
Durant Spl. 101
32. - Bill Cooper (USA)
Dick Irish (USA)
Ferrari 500 TR 99
33. - Bud Gates (USA)
Jack Ensley (USA)
Apache Spl. 98
34. - Jerry Nelson (USA)
Charles Cox (USA)
Stanguellini 97
35. - Keith Hardy
Chuck Frederick (USA)
Chevrolet Corvette 96
36. - Jerald Scrabeck
Dewey Brohaugh (USA)
Scrabeck Spl. 92
37. - Moore Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray 88
38. - Tom Payne (USA)
Dan Gerber (USA)
A.C. Cobra Gerber-Payne 83 5. GT
39. - Bob Grossman (USA)
Dick Thompson (USA)
Jaguar XK-E Briggs Cunningham 79 6. GT
Did not finish:
- Don Wolf (USA)
Dick Talbot (USA)
Elva Mk.VI 114 DNF
- Dick Doane (USA)
Ralph Salyer (USA)
Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport Doane of Dundee 93 DNF
78 John W. Baxter (USA)
Bill Tannhaeuser (USA)
Ferrari 250 GT SWB 3327GT 93 Differential
- Ernie Erickson (USA)
Don Wester (USA)
Elva - Porsche E. C. Erikson 89 DNF
- Dave Morgan (USA)
J. R. Sharp
Lotus 23 73 DNF
- Don Yenko (USA)
Don Devine (USA)
Scarab Mk.II Chevrolet 002 Meister Brauser 73 DNF
- A. W. Joslin (USA)
Dick Lang (USA)
Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray 69 DNF
- Spencer
Dick Buedingen (USA)
Lotus 23 Span 40 DNF
- W. Niemeyer (USA)
Tom Cones
Bristol Chevrolet 39 DNF
- Harry Heuer (USA) Chaparral 1 Chevrolet 002 Meister Brauser 34 DNF
- George Reed (USA) Ferrari 250 TR 59/60 Ford 0770 27 DNF
- Jerry Dunbar (USA)
Walt Gray (USA)
Edwards Spl. 22 DNF
- Curt Constead
James Scott (USA) - DND
Lotus 23 18 DNF
- Roy Kumnick (USA) Excalibur Hawk Studebaker Brooks Stevens 18 DNF
- Pat Manning
Bob Liess (USA)
Ferrari Chevrolet 17 DNF
- John Snyder (USA)
Charlie Hayes (USA) - DND
Lister - Corvette 17 DNF
- Ralph Treischmann (USA)
Owen Coon (USA)
Elva Mk.VII 15 DNF
- Dave Causey (USA)
Dean Causey (USA)
Lotus 19 11 DNF
- Bob Spooner (USA)
Joe Scopelite
Bocar-Stilletto 5 DNF
- R. Jordan
Dick Clicquennoi
Fireball 3 DNF
- Don Wester (USA) Porsche 718 RS61 ex-Bob Donner 0 DNF
- Roger Penske (USA) Zerex Special Climax F1/16/61 John Mecom DNF
Other starters:
- Charlie Kolb (USA)
Slim Helson (USA)
Maserati 200SI Chevrolet

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USRRC GT Round: 7

USRRC-GT Mid-Ohio

GT Race, Mid-Ohio, Lexington Date: 22.9.1963


Circuit lenght: 3,862 km Race distance: 270,370 km Winner's average speed: 121,779 km/h

Pos.No.Driver / NationalityCarEntrantLapsTime/retiredPos.GroupPos.Practice
1. - Bob Holbert (USA) Cobra 70 1. GT
2. - Ken Miles (USA) Shelby Cobra 67 2. GT
3. - Dick Lang (USA) Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray 67 3. GT
4. - Tony Denman (USA) Chevrolet Corvette 65 4. GT
5. - Bob Bienrath Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray 62 5. GT
6. - Jack Moore (USA) Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray 57 6. GT
7. - Al Rogers (USA) Morgan SS 47 7. GT
8. - Mike Gammino (USA) Ferrari 250 GTO 3387GT 46 8. GT
Did not finish:
- Bob Johnson (USA) Shelby Cobra 2 DNF GT

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