SCCA National Palm Springs [BM+CM+DM+EM] 1956 - Race Results

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Event: First Palm Springs National Championship Road Races		Date: 4.11.1956
Track: Palm Springs Airport (United States), 4.667 kms	Organiser: Los Angeles Region SCCA
SCCA National Palm Springs [BM+CM+DM+EM]
SCCA National Sports Car Championship (round 11) West Coast Championship (round 18)

(Race Results)

Pos.	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Time	Distance	Km/h	Pos.	Gr.
1^st	98	Carroll Shelby	Ferrari 410 Sport	John Edgar	35	1:20:16.0000	168.9811 kms	126.414	1^st	CM
2^nd	2	Phil Hill	Ferrari 857 Sport	George Tilp	35	1:20:16.5000			2^nd	CM
3^rd	107	Harold Erb	Jaguar D-type	R. V. Milosevich	35				3^rd	CM
4^th	84	John Barneson	Hagemann Special Chrysler	John Barneson	35	1:20:26.0000			1^st	BM
5^th	99	Jack McAfee	Ferrari 857 S	John Edgar	35	1:20:41.0000			4^th	CM
6^th	49	Bob Drake	Aston Martin DB3S	Joe Lubin	35	1:21:04.0000			1^st	DM
7^th	88	Pete Lovely	Porsche 550 RS	John Edgar	35	1:21:26.0000			1^st	FM
8^th	199	Bob Gillespie	Maserati A6GCS Chevrolet	R. G. Gillespie					5^th	CM
9^th	54	Rod Carveth	Aston Martin DB3S	Kangaroo Stable					2^nd	DM
10^th	154	Jack Douglas	Jaguar D-type						6^th	CM
11^th	39	James Lowe	Frazer Nash Le Mans Replica	James Rowland Lowe					1^st	EM
12^th	218	Jack Boyle	Austin-Healey 100S						3^rd	DM
13^th	92	Al Laws	Jaguar XK140 MC	A. M. Laws					7^th	CM
14^th	79	Bob Path	Ferrari 750 Monza	Robert LeMay					4^th	DM

Did not finish:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason	Gr.
6	Bill Murphy	Kurtis - Buick	Bill Murphy	Brakes	BM
11	John von Neumann	Ferrari 750 Monza Scaglietti Spyder	John von Neumann	Thrown rod	DM
18	Tom Groskritz	Jaguar C-type	Tom Groskritz	Out of water	CM
70	Max Balchowsky	Out Hauser Buick Special	Eric Hauser	Oil trouble	BM
81	Bob Cole	Triumph TR3	Russell Hyde	Broken rocker arm	EM
85	Mickey Thompson	Kurtis - Cadillac	Mickey Thompson	Transmission cover	AM
103	Ces Critchlow	Jaguar C-type	Ces Critchlow	Burnt out plugs	CM
114	Bill Leyden	Triumph TR2	Bill Leyden	Broken piston	EM
133	Jerry Austin	Jaguar D-type	Jerry Austin	Oil trouble	CM
170	Alex Budurin	Balchowsky Special	Max Balchowsky	DNF	BM
200	Bob Oker	Triumph TR3	Dorothy Deen	DNF	DM

Did not start:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason	Gr.
130	Harrison Evans	Ferrari 750 Monza Scaglietti Spyder	Harrison Evans		DM

Entered cars that did not arrive:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Gr.
5	Jim Kimberly	Ferrari 121 LM	James Kimberly	CM
38	Marion Lowe	Frazer Nash Targa Florio	Marion Lowe	EM
43	Walter Roach	Veritas	Walter Roach	EM
44	Jack Graham	Aston Martin DB3S	Jack Graham	DM
64	Hamilton Vose	Siata 208S Buick	Hamilton Vose III	BM
121	Fritz Warren	Special	Fritz Warren	CM
511	Fred Woodward	Jaguar Special	Fred Woodward	CM

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