WATKINS GLEN GRAND PRIX 1957 The weekend had 9 races.  Everything from the ladies race on Friday to the 22 lap - 100 mile Grand Prix for Sports Cars Tens of thousands came to watch and the weather and race proved to be perfect
	Photo credits: Mort, Jack Deren, Dave Zych, John Kelley, Dave Nicholas 57 Glen Pg1   57 Glen Pg3  Glen Home  BARC Home

Ensley's finned D-type on the back straight headed for 10th place	. Charlie Kolb's Elva leads the Kessler XKSS.  Both cars were DNF in the Grand Prix	Two Corvettes race each other.  We think it's Bob Mouat (3rd) on L and Fred Windridge (1st) on R	Harry Carters 300SL passes R E Mason's XK-140  Carter was 4th the Jag 8th in Glen Trophy race	Your eyes do not deceive. Charlie Weiss' T Bird was fast in the opening laps before brakes faded
Denise McCluggage (r) drove the Sagan Porsche and won Ladies race	The head of the false grid has Holbert next to Sagan and #0 Charlie Wallace	Behind are Len Bastrup's Lotus #41, Suzie Dietrich #131 in the Porsche	Chuck Dietrich is inspecting something under his Elva.  He was 1st in GM	Bill Lewis' 550 was a dnf in the Queen Catherine and did not start the GP
The false grid, was where cars lined up before being driven on the track. Charlie Kolb in #31 Elva	Ray Erickson's Lister Bristol, #270 and #133 Tom Gilmour's Lotus IX	Holbert and wife get congratulations from starter Tex Hopkins in his very famous lavender suit.	The grid for the Queen Catherine Cup. Holbert #140; Paul Sagan #241, Fitch in the Maserati and Wallace in #0	A closer look as the grid is cleared.  The Porsche 550RS' finished 1-2-3