Event: Cumberland National Championship Sports Car RacesDate: 20.5.1956
Track: Cumberland, Maryland, Municipal Airport (United States), 2.575 kmsOrganiser: Steel Cities Region SCCA

SCCA National Cumberland [GM+HM]

(Race Results)

Pos.No.DriversCarEntrantKm/hPos.Gr.
1st2M. R. J. WyllieLotus Mark IX AM. R. J. Wyllie104.96141stGM
2nd155Fred SclaviCooper T39 ClimaxC. C. Racing Team2ndGM
3rd35Frank BaptistaLotus Mark IXF. W. Baptista3rdGM
4th44Duncan BlackLotus - MGB. Roudabush4thGM
5th289Carroll ShelbyAlfa RomeoM. E. Hoffman5thGM
6th288Charles WallaceAlfa RomeoM. E. Hoffman6thGM
7th284Richard MatthewsMGR. M. Matthews7thGM
8th104Bob KuhnAbarthT. Pompeo8thGM
9th84Ted JayneLester MGBen Hitchcock9thGM
10th21Ray SaidelJomar Mk IIR. Saidel10thGM
11th78Richard TolandDenzelR. H. R. Toland11thGM
12th249Howard HannaDBH. Hanna1stHM
13th213Ken WanamakerOleweillerK. C. Wanamaker2ndHM
14th22Gus EhrmanJomar Mk IR. Saidel12thGM
15th269Carl F. SchmidtAustinC. F. Schmidt, Jr.13thGM
16th87Ernst RuffiniSiataE. F. Ruffini14thGM
17th216Herman FlynnSiataH. Flynn3rdHM
18th7Dick LordMG TDR. M. Lord15thGM

Did not finish:

No.DriversCarEntrantKm/hReasonGr.
4Dolph VilardiPBXD. VilardiDNFHM
89Emil PupulidyVW PorscheE. M. PupulidyDNFGM
101Bob HolbertMarquisR. HolbertDNFHM
102Ed WelchMorettiH. D. JohnsonEngineHM
119Len BastrupLotus Mark IXLen BastrupDNFGM
124H. M. TardifSiataDr. H. M. TardifDNFGM
131Theodore VergonSiataT. F. VergonDNFHM
198Otto LintonOsca MT4 1300I. C. LintonDNFGM

Entered cars that did not arrive:

No.DriversCarEntrantReasonGr.
73Joseph BlaserSiataJ. R. BlaserReserveHM
91Bob KuhnLotus Mk IIR. B. KuhnGM
123D. E. SmithCrosleyD. E. SmithHM
145Jan MuellerSiataJ. C. MuellerHM
152Robert E. DavidsonLotus Mark IXR. E. DavisonGM
156Leech CracraftCooper - ClimaxC. C. Racing TeamGM
218James DiazCisitaliaH. J. DoughertyGM
281Richard GatesGatesR. L. GatesReserveGM