Walt Hansgen in the new “knobbly” Lister Jag immaculately prepared by Alfred Momo for Briggs Cunningham. This was BH101, the first Knobbly built and raced at Sebring.

Ed Crawford in #61 (BH102) leads Hansgen early in the feature race. Fast Eddie would fade to finish 2nd. This Lister was BHL 102, the 2nd knobbly Lister Jag produced.

An unusual view from the rear of Crawford’s Lister turning left through the fast turn headed back to the finish line.

Don Sessler’s Porsche 550RS leads Jim Johnston’s new Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa Spyder. Sessler was very fast finishing 3rd overall.

The Flying Greek George Constantine in his black D type Jaguar reported as XKD 545 finished 4th behind Sessler. This was the same Auto Engineering D type Walt Hansgen raced previously.

This is clearly George Constantine in the black D Type chasing a blue D type. The problem is no other D Type is listed in the entry or results. From the color it looks as if it is the D Type Constantine won the Glen GP in 1956 which was XKD 545.

Jim Johnston’s Ferrari 250TR #0720. Jim bought it new from Chinetti and nicknamed it “Big Red”.. While only 5th overall, Johnston was first in the 3 liter D modified class.

Johnston raced at nearly 20 different events around the country in 1958. He followed that up by racing at Sebring in 1959 and then raced even more weekends in 1959. For 1958 he was crowned the SCCA DM national champion

I know, you’ve already seen two other photos but such a gorgeous car deserves to be seem from every angle. Johnston sold the car after the 1959 season

Bark Henry in Mrs. Boden’s Kelso Maserati 300S #3051 was the very first 300S produced. The story of Mrs. Boden aka Marguerite du Pont de Villiers Ortiz, is one worth looking up. Henry was 6th overall and 2nd in D Modified

Bill Sadler in his magnificent Chevy powered Sadler Special. He put fear into the two Listers all year, but the car rarely finished. In this case Sadler was mistakenly black flagged and was a DQ. Here he is looking over his shoulder at who is behind him.

Sadler was not just a designer and visionary, he actually built his car and then raced them. And he was fast. His crowning achievement was winning the 1958 Watkins Glen Classic.

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OOPS! Bark Henry loops the Maserati. Bill Sadler steers under him as George Constantine in the D Jaguar gets away.

Yes, it is a Ford Thunderbird, part of a two car team of Ralph Durbin and John Cook. Sometimes known as WB specials or Battlebirds, Durbin actually raced one at the Nürburgring in 1957. Neither car finished at Cumberland.

A terrific view of what Cumberland looked like. Here, Hansgen’s Lister chases Johnston’s Ferrari with Gus Andrey’s blue Ferrari 550TR leading. This could have been in practice or as the Lister’s were lapping traffic.

This year Cumberland held a separate race for under 2 liter sports racing cars. This is Len Butscher in this Ferrari 500TR #625LM. A pretty famous car Len got from Lucky Casner. It won the 2 liter class at Monza in 1956 in the hands of Peter Collins and Mike Hawthorne

George Arents gets the checkered flag from starter Jessie Coleman. His Ferrari TdF #0773GT was 2nd overall and won C Production. Arents and this buddy George Reed raced Tour de France Berlinetta’s all through 1958 & 1959.

Len Butscher’s Ferrari 500 is chased by Doc Wyllie’s Lotus X. Another situation where these cars were never listed in the same race. Following is Charlie Kolb in an older Ferrari Mondial that was also not listed in the entry or results. Could this have been taken in practice?

Taken from a tower at the exit of the hairpin, Bus Andrey, Ferrari 500TRC #0706 leads John Quackenbush, Ferrari 500TR #0634 who is in front of Denise McLuggage’s Porsche 550RS.

Don Sessler in his Porsche 550RS chases Charlie Kolb’s Ferrari Mondial. Sessler won the 2 liter race, then joined in the feature and finished 3rd overall.

Haybales lined Cumberland to keep cars from hitting more solid objects. The problem, hay catches fire. Some unlucky driver went off course and the heat from his exhaust caught bales on fire. It was quickly extinguished.

Back in the day when you saw the #35 it was probably Frank Baptista. Frank was always at the front in the small displacement sports cars; Lotus and Elva. He often was supported by Manhattan Auto’s in the DC area. He won GM easily.

Baptista, Lotus 11 leads John Mull’s DB. The Mull’s, john and Evelyn, were usually in their AC Bristols. John was 3rd in H Modified.

Behind Baptista’s Lotus a firece battle in the newer Elva MkII’s. Chuck Dietrich leads Millard Ripley in a race long duel. Something went wrong for Dietrich finishing 9th but Ripley continued to a nice 2nd overall.

Dick Thompson was already known to be a very quick driver in everything from an MG-TD, Porsche 356, Jaguar XK’s and of course Corvette. In 1958 Dr. Dick was sponsored by Manhattan Auto’s in DC to race an Austin-Healey 100-6. He won.

A brace of Alfa’s fight through the hairpin. Barry Budlong won but had a fight with Bob Grossman and Art Tweedale. And that is how they finished.

Budlong and Grossman in their Alfa’s. These gorgeous cars always leaned heavily but handled well. Can you hear the Pirelli’s screeching and that overhead cam motor revving?

Brad Howe’s 750cc double bubble Fiat Abarth was 2nd in H Modified. In this photo he leads Peg Wyllie in her Lotus. I’m not so sure Peg drove the Lotus in the main race, but she did finish 2nd to Denise in the Ladies race.

A Bandini driven by Jim Eichenlaub won the H Modified class. This Bandini driven by George Parsons was a DNF. Note the TR, MG-TD, Vette and MGA behind the fence. A reported 40,000 came to see the Cumberland races in 1958.

Richard Toland’s DB Panhard won H production. No mean feat in beating the usual HP winner Howard Hanna, also in a DB.

As he had 2 weeks prior at Lime Rock, George Constantine in his Aston Martin DBR2 walked away with the 40 lap race

The Elisha Walker owned Aston was the same car Moss drove to victory at Goodwood and Outlon Park but now with the huge 4.9 liter motor.

Bob Said driving Bill Sadlers MkII comes up to lap the Austin Healey-Chev of John Reimer and the Jomar of Ray Saidel. Said finished 2nd to Constantine.

Allan Markelson’s Ferrari 500 TRC 0668MDTR finished 5th. He also ran the previous USAC race at Lime Rock finishing 3rd. This was a very famous 2 liter machine having won its class at Sebring in 1957.

USAC pulled as many favors as possible and got Jim Rathman who had won the F1 race of two worlds at Monza earlier and would go on to win Indy in 1960. The Lister Bristol failed to finish.

Constantine brakes hard to avoid a pack of cars as Jim Rathman goes off the road leaving the oval. Roscoe Searles AC with a Jag engine is going left, Roger Ward is inside the Corvette of John Herrera. Markelson’s Ferrari and Saidel’s Jomar go left to avoid Rathman. Reimer’s red Healey-Corvette keeps out of the Aston’s path.

Rain plagued the event with cold showers arriving in the morning. It kept the crowd away and the race was a financial disaster for USAC and the track. It was reported only 1,600 people attended.

There was not much for Harlan to shoot so he got another shot of a very relaxed Constantine stroking the Aston Martin DBR2/1 to its second victory in two weeks.