Denise McCluggage (right) is smiling at her OSCA. Isabelle Haskell her co driver is enjoying the conversation. They were 2nd in the 750 class. Haskell would later marry Alejandro de Tomaso and later bred some famous racing horses.
Phil Hill and friend Richie Ginther walk down pit lane. Is Richie asking what’s in the box?
A luxury in 1959 was the Cunningham trailer.. Briggs is in a discussion with another driver. Note the lounge chairs to lay and catch some Florida sun.
Ricardo Rodriguez confers with someone in the pits. Ricardo and Frank Bott drove a 750 OSCA. Despite doing 106 laps they are listed as not classified.
A close up photo of west coast Porsche pusher Jack McAfee. Jack co drove this RSK with Ken Miles. They finished 8th overall.
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Pedro Rodriguez drove the 1958 LeMans winning Ferrari 250TR #0728TR with Paul O’Shea. The car and Pedro did well in December at Nassau but failed to finish at Sebring
Out on the circuit on practice day Briggs Cunningham and Alfred Moss are looking at something. Noe one of their Lister Jaguars is sitting stranded on a sand bank in the background.
Sometimes blurry shots or where the car is cut off end up creating a great photo. The winning Ferrari, headlights ablaze, whips through the rain.
Jean Behra sits in the #9 Ferrari. A mercurial personality, Behra was tough and fast in cars and on motorcycles. Behra was fearless and often crashed. He lost part of an ear and a bit of his nose in racing accidents, but never slowed. Sadly he wo
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