VIR History - Ferrari

Virginia International Raceway - 1957-74

A Few Ferrari Puzzles - VIR date unknown

Ferrari Image Gallery

These are the Ferraris I have found on entry lists or result sheets for VIR races.
Often the entry list didn't have the type listed - my best guess is listed with a "?"

Many thanks to the wonderful "Barchetta - The Classic and Sports Car Channel" web site for such great historical info. Also special thanks to Harald Mergard, Mark Ketcham, David Seielstad, Jarrett Rothmeier, and Antoine Prunet for their expertise and great detective work identifying cars and correcting my mistakes!

I have included race results when known - perhaps some entrants broke in practice or never showed up.
Any additional info would be greatly appreciated. - Please send me mail: nick@virhistory.com

Click on any image to see a larger version - Click on race date to see more info and photos
Ferrari Type Driver Car # VIR Race Class Notes
500 TR s/n 0652 MDTR (1956)
ex-Gregory/von Trips Cuban GP
Chet Flynn 77 8/57 ES arnold-5708-5.JPG (420991 bytes)
Race 2 - 11th OA (ES5)
3.5- 857 Sport s/n 0584M
0584M restamped to 0578M
newspaper- "ex-Marquis de Portago"
Gene Greenspun 44 8/57 CS
Race 5 - 10th OA (DS4)
Race 10 - crashed
2.5 - 625 LM s/n 0612 MDTR James Johnston 15 8/57 DS  
Race 5 - DNF
Monza - 750 Monza s/n 0518M John Kilborn 10 8/57 DS bk-5708-003.JPG (74676 bytes)
Race 5 - 5th OA (DS1)
Race 10 - 7th OA (DS2)
4.5 - 375MM PF Spyder s/n 0364AM
arnold-5708-1.JPG (252548 bytes)
Rich Lyeth 91 8/57 CS hh-5708-013.jpg (359833 bytes)
Race 5 - 4th OA (CS4)
Race 10 - 5th OA (CS5)
375 MM PF Spyder s/n 0382AM
"1954 President's Cup winner (Spear)"
Duncan Black 4 8/57 CS - DNS?
500 TRC Spyder s/n 0668MDTR E.P. Lunken 6 8/57 ES - DNS?
2.0 Mondial - s/n 0430MD Gaston Andrey 25 8/57 ES hh-5708-084.jpg (295324 bytes)
Race 2 - 4th OA (ES2)
Race 10 - 10th OA (ES2)
500TR - s/n 0622 MDTR John Middleton III 59 8/57 ES Race 5 -3rd OA (ES1)
Race 10 - 9th OA (ES1)
TR - 500 TR s/n 0634MDTR John Quackenbush 75 8/57 ES Race 10 - DNF
3.0 Paul Norair 90 10/57 DS - DNS
750 Monza
s/n 0498 with 857S engine ex-0578
E.D. Martin 97 10/57 CS gridded 7th - DNF
wt-5710-01.JPG (38771 bytes)
3.8 TR - 500 TRC s/n 0644 MDTR
hh-5708-031.jpg (353857 bytes)
David Cunningham, 50 10/57 CS

