January 21-22, 1961 - Dave MacDonald brings his #00 Corvette to the airport track in Palm Springs.

Dave MacDonald racing the 00 corvette at palm springs raceway

Here Dave leads Bob Schilling in his Austin Healy.

Dave MacDonald racing the 00 corvette at palm springs raceway

Scott Briley #41 gets a little sideways just in front of Buford Lane & Doug Hooper. Briley finshed 16th, Lane 2nd and Hooper 3rd

Dave MacDonald racing the 00 corvette at palm springs raceway

Later in Sunday's race Lane #614 and Hooper #119 running flat out trying to catch MacDonald

Dave MacDonald racing the 00 corvette at palm springs raceway

Ken Hayes in the #370 AC Bristol fights off Norm Burger in Corvette #315. Hayes finished 9th and Berger dnf

Dave MacDonald racing the 00 corvette at palm springs raceway

Bob Geddes in the #13 Corvette leads a Porsche and a Vette while Peter Haywood in an AC Bristol takes a wide route. Geddes
finished 6th and Haywood 7th

Dave MacDonald racing the 00 corvette at palm springs raceway

Dave MacDonald rounds the final turn and heads for home as he scored victories in both the Saturday & Sunday main events

Dave MacDonald racing the 00 corvette at palm springs raceway

With Dave leading the way, Corvettes grabbed 5 of the top 6 spots in Sunday's race...with a Mercedes 300SL placing 4th.

Dave MacDonald racing the 00 corvette at palm springs raceway

News articles recapping the Janurary 21-22, 1961 races. Dave MacDonald won both days.

Dave MacDonald racing the 00 corvette at palm springs raceway

News article about the Janurary 21-22, 1961 races. Dave MacDonald won both days.

Dave MacDonald racing the 00 corvette at palm springs raceway

Back

Home