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 [Production 2.0]

Non championship race

(Race Results)

Pos.No.DriversCarEntrantLapsTimeDistanceKm/hPos.Gr.
1st444Dick HaywardSiata 208S FiatDick Hayward1530:08.200053.1083 kms105.73391stEP
2nd59Bob OkerMorgan Plus 4Ed Savin1530:18.00002ndEP
3rd19Bob BondurantMorgan Plus 4Robert L. Bondurant1531:03.00003rdEP
4th174Dennis ShillamPorsche 356 1600 SJohn Catron1531:04.00004thEP
5th32Noble BishopTriumph TR2Noble and Mary Bishop1531:06.00005thEP
6th16Jean GeslinPorsche 356 Super SpeedsterJean Ande Geslin1531:33.00006thEP
7th105George DillawayMG TF 1500George Dillaway1531:34.00001stFP
8th109Bob DonnerPorsche 356Robert Donner, Jr.1531:56.00002ndFP
9th97Thayer PeckPorsche 356 Super SpeedsterThryer A. Peck1531:59.00003rdFP
10th57W. R. TurnerPorsche 356 Super SpeedsterW. R. Turner1430:36.00004thFP
11th28Morry StillwellPorsche 356 Super SpeedsterMorry Stillwell1431:00.00005thFP
12th88Robert MagruderTriumph TR2Robert L. Magruder1431:03.00007thEP
13th7Dan LevittMorgan Plus 4Dan Levitt1431:18.00008thEP
14th8Joe PuckettTriumph TR2Joe Puckett1431:20.00009thEP
15th1Robert SchulmanMGARobert C. Schulman1431:36.00006thFP
16th84Bill DoushkessMG TF 1500Wm. Doushkess1330:11.00007thFP
17th151Leon MillerSinger SM1500Leon Miller1330:18.00008thFP
18th228Taylor GaughPorsche 356 1600Taylor L. Gaugh. Jr.1330:27.000010thEP
19th110Worth WelchMG TF 1500Worth J. Welch1330:29.00009thFP
20th107Robert BrattonMG TF 1500Robert Bratton1330:32.000010thFP
21st96Betty ShutesPorsche 356 ContinentalB. Hy J. Shutes1330:39.000011thFP
22nd94Paul SeegerMG TF 1500Paul J. Seeger1331:02.000012thFP
23rd113Lew BrackerPorsche 356 Super 1600Morley Kasler1331:46.000011thEP
24th122John R. MartinSinger SM1500John Martin1231:15.000013thFP

Did not finish:

No.DriversCarEntrantLapsTimeDistanceKm/hReasonGr.
24Ed BarkerPorsche 356 Super SpeedsterEd BarkerBent shift leverFP
31John LavellTriumph TR2Capt. John B. LavellEngineEP
35Dan HoganMGADan HoganBlown pistonFP
40Bert MouronSiata 208SEcurie MouronShift linkageEP
43Edward BrandrethTriumph TR2Edward J. BrandrethHoodEP
77Elliot Forbes-RobinsonMGAP. G. GoughOut of fuelFP
177Ronald HartPorsche 356 SpeedsterRonald HartBlacked-flagged by mistakeFP
204Don HunterTriumph TR2Donald HunterBurnt out rodEP

Entered cars that did not arrive:

No.DriversCarEntrantReasonGr.
5Ned YarterArnolt-BristolNed YarterEP
158Bob PattisonSinger SM1500Jim CrowFP
247Harry BonenbergerTriumph TR2Harry J. BonenbergerEP