gridded 14th, crashed
3.8 - 315S s/n 0684 Gene Greenspun 4 10/57 CS - DNS
4.5 - 375MM PF Spyder s/n 0364AM Rich Lyeth 91 10/57 CS - DNS
4.5 - 375 MM PF Spyder s/n 0382AM Duncan Black 44 10/57 CS hh-5708-030.jpg (338592 bytes)
gridded 8th, 3rd OA
290MM s/n 0616
hh-5708-046.jpg (291770 bytes)
John Kilborn 10 10/57 ?  
gridded 4th, DNF
2.0 Mondial - s/n 0430MD Gaston Andrey 25 10/57 ES gridded 9th
500 TRC s/n 0660MDTR William Helburn 16 10/57 ES gridded 10th,
Ran off into grass, hit stump
GT - 250 GT LWB TdF s/n 0893GT ? George Reed 96 5/58 CP
Race 5 - CP3
GT - 250 GT LWB TdF s/n 0773GT George Arents Jr 97 5/58 CP ln5805-01.jpg (69788 bytes)
Race 5 - CP1
"brand new Ferrari GT" (Arents driving?) D.H. Cunningham 99 5/58 CP -
375 MM s/n 0382AM Duncan Black 4 5/58 CS
Race 5 - CS3
1.9 TR - 500 TRC spyder s/n 0706MDTR
newspaper - "same TR he drove at Sebring"
Gaston Andrey 25 5/58 ES Race 3 - 4th OA ?
Race 5 - ES1
2.0 Mondial - s/n 0430MD Charlie Kolb 31 5/58 ES ES2
500 Mondial s/n 0506 Bob Gary 53 5/58 ES -
375MM s/n 0392 with 0364 or 0382 engine? George Reed 95 5/58 BS -
315S s/n 0656 E.D. Martin 100 5/58 CS -
Hi-Tork Special - 375MM PF Spyder s/n 0364AM with supercharged 327 Corvette engine Rich Lyeth 91 10/58 BM 1st BM (3rd OA)
TR - 500 TRC spyder s/n 0706MDTR Gaston Andrey 25 10/58 EM ln5810-07.jpg (76709 bytes)
1st EM (4th OA)
250 California s/n 0919 Bob Grossman 19 5/59 CP 4th OA (CP1)
250 GT - single vent TdF (Florida license ID 1831) 1141GT George Arents Jr 96 5/59 CM 9th OA (CM4)
500 TR s/n 0614 MDTR James Place 115 5/59 EM 15th OA (EM3)
500 TR s/n 0652 MDTR (1956) Bill Burroughs 24 5/59 EM 11th OA (EM1)
250 TR s/n 0714TR (1957) Alan Connell 124 5/59 DM hh-5708-029.jpg (276281 bytes)
4th OA (CM2)
California - 250 GT LWB California Spyder
s/n 1699GT (1960)
Robert Publicker 14 5/60 BP DNS
California - 250 GT LWB California Spyder
s/n 1451
Bob Grossman 19 5/60 BP ln-6005-02.jpg (81791 bytes)
1st OA
TR - 500 TRC spyder s/n 0706MDTR Gene Parsons 777 5/60 EM ln-6005-09.jpg (73110 bytes)
6th OA
335 S s/n 0764 Alan Connell 21 5/60 CM ln-6005-04.jpg (70414 bytes)
DNF (moved to BM)
(broken oil line)
250 GT SWB Comp s/n 2455GT (1961)   K. Price 20 4/61 DM
crashed
Berlinetta - 250 GT SWB Comp s/n 1773GT ? Bob Hathaway 86 4/61 DM 10th OA
?? Ed Gelder 35 4/61 CM -
?? - 250 GT SWB Comp s/n 3005GT ? Doug Thiem 6 4/62 AP -
?? - 250 GT SWB s/n 2731GT ?

br-114.jpg (73054 bytes)

Bob Grossman 9 4/62 AP  
DQ - passed under yellow
?? - 250 GT SWB Comp s/n 2237GT ? Charles Hayes 7 4/62 AP -
250 California LWB s/n 1085GT Allan Wylie 28 4/62 BP -
?? - 250 GT SWB Comp s/n 1773GT ? Bob Hathaway 86 4/62 AP
246 S s/n 0784
 
John "Buck" Fulp 26 10/62 DM
1961 250 GT Berlinetta s/n 3005 Pierre Mion 59 4/63 AP DNF
250 P s/n 0810 Buck Fulp (or Gordon Tatum?) 26 10/63 DM
250 GTO/LM s/n 4713GT Bob Grossman 9 4/64 AP   4th
268 SP s/n 0798 Tom O'Brien 87 4/64 DM  DNF
268 SP s/n 0798
entry list says "Ferrari-Chevy" but no Chevy engine known
J.L. O'Brien 33 7/64 CM -
"old 4-banger Ferrari"
probably 500TRC s/n 0660 MDTR
C.C. Canada
(maybe owned by Henry Hiranaka)
7 10/65 EM 9th, 3rd, 3rd OA
268 SP s/n 0798 Bob Hutchins 11 4/66 DSR -
P4 spyder s/n 0844   
Gordon Tatum 1 9/68 ASR
blew engine in practice






375 MM Spider - s/n 0382AM   Bob Grossman or George Burke?? 9 unknown
-maybe 10/63?

photo maybe from Marlboro, not VIR
?

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