Bakersfield [BM+CM+DM+EM] 1956 - Race Results

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Event:		Date: 20.5.1956
Track: Bakersfield (United States), 3.701 kms	Organiser: California Sports Car Club
Bakersfield [BM+CM+DM+EM]
West Coast Championship (round 6)

(Race Results)

Pos.	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Time	Distance	Km/h	Pos.	Gr.	Pos.	Div.
1^st	170	Pete Woods	Jaguar D-type		51	1:28:15.0000	188.7761 kms	128.4257	1^st	CM
2^nd	11	John von Neumann	Ferrari 860 Monza	John von Neumann	51	1:28:53.0000			2^nd	CM
3^rd	51	Fred Woodward	Jaguar Special		51	1:29:12.0000			3^rd	CM
4^th	50	Ken Miles	Porsche 550 Spyder	John von Neumann	51	1:29:13.0000			1^st	FM
5^th	211	Richie Ginther	Porsche 550 Spyder		50	1:28:16.0000			2^nd	FM
6^th	54	Jack Douglas	Jaguar D-type		50	1:29:42.0000			4^th	CM
7^th	18	Carlyle Blackwell	Jaguar C-type		47	1:28:39.0000			5^th	CM
8^th	125	Bill Louden	Ferrari 166 MM/53		47	1:28:46.0000			1^st	EM
9^th	59	Bob Oker	Morgan Plus 4		47	1:29:05.0000			2^nd	EM	1^st	Production
10^th	131	Jim Parkinson	Austin-Healey 100S		47	1:30:01.0000			1^st	DM
11^th	172	Powell / Hauser	Powell Buford		46	1:28:29.0000			1^st	BM
12^th	70	Max Balchowsky	Doretti - Buick		46	1:29:05.0000			2^nd	BM
13^th	225	Gerald Thompson	Mercedes-Benz 300 SL		46	1:30:05.0000			2^nd	DM	2^nd	Production
14^th	9	Bill Friedauer	Austin-Healey 100S		45	1:29:14.0000			3^rd	DM
15^th	41	Jerry Conroe	Porsche 356 Super Speedster		42	1:28:19.0000			3^rd	EM	3^rd	Production
16^th	23	Jo Mehelic	Austin-Healey		40	1:29:32.0000			4^th	DM	4^th	Production
17^th	64	Richard Connors	Allard - Cadillac		32	1:28:53.0000			3^rd	BM

Did not finish:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason	Gr.	Div.
10	Jerry Austin	Jaguar D-type		Gearbox	CM
15	Bill Krause	Jaguar D-type	Clem Atwaters	Gearbox	CM
19	Bob Bondurant	Morgan Plus 4		Blown head gasket	EM	Production
20	Bruce Kessler	Aston Martin		Clutch	DM
111	Dick Nash	MG TF V8 60		Clutch	DM
222	Gil Bloemendaal	Austin-Healey		Oil temperature	DM	Production
231	John Lance	Austin-Healey		Engine	DM	Production

Did not start:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason	Gr.	Div.
130	Harrison Evans	Ferrari 750 Monza Scaglietti Spyder	Harrison Evans		DM
168	John Richardson	Allard - Lincoln		Accident in practice

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