Bill Pollack wins Pebble Beach Road Races 1951 … IN COLOR. Never see before, we are so grateful to the Pollack family for releasing a treasure trove of photos and press clips which we show here … in celebration of the 75th anniversary of the Pebble Beach Road Races. Steve Johnson and Bill’s daughter Melette have been keen that race fans and historians worldwide get to see this archive and we. the Pebble Beach Road Racers, are honored to have been chosen as an outlet.
Who knew the car was gold and dark green? Stunning. Bill Pollack drove Tom Carstens’ Allard J2 with its Cadillac V8 engine to victory in the main race of the 1951 Pebble Beach Road Races. It was the Pebble Beach Cup, SCCA National Sports Car Championship (round 2) 27 May 1951. Bill completed 48 laps in 35mins37.2secs, a speed of 101.806 km/hour. The photo was taken by Bill’s brother Jim Pollack.
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