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Event: 14th Palm Springs Road RaceDate: 13.4.1958
Track: Desert Airport Course, Palm Springs (United States), 4.506 kmsOrganiser: Los Angeles Region SCCA

Palm Springs - Sports over 1500cc
Weather:sunny
Start time:unknown
Grid:unknown
Distance:25 laps
Attendance:23000
Entered:26
Practiced:unknown
Qualified:24
Started:21
Finished:15
Classified:15
Classes:Class
Class B - Modified1
Class C - Modified4
Class D - Modified5
Class E - Modified4
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Pre-race sessions:
1 non-qualifying practice sessions held for a total of 30 minutes on 12/4
qualifying 5-lap race held on 12/4
Winners:
Overall:69Ferrari 375 PlusDan Gurney
Class B - Modified:59Aston Martin DB3SBob Oker
Class D - Modified:11Ferrari 625 TRCJohn von Neumann
Class E - Modified:211Ferrari 500 TRWeiss
Leaders:
laps 1-19:98TFerrari 410 SportCarroll Shelby
laps 20-25:69Ferrari 375 PlusDan Gurney
Pole Positions:
Class B - Modified:16Scarab Mk I ChevroletLance Reventlow (USA)
Class C - Modified:98TFerrari 410 SportCarroll Shelby (USA)
Class E - Modified:12Ferrari 500 TRWillie Daetwyler (CH)
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:Ferrari (6), Aston Martin (4), Cooper (2), Austin-Healey (2), Kurtis Kraft (2)
Top engines by numbers:Ferrari (6), Jaguar (2), Chevrolet (2), Aston Martin (2), BMC (2), Buick (2)
Top car types by numbers:Aston Martin DB3S (4), Ferrari 500 TR (2)
Driver nationalities:USA (20)
Team nationalities:USA (19)
Engine positions:front-engined (100%)
Average engine size:3256 cc (with regard to 6% supercharged cars an applicable size is 3334 cc)
Oldest known drivers:Willie Daetwyler (39), John von Neumann (37), Jack McAfee (36)
Youngest known drivers:Bob Bondurant (25), Dan Gurney (27), Sam Weiss (34)

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