Palm Springs - Sports 1500 cc 1955 - Race Results

Event: Eight Running Palm Springs Road Race		Date: 27.3.1955
Track: Palm Springs (United States), 3.701 kms	Organiser: California Sports Car Club
Palm Springs - Sports 1500 cc
Non championship race

(Race Results)

Pos.	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Gr.
1^st	25	Cy Yedor	MG Special R1	Cy Yedor	27	FM
2^nd	23	James Dean	Porsche 356 Super Speedster	Jas. Dean		FP

Disqualified:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Reason	Gr.
50	Ken Miles	MG Special R2	Ken Miles	27	Illegal fuel	FM

Started, result unknown:

Pos.	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Reason	Gr.
	48	Jack Duff	Siata Spyder	Jack Duff			HM

Did not start:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason	Gr.
44	Richard Van Laanen	Singer Special		Ignition in consolation race	FM

Entered cars that did not arrive:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason	Gr.
4	Doushkess / Doushkess	MG TF 1500	Wm. N. Doushkess	Not known if ran	FP
7	Skip Swartley	MG Special	C. A. Painter	Not known if ran	FM
9	Bill Friedauer	Porsche 356 Speedster	Bill Friedauer	Not known if ran	FP
10	George Beavis	Beavis - Offenhauser	Geo. Beavis	Not known if ran	FM
13	Pearson / Nicol	Klein MG Special	Gene Klein	Not known if ran	FM
19	Colin Smith	MG TD	Louis Sell	Not known if ran	FP
24	Barker / Barker	MG TF 1500	Ed Barker	Not known if ran	FP
26	Bud Hand	MG TD	Dr. Alan Kerns	Not known if ran	FM
28	Bruce Turner	MG TD	Bruce Turner	Not known if ran	FP
30	Janet Anderson	Porsche 356 Super	Janet Anderson	Not known if ran	FP
31	Jack Shields	MG TD	Antone Madeiros	Not known if ran	FM
32	Robert Holbrook	Crosley Special	Robert Holbrook	Not known if ran	GM
33	White / Royer	MG TD	Don Royer	Not known if ran	FP
35				Not known if ran
37	Taylor / Sheppard	MG TD MK II	Sam Taylor	Not known if ran	FP
39	Chuy Alcazar	MG TC	Chuy Alcazar	Not known if ran	FP
41	Walt Stone	MG TD	Walt Stone	Not known if ran	FP
45	John Lumkin	MG TF	J. E. Lumkin	Not known if ran	FP
55	Frank Monise	MG Special	Ed Freutel, Jr.	Not known if ran	FM
56	George Trevett	Trojan Special	Dr. Troy McHenry	Not known if ran	FM
58	Thomas Sullivan	MG Special	Robert Armstrong	Not known if ran	FM
59	Don Roberts	VW S.R. Sedan	Norma Roberts	Not known if ran	FP
61	John Arnold	MG TF 1500	John Arnold	Not known if ran	FP
62	Bill Pringle	MG TF 1500	W. B. Pringle	Not known if ran	FP
64	Lew Spencer	MG TC	J. Lewis Spencer, III	Not known if ran	FP
65	Cooper / Williams	VW Sedan	Cam Cooper	Not known if ran	FP
69	Melvin Chaitlin	Morgan Plus 4	Melvin Chaitlin	Not known if ran	FP
73	Perry Peron	Panhard Comp. Roadster	Perry Peron	Not known if ran	GM
74	James Orr	Panhard	Jas Orr	Not known if ran	GM
76	Edmund E. McClure	MG TD MK II	Edmund E. McClure	Not known if ran	FP
80	Blakesley / Givens	MG TD	Gene Meredith	Not known if ran	FP
81	Jerry Conroe	Porsche 356 Speedster	Jerry Conroe	Not known if ran	FP
82	Manuel Betes	Panhard Special	Manuel Betes	Not known if ran	GM
83	W. R. Turner	Porsche 356 America	W. R. Turner	Not known if ran	FP
86	Dale Johnson	Porsche 356 Speedster	Dale E. Johnson	Not known if ran	FP
