6/12/08

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This site is incomplete as of today, but I will add more information as time permits. If you have additions, corrections, photos, please let me know! Of course feel free to add your recollections and comments.
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12/12/07

1959- Three "Rookie" Races

Three races in 1959:

Vincennes, IN
Lousiville, KY  "Kentucky Derby Road Race, June 14, 1959
Indianapolis, IN


"Kentucky Derby" novice race at Louisville on June 14, 1959.





















Program Cover (copyright Jerry Long)
Illinois 1959 (or 1960?) novice race in a 1958 corvette (Fred in background).









Louisville course map (photo copyright Jerry Long)


Indianapolis First Place Trophy (1959)

12/5/07

1960 - Seven Races

Dick Lang raced seven times in 1960.
*Detroit
*Louisville "Kentucky Derby" in Corvette #10
*Cumberland
*Milwaukee
*Chicago
*Southeastern Illinois
*Central Michigan

1960 International June Sprints Road America

International June Sprints @ Road America.
June 18, 1960

Track: Road America (Elkhart Lake, WI)

Top 5 Results (courtesy of www.racingsportscars.com)
  1. George Reed        Ferrari 250 GT   BP
  2. Bob Spooner #3   Corvette            BP
  3. Jack Knab            Corvette            BP
  4. Dick Lang             Corvette            BP
  5. Bill Romig             Porsche 356      CP

1960 Grayling

Grayling, MI, September 18, 1960

Top 3 Results (BP Class)

1. Bob Franklin (Corvette)
2. Dick Lang (Corvette)
3. Art Abrahams (Corvette


Main Event:  Lang finished first in BP

1960 Watkins Glen

September 24, 1960
#185 Dick Lang (USA)
Finished 6th (BP class) in a Corvette.

Results (courtesy of reacingsportscars.com)

Pos.
No.
Drivers
CarRE
Entrant
Pos.
Gr.
1st
72
Bob Johnson
Chevrolet Corvette
Bob Johnson
1st
BP
2nd
19
Bob Grossman
Ferrari
Robert M. Grossman
2nd
BP
3rd
64
John Caley
Chevrolet Corvette

3rd
BP
4th
269
Frank Dominianni
Chevrolet Corvette
Frank Dominianni
4th
BP
5th
77
Bruce Jennings
Porsche
Bruce R. Jennings
1st
CP
6th
43
Dick Talbot
Porsche
Dick Talbot
2nd
CP
7th
63
Harvey Hockensmith
Chevrolet Corvette

5th
BP
8th
185
Dick Lang
Chevrolet Corvette
Dick Lang
6th
BP
9th
94
Ed Myers
Chevrolet Corvette
Edwin J. Myers
7th
BP
10th
219
Harold Keck
Chevrolet Corvette
Harold M. Keck
8th
BP
11th
100
Traver McKenna
Chevrolet Corvette
Traver H. McKenna, Jr.
9th
BP
12th
123
Ed Smith
Chevrolet Corvette
E. A. Smith
10th
BP
13th
234
Robert Ruth
Chevrolet Corvette
Robert Ruth
11th
BP
14th
00
Morrow Decker
Porsche 356
Cdr. S. M. Decker
3rd
CP
15th
153
Alex Chamberlin
Porsche 356
Alex Chamberlin
4th
CP
16th
109
Alan R. Jones
Porsche 356
Alan Richardson Jones
5th
CP
17th
276
Cam Smith
Chevrolet Corvette
Frank E. Fuller
12th
BP

1960 Meadowdale SCCA Regional

Meadowdale SCCA Regional  October 2, 1960

Dick Lang #85, lst in BP

12/1/07

1961- Ten Races

Dick Lang raced ten times in 1961.
*Cumberland 5/15/61
*Grayling, Michigan 5/27/61
*Elkhart Lake 6/16/61
*Lime Rock, CT  7/1/61
*Indianapolis 7/9/61
*Meadowdale, IL 7/27/61
*Bridgehampton, NY 8/5/61
*Indianapolis 8/20/61
*Elkart Lake 9/9/61
*Meadowdale, IL 10/1/61



1961 Cumberland National Championship Sports Car Races

Cumberland National Championship Sports Car Races.  May 15, 1961.

(Race Results)

Pos.No.DriverCarEntrant

1st1Don YenkoChevrolet CorvetteDon Yenko

2nd13Bob JohnsonChevrolet CorvetteBob Johnson

3rd77Bruce JenningsPorsche 356 CarreraBruce Jennings

4th18Ben MooreChevrolet CorvetteBen W. Moore

5th78Joe BuzzettaPorsche 356 CarreraJoe Buzzetta

6th0Grady DavisChevrolet CorvetteI. Grady Davis

7th203Ed SmithChevrolet CorvetteEdwin Smith

8th84Ed MyersChevrolet CorvetteEdwin Myers




#83.  DNF.

1961 Grayling, MI

lst Midwest SCCA Divisional Championship, May 27-28, 1961.

Dick Lang finished first in BP class.
Divisional Championship,May 27-28, 1961

1961 Elkhart Lake, WI

Road America 300, Elkhart Lake, WI. June 18, 1961
"June Sprints"



A&B Production Results
Div.FinishDriverCar ModelCar #Comments
BP1stDon YenkoCorvette11
BP2dDick LangCorvette85
AP3rdHayes & HassFerrari 250 GT71st in AP
BP4thHap SharpFerrari 250 GT California95
BP5thTom Terrell, Jr.Corvette5
BP6thDon SkogmoCorvette91
BP7thRichard C. GaardCorvette38

Great job as Yenko and Lang finished ahead of several Ferraris.  Full results can be found Here

Click HERE for a column written in the local paper.

Click HERE to view the cover of the 1961 Road America program.


Pre Race






















Starting Grid.  Richard Gaard is in the silver corvette #38.




Racing vs. Happ Sharp in Ferrari (#95).   
















































Bob Spooner (#3) with an early lead.  He would later DNF (broken axle).  







Corvette News article on the race (First photo features Lang's Corvette, click on 2nd photo to read article):












Road&Track coverage of the race (click to read):