Schedule of Jerry Austin’s races
 

Date          Race Venue            Vehicle    Finished        Comments
 

9/4/54       Santa Barbara          XK120    14th     Started 32nd of 32, 6 lap race, 
                                                                                       2.2 mi. course 
9/5/54       Santa Barbara          XK120    12th      Started 5th of 36, spun out, 
                                                                                       10 lap race 

10/16/54    Palm Springs            XK120      9th      Started in 33rd position, 2.3 mi. 
                                                                                        course
10/17/54    Palm Springs            XK120      DNF     Started 34th of 54, 1.5 hr. main 
                                                                                         event race, hit hay bale

11/6/54      March A. F. Base    XK120      2nd in class    Started 12th+ of 47, 3.5 mile 
                                                                                          course, 7 laps 
11/7/54      March A. F. Base    XK120      3rd in class      Started 34th of 67, 122 miles 
                                                                                          main event race, tire trle 

11/27/54    Torrey Pines            XK120      1st in class   5th overall, 6 laps ahead of 
                    6 hour race                                                      2nd in class, 1st over start line 
                                                                                         2.7 mi. course, Jim Petersen 
                                                                                         assisted driving 1.5 hr. 
11/28/54    Torrey Pines            XK120      6th         15 lap class race

1955 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

2/13/55      Willow Springs        XK120    DNF          Flipped  car 2nd lap, badly 
                                                                                          damaged, other accidents, race 
                                                                                           stopped after 2 laps

3/19/55      Stockton                    XK140    2nd         Started 7th , 1st race with new 
                                                                                           Jag, 2 weeks old, 10 lap race 
3/20/55      Stockton                    XK140    1st in class      4th overall, started 15th, 30 lap 
                                                                                            main event 

3/26/55      Palm Springs            XK140    1st          Started 20th 
3/27/55      Palm Springs            XK140    1st in class      7th overall, started 1st, 1.5 hr 
                                                                                            main event 

4/17/55    Pebble Beach            XK140  2nd           Started 8th, 10 lap race, 2.1 mi. 

5/1/55      Bakersfield                XK140    2nd          1st across start line in Le Mans 
                                                                                            Start, 10 lap race, spun out 
                                                                                            5th lap, 3.2 mi. course 
5/1/55      Bakersfield                XK140    1st in class      7th overall, started 15th, 35 laps 

7/9/55      Torrey Pines              XK140    1st in class    2nd overall, started 4th,, 6 laps 
7/10/55    Torrey Pines              XK140    1st in class    7th overall, started 15th, 40 laps 

11/13/55  Glendale Airport        XK140  3rd place   Started 5th, 30 mi. race, hit hay 
                                                                                            bale, 2 mi. course 
11/13/55  Glendale Airport        XK140  1st in class      9th overall, Started 18th, 100 mi. 

1956 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

1/14/56    Torrey Pines              XKD      1st                  1st race in the D Jag, 1st major 
                  6 hr. race                                                        win for a D Jag on the west 
                                                                                            coast, 1st over the start line in 
                                                                                            Le Mans Start, Sherwood 
                                                                                           Johnston assisted for 2 hours

3/18/56    Stockton                    XKD        2nd              Started in 8th, 33 lap race

5/19/56    Bakersfield                XKD        2nd              Spun out 3 times, 3 D’s in race 
5/20/56    Bakersfield                XKD        DNF              1st place until 26th lap, car 
                                                                                               trouble 

6/23/56    Pomona, 1st running  XKD     3rd in class    5th overall, 2 mi. course
6/24/56    Pomona                      XKD        DNF            2nd place until 15th lap, blew a 
                                                                                             rod, engine caught fire 

11/4/56    Palm Springs              XKD        DNF            Car trouble, burned a piston

1957 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

3/9/57      Paramount Rch.        XKD        1st in class    6th overall, 2 mi. course
3/10/57    Paramount Rch.        XKD        1st         1 hour feature race, filmed by 
                                                                                        Paramount Studios for movie, 
                                                                                        “The Devils Hairpin”

4/6/57      Palm Springs              XKD        1st in class    7th overall
4/7/57      Palm Springs              XKD        3rd in class   5th overall

5/18/57    Santa Barbara            XKD        2nd in class   5th overall
5/19/57    Santa Barbara            XKD        1st in class     4th overall
 

6/15/57    Paramount Rch.        XKD        1st in class      2nd overall
6/16/57    Paramount Rch.        XKD          DNF               3rd overall with 2 laps to go 
                                                                                                   until clutch trouble

7/27/57    Pomona              ’57 Corvette      1st place
7/27/57    Pomona                      XKD             3rd in class    7th overall
7/28/57    Pomona              ’57 Corvette      1st in class    2nd overall
7/28/57    Pomona                      XKD             DNF            Clutch trouble 

8/31/57    Santa Barbara    ’57 Corvette      1st place
9/1/57      Santa Barbara    ’57 Corvette      1st place

9/21/57    Riverside, Opening  ’57 Corvette  1st place 
9/21/57    Riverside, Opening    XKD               4th in class    6th overall
9/22/57    Riverside                  ’57 Corvette      2nd in class    4th overall
9/22/57    Riverside                   KD        DNF       Clutch trouble

John Lawrence dies

10/26/57  Pomona              ’57 Corvette    2nd place
10/26/57  Pomona                 XKD               1st in class      4th overall
10/27/57  Pomona                   XKD              1st in class      4th overall 

11/2/57    Palm Springs      ’57 Corvette    1st place
11/3/57    Palm Springs      ’57 Corvette    1st place

11/9/57    Laguna Seca      ’57 Corvette    1st place
11/10/57  Laguna Seca      ’57 Corvette    DNF              Accident, bruised ribs

11/16/57  Riverside            ’57 Corvette      1st place
11/17/57  Riverside            ’57 Corvette       1st place

12/7/57    Paramount Rch.  ’57 Corvette    1st place
12/7/57    Paramount Rch.        XKD             2nd in class    3rd overall
12/8/57    Paramount Rch.  ’57 Corvette    1st place
12/8/57    Paramount Rch.        XKD             2nd in class    3rd overall in main event