Palm Springs [AP+BP+CP] 1957 - Race Results

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Event: 12th Palm Springs Road Race		Date: 7.4.1957
Track: Palm Springs (United States), 3.701 kms	Organiser: Los Angeles Region SCCA
Palm Springs [AP+BP+CP]
Pacific Coast Championship (round 4)

(Race Results)

Pos.	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Time	Distance	Km/h	Pos.	Gr.
1^st	38	Jack Bates	Mercedes-Benz 300 SL	Jack Bates	10	24:58.4	44.7398 kms	105.5730	1^st	CP
2^nd	1	Jim Hall	Chevrolet Corvette	James Hall	10	25:17.4			1^st	BP
3^rd	83	Bob Stonedale	Chevrolet Corvette	J. E. Rose	10	25:22.4			2^nd	BP
4^th	122	Ron Ellico	Mercedes-Benz 300 SL	Ron Ellico	10	25:50.4			2^nd	CP
5^th	127	Bennie Benjamin	Jaguar XK140 MC	Bennie Benjamin	10	26:33.4			3^rd	CP
6^th	31	Bill Atkins	Mercedes-Benz 300 SL	William Atkins	10	26:33.9			4^th	CP
7^th	69	Bob Weller	Jaguar XK140	Jack Whelchel	10	27:49.4			5^th	CP
8^th	60	Jim Kadin	Chevrolet Corvette	Jim P. Radin	9	27:50.4			3^rd	BP
9^th	24	Ralph Morris	Jaguar XK120 M	Ralph Morris	8	25:05.4			6^th	CP
10^th	177	Jerry McGee	Chevrolet Corvette	Jerry McGee	5	26:32.4			4^th	BP

Disqualified:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Time	Distance	Km/h	Reason	Gr.
103	Skip Hudson	Ferrari 250 GT						Not production model

Started, result unknown:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Gr.
40	Wesley Belt	Mercedes-Benz 300 SL	Wesley Belt	CP
42	Robert Watelet	Jaguar XK120 M	Robert Watelet	CP
87	Bob Byrd	Chevrolet Corvette	Robert W. Byrd M.	BP
92	Eric Hauser	Chevrolet Corvette	Ernie Parker	BP
269	Laurence Clark	Jaguar XK120	Jack Whelchel	CP

Entered cars that did not arrive:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Gr.
5	H. C. Hoppe	Chevrolet Corvette	Dr. Hildreth Hoppe	BP
75	Bob Robinson	Chevrolet Corvette	Bob Robinson	BP
81	J. E. Rose	Chevrolet Corvette	J. E. Rose	BP
90	Bob Drake	Chevrolet Corvette	Cal Baily	BP
125	Laurence Clark	Chevrolet Corvette	Jack Whelchel	BP
136	Tony Settember	Mercedes-Benz 300 SL	C. E. Ingram	CP
137	John Colombero	Mercedes-Benz 300 SL	Dr. Steen A. Carlson	CP
162	Jack Dair	Ford Thunderbird	John Rogell	AP

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