Event: Date: 19.8.1956
Track: Paramount Ranch Race Course (United States), 3.219 kmsOrganiser: California Sports Car Club

Paramount Ranch [S+1.5]

(Race Results)

Pos.No.DriversCarEntrantLapsTimeDistanceKm/hPos.Gr.Pos.Div.
1st130Harrison EvansFerrari 750 Monza Scaglietti SpyderHarrison Evans361:00:12.0000115.8728 kms115.55091stDM1stClass D
2nd70Eric HauserMorgensen Special RDXMax Balchowsky361:00:14.00001stBM1stClass B
3rd211Richie GintherPorsche 550 Spyder361:00:37.00001stFM1stClass F
4th22Bill KrauseJaguar D-typeA. R. Krause361:00:38.00001stCM1stClass C
5th155Harold ErbJaguar D-typeR. V. Milosevich351:00:26.00002ndCM2ndClass C
6th5Hal DoldenSparks Bonney SpecialMichael Kingsley351:00:56.00002ndBM2ndClass B
7th55Frank MoniseLotus Mark VI Climax351:01:09.00001stGM1stClass G
8th181Chuck PorterMercedes-Benz 300 SLChuck Porter351:01:11.00002ndDM2ndClass D
9th51Fred WoodwardJaguar SpecialFred Woodward341:00:20.00003rdCM3rdClass C
10th159William EschrichLotus Mark IX341:00:27.00002ndFM2ndClass F
11th253Ruth LevyPorsche 356 Super SpeedsterRuth C. Levy331:00:16.00001stEP1stClass E
12th145Lew SpencerMorgan TR3J. Lewis Spencer II331:00:23.00002ndEP2ndClass E
13th137John ColomberoMercedes-Benz 300 SLSteen A. Carlson331:00:25.00001stDP3rdClass D
14th117Bill DixonSiata 208S FiatBill Dixon331:01:37.00003rdEP3rdClass E
15th204Don HuletteTriumph TR2Don Hulette321:00:42.00004thEP4thClass E
16th124Jim FirestoneFrazer Nash Le Mans ReplicaJim Firestone321:01:03.00001stEM5thClass E
17th39Robert WillJaguar XK120 MRobert Will311:00:39.00001stCP4thClass C
18th15Gordon CrowderPorsche 356 1600Gordon Crowder, Jr.311:01:10.00005thEP6thClass E
19th359William BinneyDoretti SpecialWilliam Binney301:00:22.00002ndEM7thClass E
20th147Stuart HirshJaguar XK140 MCStuart Hirsh301:01:39.00002ndCP5thClass C
21st134Hugh IrvinJaguar XK140 MHugh I. Irvin, Jr.301:00:40.00003rdCP6thClass C
22nd173Richard SeageTriumph TR2Dick Seage281:00:13.00003rdEM8thClass E

Did not finish:

No.DriversCarEntrantLapsTimeDistanceKm/hReasonGr.Div.
12Rudy CleyeMercedes-Benz 300 SLRudy CleyeBlack-flagged: erratic drivingDPClass D
19Bob BondurantMorgan Plus 4Robert BondurantClutchEPClass E
56Troy McHenryPorsche 550 SpyderDr. Troy McHenryAccidentFMClass F
59Bob OkerMorgan Plus 4Ed SavinWheelEMClass E
63Jim ChaffeeJaguar XK120Jim ChaffeeLost wheelCPClass C
79Jack GreenawayTriumph TR3Eugene D. KoopAccidentEPClass E
113Lew BrackerPorsche 356 1600 Super SpeedsterMorley KaslerPush rodEPClass E
149Ed KretzTriumph TR2Ed KretzBlack-flagged: erratic drivingDMClass D
249Bob DrakeFerrari 166 MMFrank ArcieroRear endEMClass E
256Gerald AaronsJaguar XK120 MGerald AaronsOverheatingCMClass C

Did not qualify:

No.DriversCarEntrantReasonGr.Div.
1Bill LeydenTriumph TR2 SpecialBill LeydenEMClass E
14Alex BudurinKurtis - ThunderbirdAlexander A. BudurinCMClass C
64Jim MourningMorgan TR3James MourningEPClass E
69Bob WellerJaguar XK140 MCBob WellerCPClass C
80James MatthewsJaguar XK120Jim MatthewsCPClass C
108Harry GivensJaguar XK140 MCHarry GivensCPClass C
247Harry BonenbergerPorsche 356 1600 SuperHarry BonenbergerEPClass E

Entered cars that did not arrive:

No.DriversCarEntrantReasonGr.Div.
9Bill FriedauerAustin-Healey 100SWilliam FriedauerDMClass D
10Lek von KaesborgMercedes-Benz 300 SLVelva Von KaesborgDPClass D
21Bruce KesslerAston MartinJoe LubinDMClass D
25Elliot Forbes-RobinsonAustin-Healey 100MRoy Jackson-MooreDPClass D
36Cal NidayKurtis - BuickBill MurphyBMClass B
49Drake / DavisPorsche 356 SpeedsterGeo. DillawayEPClass E
54Jack DouglasJaguar D-typeJack DouglasCMClass C
106Bill PollackChevrolet CorvetteDick JessCPClass C
200Don HuletteTriumph TR3Dorothy DeenDMClass D