VIR - July 31-August 1, 1965 NC Region SCCA Regional Race - Results 

Race 1 HP-HM
Elapsed time 17:56    Five Laps

O/A Pos.	#	Driver	Region	Car	Sec Behind	CL Pos
1	13	Pete Feistmann	Central Carolina	Fiat Abarth 750	-	HP1
2	83	Henry Horne	North Carolina	A. H. Sprite	16	HP 2
3	74	H. L. Karter	East Tennessee	A. H. Sprite	76	HP 3
4	86	Thomas D. Watts	East Tennessee	Zink Petite	87	HM
5	14	John Finger	Central Carolina	A.H Sprite	105	HP 4
6	44	James Whaley	Eastern Tennessee	AH Sprite	115	HP 5
7	52	Frank Troxell	Susquehanna	AH Sprite	126	HP 6
8	16	Tom Galloway	Central Carolina	MG. TD	200	HP
9	37	John Mahall	Old Dominion	A.H. Sprite	213	HP
DNF	57	Doug Cavender	Southern W. Virginia	A H. Sprite	-	HP
DNF	84	George Blount	North Carolina	A.H. Sprite	-	HP

Race 2 DEFG-P
Elapsed time 17.40 Five Laps     Winner's average speed 68.735 mph

1	18	Joe Carter	Atlanta	Elva Courier	-	EP 1
2	31	Pat Mernone	Washington	Morgan	5	GP 1
3	39	Nelson Sanborn	Philadelphia	TR Spitfire	13	GP 2
4	22	Victor Matthews	Washington	TR-3	29	FP 1
5	53	Lloyd James	N C	Sunbeam Alpine	32	FP 2
6	17	Bill Hamilton	Savannah	Porsche	43	EP 2
7	41	Carl Grimes	Washington	TR-3	45	FP 3
8	71	Briscoe Marry	Savannah	Porsche	55	EP 3
9	77	Willard Strain	Chattanooga	Porsche	56	EP 4
10	43	Dave Heeschen	Washington	AH Sprite	67	GP 3
11	4	Tom Robertson	New England	MG Midget	68	GP 4
12	6	Jack Upchurch	N C	MG-A	69	FP 4
13	45	George Shafer	Central Pennsylvania	Alfa Romeo Veloce	84	EP 5
14	91	Henry Matthews	Central Carolina	Alfa Romeo Spider	90	DP 1
15	79	Amos Johnson	N C	MG-B	96	DP 2
16	19	Monroe Snider	N 0	MG-A	97	FP 5
17	68	Ralph Hall	Washington	AH Sprite	105	GP 5
18	24	Mike Hiss	Old Dominion	TR-3	108	FP 6
19	47	Pat Maywhew	Atlanta	Porsche	109	EP 6
20	78	Charles Fritz	Central Florida	AH Sprite	134	GP 6
21	12	Bruce Davis	Chattanooga	MG Midget	145	GP 7
22	42	John Hobbs	N C	A H Sprite	161	GP 8
23	98	James Browne	Atlanta	TR-3	216	FP 7
DNF	7	Frank Harmstad	Savannah	Porsche	-	EP
DNF	76	George Clark	Atlanta	MG-B	-	DP
DNF	88	Douglas McCaig	Washington	Alfa Romeo Giulietta	-	FP
DNF	25	Fred Reel	Southern West Virginia	Elva Courier	-	EP
DNF	9	John Bonitz	N C	MG-A	-	FP
DNF	96	Bob Ramseur	Central Carolina	Austin Healy	-	EP
DNF	89	Ike Eichelberger	N C	Porsche	-	EP
DNF	61	Don Dye	N C	Lotus 7-A	-	EP

Race 3     B, CP & C-GM
15:37 Five Laps

1	21	George Ralph	Washington	Elva Mk VIII	-	EM 1
2	63	Brad Parker	Washington	Elva BMW Mk VII	11	EM 2
3	39	D. R. Smolen	Washington	Jaguar XK-E	16	BP
4	7	Ben Warren	N C	Mustang 350 GT	28	BP
5	34	John Kelly	Washington	Porsche	29	CP
6	13	Harold Sanderson	Eastern Tennessee	Devin Triumph	133	EM 3
7	12	A. A. Merrill	Central Carolina	TR-4A	162	DM
8	17	Fred Harrison	Gulf Coast	Lotus 11	188	GM
DNF	47	John Barber	Washington	Corvette	-	CM

