VIR - May 1958 "Spring Sprints"

Virginia International Raceway - May 3-4, 1958      

Official Entry List (thanks to Gordon Warren)

Program

• Cover
• Schedule, Race Officials, PA Announcer
• Photo Article - D-Jags at VIR
• Photo article - Charlie Wallace at VIR
• Photo Article - Carroll Shelby at VIR
• Photo - VIR finish line

Photos from Les Nance - click for more
 

Walt Hansgen - Lister-Jag (Leon Townsend photo)

Momo and Hansgen (from 10/58 program)

Wiley Reid - DB Panhard (Harlan Hadley photo)

John Norwood - Bandini 750cc sport internationale"streamlined" (Harlan Hadley photo) (Thanks to Dino Bandini for car ID)

Photos - from May 1959 program

Tickets and Passes for May 1958 Event

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

• Pre-race Press -  "Strong Field To Start VIR Car Races May 3-4"
• Pre-race Press - "Finest Competition Ever Assured At VIR May 3-4"
• Pre-race Press - "Jaguar Team Enters VIR Sports Car Sprint Races"
• Pre-race Press - "Foreign Sports Cars At VIR Cost Plenty"
• Pre-race Press - "VIR NOTES"
• Pre-race Press & Photos - "Practice Runs Are Held Today With Six Events Slated Sunday"
• Qualifying Report - "Ed Crawford Captures Pole For Sports Car Race Today"
• Qualifying Report & Photos - "Eddie Crawford Sets Fast Pace To Top Qualifiers"
• Race Report & Photos - "Hansgen Repeats Victory in VIR Feature Race"
• Race Report and Class Winners - "Hansgen Shows Way To Sports Car Pilots"
• Race Report, Photos, Class Winners - "Walt Hansgen Captures VIR Sports Car Feature"

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. 

• F Production: 1. E. M. Pupulidy, Porsche. 
• G Production: 1. Bob Grossman, Alfa Romeo; 
• H Production: 1. Howard Hanna. DB Panhard; 
• K Production 1. William Harding, Berkeley: 
• H Modified: E. Ferguson. Bandini.
  [probably an error - should be R. J. Ferguson - Osca]

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. 

• D Production: 1. Dick Thompson, Austin-Healey; 
• E Production: 1. Ed Welch, AC Bristol; 
• G Modified: 1. Frank Baptista, Elva.

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 

• C Production: 1. Charlie Wallace, Jaguar XK 150: 
• B Modified: 1. Lance Reventlow, Scarab: 
• C Modified: 1. Ed Crawford, Lister Jaguar; 
• F Modified: 1. Don Sesslar, Porsche Spyder .

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. 

• D Production: 
  • 1 Reed Rollo, Austin-Healey; 
  • 2 Bob Hathaway , Austin-Healey
  • 3 John Holmes , Austin-Healey
• E Production: 
  • 1 Ross Wees. AC Bristol. 
  • 2 Ed Welch. AC Bristol:
  • 3 ?
• F Production: 
  • 1 E. M. Pupulidy. Porsche Carrera; 
  • 2 Dick Nash Porsche
  • 3 Mike Cappiello Porsche Carrera
• G Production: 
  • 1 Tony Briggs. Alfa Romeo; 
  • 2 Bill Hughes. Alfa Romeo
  • 3 Bob Grossman. Alfa Romeo
• H Production: 
  • 1 Howard Hanna, DB Panhard; 
• K Production: 
  • 1 William Harding. Berkeley: 
• G Modified: 
  • 1 Frank Baptista, Elva; 
  • 2 Chuck Kurtz, Elva
  • 3 M. R. J. Wyllie, Lotus
• H Modified: 
  • 1 R. J. Ferguson, Osca
  • 2 Wiley Reid,  DB Panhard
  • 3 John Norwood, Bandini

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.; 

• C Production: 
  • 1 George Arents, Ferrari GT; 
  • 2 Charlie Wallace, Jaguar XK-150S
  • 3 George Reed, Ferrari GT
• B Modified: 
  • 1 Lance Reventlow, Scarab: 
• C Modified: 
  • 1 Walt Hansgen, Lister-Jaguar: 
  • 2 Ed Crawford, Lister-Jaguar
  • 3 Duncan Black, Ferrari
• E Modified: 
  • 1 Gaston Andrey. Ferrari 1.9 Testa Rossa
  • 2 Charlie Kolb, Ferrari Mondial
• F Modified: 
  • 1 Don Sesslar, Porsche RS
  • 2 Bob Holbert, Porsche RS
  • 3 Roy Schacter, Porsche RS

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