Event: 9th Running Palm Springs Road RacesDate: 3.12.1955
Track: Palm Springs (United States), 3.701 kmsOrganiser: California Sports Car Club

Preliminary Palm Springs - Classes: BM+CM

Non championship race

(Race Results)

Pos.No.DriversCarEntrantLapsTimeDistanceKm/hPos.Gr.
1st176Ernie McAfeeFerrari 121 LMWilliam Doheny1020:56.000035.4056 kms101.71051stCM
2nd47Bill MurphyKurtis - Buick1021:00.00001stBM
3rd182Dick MorgensenMorgensen Special1021:23.00002ndBM
4th202Pete WoodsJaguar C-type1021:39.00002ndCM
5th238Chuck DaighTroutman Barnes1021:51.00003rdCM
6th51Fred WoodwardJaguar Special1022:16.00004thCM
7th11Ak MillerOldsmobile Special1022:30.00003rdBM
8th21Bob MurphyLincoln - Ford1022:42.00005thCM
9th63Ignacio LozanoJaguar D-typeCharles Hornburg1022:49.00006thCM
10th254Jack DouglasJaguar C-type1022:51.00007thCM
11th18Carlyle BlackwellJaguar XK120C1023:10.00008thCM
12th144William HanssenBaldwin Special921:09.00009thCM
13th180Albert BellavanceDempsey Special921:39.000010thCM
14th120Klaus BythinerJaguar XK120921:48.000011thCM
15th184Frank LivingstoneEliminator921:57.000012thCM
16th14Alex BudurinKurtis - Ford922:07.000013thCM
17th98James OwenJaguar Special821:06.000014thCM

Did not finish:

No.DriversCarEntrantLapsTimeDistanceKm/hReasonGr.
102William RowleyNardi - ChevroletBearing
154William LeachAllard J2Shorted battery cableBM
163Richard ConnorsFord V8Blown water hose
172Francis PowellPowell Bu-Ford SpecialAccident
175Ennals IvesAllard J2XBroken wheel
189Wally EdwardsEdwards SpecialAccident
208Carroll ShelbyFerrari 375 PlusScuderia ParravanoAccidentCM
210Bob DrakeFerrari 340 AmericaUniversal joint
333J. K. GruverJaguar - OldsmobileDNF