Pebble Beach Cup 1951 - Racing Sports Cars

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Event: Pebble Beach Road Race		Date: 27.5.1951
Track: Pebble Beach (United States), 3.380 kms	Organiser: unknown
Pebble Beach Cup
SCCA National Sports Car Championship (round 2)

Weather:	unknown
Start time:	13:45
Grid:	unknown
Distance:	100 miles
Attendance:	25000

Entered:	46
Practiced:	unknown
Started:	35
Finished:	unknown

Classes:	Start	Class
Class 1 - Sports +5500	1	1
Class 2 - Sports 5500
Class 3 - Sports 4000
Class 4 - Sports 3000
Class 5 - Sports 1950
Class 6 - Sports 1500
Class 7 - Sports 750

Photo Gallery Entered Cars Technical Data Appearance Race Results Grid Qualifying Lap Times

Winners:
Overall:	14	Allard J2 Cadillac	Bill Pollack
Class 2 - Sports 5500:	40	Allard J2 Cadillac	Jack Armstrong
Class 3 - Sports 4000:	4	Jaguar XK120	Bill Breeze
Class 4 - Sports 3000:	20	Ferrari 166 MM	Jim Kimberly
Class 5 - Sports 1950:	88	MG TC s/c	Jack McAfee
Class 6 - Sports 1500:	62	Simca 8 Sport	Roger Barlow
Class 7 - Sports 750:	10	Crosley Hotshot	Gene Devin
Leaders:
laps 1-16:	14	Allard J2 Cadillac	Bill Pollack
laps 17-18:	40	Allard J2 Cadillac	Jack Armstrong
laps 19-36:	14	Allard J2 Cadillac	Bill Pollack
laps 37-41:	40	Allard J2 Cadillac	Jack Armstrong
laps 42-48:	14	Allard J2 Cadillac	Bill Pollack
Fastest Laps:
Overall:	2	Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B	Phil Hill (USA)	1:55.0000
:	14	Allard J2 Cadillac	Bill Pollack (USA)	1:55.0000
Pole Positions:
Overall:	1	Allard - Cadillac	Michael Graham	1:49.5400
Class 1 - Sports +5500:	14	Allard J2 Cadillac	Bill Pollack	1:51.3600
Class 2 - Sports 5500:	17	Cannon Mk.1 Mercury	Jim Seeley	1:52.0300
Class 3 - Sports 4000:	2	Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B	Phil Hill	1:50.9700
Class 4 - Sports 3000:	26	Edwards Special	Sterling Edwards	2:01.4600
Class 5 - Sports 1950:	88	MG TC s/c	Jack McAfee	2:06.2200
Class 6 - Sports 1500:	62	Simca 8 Sport	Roger Barlow	2:02.2200
Class 7 - Sports 750:	70	Crosley Hotshot	Ernest Sutton	2:31.3500
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:	MG (17), Allard (4), Jaguar (3), Crosley (3), Singer (2)
Top engines by numbers:	MG (15), Jaguar (3), Crosley (3), Ford (3), Cadillac (2), Mercury (2)
Top car types by numbers:	MG TC (8), MG TD (6), Allard J2 (3), Jaguar XK120 (3), Crosley Hotshot (3)
Driver nationalities:	USA (34)
Engine positions:	front-engined (100%)
Oldest known drivers:	Jim Kimberly (44), John von Neumann (30), Jack McAfee (29)
Youngest known drivers:	Richie Ginther (21), Phil Hill (24), Bill Pollack (26)

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