September 8, 1963 - Dave MacDonald and Shelby American at Elkhart Lake in the Road America 500.

Dave MacDonald & Bob Bondurant co-drove this Cobra Roadster joint owned by Carroll Shelby and actor Steve McQueen

Dave MacDonald took the first shift in the Road America 500 and ran as high as 2nd overall. Photo John McCollister

Bondurant and MacDonald discuss the car's performance as Bob steps in for his shift. The two drivers ran remarkably well in this
500 mile endurance race and finished 1st in GT and 4th overall.

Ken Miles & Bob Holbert teamed up in an independant Cobra Roadster and finished 2nd overall. Photo John McCollister

Lew Spencer teamed with Bob Johnson to finish 2nd GT and 6th overall. This Cobra was joint owned by Shelby & singer/actor Vic
Damone. Hollywood was in love with the Cobra! Photo John McCollister

Doug Theim/Tom Terrell finished 7th OA in a Ferrari Dino 206. Photo Scott Sperka

Roger Penske, with brief help from Augie Pabst, finished 8th OA in a Ferrari 250 GTO for Mecom Racing. Photo Scott Sperka

M R J Wylie ran solo and finished 10th OA in a Lola MK 1. Photo John McCollister

David Biggs/James Johnston finished 16th OA in a Ferrari 250 TR. Photo Scott Sperka

Skip Hudson ran solo too and finished 17th OA in a Maserati Tipo 151. Photo Scott Sperka

Briggs Cunningham/John Fitch finished 20th OA in a Jaguar E-type roadster. Photo Scott Sperka

Bob Dusinberre/Burrell Besancon finished 30th OA in a Porsche 718 RS. Photo Scott Sperka

Roy Kumnick ran solo and dnf'd in this futuristic looking Excalibur Hawk. Photo John McCollister

Augie Pabst & John Wuesthoff grabbed the victory in a Porsche-Elva Mk.7. Winning time was 5 hrs 56 min. Photo John McCollister

News articles recapping the 1963 Road America 500. MacDonald/Bondurant 1st in GT and 4th OA - Pabst/Wuesthoff 1st OA.
Video of this race can be seen in "Dave's Racing Videos"

Actor Steve McQueen visits with Carroll Shelby at the Shelby American plant in Venice California.

McQueen not only co-owned the Cobra Dave & Bob drove in this race but he also bought a Cobra Roadster for personal enjoyment

Course layout for the 500 mile race at Elkhart Lake.

Goodyear Tire sponsership money for the 1963 Road America 500. Dave's share was a whopping $37. Times have certainly changed

The mighty Cobra Roadster knocked Ferrari off its perch and wound up winning the 1963 USRRC Championship! Photo Pete Brock

2011 Shelby Hauler with Dave's image on the side. Hauler travels the country transporting various Shelby vehicles to auto shows