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Event: Eleventh Running Santa Barbara Sports Car Road RacesDate: 31.5.1959
Track: Santa Barbara Airport at Goleta (United States), 3.541 kmsOrganiser: California Sports Car Club

Santa Barbara - Class DP+EP+FP+GP+HP
Weather:unknown
Start time:unknown
Grid:unknown
Distance:15 laps
Attendance:18000
Entered:155
Practiced:138
Started:31
Finished:27
Classified:27
Classes:StartClass
Class D - Production97
Class E - Production87
Class F - Production76
Class G - Production44
Class H - Production11
Class I - Production22
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Winners:
Overall:163Austin-Healey 100SJack Breskovich
Class E - Production:31Porsche 356 1600 Super SpeedsterRonnie Bucknum
Class F - Production:197Alfa Romeo Super SpyderMike Roetnor
Class G - Production:500Alfa Romeo Giulietta SpyderDick Hayward
Class H - Production:89Austin-Healey SpriteElliot Forbes-Robinson
Class I - Production:131Fiat-Abarth Zagato CoupeJim Parkinson
Leaders:
laps 1-15:163Austin-Healey 100SJack Breskovich
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:Porsche (8), AC (5), MG (5), Alfa Romeo (4), Austin-Healey (3), Morgan (3)
Top engines by numbers:Porsche (8), BMC (5), Bristol (5), Alfa Romeo (4), Triumph (4)
Top car types by numbers:Porsche 356 (8), Morgan Plus 4 (3), Austin-Healey 100 (2), MG A (2), Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider (2), AC Ace (2), MG TC (2)
Driver nationalities:USA (31)
Team nationalities:USA (31)
Most used colours:red (22%), white (21%), silver (16%), blue (10%), black (9%), green (6%)
Engine positions:front-engined (67%), rear-engined (33%)
Oldest known drivers:Jim Parkinson (27), Ronnie Bucknum (23)
Youngest known drivers:Ronnie Bucknum (23), Jim Parkinson (27)

Official Race Programme:

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