88	Jones / McAfee / Metzger	MG TC	John Edgar	Not known if ran	EM
91	Tracy Bird	Porsche 356 Speedster	Tracy Bird	Not known if ran	FP
93	Burt / Burt	MG TC	Floyd Burt	Not known if ran	FP
94	Leslie Hoeft	MG TF	Leslie Hoeft	Not known if ran	FP
96	Bob Patterson	Crosley Hotshot	C. F. Lancaster	Not known if ran	HM
99	John Geisler	MG TD	John Geisler	Not known if ran	FP
102	Robert Chamberlain	MG TC	Bob Chamberlain	Not known if ran	FP
105	Hal Butler	MG TF 1500	Hal Butler	Not known if ran	FP
107	J. W. Reed	MG TD	J. W. Reed	Not known if ran	FP
109	Neil Thuesen	Meyer-Drake Special	Niel Thuesen	Not known if ran	FM
111	Breitling / Porter	MG TD Mk.II	John Parker	Not known if ran	FM
112	Stan Mullen	DB	Stan Mullen	Not known if ran	HM
113	Mike Kelly	Volkswagen Sedan	Rex Struble	Not known if ran	FP
114	Stan Bucklein	Panhard Conv.	Stan Bucklein	Not known if ran	GM
115	William R. French	VW	W. R. French	Not known if ran	FP
116	H. D. Keresey	VW Sedan	Gerald Robb	Not known if ran	FP
117	Harry Hanford	MG TD	Harry J. Hanford	Not known if ran	FM
118	Harry Hanford	Lotus Mark VI MG	Alan Le May	Not known if ran	FM
119	Robert Plass	MG TD	Bob Plass	Not known if ran	FP
121	Edmiston / Fain	Crosley Roadster	Steve Geraghty	Not known if ran	GM
122	Newton / Newton	MG TD	Paul C. Newton	Not known if ran	FM
125	Barry Hyndman	MG TD	Barry Hyndman	Not known if ran	FP
127	Norman Stumph	MG TF	Norman Stumph	Not known if ran	FP
128	Robert Howlett	VW Sedan	J. P. Oddous	Not known if ran	FP
129	William G. Bonner	MG Mk II	J. P. Oddous	Not known if ran	FP
131	Jim Parkinson	MG TF 1500	Jim Parkinson	Not known if ran	FP
132	Duane Feuerhelm	MG TC	D. R. Feuerhelm	Not known if ran	FP
133	Jack Ewell	MG Riviera Special	Clarence Laville	Not known if ran	FM
134	Sherman Boring	MG TF 1500	Sherman Boring	Not known if ran	FP
136	Williams / Williams	MG TD	Robert Williams	Not known if ran	FP
141	Sanford Sinclair	MG TD	Sanford Sinclair	Not known if ran	FP
142	Richard Seifried	Crosley Special II	Richard Siefried	Not known if ran	HM
144	Robert Coulter	MG TD	Robt. Coulter	Not known if ran	FP
152	Tom McAnany	MG TD	Geo. McAnany	Not known if ran	FP
158	Ralph Myers	MG TF 1500	Ralph Myers	Not known if ran	FP
159	William Eschrich	Offenhauser Special Sport Roadster	Dr. Wm. F. Eschrich	Not known if ran	FM
161	Jene Blank	MG TF 1500	Jene Blank	Not known if ran	FM
164	Ernie McAfee	Moretti 4	Bill Doheney	Not known if ran	HM
167	Carmela Clark	MG TF 1500	Dr. Karl Brigandi	Not known if ran	FP
168	Mel White	MG TD	Dr. Karl Brigandi	Not known if ran	FP
169	John Porter	Aardvark Panhard	John H. Porter	Not known if ran	HM
170	Edelson / Edelson	Porsche 356 Coupe	Rodney E. Gage	Not known if ran	GP
171	Helen Williams	MG TC	Chuck Paillard	Not known if ran	FP
174	Dennis Shillam	Porsche 356 Super Coupe	Dennis Shillam	Not known if ran	FP
177	D. K. Roberts	MG TF	A. F. Gebhart	Not known if ran	FP
198	Stuart Haggart	MG TD	Bob Rhein	Not known if ran	FP
199	Jim Starbuck	Crosley Super Sport	Jim Starbuck	Not known if ran	GM
205	Alden J. Ivie	MG TD MK II	Alden J. Ivie	Not known if ran	FP
221	Art Evans	MG TF	Geo. O'Rafferty	Not known if ran	FP