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Event: Fifth Running Pomona Sports Car Road Races			Date: 27.10.1957
Track: Los Angeles County Fairgrounds, Pomona (United States), 3.219 kms		Organiser: California Sports Car Club
Pomona [S+1.5]
Pacific Coast Championship (round 18)

(Race Results)

Pos.	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Time	Distance	Km/h	Pos.	Gr.
1^st	11	John von Neumann	Ferrari 625 TRC	John von Neumann	43	1:00:17.0000	138.4036 kms	137.7598	1^st	DM
2^nd	211	Richie Ginther	Ferrari 500 TR	John von Neumann	43	1:00:43.0000			1^st	EM
3^rd	118	Jean Pierre Kunstle	Porsche 550 RS	Jean-Pierre Kunstle	43	1:01:31.0000			1^st	FM
4^th	133	Jerry Austin	Jaguar D-type	Jerry Austin	42	1:00:25.0000			1^st	CM
5^th	1	Eric Hauser	Zidar Special	Joe Zidar	42	1:00:51.0000			2^nd	CM
6^th	195	Bill Love	AC Ace Bristol	William Love	41	1:01:43.0000			2^nd	EP>EM
7^th	711	Bill Dixon	Siata 208S	Bill Dixon	39	1:00:28.0000			3^rd	EP>EM
8^th	176	Terry Hall	Talbot Lago	Bob Ray Wood	39	1:00:47.0000			3^rd	CM
9^th	199	Louis Yates	Ferrari 500 Mondial Corvette	Louis A. Yates	39	1:00:48.0000			4^th	CM
10^th	149	Bob Bondurant	Triumph TR3	Nick Pastor	39	1:01:34.0000			2^nd	DM
11^th	124	Jim Firestone	Frazer Nash Le Mans Replica	Jim Firestone	38	1:00:33.0000			4^th	EM
12^th	112	Bill Atkins	Mercedes-Benz 300 SL	Bill Atkins	38	1:00:34.0000			3^rd	DP>DM
13^th	19	D. D. Michelmore	Porsche 356 Super Speedster	D. D. Michelmore	38	1:00:47.0000			5^th	EP>EM
14^th	272	Eric Priest	Volvo Special	Eric Priest	38	1:00:52.0000			6^th	EM
15^th	99	Bruce Danielson	Ferrari 166 MM/53	Bruce Danielson	36	1:01:00.0000			7^th	EM
16^th	46	Jim Parkinson	Austin-Healey 100S	Jack Boyle	36	1:01:22.0000			4^th	DM
17^th	122	David Dunbar	Fubar Special Mercury	David Dunbar	33	1:01:24.0000			5^th	CM
18^th	300	De Carlo	Chevrolet Corvette F I	Vince De Carlo	33	1:01:33.0000			6^th	CP>CM
19^th	70	Max Balchowsky	Balchowsky - Buick	Max Balchowsky	32	1:00:22.0000			1^st	BM

Did not finish:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Time	Distance	Km/h	Reason	Gr.
23	John Timanus	Lotus Mark VIII	John Timanus					Oil line	EM
37	Robert Sohus	Sohus-Larkin Special Mercury	Robert Sohus					Fuel pump	BM
59	Bob Oker	Aston Martin DB3S	Joe Lubin					Brakes, rear end	DM
204	Don Hulette	Jaguar Special	Don Hulette					Brakes	CM
271	Ron Pearson	Volvo Roadster	Joan Hirsh					Throttle spring	EM

Did not qualify:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason	Gr.
0	Andy Porterfield	Porterfield Gaskins Special	Andy Porterfield		CM
94	James Smith	Ferrari 166 MM	James Smith		EM
152	David Lenard	Kurtis - Cadillac	David Lenard		BM
165	Mark Cummings	Cummings Ford	Mark Cummings		CM

Entered cars that did not arrive:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason	Gr.
9	Bill Friedauer	Austin-Healey 100S	Bill Friedauer		DM
21	Hal Dolden	Sparks-Bonney Special Lincoln	Harold Dolden		BM
178	Pete Woods	Aston Martin	Joe Lubin		DM
255	Harold Erb	MG TC	Robert Downey	Drive ill in the hospital	EM

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