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

(Race Results)

Pos.No.DriversCarEntrantLapsTimeDistanceKm/hPos.Gr.
1st76Ernie McAfeeFerrari 121 LMWm. Doheny1730:01.000060.1895 kms120.37891stCM
2nd170Pete WoodsJaguar D-typePearce W. Woods1730:06.00002ndCM
3rd130Harrison EvansFerrari 750 Monza Scaglietti SpyderHarrison Evans1730:43.00001stDM
4th138Chuck DaighTroutman-Barnes SpecialTroutman-Barnes1730:56.00003rdCM
5th6Bill MurphyKurtis - BuickBill Murphy1731:04.00001stBM
6th41William DarnoldJaguar C-typeWilliam H. Darnold1630:35.00004thCM
7th87Bob SmithKurtis - CadillacBob Smith1630:38.00002ndBM
8th131Jim ParkinsonAustin-Healey 100SJim Parkinson1630:50.00002ndDM
9th46Bob DrakeFerrari 166 MMFrank Arciero1631:12.00001stEM
10th18Carlyle BlackwellJaguar XK120CCarlyle Blackwell, Jr.1631:22.00005thCM
11th9Bill FriedauerAustin-Healey 100SBill Friedauer1631:41.00003rdDM
12th54Jack DouglasJaguar XK120 MCJack Douglas1530:07.00006thCM
13th42William PhillipsMercury SpecialWm. Phillips1431:01.00007thCM
14th70Max BalchowskyDoretti - BuickMax Balchowsky1431:33.00003rdBM
15th124Jim FirestoneTriumph TR2James Firestone1431:34.00002ndEM
16th149Bill KnoweTriumph TR2Nick Pastor1330:40.00004thDM

Did not finish:

No.DriversCarEntrantLapsTimeDistanceKm/hReasonGr.
20Dick NashMG TF V8 60Richard NashTiming gearDM
49Bill JohnsonVelocia FalconBill JohnsonBroken cam and crankCM
172Eric HauserVictress BufordGladys PowellThrottleBM

Did not start:

No.DriversCarEntrantReasonGr.
29William HanssenBaldwin SpecialWm. H. HanssenCM
80Dabney CollinsFerrari 750 MonzaTemple BuellDM

Entered cars that did not arrive:

No.DriversCarEntrantReasonGr.
173Seage / VarnumTriumph TR2Richard SeagueEM