1963 Bridgehampton 500 Km


14 September 1963 - Bridgehampton (USA): Round 15, International Championship for Manufacturers (Divisions II and III)
110 laps of a 2.860 mile/4.603 km circuit - 314.600 miles/506.299 kms were completed
Weather: cold, dry


Pos Car # Drivers Car Entrant Laps DNF Reason Grid Group Group Pos
1 99 Dan Gurney Shelby Cobra [CSX2137] John Edgar 110   2 Grand Touring +3000 1
2 98 Ken Miles Shelby Cobra [CSX2129] Vic Damone 110   1 Grand Touring +3000 2
3 61 Walt Hansgen Jaguar E-type Briggs Cunningham 109   4 Grand Touring +3000 3
4 62 Paul Richards Jaguar E-type Briggs Cunningham 107   29 Grand Touring +3000 4
5 16 Allan R. Wylie/Gerry Georgi Chevrolet Corvette Allan R. Wylie 101   9 Grand Touring +3000 5
6 81 Jack Moore Chevrolet Corvette Jack Moore 101   31 Grand Touring +3000 6
7 9 Joe Buzzetta Porsche 356A Speedster Joe Buzzetta 101   12 Grand Touring 1600 1
8 4 Henry Taylor Ford Cortina Lotus GT Alan Andrews 100   13 Grand Touring 1600 2
9 77 Bruce Jennings Porsche 356B Carrera Bruce Jennings 100   16 Grand Touring 1600 3
10 30 Charlie Hayes/Bob Grossman Ferrari 250 GTO [3387] Scuderia Bear 100   10 Grand Touring 3000 1
11 14 Don Sesslar/Chuck Cassel Porsche-Abarth 356B Carrera GTL Chuck Cassel 99   14 Grand Touring 2000 1
12 60 Briggs Cunningham Jaguar E-type Briggs Cunningham 97   5 Grand Touring +3000 7
13 69 Frank Dominianni Chevrolet Corvette Frank Dominianni 97   30 Grand Touring +3000 8
14 6 Stefan T. Szwarce/Hans Ziereis* Porsche 356B Carrera Stefan T. Szwarce 95   15 Grand Touring 1600 4
15 3 Tom Fleming/Otto Linton/Ray Heppenstall Abarth-Simca 1300 Bialbero Thomas T. Fleming 95   17 Grand Touring 1300 1
16 5 Harry Theodoracopulos/Filippo Theodoli Alfa Romeo Giulia TI Super Harry Theodoracopoulos 92   26 Grand Touring 1600 5
17 18 Tom R. Outcault/Robert Seaman TVR Grantura Mk 3 R. M. Imports 89   2 Grand Touring 2000 2
18 8 Herb Wetanson Porsche-Abarth 356B Carrera GTL Herb Wetanson 88   22 Grand Touring 1600 6
19 21 Vic Meinhardt Porsche 356B Carrera Vic Meinhardt 83   28 Grand Touring 1600 7
20 17 Mark Donohue/Mike Rothschild TVR Grantura Mk 3 R. M. Imports 82   25 Grand Touring 2000 3
DNF 33 Bob Johnson Shelby Cobra [CSX2026] Robert Johnson   Suspension 6 Grand Touring +3000  
DNF 41 Bobby Brown Shelby Cobra [CSX2043] White-Griffith Motors   Tyres 7 Grand Touring +3000  
DNF 11 Don Yenko Chevrolet Corvette Grady Davis     8 Grand Touring +3000  
DNF 65 Ed Cantrell/Charlie Kolb Ferrari 250 GTO [3767] Ed Cantrell     11 Grand Touring 3000  
DNF 10 Art Riley Volvo P1800 Art Riley     18 Grand Touring 2000  
DNF 15 Arthur W. Swanson/John Sharrigan^ Porsche 356B Carrera 2 Arthur W. Swanson     19 Grand Touring 2000  
DNF 12 Ray Saidel Volvo P1800 Ray Saidel     20 Grand Touring 2000  
DNF 68 Charlie Rainville/Newton Davis^ Lotus Elite Charlie Rainville     33 Grand Touring 1300  
DNF 19 Dick Simenski/Harold Vance^ TVR Grantura Mk 3 R. M. Imports     27 Grand Touring 2000  
DNF 27   Aston Martin DB4GT     Engine 24 Grand Touring +3000  
DNF 97 Bob Holbert/Dave McDonald* Shelby Cobra [CSX2127] Shelby American   Axle 3 Grand Touring +3000  
DNS 53 Alan Pease MG B Al Pease     23 Grand Touring 2000  
DNS 23 Mike Gammino Ferrari 250 GTO [3223] Mike Gammino     32 Grand Touring 3000  
DNA 22 Stan Sherman/Pete Claydon TVR Grantura Mk 2A Stan Sherman       Grand Touring 2000  

 
Winning Time: 3h26m29.8, 91.411 mph/147.111 kph
Fastest Lap: Dan Gurney #99 (Shelby Cobra), 1m49.0, 94.459 mph/152.016 kph

 
* Driver entered for car, but never drove it at meeting
^ Driver practiced car, but did not race it
RES - Reserve (Practiced, on standy-by for start)
REE - Reserve Entry
DNA - Did Not Arrive
DNS - Did Not Start
DNF - Did Not Finish
DNP - Did Not Practice
NC - Not Classified
DSQ - Disqualified
NRF - Not Running At Finish
NAC - Not Accepted
REJ - Rejected (Did not pass scrutineering)



Last Updated on 02/12/01
By Darren Galpin
Email: darren.galpin@virgin.net