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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