SCCA National Palm Springs [DP+EP+FP] 1956 - Race Results

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 [DP+EP+FP]
SCCA National Sports Car Championship (round 11)

(Race Results)

Pos.	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Time	Distance	Km/h	Pos.	Gr.
1^st	59	Bob Oker	AC Ace Bristol	Bob Oker	15	38:33.0000	72.4205 kms	114.1830	1^st	EP
2^nd	277	Elliot Forbes-Robinson	Austin-Healey 100M		15	38:36.0000			1^st	DP
3^rd	20	Don Dickey	Porsche 356 A 1500 Carrera GS Coupé	Donald Dickey	15	39:43.0000			1^st	FP
4^th	86	Dale Johnson	Porsche 356 Carrera	Dale Johnson	15	39:46.0000			2^nd	FP
5^th	19	Tracy Bird	Porsche 356 1600 Speedster	Tracy Bird	15	40:43.0000			2^nd	EP
6^th	36	Randall Cowherd	Porsche 356 1600 Speedster	Randall Cowherd	15	40:59.0000			3^rd	EP
7^th	60	Jeff Cooper	Porsche 356 1600 Super Speedster	Jeff Cooper	15	41:06.0000			4^th	EP
8^th	80	Jay Hills	Porsche 356 Carrera	Jay Hills	15	41:33.0000			3^rd	FP
9^th	109	Ed Walsh	Porsche 356 Carrera	Ed Walsh					4^th	FP
10^th	25	Robert Evans	Austin-Healey	Robert D. Evans					2^nd	DP
11^th	13	Paul Berry	Arnolt-Bristol	Paul A. Berry					5^th	EP
12^th	48	Gordon Crowder	Porsche 356 1600 Super	Gordon Crowder					6^th	EP
13^th	110	John Dixon	MGA	John Dixon					5^th	FP
14^th	102	Ross Romprey	Austin-Healey	Ross Romprey					3^rd	DP
15^th	67	Patrick Corcoran	Porsche 356 1600 Speedster	Patrick Corcoran					7^th	EP
16^th	16	Mel Curland	MGA	Mel Curland					6^th	FP
17^th	123	Wayne Thoms	Triumph TR2	Wayne Thoms					8^th	EP
18^th	62	Jack Breskovich	Austin-Healey	Jack Breskovich					4^th	DP
19^th	141	Sanford Sinclair	MGA	S. L. Sinclair					7^th	FP
20^th	68	George Schillreff	MGA	G. H. Schillreff					8^th	FP
21^st	120	Robert Patton	Porsche 356 America	Robert Patton					9^th	FP
22^nd	171	Richard Anderson	Porsche 356 1600 Speedster	Richard Anderson					9^th	EP
23^rd	177	John Stevenson	MG TF 1500	John Stevenson					10^th	FP
24^th	159	John Haggerty	AC - Bristol	John Haggerty					10^th	EP
25^th	41	Ed Tomerlin	Porsche 356						11^th	FP
26^th	31	Dick Newhall	Austin-Healey	Richard Newhall					5^th	DP

Did not finish:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason	Gr.
30	Charles Thompson	Morgan	Dr. Charles Thompson	DNF	EP
33	James Riedel	Porsche 356 Carrera Coupé	James Riedel	DNF	FP
45	John McCormick	Austin-Healey	John McCormick	DNF	DP
72	Jimmy Moore	Porsche 356 Super Speedster	James Moore	Flat tyre	FP
77	Harry J. Hanford	MGA		Clutch	FP
111	Norman Babcock	Triumph TR2		DNF	EP
113	Lew Bracker	Porsche 356 1600 Super Speedster	Morley Kasler	DNF	EP
115	Rod Bowers	Triumph TR2		Lost oil seal	EP
135	Dan Hogan	MGA		DNF	FP
144	George Snively	Austin-Healey	Dr. George Snively	DNF	DP
175	Robert Schulman	MGA	Robert Schulman	Oil pressure	FP
253	Ruth Levy	Porsche 356 1600 Super	Ruth Levy	Push rod broken	EP

Entered cars that did not arrive:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Gr.
108	John Winter	Porsche 356 1600 Speedster	John Winter	EP
192	Ogden Shutes	Porsche 356 1500 Coupé	Ogden Shutes	FP
193	Betty Shutes	Porsche 356 1600 Speedster	Betty Shutes	EP
218	Jack Boyle	Austin-Healey		DP
269	Bob Weller	Porsche 356 Speedster	Bob Weller	FP