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Event: 5th Running Santa Barbara Road RacesDate: 18.3.1956
Track: Santa Barbara Airport Course (United States), 3.541 kmsOrganiser: California Sports Car Club

Santa Barbara - Modified over 1500 cc
Weather:unknown
Start time:unknown
Grid:unknown
Distance:60 minutes
Attendance:33000
Entered:19
Practiced:unknown
Started:19
Finished:16
Classified:16
Classes:StartClass
Class B - Modified44
Class C - Modified75
Class D - Modified44
Class E - Modified21
Class F - Modified22
Photo GalleryEntered CarsTechnical DataAppearanceRace Results
Pre-race sessions:
First 37 cars from Race 6.
Winners:
Overall:76Ferrari 121 LMErnie McAfee
Class B - Modified:6Kurtis - BuickBill Murphy
Class D - Modified:130Ferrari 750 Monza Scaglietti SpyderHarrison Evans
Class E - Modified:46Ferrari 166 MMBob Drake
Class F - Modified:169Porsche 550 SpyderMiles
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:Jaguar (4), Ferrari (3), Kurtis Kraft (2), Austin-Healey (2), Triumph (2)
Top engines by numbers:Jaguar (4), Ferrari (3), Buick (2), BMC (2), Triumph (2)
Top car types by numbers:Jaguar C-type (2), Austin-Healey 100 (2), Triumph TR2 (2)
Driver nationalities:USA (18)
Team nationalities:USA (19)
Engine positions:front-engined (93%), mid-engined (7%)
Average engine size:3532 cc
Oldest known drivers:Ken Miles (38), Chuck Daigh (33), Bob Drake (32)
Youngest known drivers:Jim Parkinson (24), Bob Drake (32), Chuck Daigh (33)

Official Race Programme:

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