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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 [CP+DP]
Weather:unknown
Start time:unknown
Grid:unknown
Distance:unknown
Attendance:20000
Entered:21
Practiced:unknown
Started:18
Finished:unknown
Classified:11
Classes:StartClass
Class C - Production117
Class D - Production74
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Race notes:
Points in DP class awarded to the top 3 cars in race 3 and race 6 based on average speed.
Pre-race sessions:
practice held on 3/11
5-lap qualifying race held on Saturday to determine starting positions on Sunday
Winners:
Overall:106Chevrolet CorvetteDick Thompson
Class D - Production:35Mercedes-Benz 300 SLJack Bates
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:Jaguar (8), Mercedes-Benz (7), Chevrolet (3)
Top engines by numbers:Jaguar (8), Mercedes-Benz (7), Chevrolet (3)
Top car types by numbers:Mercedes-Benz 300 SL (7), Jaguar XK120 (5), Chevrolet Corvette (3), Jaguar XK140 (3)
Driver nationalities:USA (18)
Team nationalities:USA (17)
Engine positions:front-engined (100%)
Average engine size:3418 cc

Official Race Programme:

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