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Event: Fiesta Del Pacifico Road Races at San DiegoDate: 22.7.1956
Track: Montgomery Field, San Diego (United States), 3.219 kmsOrganiser: California Sports Car Club

San Diego - Sports over 1500 cc
Weather:unknown
Start time:unknown
Grid:unknown
Distance:1 hour
Attendance:unknown
Entered:unknown
Practiced:unknown
Started:34
Finished:30
Classified:30
Classes:StartClass
Class B - Modified55
Class C - Modified33
Class D - Modified42
Class E - Modified33
Class F - Modified21
Class C - Production43
Class D - Production55
Class E - Production88
Photo GalleryEntered CarsTechnical DataAppearanceRace Results
Winners:
Overall:96Kurtis - BuickBill Murphy
Class C - Modified:27Jaguar D-typeBill Krause
Class D - Modified:181Mercedes-Benz 300 SLSChuck Porter
Class E - Modified:149Ferrari 166 MM Touring BarchettaBob Drake
Class F - Modified:50Porsche 550 SpyderKen Miles
Class C - Production:83Chevrolet CorvetteJim Peterson
Class D - Production:137Mercedes-Benz 300 SLJohn Colombero
Class E - Production:113Porsche 356 1600Dan Gurney
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:Jaguar (5), Porsche (5), Mercedes-Benz (4), Morgan (4), Ferrari (3), Austin-Healey (3)
Top engines by numbers:Jaguar (5), Porsche (5), Mercedes-Benz (4), Ferrari (3), Triumph (3), BMC (3)
Top car types by numbers:Mercedes-Benz 300 SL (4), Porsche 356 (3), Morgan Plus 4 (3)
Driver nationalities:USA (33)
Engine positions:front-engined (82%), rear-engined (10%), mid-engined (8%)
Oldest known drivers:Ken Miles (38), Bob Drake (32), Ruth Levy (26)
Youngest known drivers:Bob Bondurant (23), Dan Gurney (25), Ruth Levy (26)
Female drivers:Ruth Levy

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