SCCA National Palm Springs [FM+GM+HM+FIII] 1956 - Grid

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Event: First Palm Springs National Championship Road Races		Date: 4.11.1956
Track: Palm Springs Airport (United States), 4.667 kms	Organiser: Los Angeles Region SCCA
SCCA National Palm Springs [FM+GM+HM+FIII]
SCCA National Sports Car Championship (round 11) West Coast Championship (round 18)

(Grid Positions)

Grid	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant
1^st	45	Bob Drake	Cooper - Climax	Joe Lubin
2^nd	88	Pete Lovely	Porsche 550 RS Spyder	John Edgar
3^rd	118	Jean Pierre Kunstle	Porsche 550 Spyder	John P. Kunstle
4^th	211	Richie Ginther	Porsche 550 Spyder	John von Neumann
5^th	7	Howard Wheeler	Osca MT4 1500	Howard Wheeler
6^th	5	Jim Kimberly	Osca MT4 1500	James H. Kimberly
7^th	89	Jack McAfee	Porsche 550 Spyder	John Edgar
8^th	169	John Porter	Porsche 550 Spyder	Menagerie Aardvark

Other present cars:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant
17	James Orr	Devin - Panhard
23	George Keck	Porsche 550 Spyder	George D. Keck
27	Harry Banta	Cooper Mk I	Reno Racing Team
32	Robert Holbrook	Crosley Special
42	John P. Young	Young Special
51	Chuck Schroeder	Lotus Eleven	Chuck Schroeder
52	Robert Sutton	Siata Spyder	Robert Sutton
55	Ed Freutel	Lotus Eleven	Frank Monise
58	Edward Parker	Renault Spyder
61	William Boone	DB Le Mans
63	Ignacio Lozano	Lotus Mark IX MG	Ignacio Lozano
74	Don Miller	Triumph Special
87	Dean Patterson	Crosley Special
90	Skip Hudson	Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce	John Edgar
91	Harvey Mayer	Lotus Mark IX	Harvey M. Mayer
101	Harry Morrow	Cooper - Norton	Harry Morrow
105	Ody Fellows	MG TD Mk II Special
117	Chick Leson	Maserati 150S	Chick Leson
119	Robert Plass	MG Special	Robert Plass
134	Don Burhop	Porsche Special	Don E. Burhop
140	John Biehl	JRB Moretti
152	Jay Chamberlain	Lotus Eleven	Jay Chamberlain
157	Tommy Jamieson	Simca - Crosley
179	Jean Geslin	Cooper - Norton	Joe Lubin
188	Tom Fox	Cooper Mk IX	Tom Fox
201	Bill Black	Cooper Mk V
213	T. Holcomb	JAP Special
215	Bob Korst	Effyh - JAP

Entered cars that did not arrive:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant
00	George Buchanan	Osca	George D. Buchanan
4	Bill Pollack	Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spyder	Max Hoffman
8	Dusty Miller	MG Special	Dusty Miller
40	Clarence Raville	Riviera Special Porsche	T. R: Corazza
41	John Timanus	Lotus Mark VIII	John T. Timanus
46	John Fox	Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce	Charles Rezzaghi
57	W. R. Turner	Porsche 550 Spyder	W. R. Turner
73	Perry Peron	Nichols - Panhard
75	Rex Huddleston	Lotus Mark IX	Rex Huddleston
77	Elliot Forbes-Robinson	Porsche 550 Spyder	John Edgar
93	Bill Knowe	Lotus Eleven	William Knowe
116	Lance Reventlow	Cooper	Lance Reventlow
214	Karl Brigandi	Abarth 207A Spyder	Carmela Martin
	Ed Kietz	Osca 1500

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