Race 4 Sedans
15:31 Five Laps

1	6	Jake McLaughlin	N C	Lotus Cortina	-	Sed B
2	41	Richard Beuter	Washington	Mini-Cooper	50	Sed C
3	36	Ed Diehl	Washington	Saab	90	Sed D
4	7	Ralph Steele	Washington	Renault	94	Sed C
5	47	Gene Burns	Central Carolina	Renault 4 CV	105	Sed C

Race 5 Sedans
15:40 Five Laps

1	6	Jake McLaughlin	N C	Lotus Cortina	-	Sed B
2	41	Richard Beuter	Washington	Mini-Cooper	61	Sed C
3	7	Ralph Steele	Washington	Renault	95	Sed C
4	36	Ed Diehl	Washington	Saab	99	Sed D
5	4	Gerald Simmons	Atlanta	Mini-Cooper	116	Sed C

Race 6 B, CP & C-GM
15:00 Five Laps

1	21	George Ralph	Washington	Elva Mk VIII	-	EM 1
2	63	Brad Parker	Washington	Elva BMW Mk VII	6	EM 2
3	34	John Kelly	Washington	Porsche	42	CP
4	39	D. R. Smolen	Washington	Jaguar XK-E	85	BP
5	71	Don Bruner	Philadelphia	Elva V	132	GM
6	17	Fred Harrison	Gulf Coast	Lotus 11	165	GM
7	12	A. A. Merrill	Central Carolina	TR-4A	167	DM
DNF	47	John Barber	Washington	Corvette	-	CM
DNF	13	Harold Sanderson	Eastern Tennessee	Devin Triumph	-	EM

Race 7 DEFG-P
18:21 Five Laps

1	31	Dick Staples	Washington	Morgan	-	GP 1
2	18	Joe Carter	Atlanta	Elva Courier	42	EP 1
3	76	George Clark	Atlanta	MG-B	53	DP 1
4	24	Mike Hiss	Old Dominion	TR-3	60	FP 1
5	41	Carl Grimes	Washington	TR-3	61	FP 2
6	47	Pat Maywhew	Atlanta	Porsche	75	EP 2
7	66	Bill Barnes	N C	Alfa Romeo	89	EP 3
8	39	Nelson Sanborn	Philadelphia	TR Spitfire	9	GP 2
9	27	H. G. Shaffer	Southern West Va.	TR-4	94	DP 2
10	79	Amos Johnson	N C	MG-B	97	DP 3
11	77	Willard Strain	Chattanooga	Porsche	104	EP 4
12	6	Jack Upchurch	N C	MG-A	110	FT 3
13	91	Henry Matthews	Central Carolina	Alfa Romeo Spider	119	DP 4
14	89	Ike Eichelberger	N C	Porsche	131	FP 5
15	19	Monroe Snider	N 0	MG-A	110	FP 4
16	4	Tom Robertson	New England	MG Midget	157	GP 3
17	17	Bill Hamilton	Savannah	Porsche	159	EP 6
18	97	Lynn Reid	N C	Elva	162	EP 7
19	21	Bob Wilson	N C	Austin Healy	194	DP 5
20	78	Charles Fritz	Central Florida	AH Sprite	201	GP 4
21	42	John Hobbs	N C	AH Sprite	1L 63	GP 5
DNF	71	Briscoe Merry	Savannah	Porsche	-	EP
DNF	45	George Shafer	Central Pa.	Alfa Romeo Veloce	-	EP
DNF	25	Fred Reel	Southern West Va.	Elva Courier	-	EP
DNF	43	Dave Heeschen	Washington	AH Sprite	-	GP
DNF	22	Victor Matthews	Washington	TR-3	-	FP
DNF	53	Ed Ross	N C	Sunbeam Alpine	-	FP
DNF	12	Bruce Davis	Chattanooga	MG Midget	-	GP

