| Stan Sugarman
was an Arizona based
owner/driver. He and fellow Arizonan Jim Connor campaigned the ex-John
von Neumann
In 1960, Sugarman bought Maserati Type 61 "Birdcage" #2452 from Joe Lubin and replaced Lubin's driver, Bob Drake, with the very capable Connor. Jim Hall also drove #2452 for Sugarman, racing the car in the Pacific Grand Prix at Laguna Seca on October 22, 1960. After selling the Maserati, Sugarman bought the Ferrari from von Neumann and installed the Chevy. |
| At the highly competitive
Pomona
event July 8-9, 1961, Connor was 3rd in Saturday's qualifying race.
The very capable Connor would win a good starting position, then turn the beast over to owner Sugarman for the main event. Sugarman finished 6th on Sunday at Pomona. |
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The week after Pomona,
the pair took the car to Cotati in Sonoma County.
Connor finished 2nd to Don Hulette here. |
| Sugarman leads Chuck
Sargent in his "Birdcage" Maserati early at Cotati.
Sargent made short work of the Ferrari-Chevy, but he failed to finish. After this race, Sugarman sold the Ferrari-Chevy to Corvette driver Elmer "Red" Faris. Faris turned the driving over to fellow Corvette ace Bill Sherwood, who did well with it.. |
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