▁entered ▁by ▁Luigi ▁Ch in etti ' s ▁North ▁American ▁Racing ▁Team ▁and ▁were ▁painted ▁in ▁North ▁American ▁racing ▁blue ▁and ▁white . ▁The ▁only ▁entr ant ▁missing ▁from ▁the ▁ 2 0 ▁who ▁were ▁invited ▁was ▁American ▁A . ▁J . ▁Fo yt , ▁who ▁was ▁offered ▁a ▁works ▁BR M ▁drive ▁for ▁the ▁race , ▁but ▁decided ▁against ▁it . ▁ ▁The ▁Wat kins ▁Glen ▁Grand ▁Prix ▁Corporation ▁was ▁so ▁pleased ▁with ▁the ▁new ▁track ▁surface ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁laid ▁down ▁that ▁they ▁believed ▁a ▁ 1 2 0   m ph ▁( about ▁ 1 9 3   km / h ) ▁lap ▁( 1 : 0 8 . 9 ) ▁was ▁possible , ▁and ▁they ▁had ▁ 1 2 0 ▁bott les ▁of ▁champ agne ▁ready ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁one ▁to ▁do ▁it . ▁While ▁the ▁three ▁remaining ▁Championship ▁cont enders , ▁along ▁with ▁American ▁Dan ▁G ur ney , ▁w aged ▁a ▁stir ring ▁battle ▁for ▁the ▁pole ▁and ▁broke ▁Hill ' s ▁record ▁from ▁the ▁previous ▁year , ▁they ▁did ▁not ▁come ▁close ▁to ▁claim ing ▁the ▁prize . ▁ ▁Col in ▁Chap man ▁had ▁both ▁an ▁older ▁Type ▁ 2 5 ▁and ▁the ▁new ▁Type ▁ 3 3 ▁Lot us ▁for ▁Clark , ▁but ▁the ▁Scot ▁had ▁little ▁time ▁to ▁practice ▁in ▁the ▁newer ▁version ▁by ▁the ▁time ▁it ▁was ▁ready . ▁He ▁set ▁the ▁fast est ▁time ▁( 1 : 1 2 . 6 5 ) ▁using ▁the ▁old , ▁reliable ▁one , ▁anyway ,