1963 Road America 500 - Winners Dave MacDonald & Bob Bondurant pilot Shelby Cobra to GT win

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Dave MacDonald and Bob Bondurant co-pilot Cobra Roadster CSX2136 (#97) - joint owned by Steve McQueen & Carroll Shelby - to a 1st in GT (4th OA) finish in the 1963 USRRC Road America 500 at Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. Shelby American dominated this grueling 500 mile event finishing 2-4-6 overall in a field of 62 sports cars. (Winning time was 5 hrs 56 min) Other notable finshers: Augie Pabst/John Wuesthoff 1st OA in an Elva Mk.7 Porsche - 5 hrs 56 mins Ken Miles/Bob Holbert 2nd overall in a modified Cobra 289 Roadster Roger Penske 7th overall in a Mecom owned Ferrari 250 GTO Briggs Cunningham/John Fitch 20th overall in a Jaguar E-type roadster Lew Spencer drove the entire race himself and finished 2nd GT & 6th overall in Cobra Roadster joint owned by Shelby & Vic Damone

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