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2nd Marlboro 12 hour

Marlboro Park Speedway, Upper Marlboro, Maryland, USA

Date: 18/8/1962
Track length: 2.734 m
Attendance:
Entries accepted: unknown
Starters: 41
Finishers: 29

Pole position:
Fastest lap: Hayes/Davis

Distance: 12 hours
Average speed:
Weather: Hot
Ruleset: FIA Group 1 and 2?, capacity up to 3200 cc
Car info:  

 

Because of the temperatures, the race was much harder than the previous year. Initially, the turbocharged Corvair Spyder of Hayes and Davis was in the lead, clearly the fastest car on the track until it ran into troubles with the transmission housing which came loose. It eventually finished in 11th. The old-shape Volvo of Beck and Howes took over and won the race, ahead of the Saab 96 of Mayforth and Braun, which had rolled early in the race but were able to continue.
The new Volvo 122s all ran into trouble, just like the sensational Mini Cooper of Penske and Thompson - but this only dropped the car from second to fourth, still quite an achievement.

Touring cars
Pos Pos in class # Team / Entrant
Car- Engine		 Drivers, Nationality Engine
vol. (cc)		 Engine
Type		 Group Distance,
time		 Qualifying position Qualifying time Fastest lap Reason out,
remarks
1      
Volvo PV 544		 Harry Beck, USA
Brad Howes, USA
 1582 L4   364 laps        
2   46  
Saab 96		 Hal Mayforth, USA
Louie Braun, USA
 841 L3   351        
3     Team tricolor
Renault Dauphine 1093		 Charlie Kolb, USA
Art Tweedale, USA
 845 L4   349        
4     Briggs Cunningham Racing Team
Austin Mini Cooper		 Roger Penske, USA
Dick Thompson, USA
   L4   346       Lost wheel, brakes, tyres
5      
VW 1200 ‘58		 Hale Pauley, USA
Clement Bernard, USA
 1192 B4   345        
6     Team tricolor
Renault Dauphine 1093		 Ray Cuomo, USA
Paul Richards, USA
 845 L4   344       60 econd penalty for eating a slice of melon during drive
7     Team tricolor
Renault Dauphine 1093		 Jocko Maggiacomo Jr, USA
George Alderman, USA
 845 L4   342        
8      
Volvo PV 544		 Art Riley, USA
Bill Rutan, USA
 1582 L4   340        
9      
VW 1200 ‘53		 Stan Avis, USA
Henry Schwartz Jr, USA
 1131 B4   339        
10      
Panhard		 Gordon MacKenzie, USA
Henry Wallace
   B2   338        
11   7  
Chevrolet Corvair Monza Spyder 		Charlie Hayes, USA
Bob Davis, USA
 2375 tc B6           Transmission housing, rear wheel/suspension off
12      
Volvo PV 544		 Maxwell
Bryan
 1582 L4            
13      
Austin Mini Cooper		 Pairo
Jack Lyles, USA
? Peter Wiseman
   L4            
14      
BMW 700		 ? Bob Beatty
Sadowski
 697 B2            
15      
Volvo 122 S		 Gene Hobbs, USA
Pete Van der Vate, USA
   L4            
16      
Chevrolet Corvair		 Chris Buttery, USA
Warren
 2375 B6            
17      
Fiat 600		 Roan
Wally Hornbeck
   L4            
18      
NSU Prinz		 Harry Fanelli, USA
Chandler Lawrence, USA
 584 L2            
19      
Saab 96		 Holbert
Sven-Eric Sundquist
 841 L3            
20      
Volvo PV 544		 Mauer
Klay
 1582 L4            
DNF     Volvo AB
Volvo 122 S		 Rune Svensson, USA
Art Tattersall, USA
 1582 L4           Rod bearings
DNF     Volvo AB
Volvo 122 S		 Charlie Rainville, USA
 1582 L4           Rod bearings
DSQ      
Volvo 122 S		 Pierre Mion, USA
Lew Hatcher
 1582 L4           Illegal changing of the rear axle
DNF      
Saab 96		 Unknown
 841 L3            
DNF      
Saab 96		 Unknown
 841 L3            
DNF      
Saab 96		 Unknown
 841 L3            
DNF      
Morris Mini Minor		 Unknown
 848 L4           Accident
DNF      
Chevrolet Corvair		 Amreic Joslin, USA
Bob Lamson, USA
 2375 B6           Holed piston