VIR - April 1971 IMSA GT Race - "Danville 300"

Virginia International Raceway, April 18, 1971
The very first IMSA GT race

Race Program (thanks to Stan Vann)

• Cover
• GT race entry list
• Formula 100 entry list
• Race schedule      Pace car photo
• Course map         VIR staff
• VIR history page 1           page 2
• Spectator map & viewing tips       rules      ticket
• 1971 race schedule           Lap records

Newspaper Articles

• Pre-race Press - "Bill Scott Favored In VIR Sprints"
• Pre-race Press - "Army Leave Came At Right Time For Porsche Driver"
• Qualifying Report & Photos - "Dave Hines Top Qualifier For Danville '300' At VIR"
• Qualifying Report - "David Loring Wins 1st Heat In VIR Race"
• Race Report - "Porsche Outduels Corvette For Danville 300 VIR Win"
• Race Report - "Gregg Wins In VIR"
• Race Report & Photos - "Thiokol Record Braker" newsletter 

Results - Article by Phil Allen in May 8, 1971 Competition Press & Autoweek

Results - Article by Ronald Aldridge in 1972 race program

Spectator Hill Photos by Si Cottrell

Results  

o/a	class	car #	Danville 300	car	laps
1	GTU-1	59	Peter Gregg / Hurley Heywood	Porsche 914/6 GT	95
2	GTO-1	57	Dave Heinz	Corvette	93
3	GTU-2	29	Ralph Meany	Porsche 914/6 GT	89
4	GTU-3	61	Pete Harrison	Porsche 911S	87
5	GTU-4	66	Jack Rabold	Porsche 911	84
6	B-1	11	Byron Morris / Clint Abernethy	BMW	79
7	A-1	23	George Alderman	Datsun 510	76
8	A-2	17	Hugh Heishman	Audi 100LS	74
9	A-3	53	Ron Lockhart	Datsun 510	67
10	A-4	6	Clark Stimson	Fiat 850	66
11	A-5	7	Steve Coleman / Grover Swayer	Datsun 510
12	TU-1	71	Amos Johnson / Roger Mandeville / Bunny Diggett	Opel
13	GTU-5	31	Jim Locke (oil leak)	Porsche 911T
14	GTU-6	5	John Cavin	AH Sprite
15	TU-2	38	Paul Fleming	Fiat 124SC
16	GTU-7	81	H.W. Alexander / Bill Hennecy	Volvo P1800
17	TO-1	21	Bob Hennig / Dick Staples	AMC Javelin
18	GTO-2	15	Mel Shaw / Cress Taylor	Corvette
19	GTU-8	67	Derek Sims / Howard Smith	Triumph TR-4
20	TU-3	32	Joe Richardson/Fred Willard	Mini-Cooper
21	GTU-9	46	Bob Beasley	Porsche 911S
22	GTU-10	1	Michael Keyser	Porsche 911S
23	TU-4	98	Alan Kline / Jerry Baird	Austin Mini
24	A-6	3	Wolfgang Christian	Mini-Cooper
Heat 1	Heat 2		International Formula 100 Race
1	1	12	David Loring	Caldwell D9	16
4	2	88	Bill Baros	Caldwell D9
2	3	31	Nils Sanborn	Lola T200
16	4	2	Chris Gleason	Winkleman
7	5	57	Carl Williamson	Lola T200
6	6	7	Mark Alderson	Alexis
20	7	70	Nick Dunn	Winkleman
21	8	98	Bob Burgess	Winkleman
17	9	93	George Alderman	Lotus 61
8	10	24	Bob Gardner	Lotus 61

Please e-mail me with any additional info about this or any other VIR race. Thanks.

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