1963 Elkhart Lake

1963 Elkhart Lake Sept. 8
- A. W. Joslin / Dick Lang / USA
Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray 69 [DNF}
Car #51 -picture available in "Corvette Thunder" at page 145
For more information on this car, contact the expert (current owner), Corvette dealer Terry L. Michaelis
Thanks to Ultimate Racing History for complete results:
Road America 500

SCCA US Road Racing Championship race
Road America, Elkhart Lake, WI
September 8, 1963
125 laps on 4 mile road course; 500 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status
1	1	Augie Pabst  Bill Wuesthoff	76	Oliver Schmidt	Elva Mk.7 Porsche	125	1,500	running
2		Bob Holbert  Ken Miles	98	Williamson Ford Inc.	Shelby Cobra 289 CSX2129	125	1,000	running
3		Don Sesslar  Chuck Cassel	74	Charles T. Cassel	Porsche 718 RS60	123	750	running
4		Dave MacDonald  Bob Bondurant	97	Steve McQueen	Shelby Cobra CSX2136	123	500	running
5		Chuck Dietrich	37	Gerald A. Mong	Bobsy SR2 Ford	122	500	running
6		Bob Johnson  Lew Spencer	33	Bob Johnson	Shelby Cobra CSX2137	121	300	running
7		Doug Thiem  Tom Terrell	4	Thiemite Racing Team	Ferrari Dino 206SP 0806	121		running
8		Roger Penske  Augie Pabst	7	Mecom Racing Team	Ferrari 250 GTO 3987GT	120	750	running
9		Lee Hall  Glenn Carroll	66	E. L. Hall	Porsche 718 RS60	120		running
10		M.R.J. (Doc) Wyllie	12	M. R. J. Wyllie	Lola Mk.1 BR30/Climax	117		running
11		Walt Hansgen  Paul Richards	61	Briggs Cunningham	Jaguar E Lightweight	116	200	running
12		Luke Stear  Wayne Burnett	94	Wayne Burnett	Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa 0714TR	116	500	running
13		Mike Hall   Martin	69	Michael F. Hall	Elva Mk.6	114		running
14		Chuck Rickert  Sam Eller	10	Chuck Rickert	Porsche 718 RSK	114		running
15		Ennis Wilson  Gary Wilson	19	Gary M. Wilson	Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa 0748TR	113		running
16		James Johnston  David Biggs	16	David C. Biggs	Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa 0720TR	112		running
17		Skip Hudson	93	Team Meridian	Maserati Tipo 151 006	112		running
18		Scott Beckett  Don Skogmo	34	Don R. Skogmo	Maserati Tipo 61 2467/Ford	112		running
19		Bob Kelce  Clint Lindburg	5	Robert D. Kelce	Elva Mk.7	111		running
20		John Fitch  Briggs Cunningham	63	Briggs Cunningham	Jaguar XK-E 860630	110		running
21		Howard Quick  Hal Ullrich	17	Dorothy L. Quick	Lister BHL112/Jaguar	110		running
22		Alan Ross  Hank Candler	25	Carl Haas	Elva Mk.7	109		running
23		Jack Stone  Bill Stone	38	Jack Stone	Elva Mk.5	108		running
24		Roger Donovan  George Hadley	55	G. E. Hadley	Elva Mk.7	108		running
25		Alex Ratelle  Frank Philipps	21	Alex E. Ratelle	Elva Mk.6	107		running
26		Charles Edwards  Joseph Swanson	58	Joseph B. Swanson	Elva Mk.6	105		running
27		Bob Markley  Homer Rader	43	Homer J. Rader	Lotus 23	105		running
28		Mike Rahal  Stan Kozlowski	42	Michael G. Rahal	Elva Mk.6	104		running
29		Herb Swan			Elva Mk.6	101		running
30		Bob Dusinberre  Burrel Besancon	73		Porsche 718 RS61	102		running
31		A.R. Welch Jr.  Dick Durant	46	Dick Q. Durant	Durant Special	101		running
32		Bill Cooper  Dick Irish	22	Major William H. Cooper	Ferrari 500 TRC 0702MDTR	99		running
33		Bud Gates  Jack Ensley	71	Jack R. Ensley	Apache Spl.	98		running
34		Jerry Nelson  Charles Cox	88	Jerry A. Nelson	Stanguellini CS01120/Climax	97		running
35		Chuck Frederick  Keith Hardy	26	Keith Hardy & C. E. Frederick	Chevrolet Corvette Spl.	96		running
36		Jerald Scrabeck  Dewey Brohaugh	47	Jerald Scrabeck	Scrabeck Spl.	92		running
37		Jack Moore	81		Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray	88		running
38		Tom Payne  Dan Gerber	13	Daniel F. Gerber Jr.	A.C. Cobra CSX2027	83		running
39		Dick Thompson  Bob Grossman	62	Briggs Cunningham	Jaguar E 875027	79		running
40		Donald Wolf  Dick Talbot	85	Donald E. Wolf	Elva Mk.6	114		did not finish
41		Dick Doane  Ralph Salyer	29	R. D. Doane	Chevrolet Corvette GS 003	93		did not finish
42		John Baxter  Bill Tannhaeuser	78	J. W. Baxter	Ferrari 250 GT SWB 3327GT	93		differential
43		Don Wester  Ernie Erickson	27	Ernest C. Erikson	Elva Mk.7 Porsche	89		did not finish
44		Don Yenko  Don Devine	2	Peter Hand Brewery Co.	Scarab Mk.II 002/Chevrolet	73		engine
45		Dave Morgan  J.R. Sharp	39	David L. Morgan	Lotus 23B/Climax	73		did not finish
46		Dick Lang  A.W. Joslin	51	A. W. Joslin	Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray	69		did not finish
47		James Spencer  Dick Buedingen	53	James M. Spencer	Lotus 23	40		did not finish
48		Bill Niemeyer  Tom Cones	65	Thomas E. Cones	Bristol Chevrolet	39		did not finish
49		Harry Heuer	1	Peter Hand Brewery Co.	Chaparral 1 002/Chevrolet	34		clutch
50		George Reed	95	George Reed	Ferrari 250 0770TR/Ford	27		did not finish
51		Walt Gray  Jerry Dunbar	32	R. Jerry Dunbar	Edwards Mk.7	22		did not finish
52		Curt Gonstead  James Scott	3	C. W. Gonstead	Lotus 23B	18		did not finish
53		Roy Kumnick	44	Brooks Stevens Associates	Excalibur Hawk Studebaker	18		did not finish
54		Pat Manning  Bob Liess			Ferrari Chevrolet	17		did not finish
55		Charlie Hayes  John Snyder	11	John I. Snyder	Lister BHL132/Corvette	17		did not finish
56		Ralph Trieschmann  Owen Coon	56	Ralph Trieschmann	Elva Mk.7	15		did not finish
57		Dave Causey  Dean Causey	24	Dave Causey	Lotus 19 958/Climax	11		did not finish
58		Joe Scopelite  Bob Spooner	83	Robert G. Spooner	Bocar-Stilletto	5		did not finish
59		Richard Jordan  Dick Clicquennoi	15	Richard U. Jordan	Fireball Spl.	3		did not finish
60		Don Wester	64	Porsche Car Pacific	Porsche 718 RS61 066	0		did not finish
61		Roger Penske		John Mecom	Cooper F1-16-61/Climax			did not finish
62		Charlie Kolb  Slim Helson	36	Thomas E. Cones	Maserati 200SI Chevrolet

Time of race: 05:56:04
Average Speed: 84.507 MPH
Pole Speed: 160.8 seconds
Race Purse: $ 10,000
Attendance: 38,000