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    First and last non American to compete in the World Championship era Indianapolis 500 (1950-1960) - Alberto Ascari of Italy in 1952.
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    Not counting the Indianapolis 500, the first American to finish on the podium a World Championship Grand Prix was Masten Gregory who finished third in the 1957 Monaco Grand Prix.

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    Not counting the Indianapolis 500, the first American to finish second in a World Championship Grand Prix was Harry Schell in the 1958 Dutch Grand Prix.

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    Not counting the Indianapolis 500, the first American to win in a World Championship Grand Prix was Phil Hill in the 1960 Italian Grand Prix. It was also the first time Americans finished 1-2 (WC) with Richie Ginther in the runner up spot.

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    Not counting the Indianapolis 500, the first time two Americans finished on the podium a World Championship Grand Prix was the 1959 German Grand Prix with Dan Gurney/second and Phil Hill/third following winner Tony Brooks.

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    Pre- World Championship, Jimmy Murphy and Ralph DePalma were 1st and 2nd in the 1921 French GP
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    The last (mechanically driven) supercharged Championship (Indy) Car to win a race in that series was Roger Ward's #8 Wolcott Special that won the 1957 Rex Mays 100 at Milwaukee. It was a Lesovsky roadster with a 170 cubic inch Offenhauser engine that was boosted with a centrifugal type supercharger.


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    The last major race won by a car with a straight eight engine - the October 16, 1955 Targa Florio won by Stirling Moss and Peter Collins in a Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR.

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    The first and last NASCAR premier series (now Sprint Cup) race won by a car with an OHC engine was the 1954 International 100 in Linden, New Jersey won by Al Keller in a Jaguar XK-120.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Stan Reid View Post
    The last (mechanically driven) supercharged Championship (Indy) Car to win a race in that series was Roger Ward's #8 Wolcott Special that won the 1957 Rex Mays 100 at Milwaukee. It was a Lesovsky roadster with a 170 cubic inch Offenhauser engine that was boosted with a centrifugal type supercharger.
    Here's the car. If you are wondering how the engine and driver can be on the same side of the chassis in an upright roadster, it's because the Offy was mounted on about a 15 degree angle which allowed the driveshaft to pass to the outside of the driver's right hip.

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