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Event: 7th Running Santa Barbara Road RacesDate: 19.5.1957
Track: Goleta Air Field, Santa Barbara (United States), 3.541 kmsOrganiser: California Sports Car Club

Santa Barbara [S+1.5]
Weather:nice, dry
Start time:unknown
Grid:unknown
Distance:1 hour
Attendance:unknown
Entered:96
Practiced:79
Qualified:23
Started:21
Finished:15
Classified:15
Classes:StartClass
Class B - Modified21
Class C - Modified43
Class D - Modified76
Class E - Modified22
Class F - Modified21
Class C - Production00
Class D - Production11
Class E - Production31
No Photos YetEntered CarsTechnical DataAppearanceRace Results
Winners:
Overall:70Balchowsky Special BuickEric Hauser
Class C - Modified:2Ferrari 410 SportPhil Hill
Class D - Modified:11TFerrari 625 TRCJohn von Neumann
Class E - Modified:124Frazer Nash Le Mans ReplicaJim Firestone
Class F - Modified:118Porsche 550 RS SpyderJean Pierre Kunstle
Class D - Production:38Mercedes-Benz 300 SLJack Bates
Class E - Production:711Siata 208S FiatBill Dixon
Leaders:
laps 1-2:70Balchowsky Special BuickEric Hauser
laps 3-10:2Ferrari 410 SportPhil Hill
laps 11-17:6Kurtis - BuickBill Pollack
lap 18:2Ferrari 410 SportPhil Hill
laps 19-24:70Balchowsky Special BuickEric Hauser
laps 25-34:11Ferrari 625 TRCJohn von Neumann
lap 35:70Balchowsky Special BuickEric Hauser
Fastest Laps:
Overall:6Kurtis - BuickBill Pollack (USA)1:39.0000128.7475 km/hlap 10
Class D - Modified:11TFerrari 625 TRCJohn von Neumann (USA)1:42.5000
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:Ferrari (6), Jaguar (3), Porsche (2), Triumph (2)
Top engines by numbers:Ferrari (6), Jaguar (3), Triumph (3), Buick (2), Porsche (2), Bristol (2)
Top car types by numbers:Ferrari 750 Monza (3), Porsche 550 (2), Triumph TR2 (2)
Driver nationalities:USA (21)
Team nationalities:USA (21)
Most used colours:red (36%), blue (18%), white (9%), green (8%), grey (5%), cream (5%), yellow (5%), silver (5%), black (5%)
Engine positions:front-engined (90%), mid-engined (10%)
Oldest known drivers:John von Neumann (36), Bill Pollack (32), Phil Hill (30)
Youngest known drivers:Jim Hall (22), Bob Bondurant (24), Richie Ginther (27)

Official Race Programme:

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