1958 Bathurst 100

June 2020 June 2020 thumb|250px|Layout of the Mount Panorama Circuit (1938-1986) The 1958 Bathurst 100 was a motor race staged at the Mount Panorama Circuit near Bathurst in New South Wales, Australia on 7 April 1958.John Medley, Bathurst, Cradle of Australian Motor Racing, pages 207 to 218 It was contested over 26 laps, a distance of approximately 100 miles. The race was promoted by the Australian Racing Drivers Club Ltd.Official Programme, Bathurst '100', Easter Race Meeting, Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst, Monday, April 7th, 1958 The race was won by Doug WhitefordRacing Drivers Injured in Bathurst '100', Canberra Times, Tuesday 8 April 1958, page 1, trove.nla.gov.au Retrieved 21 January 2020 driving a Maserati 300S. Results thumb|Doug Whiteford won the race driving a Maserati 300S similar to the example pictured above. Position Driver No. Car EntrantOfficial Programme, Bathurst '100', Easter Race Meeting, Mount Panorama Circuit, Bathurst, Monday, April 7th, 1958 Laps Time / Remarks 1 Doug Whiteford 24 Maserati 300S D. Whiteford 26 76:53.5 2 Arnold Glass 2 Ferrari 555Bathurst 100, Bathurst, 7 Apr 1958, www.oldracingcars.com Retrieved 21 January 2020 Capitol Motors 26 77:18.1 3 Bill Pitt 4 Jaguar D-Type Mrs. G. Anderson 26 78:07.4 4 Merv Neil 7 Cooper T43 Coventry Climax Merv Neil 26 78:28.2 5 Chas Whatmore 27 Lotus 11 Chas Whatmore's Sports Center 26 80:10.5 6 Alec Mildren 10 Cooper T43 Coventry Climax A. Mildren 26 81:28.0 7 Bill Ford 56 Orlando MG Robin Orlando 25 81.22.5 8 Allan Ferguson 45 MG Holden A. Ferguson 22 70:23.0 9 Clive Adams 8 Prad Holden C. Adams 21 70:23.0 10 Gordon Stewart 11 Stewart MG Ecurie Cinque 20 69:40.6 11 Noel Barnes 40 MG special N. Barnes 20 82:55.5 12 Glyn Scott 20 Holden Special G. Scott 20 63:40.0 ? Frank Walters 41 SoCal V8 Special F. B. Walters ? DNF Ern Seeliger 1 Maybach 3 Chevrolet E. Seeliger ?   DNF Lionel Ayers 117 MG TC L. Ayers ?   DNF Ron Phillips 12 Cooper Jaguar R. Phillips 12   DNF Curly Brydon 9 Ferrari 166 A.H. Brydon 12   DNF Paul Samuels 17 MG special Moss Bros. Retreads 10   DNF Bill March 49 Holden special H. Podmore 10   DNF Jesse Griffiths 36 Maserati 4CL J. Griffiths 7   DNF George Websdale 81 Buchanan MG G. L. Websdale 7 DNF Len Lukey 44 Cooper T23 Bristol L. Lukey 6   DNF Ray Walmsley 19 Alfa Romeo GMC R. Walmsley 6   DNF Ern Tadgell 5 Sabakat Coventry Climax C.E. Tadgell 3   DNF Vince Profilio 34 MG special V. Profilio ? Accident DNS Bib Stillwell 6 Cooper T43 Coventry Climax B. Stillwell - Accident in preliminary race DNSWhiteford Wins Bathurst '100', Australian Motor News, Wednesday, Apri 16, 1958, page 3 Ross Jensen 18 Maserati 250F R. Jensen - Engine failure Notes Attendance: 26,000 (estimated) Starters: 25 References Category:Motorsport in Bathurst, New South Wales Bathurst 100