The 1958 United States Grand Prix for Sports Cars was a sports car race held at Riverside International Raceway on October 12, 1958. It was the fourth and final round of the 1958 USAC Road Racing Championship season, the seventeenth round of the Sports Car Club of America's Pacific Coast Championship, the second running of the Riverside Grand Prix, and the first post-World War II running of the United States Grand Prix. The race was held over 62 laps of Riverside's 3.3-mile (5.3 km) circuit, for a total of 203.1 miles (326.9 km). Chuck Daigh won the race overall, driving one of Lance Reventlow's Scarab-Chevrolets.
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The race was open to cars meeting the Sports Car Club of America's B Modified through G Modified classes. Although named "modified", most of the cars in classes C through G were factory-built sports racing cars. The field was unusually large for an American sports car race, attracted in large part by a large, $14,500 purse.[1]
Class | Displacement |
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B Modified | 5000-8000cc |
C Modified | 3000-5000cc |
D Modified | 2000-3000cc |
E Modified | 1500-2000cc |
F Modified | 1100-1500cc |
G Modified | 750-1100cc |
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Pole position winners in each class are marked in bold.
Pos | Class | Car | Driver | Lap Time |
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1 | BM | #5 Scarab Mk II-Chevrolet | Chuck Daigh | 02:04.0 |
2 | CM | #2 Ferrari 412 MI | Phil Hill | 02:06.0 |
3 | BM | #3 Scarab Mk II-Chevrolet | Lance Reventlow | 02:08.1 |
4 | CM | #59 Aston Martin DBR2 | Bob Oker | 02:09.7 |
5 | CM | #69 Ferrari 375 Plus | Dan Gurney | 02:10.2 |
6 | CM | #11 Ferrari 335 Sport | John von Neumann | 02:10.8 |
7 | BM | #70 Ol' Yaller Mk.I-Buick | Max Balchowsky | 02:11.1 |
8 | DM | #159 Aston Martin DBR1 | Roy Salvadori | 02:11.6 |
9 | DM | #211 Ferrari 250 TR | Richie Ginther | 02:12.3 |
10 | BM | #172 Kurtis 500X-Cadillac | Jerry Unser | 02:12.4 |
11 | CM | #27 Jaguar D-Type | Bill Krause | 02:13.6 |
12 | BM | #111 Devin-Chevrolet Special | Ak Miller | 02:13.7 |
13 | FM | #7 Porsche 718 RSK | Jean Behra | 02:14.3 |
14 | BM | #14 Lister-Corvette | Bill Pollack | 02:15.5 |
15 | CM | #88 Ferrari 410 Sport | Masten Gregory | 02:15.6 |
16 | CM | #78 Maserati 450S | Carroll Shelby | 02:15.6 |
17 | BM | #229 Chevrolet Special | Clem Proctor | 02:17.6 |
18 | BM | #264 Huffaker Special-Chrysler | Fred Knoop | 02:17.7 |
19 | EM | #50 Porsche 550 RS Spyder | Ken Miles | 02:18.0 |
20 | FM | #126 Lotus Eleven | Pat Pigott | 02:18.6 |
21 | EM | #155 Ferrari 500 TR | Sam Weiss | 02:18.8 |
22 | BM | #149 Zidar Special (Kurtis-Corvette) | Ray Crawford | 02:19.8 |
23 | GM | #125 Lotus Eleven | Pete Lovely | 02:21.8 |
24 | BM | #98 Maserati 450S-Pontiac | Jim Rathmann | 02:22.9 |
25 | GM | #127 Lotus Eleven-Climax | Skip Conklin | 02:23.4 |
26 | EM | #9 Meyer-Drake Special-Offenhauser | Bill Cantrell | 02:24.0 |
27 | FM | #49 Cooper-Climax | Bob Drake | 02:24.3 |
28 | FM | #117 Osca TN | Harry Hanford | 02:24.4 |
29 | FM | #4 Lotus Eleven | Lew Florence | 02:24.6 |
30 | EM | #135 Ferrari 500 TR | Alan Markelson | 02:24.9 |
31 | CM | #129 HWM-Chevrolet | Ralph Ormsbee | 02:25.3 |
32 | BM | #96 Kurtis-Ford | Marvin Porter | 02:25.4 |
33 | BM | #110 Caballo de Hiero Mk II-Oldsmobile | Bobby Unser | 02:26.3 |
34 | EM | #121 Ferrari 500 TRC | Frank Becker | 02:26.3 |
35 | BM | #93 Buick Special | Floyd Burt | 02:27.6 |
36 | FM | #122 Cooper-Porsche | Tom Meehan | 02:28.2 |
37 | FM | #124 Porsche 550 RS Spyder | George Keck | 02:28.3 |
38 | DM | #259 Aston Martin DB3S | William de Creeft | 02:28.8 |
39 | EM | #35 Osca 2000 | Pearce Woods | 02:29.0 |
40 | BM | #140 Kurtis-Buick | Bill Cheesbourg | 02:30.1 |
41 | EM | #23 Lotus Mark X | John Timanus | 02:30.4 |
42 | DM | #118 Porsche 356 Carrera GT Coupe | Jean Pierre Kunstle | 02:34.2 |
43 | DM | #138 Duncan Special | Bill Love | 02:35.3 |
44 | EM | #26 Ferrari 500 TR | Gordon Glyer | 02:36.5 |
45 | BM | #6 Kurtis-Buick | Troy Ruttman | no time |
46 | BM | #181 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL-Corvette | Johnny Parsons | no time |
DNQ | FM | #8 Maserati 150S | Dusty Miller | – |
DNQ | BM | #16 Scarab Mk I-Chevrolet | Lance Reventlow | – |
DNQ | BM | #52 Kurtis-Corvette | Bert Ruttman | – |
DNQ | CM | #77 Ferrari 4.4 | Rodger Ward | – |
DNQ | EM | #114 Sebring 2000SS | Hank Tubman | – |
Class winners marked in bold.
Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Car | Laps |
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1 | BM | 5 | Reventlow Automobile Incorporated | Chuck Daigh | Scarab Mk II | 62 |
Chevrolet Corvette 5.5L V8 | ||||||
2 | CM | 69 | Frank Arciero | Dan Gurney | Ferrari 375 Plus | 62 |
Ferrari 4.0L V12 DOHC | ||||||
3 | CM | 27 | Frank Millard | Bill Krause | Jaguar D-Type | 62 |
Jaguar XK 3.9L I6 | ||||||
4 | FM | 7 | Porsche AG | Jean Behra | Porsche 718 RSK | 61 |
Porsche 1.5L Flat-4 | ||||||
5 | DM | 211 | Ferrari Representatives of California | Richie Ginther | Ferrari 250 TR | 61 |
Ferrari Tipo 128 LM 3.0L V12 | ||||||
6 | DM | 159 | David Brown | Roy Salvadori | Aston Martin DBR1 | 61 |
Aston Martin 2.9L I6 | ||||||
7 | BM | 70 | Motor Trend Magazine | Max Balchowsky | Ol'Yaller Mk.1 | 60 |
Buick 5.3L V8 | ||||||
8 | BM | 14 | Dean Van Lines | Bill Pollack | Lister | 60 |
Chevrolet Corvette 5.8L V8 | ||||||
9 | EM | 50 | Precision Motor Cars | Ken Miles | Porsche 550 RS | 60 |
Porsche 1.6L Flat-4 | ||||||
10 | FM | 49 | Top Equipment Co. | Bob Drake | Cooper | 58 |
Coventry Climax 1.5L I4 | ||||||
11 | CM | 88 | John Edgar | Masten Gregory | Ferrari 410 Sport | 57 |
Ferrari 4.9L V12 | ||||||
12 | EM | 26 | Gordon Glyer | Gordon Glyer | Ferrari 500 TR | 57 |
Ferrari Tipo 131 2.0L I4 | ||||||
13 | CM | 129 | Team Empire | Ralph Ormsbee | HWM | 57 |
Chevrolet 5.0L V8 | ||||||
14 | FM | 117 | Tim Considine | Harry Hanford | Osca TN | 57 |
Osca 1.5L I4 | ||||||
15 | EM | 135 | Alan Markelson | Alan Markelson | Ferrari 500 TR | 56 |
Ferrari Tipo 131 2.0L I4 | ||||||
16 | EM | 9 | Mar-Chris Co. | Bill Cantrell | Meyer-Drake Special | 56 |
Offenhauser 1.7L | ||||||
17 | EM | 121 | Team Empire | Frank Becker | Ferrari 500 TRC | 55 |
Ferrari 2.0L I4 | ||||||
18 | GM | 127 | Skip Conklin | Skip Conklin | Lotus Eleven | 55 |
Climax 1.1L I4 | ||||||
19 | FM | 124 | Team Empire | George Keck | Porsche 550 RS | 54 |
Porsche 1.5L Flat-4 | ||||||
20 | DM | 118 | Jean Pierre Kunstle | Jean Pierre Kunstle | Porsche 356 Carrera GT | 54 |
Porsche 1.5L Flat-4 | ||||||
21 | DM | 259 | William de Creeft | William de Creeft | Aston Martin DB3S | 52 |
Aston Martin 2.9L I6 | ||||||
22 | EM | 35 | C. Vernon | Pearce Woods | Osca 2000 | 47 |
Osca 2.0L | ||||||
23 | DM | 138 | West Coast Racing | Bill Love | Duncan Special | 44 |
Triumph TR2 2.2L | ||||||
24 | EM | 23 | John Timanus | John Timanus | Lotus Mark X | 39 |
1.4L (Supercharged) I4 | ||||||
25 DNF |
CM | 2 | Ferrari Representatives of California | Phil Hill | Ferrari 412 MI | 55 |
Ferrari 4.0L V12 DOHC | ||||||
26 DNF |
GM | 125 | Team Empire | Pete Lovely | Lotus Eleven | 54 |
Coventry Climax FWA 1.1L I4 | ||||||
27 DNF |
FM | 126 | Team Empire | Pat Pigott | Lotus Eleven | 46 |
Coventry Climax 1.5L I4 | ||||||
28 DNF |
FM | 4 | Team Empire | Lew Florence | Lotus Eleven | 25 |
Coventry Climax 1.5L I4 | ||||||
