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photo credits: Dave Nicholas, Dave Zych, John E Kelley, Michael Eaton, Spankey Smith
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#1&#4Corvettes #3Vette #8Aston1 #8B&W #8brokenHub #9pit #9paddock #9track
Johnson/Morgan Corvette was first US built car #3 Corvette brakes
for the last turn		 Sherm Decker early in the race before the hub failed The #8 Aston in the
pits on race morning.		 Note the LF wheel. The hub has broken and this is last lap. Jack Nethercutt
Pete Lovely
Ferrari TR		 Compare this race preparation area with what we have today. Nethercutt at the wheel coming into the pits
#10 #11Berlinetta #11damage #12jack #12speed #14grid #14Speed #15grid
Hap Sharp/Ronnie Hissom Ferrari was 4th Arents/Serena Ferrari The battered Berlinetta has retired for the day SWB Berlinetta having new tires fitted. Denise McLuggage &
Alan Eager won GT		 The winning Phil Hill Olivier Gendebien car on the grid Phil Hill at speed 2nd place Ferrari of Ginther, von Trips, Mairesse & Baghetti
15atDusk #16Ferrari #16paddock #17speed #17Brakes #17Speed #20Grid #20Hansgen
VonTrips at Sunset George Reed Bill Sturgis finished 8th Just sitting in the grass Pedro behind
the wheel		 Ricardo end of
back straight		 Pedro at Speed Cunningham Tipo 63
rear engine Birdcage		 Walt Hansgen leans
on right rear
#21Grid #21Speed #22 paddock #22 speed Moss#23 #24pushedGrid 24Speed #24speed
John Fitch getting ready Fitch in car he shared
with Dick Thompson		 Odd 2.6 Dino of Jim Hall George Constantine #22 finished 5th Sir Stirling Moss Masten Gregory guides Camoradi Tipo 63 Lucky Castner in
the Tipo 63		 Gregory on
front straight
CauseyGrid #26speed  #26drivers  GintherSpeed  #27onTrack  #27Trips  Briggs  #31Speed 
Dave Causey
waits for the start		 Ed Hugus at
speed in #26		 Hugus and Alan Connel
before the start		 Richie Ginther at
speed by the pits		 The first rear engine
Ferrari Sports racer		 Wolf von Trips in
his last Sebring		 Briggs Cunningham
drives his Tipo60		 Bill Kimberly co-drove
with Briggs