SCCA National Palm Springs [CP+DP] 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 [CP+DP]
SCCA National Sports Car Championship (round 11)

(Race Results)

Pos.	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Time	Distance	Km/h	Pos.	Gr.
1^st	106	Dick Thompson	Chevrolet Corvette	Richard Thompson	15	25:17.5000	72.4205 kms	114.537	1^st	CP
2^nd	35	Jack Bates	Mercedes-Benz 300 SL	Jack Bates	15	25:17.6000			1^st	DP
3^rd	12	Rudy Cleye	Mercedes-Benz 300 SL	Rudy Cleye	15	25:17.9000			2^nd	DP
4^th	166	Bob Dickson	Mercedes-Benz 300 SL	Bob Dickson	15	25:35.0000			3^rd	DP
5^th	14	Mel Allen	Chevrolet Corvette	Melvin K. Allen	15	26:21.0000			2^nd	CP
6^th	69	Bob Weller	Jaguar XK140 MC	Bob Weller	15	26:22.0000			3^rd	CP
7^th	34	Hank Montonen	Jaguar XK120 M	Henry Montonen	15	27:05.0000			4^th	CP
8^th	187	Bill Love	Jaguar XK120 M		15	27:27.0000			5^th	CP
9^th	94	Irving Robbins	Mercedes-Benz 300 SL	Irving Robbins, Jr.	15	27:37.0000			4^th	DP
10^th	26	William Falkenberg	Jaguar XK120	William Falkenberg	15	27:40.0000			6^th	CP
11^th	37	Carl Jardine	Jaguar XK140	Carl Jardine					7^th	CP

Did not finish:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason	Gr.
1	Bill Kinner	Chevrolet Corvette	William D. Kinner	DNF	CP
10	Lek von Kaesborg	Mercedes-Benz 300 SL	Lek von Kaesborg	Fire	DP
24	Robert Hering	Jaguar XK140 MC	Robert Hering	DNF	CP
78	Paul O'Shea	Mercedes-Benz 300 SL	John Edgar	Broken oil line	DP
100	Judd Danner	Jaguar XK120	Judd Danner	DNF	CP
125	Jack Whelchel	Jaguar XK120	Jack Whelchel	Clutch	CP
183	Jim Peterson	Mercedes-Benz 300 SL	Jim Peterson	Oil trouble, tyre	DP

Entered cars that did not arrive:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Gr.
83	Wells Forde	Mercedes-Benz 300 SL	Wells E. A. Forde	DP
97	Howard Campbell	Jaguar XK140 MC	Howard Campbell	CP
	Jerry McGee	Chevrolet Corvette		CP

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