Race 8 HP, HM, & Sedans
20:21 Five Laps
HP cars started 1:30 after Sedans

1	6	Jake McLaughlin	N C	Lotus Cortina	-	Sedan B
2	41	Richard Beuter	Washington	Mini-Cooper	4	Sedan C 1
3	4	Gerald Simons	Atlanta	Mini-Cooper	11	Sedan C 2
4	7	Ralph Steele	Washington	Renault	12	Sedan C 3
5	83	Henry Horne	N C	AH Sprite	54	HP 1
6	14	John Finger	Central Carolina	AH Sprite	5	HP 2
7	84	George Blount	N C	AH Sprite	61	HP 3
8	13	Pete Feistmann	Central Carolina	Fiat Abarth 7-50	67	HP 4
9	44	James Whaley	Eastern Tennessee	AH Sprite	83	HP 5
10	74	H. L. Karter	East Tennessee	AH Sprite	90	HP 6
11	1	Tom Galloway	Central Carolina	MG TD	106	HP 7
12	52	Frank Troxell	Susquehanna	AH Sprite	145	HP 8
13	8	Charles Hough	Central Carolina	AH Sprite	175	HP 9
DNF	36	Ed Diehl	Washington	Saab	-	Sedan
DNF	37	John Mahall	Old Dominion	AH Sprite	-	HP

 Race 9 FV
16:42 Five Laps

1	66	Thomas Gagne	New England	Auto Dynamic	-	FV
2	81	J. W. Lewis	Central Carolina	Nardi Formcar	23	FV

Race 10 C-GM
27:51 Ten Laps

1	21	George Ralph	Washington	Elva Mk VIII	-	EM 1
2	34	John Kelly	Washington	Porsche	92	EM 2
3	39	D. R. Smolen	Washington	Jaguar XK-E	1L 13	CM
4	13	Harold Sanderson	Eastern Tennessee	Devin Triumph	1L 55	EM 3
5	12	A. A. Merrill	Central Carolina	TR-4A	1L 145	DM
DNF	63	Brad Parker	Washington	Elva BMW Mk VII	-	EM
DNF	47	John Barber	Washington	Corvette	-	CM
DNF	71	Don Bruner	Philadelphia	Elva V	-	GM

Race 11/Handicap D-HP
35:34 Ten Laps

1	98	James Browne	Atlanta	TR-3	-	FP 1
2	24	Mike Hiss	Old Dominion	TR-3	6	FP 2
3	47	Pat Maywhew	Atlanta	Porsche	42	EP 1
4	14	John Finger	Central Carolina	A. H. Sprite	64	HP 1
5	22	Victor Matthews	Washington	TR-3	70	FP 3
6	91	Harold Whims	N C	Alfa Romeo	77	DP 1
7	31	Pat Mernone	Washington	Morgan	81	GP 1
8	66	Bill Barnes	N C	Alfa Romeo	84	EP 2
9	39	Nelson Sanborn	Philadelphia	TR Spitfire	87	GP 2
10	18	Joe Carter	Atlanta	Elva Courier	96	EP 3
11	78	Charles Fritz	Central Florida	AH Sprite	108	GP 3
12	6	Jack Upchurch	N C	MG-A	124	FF 4
13	41	Carl Grimes	Washington	TR-3	12	FP 5
14	12	Bruce Davis	Chattanooga	MG Midget	130	GP 4
15	13	Pete Feistmann	Central Carolina	Fiat Abarth	134	HP 2
16	44	James Whaley	Eastern Tennessee	AH Sprite	135	HP 3
17	74	George Clark	Atlanta	MG B	141	DP 2
18	96	Bob Ramseur	Central Carolina	AH 3000	142	EP 4
19	74	H. L. Karter	Eastern Tennessee	AH Sprite	148	HP 4
20	17	Bill Hamilton	Savannah	Porsche	153	EP 5
21	77	Willard Strain	Chattanooga	Porsche	155	EP 6
22	45	George Shafer	Central Pa.	Alfa Romeo	156	EP 7
23	83	Henry Horne	N C	AH Sprite	158	HP 5
24	19	Monroe Snider	N C	MG A	166	FP 6
25	79	Amos Johnson	N C	MG B	172	DP 3
26	42	John Hobbs	N C	AH Sprite	188	GP
27	97	Charles Hettel	N C	Elva	1L 7	EP
23	84	George Blount	N C	AH Sprite	1L 10	HP
29	7	Frank Harmstad	Savannah	Porsche	1L 29	EP 9
30	25	Fred Reel	Southern West Va	Elva	1L 42	EP 10
31	16	To= Galloway	Central Carolina	MG TD	1L 56	HP
32	37	John Mahall	Old Dominion	AH Sprite	1L 98	HP
33	89	Ike Eichelberger	N C	Porsche	1L 150	EF11
34	21	Bob Wilson	N C	A H 3000	1L 187	DP
DNF	8	Charles Hough	Central Carolina	AH Sprite	-	EP

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