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Event: 5th Running Santa Barbara Road RacesDate: 17.3.1956
Track: Santa Barbara Airport Course (United States), 3.541 kmsOrganiser: California Sports Car Club

Preliminary Santa Barbara - Modified over 1500 cc
Non championship race
Weather:unknown
Start time:unknown
Grid:unknown
Distance:30 minutes
Attendance:7000
Entered:22
Practiced:unknown
Started:19
Finished:16
Classified:16
Classes:StartClass
Class B - Modified43
Class C - Modified87
Class D - Modified54
Class E - Modified22
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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
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), Mercury (2), 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 (19)
Team nationalities:USA (19)
Engine positions:front-engined (100%)
Average engine size:3710 cc
Oldest known drivers:Chuck Daigh (33), Bob Drake (32), Jim Parkinson (24)
Youngest known drivers:Jim Parkinson (24), Bob Drake (32), Chuck Daigh (33)

Official Race Programme:

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