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

(Race Results)

Pos.No.DriversCarEntrantLapsTimeDistanceKm/hPos.Gr.
1st76Ernie McAfeeFerrari 121 LMWm. Doheny341:00:00.0000120.3789 kms120.37891stCM
2nd6Bill MurphyKurtis - BuickBill Murphy341:00:40.00001stBM
3rd138Chuck DaighTroutman-Barnes SpecialTroutman-Barnes331:00:02.00002ndCM
4th130Harrison EvansFerrari 750 Monza Scaglietti SpyderHarrison Evans331:01:35.00001stDM
5th87Bob SmithKurtis - CadillacBob Smith321:00:23.00002ndBM
6th41William DarnoldJaguar C-typeWilliam H. Darnold321:00:32.00003rdCM
7th131Jim ParkinsonAustin-Healey 100SJim Parkinson321:00:48.00002ndDM
8th70Max BalchowskyDoretti - BuickMax Balchowsky321:01:11.00003rdBM
9th169MilesPorsche 550 SpyderMenagerie Aardvark321:01:48.00001stFM
10th29William HanssenBaldwin SpecialWm. H. Hanssen311:00:35.00004thCM
11th9Bill FriedauerAustin-Healey 100SBill Friedauer311:00:56.00003rdDM
12th54Jack DouglasJaguar XK120 MCJack Douglas311:01:39.00005thCM
13th149Bill KnoweTriumph TR2Nick Pastor301:00:15.00004thDM
14th172Eric HauserVictress BufordGladys Powell301:02:03.00004thBM
15th25Cy YedorOsca MT4 1500Cy Yedor291:00:45.00002ndFM
16th46Bob DrakeFerrari 166 MMFrank Arciero251:00:37.00001stEM

Did not finish:

No.DriversCarEntrantLapsTimeDistanceKm/hReasonGr.
18Carlyle BlackwellJaguar XK120CCarlyle Blackwell, Jr.ClutchCM
124Jim FirestoneTriumph TR2James FirestoneRocker arm brokenEM
170Pete WoodsJaguar D-typePearce W. WoodsTransmissionCM