29 DNF |
BM | 93 | Floyd Burt | Floyd Burt | Buick Special | 23 |
Buick | ||||||
30 DNF |
BM | 149 | Ray Crawford | Ray Crawford | "Zidar Special" Kurtis | 20 |
Chevrolet Corvette 5.5L V8 | ||||||
31 DNF |
BM | 181 | Chuck Porter | Johnnie Parsons | Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Special | 16 |
Chevrolet Corvette (Supercharged) 5.0L V8 | ||||||
32 DNF |
BM | 264 | Fred Knoop | Fred Knoop | Huffaker-Chrysler Special | 13 |
Chrysler 5.2L V8 | ||||||
33 DNF |
BM | 3 | Reventlow Automobile Incorporated | Lance Reventlow | Scarab Mk II-Chevrolet | 9 |
Chevrolet Corvette 5.5L V8 | ||||||
34 DNF |
BM | 140 | Alex Budurin | Bill Cheesbourg | Kurtis Kraft | 8 |
Buick | ||||||
35 DNF |
BM | 172 | Mickey Thompson | Jerry Unser | Kurtis 500 X2 | 7 |
Cadillac 5.6L V8 | ||||||
36 DNF |
BM | 6 | Bill Murphy's Buick | Troy Ruttman | Kurtis Kraft | 7 |
Buick 5.1L V8 | ||||||
37 DNF |
FM | 122 | Team Empire | Tom Meehan | Cooper | 6 |
Porsche 1.5L Flat-4 | ||||||
38 DNF |
CM | 78 | Temple Buell | Carroll Shelby | Maserati 450S | 4 |
Maserati 4.7L V8 DOHC | ||||||
39 DNF |
BM | 96 | Marvin Porter | Kurtis Kraft | 4 | |
Ford | ||||||
40 DNF |
BM | 110 | Ak Miller | Bobby Unser | Caballo de Hiero Mk II | 3 |
Oldsmobile 6.2L V8 | ||||||
41 DNF |
EM | 155 | Sam Weiss | Sam Weiss | Ferrari 500 TR | 1 |
Ferrari Tipo 131 2.0L I4 | ||||||
42 DNF |
CM | 11 | Ferrari Representatives of California | John von Neumann | Ferrari 335 Sport | 0 |
Ferrari 4.1L V12 | ||||||
43 DNF |
BM | 111 | Ak Miller | Ak Miller | Devin Special | 0 |
Chevrolet 5.6L V8 | ||||||
DNS | CM | 59 | David Brown | Bob Oker | Aston Martin DBR2 | – |
Aston Martin 3.9L I6 | ||||||
DNS | BM | 98 | John Engar | Jim Rathmann | Maserati 450S | – |
Pontiac 6.3L V8 | ||||||
DNS | BM | 229 | Clem Proctor | Clem Proctor | Chevrolet Special | – |
Chevrolet (Supercharged) 4.6L V8 | ||||||
DNQ | FM | 8 | Dusty Miller | Dusty Miller | Maserati 150S | – |
Maserati 1.5L I4 | ||||||
DNQ | BM | 16 | Reventlow Automobile Incorporated | Lance Reventlow | Scarab Mk I-Chevrolet | – |
Chevrolet Corvette 5.5L V8 | ||||||
DNQ | BM | 52 | Engine Masters | Bert Ruttman | Kurtis Kraft | – |
Chevrolet Corvette V8 | ||||||
DNQ | CM | 77 | Italia Masters | Rodger Ward | Ferrari 4.4 | – |
Ferrari 4.4L V12 | ||||||
DNQ | EM | 114 | Dean Van Lines | Hank Tubman | Sebring 2000 SS | – |
2.0L |
Two support races were held: a production car race won by Skip Hudson in a Chevrolet Corvette, and an under-1400cc race won by Jock Ross in a Cooper-Climax.[3][4]
Preceded by 1958 Watkins Glen Formula Libre Grand Prix |
USAC Road Racing Championship 1958 season |
Succeeded by none |
Preceded by 1957 Riverside National Championship Sports Car Races |
Riverside Grand Prix | Succeeded by 1959 United States Grand Prix for Sports Cars |
Preceded by 1916 American Grand Prize |
United States Grand Prix | Succeeded by 1959 United States Grand Prix |