1963 Road America 500 - Dave MacDonald & Bob Bondurant win GT Class in Shelby Cobra CSX2136
SAI teammates Dave MacDonald and Bob Bondurant co-drive Shelby Cobra Roadster CSX2136 - jointly entered by Steve McQueen & Carroll Shelby - to a 1st in GT & 4th OA finish in the 1963 Road America 500 at Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin.
Shelby American entries finished this grueling 500 mile event 2-4-6 overall in a field of 61 sports cars. Winning time was 5 hrs 56 min
Other notable finishers:
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/Bob Johnson finished 2nd GT & 6th overall in Cobra Roadster joint entered by Shelby & Vic Damone