Pomona [BM+CM+DM] 1959 - Race Results

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Event: 8th Running Pomona Road Races		Date: 1.2.1959
Track: Los Angeles County Fairgrounds, Pomona (United States), 3.219 kms	Organiser: California Sports Car Club
Pomona [BM+CM+DM]
West Coast Championship (round 1)

(Race Results)

Pos.	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Time	Km/h	Pos.	Gr.	FL Time
1^st	211	Richie Ginther	Ferrari 335 Sport	Ferrari Representatives of California	25	34:40.0000	139.3692	1^st	CM
2^nd	53	Bill Krause	Maserati 450S	Jack Brumby	25	34:44.0000		2^nd	CM
3^rd	50	Ken Miles	Porsche 550 RS Spyder	Precision Motor Cars				1^st	EM	1:21.3
4^th	69	Dan Gurney	Ferrari 375 Plus	Frank Arciero, General Contractor				3^rd	CM
5^th	59	Bob Oker	Aston Martin DBR2	Robert E. Oker				4^th	CM
6^th	46	Dick Morgensen	Ferrari 250 TR Scaglietti Spyder 58	R. C. Morgensen				1^st	DM
7^th	112	Josie von Neumann	Ferrari 250 TR Scaglietti Spyder	Josie von Neumann				2^nd	DM
8^th	70	Max Balchowsky	Old Yeller (Balchowsky-Hauser Special)	Max Balchowsky				1^st	BM	1:21.8
9^th	711	Bill Dixon	Chrysler Special	Bill Dixon				2^nd	BM
10^th	58	Bob Bondurant	Chevrolet Corvette	C. S. Mead Chevrolet				3^rd	BM
11^th	165	Mark Cummings	Chevrolet Corvette Special	Mark Cummings				5^th	CM
12^th	204	Don Hulette	Chevrolet Corvette Special	Don Hulette				4^th	BM

Did not finish:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Time	Km/h	Reason	Gr.	FL Time
11	John von Neumann	Ferrari 625 TRC V12	John von Neumann				Unknown	DM
149	Gary Pickens	Triumph TR2	Barbara Nieland	4			Blown engine	DM

Entered cars that did not arrive:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Gr.
6	Bill Murphy	Kurtis - Buick	Bill Murphy	BM
49	Lubin / Drake	Aston Martin DB3S	Joe Lubin	DM
82	Connor / Wisler	Lister - Corvette	Fike Plumbing and Heating	BM
99	White / Danielson	Ferrari 410 Sport	Dr. T. Robert White	CM
151	Brumby / Aldhous	Ferrari 121 LM (446S)	Jack Brumby	CM

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