Event: First Palm Springs National Championship Road RacesDate: 4.11.1956
Track: Palm Springs Airport (United States), 4.667 kmsOrganiser: Los Angeles Region SCCA

SCCA National Palm Springs [BM+CM+DM+EM]

(Grid Positions)

GridNo.DriversCarEntrant
1st98Carroll ShelbyFerrari 410 SportJohn Edgar
2nd6Bill MurphyKurtis - BuickBill Murphy
3rd99Jack McAfeeFerrari 857 SJohn Edgar
4th11John von NeumannFerrari 750 Monza Scaglietti SpyderJohn von Neumann
5th49Bob DrakeAston Martin DB3SJoe Lubin
6th2Phil HillFerrari 857 SportGeorge Tilp
7th107Harold ErbJaguar D-typeR. V. Milosevich
8th70Max BalchowskyOut Hauser Buick SpecialEric Hauser

Other present cars:

No.DriversCarEntrant
18Tom GroskritzJaguar C-typeTom Groskritz
39James LoweFrazer Nash Le Mans ReplicaJames Rowland Lowe
54Rod CarvethAston Martin DB3SKangaroo Stable
79Bob PathFerrari 750 MonzaRobert LeMay
81Bob ColeTriumph TR3Russell Hyde
84John BarnesonHagemann Special ChryslerJohn Barneson
85Mickey ThompsonKurtis - CadillacMickey Thompson
88Pete LovelyPorsche 550 RSJohn Edgar
92Al LawsJaguar XK140 MCA. M. Laws
103Ces CritchlowJaguar C-typeCes Critchlow
114Bill LeydenTriumph TR2Bill Leyden
133Jerry AustinJaguar D-typeJerry Austin
154Jack DouglasJaguar D-type
170Alex BudurinBalchowsky SpecialMax Balchowsky
199Bob GillespieMaserati A6GCS ChevroletR. G. Gillespie
200Bob OkerTriumph TR3Dorothy Deen
218Jack BoyleAustin-Healey 100S
130Harrison EvansFerrari 750 Monza Scaglietti SpyderHarrison Evans

Entered cars that did not arrive:

No.DriversCarEntrant
5Jim KimberlyFerrari 121 LMJames Kimberly
38Marion LoweFrazer Nash Targa FlorioMarion Lowe
43Walter RoachVeritasWalter Roach
44Jack GrahamAston Martin DB3SJack Graham
64Hamilton VoseSiata 208S BuickHamilton Vose III
121Fritz WarrenSpecialFritz Warren
511Fred WoodwardJaguar SpecialFred Woodward