VIR - May 1958 "Spring Sprints"

Virginia International Raceway - May 3-4, 1958      

Official Entry List (thanks to Gordon Warren)

Program

Photos from Les Nance - click for more
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Walt Hansgen - Lister-Jag
(Leon Townsend photo)
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Momo and Hansgen
(from 10/58 program)
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Wiley Reid - DB Panhard
(Harlan Hadley photo)
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John Norwood - Bandini 750cc sport internationale"streamlined"
(Harlan Hadley photo)
(Thanks to Dino Bandini for car ID)

Photos - from May 1959 program 5805-poster.jpg (34630 bytes)

Tickets and Passes for May 1958 Event

Race Report - August 1958 Road & Track - by Jerome T McNamara
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Newspaper Articles 

Car Histories - See Ferrari At VIR


Race & Class Winners -

Race No. 1- (30 minutes) Overall: 1. E. M. Pupulidy, Porsche; 2 M.G .A. Cappiello, Porsche; 3. R. J. Ferguson. Osca; Winners speed: 67.4 m.p.h. 

Race No. 2- (30 Minutes) Overall: 1. Frank Baptista, Elva, 2. M. R. J. Wyllie, Lotus 3, Ed Welch, AC Bristol; Winners speed: 70.7 m.p.h. 

Race No. 3- (30 Minutes) Overall: 1. Ed Crawford, Lister Jaguar; 2. Walt Hansgen Lister Jaguar; 3., Don Sesslar, Porsche Spyder; Winners average speed: 77.7 m.p.h 

Race No. 4- (45 Minutes) Overall: 1. Frank Baptista, Elva; 2. Ross Wees. AC Bristol; 3. Ed Welch. AC Bristol: Winners speed,. 70.8 m.p.h. 

Race No. 5--(One Hour) Overall: 1. Walt Hansgen, Lister-Jaguar; 2. Ed Crawford, Lister-Jaguar; 3. Lance Reventlow, Scarab; 8. Jim Robinson, Jaguar D-type; 9. Fred Windridge, Corvette; 12. Charlie Wallace, Jaguar XK-150S : average speed 77.6 m.p.h.; 

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