Event: Eight Running Palm Springs Road RaceDate: 27.3.1955
Track: Palm Springs (United States), 3.701 kmsOrganiser: California Sports Car Club

Palm Springs - Sports over 1500 cc

Non championship race

(Entry List)

No.DriversEntrantPrincipalMakeTypeModelEngineGr.
3Bruce KesslerTony Parravano (USA)Ferrari500 MondialFerrariEM
7Tom Bamford (USA)AllardJ2CadillacBM
20Bill PollackKen Simpson (USA)BaldwinSpecialMk IIMercuryCM
29Geo. PutnamGeo. PutnamSiata208SEM
34Edward WilderEd WilderJaguarSpecialJaguarCM
36Rodney ScholtesRodney Scholtes (USA)Austin-Healey100BMCDM
46Dick MorgensenR. C. Morgensen (USA)MorgensenSpecialBM
50Ken MilesKen Miles (USA)MGSpecial R2MGFM
66Al WilliamsAl WilliamsAlfa RomeoBATAlfa RomeoEM
89De Olivera / BoydDr. Edward Boyd (USA)SwallowDorettiTriumphEP
98George MetzgerJohn Edgar (USA)Ferrari340 AmericaFerrariCM
130Harrison EvansHarrison Evans (USA)JaguarC-typeJaguarCM
147Bill MurphyBill Murphy (USA)Kurtis KraftBuickBM
163Ray SinatraRay Sinatra, Jr.DarrinSpecialCM
211Jack McAfeeTony Parravano (USA)Ferrari375 MMFerrariCM

Entered cars that did not arrive:

No.DriversEntrantPrincipalMakeTypeModelEngineGr.
2Phil HillPhil Hill (USA)Allen GuibersonFerrari750 MonzaScaglietti Spyder Series IFerrariCM
5Al CracknellNed H. YarterJaguarXK120JaguarCP
8Elliot Forbes-RobinsonRobie Robinson (USA)Austin-Healey100BMCDP
14Alex BudurinAlexander Budurin (USA)Kurtis Kraft500SMercuryCM
16Bob EstesBob EstesBugattiType 35BBugattiCM
17Sawyer / SawyerRobert SawyerTriumphTR2TriumphEM
18Carlyle BlackwellCarlyle Blackwell (USA)JaguarC-typeJaguarCM
22Jacques BellesilesJacques Bellesiles (USA)BellesilesSpecialMercuryBM
27Skip ConklinSkip Bill Conklin (USA)JaguarXK120MJaguarCP
38James LoweMarion Lowe (USA)Frazer NashTarga FlorioBristolEM
40Skip SwartkyC. A. PainterJaguarXK120MJaguarCP
47Enrique InglsiaFrank ValdezKurtis Kraft500SLincolnBM
49Drake / DavisGeo. Dillaway (USA)TriumphTR2TriumphEP
52Jay ChamberlainJay ChamberlainJaguarSpecialJaguarCM
53Bill KnoweBill Knowe (USA)TriumphTR2TriumphEM
54Jack DouglasJack Douglas (USA)Jack DouglasJaguarC-typeJaguarCM
57Warren WallisWarren WallisJaguarXK140JaguarCP
60Jon J. HodgsonJon J. HodgsonTriumphTR2TriumphEP
63Ignacio LozanoTom Benavides (USA)Kurtis Kraft500KCadillacBM
67Harry MalinKen SwansonAustin-HealeyBMCDM
68George BrayfieldGeo. BrayfieldMGTDMGEP
77Robert BakerJ .K. GruverGruverSpecialBM
85John McGregorJohn McGregor (USA)JaguarXK120JaguarCP
87Charles ShortCharles ShortFordThunderbirdFordCP
95Wm. BinnyBob OkerTriumphTR2TriumphDM
97Diane ClarkFred KoepkeJaguarXK120MJaguarCP
100Allee / AlleeAlfred E. AlleeAustin-Healey100BMCDP
103Ces CritchlowCes Critchlow (USA)JaguarXK120MJaguarCP
106Merl BashoreWm. RowleyAlfa RomeoNardi CoupeChevroletCM
108Hank MontonenHenry J. Montonen (USA)JaguarXK120MJaguarCP
110Herb JonesHerb Jones (USA)JaguarXK120MJaguarCP
120Bythiner / BythinerKlaus Bythiner (USA)Klaus BythinerAllardJ2XCadillacBM
124Vic TandyVictor L. TandyTriumphTR2TriumphEM
135Ronald MayoRonald MayoJaguarXK140JaguarCP
138Hogan / HoganHugh I. IrwinJaguarXK120JaguarCP
139Jack BreskovichJack Breskovich (USA)Austin-Healey100BMCDP
143James CoreyJames CoreyKurtis Kraft500XJaguarCM
145Terry CoxTerry P. Cox (USA)TriumphTR2TriumphEP
148Thomas PiersonFayne Board (USA)TriumphTR2TriumphEM
149Ed KretzNick Pastor (USA)Nick PastorTriumphTR2TriumphEM
153William LeachWm. LeachJaguarXK120MJaguarCP
154William LeachWm. LeachAllardJ2CadillacBM
155Harold ErbHarold Erb (USA)MGTCMGEM
157Tommy JamiesonTommy Jamieson (USA)JaguarXK120JaguarCP
160Merl FranciscoMerl FranciscoFranciscoSpecial Mk.I RoadsterDM
162Maxine ElmerMaxine ElmerDarrinCad-55BM
165Al NewtonW. C. O'BryanTriumphTR2TriumphEP
166Bob DicksonBob Dickson (USA)JaguarXK120MJaguarCP
175Phil MoorePhil MooreSiata208SEP
184Paul ParkerFrank LivingstoneEliminatorSpecialCM
195Bill MillerBill Miller (USA)JaguarXK120JaguarCP
196Louis SellColin W. SmithTriumphTR2TriumphEP
202Paul WengerPaul N. WengerTriumphTR2TriumphEP