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Sports Car Racing at Midland, TX, 1959

February 23, 2026 By pete

In the first turn of Race 4’s opening lap, Ronnie Hissom’s Lister/Chevy and Emory Cantey’s Porsche 550RS came together, knocking both cars out for the weekend.

Story by Willem Oosthoek, photos by Bob Jackson

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Last week we described the strong October 1959 entry list, at least for an SCCA Regional in the Southwest. Today we’ll have a look how the big modifieds – five Ferraris [two with Chevy engines], one Maserati/Ferrari, three Chevy-engined Listers and a Jaguar/Chevy – performed in the two races scheduled for their class during the 2nd Annual Midland Sports Car Races. Their individual chassis numbers were mentioned previously, so we won’t repeat them.

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Tagged With: Alan Connell ferrari, Charles Hughes ferrari, Frank Harrison's Maserati 450S, hap sharp, Harry Washburn ferrari, jim hall, Midland Texas sports car races, Ronnie Hissom, willem oosthoek

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