The 1959 USAC Road Racing Championship season was the second season of the USAC Road Racing Championship. It began March 8, 1959, and ended October 18, 1959, after eleven races. The series was contested for sports cars at eight rounds, and Formula Libre at three rounds. Augie Pabst won the season championship.
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1959, usac, road, racing, championship, previous, 1958, next, 1960, season, second, season, usac, road, racing, championship, began, march, 1959, ended, october, 1959, after, eleven, races, series, contested, sports, cars, eight, rounds, formula, libre, three,. 1959 USAC Road Racing Championship Previous 1958 Next 1960 The 1959 USAC Road Racing Championship season was the second season of the USAC Road Racing Championship It began March 8 1959 and ended October 18 1959 after eleven races The series was contested for sports cars at eight rounds and Formula Libre at three rounds Augie Pabst won the season championship Contents 1 Calendar 2 Season results 3 References 4 External linksCalendar editRnd Race Length Circuit Location Date 1 Los Angeles Examiner International Grand Prix 150 mi 240 km Los Angeles County Fairgrounds Pomona California March 8 2 Daytona 1000 Kilometres 6 Hours Daytona International Raceway Daytona Beach Florida April 5 3 Meadowdale 505 505 km 314 mi Meadowdale International Raceway Carpentersville Illinois May 31 4 USAC Lime Rock 180 km 110 mi Lime Rock Park Lakeville Connecticut June 6 5 Meadowdale Gala 444 444 km 276 mi Meadowdale International Raceway Carpentersville Illinois July 5 6 Kiwanis Grand Prix 150 mi 240 km Riverside International Raceway Riverside California July 19 7 USAC Formula Libre Race 150 mi 240 km 1 Lime Rock Park Lakeville Connecticut July 25 8 Meadowdale Formula Libre 165 mi 266 km Meadowdale International Raceway Carpentersville Illinois September 6 9 Vaca Valley Sports Car Race 100 mi 160 km Vaca Valley Raceway Vacaville California September 27 10 United States Grand Prix for Sports Cars 200 mi 320 km Riverside International Raceway Riverside California October 11 11 International Formula Libre Grand Prix 230 km 140 mi Watkins Glen International Watkins Glen New York October 18Season results editRnd Circuit Winning Team Results Winning Driver s 1 Pomona 50 Zipper Estes Results nbsp Ken Miles 2 Daytona 86 Porsche Results nbsp Roberto Mieres nbsp Anton von Dory 3 Meadowdale 31 Nickey Racing Team Results nbsp Jim Jeffords 4 Lime Rock Elisha Walker Results nbsp George Constantine 5 Meadowdale 10 Nickey Chevrolet Results nbsp Jim Jeffords 6 Riverside 211 John von Neumann Results nbsp Richie Ginther 7 Lime Rock Kurtis Kraft Midget Offenhauser Results nbsp Rodger Ward 8 Meadowdale 50 Meister Brauser Results nbsp Augie Pabst 9 Vaca Valley 50 Meister Brauser Results nbsp Augie Pabst 10 Riverside 2 Eleanor von Neumann Results nbsp Phil Hill 11 Watkins Glen 1 British Racing Partnership Results nbsp Stirling MossReferences edit USAC Road Racing Championship race Ultimate Racing History Retrieved May 17 2010 External links editWorld Sports Racing Prototypes 1959 USAC Road Racing Championship Racing Sports Cars USAC Road Racing Championship archive Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1959 USAC Road Racing Championship amp oldid 1199107491, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
