Santa Barbara [S+1.5] 1956 - Race Results

Event: 6th Running Santa Barbara Road Races		Date: 2.9.1956
Track: Santa Barbara (United States), 3.541 kms	Organiser: California Sports Car Club
Santa Barbara [S+1.5]
West Coast Championship (round 15)

(Race Results)

Pos.	No.	Drivers	Car	Laps	Time	Distance	Km/h	Pos.	Gr.	Pos.	Div.
1^st	6	Bill Murphy	Kurtis - Buick	34	1:00:00.0000	120.3789 kms	120.3789	1^st	BM	1^st	Class B
2^nd	118	Jean Pierre Kunstle	Porsche 550 Spyder	34	1:01:27.0000			1^st	FM	1^st	Class F
3^rd	70	Max Balchowsky	Morgensen Special	34	1:01:38.0000			2^nd	BM	2^nd	Class B
4^th	51	Fred Woodward	Jaguar Special	34	1:01:53.0000			1^st	CM	1^st	Class C
5^th	121	Michael Kingsley	Mercury Special	33	1:00:34.0000			3^rd	BM	3^rd	Class B
6^th	50	Ken Miles	Porsche 550 Spyder	33	1:00:50.0000			2^nd	FM	2^nd	Class F
7^th	211	Richie Ginther	Porsche 550 Spyder	33	1:00:54.0000			3^rd	FM	3^rd	Class F
8^th	11	John von Neumann	Ferrari 500 Mondial 3.0	33	1:01:04.0000			1^st	DM	1^st	Class D
9^th	181	Chuck Porter	Mercedes-Benz 300 SLS	32	1:00:16.0000			2^nd	DM	2^nd	Class D
10^th	103	Ces Critchlow	Jaguar XK120 M	32	1:00:17.0000			2^nd	CM	2^nd	Class C
11^th	54	Jack Douglas	Jaguar D-type	32	1:00:33.0000			3^rd	CM	3^rd	Class C
12^th	18	Carlyle Blackwell	Jaguar C-type	32	1:01:02.0000			4^th	CM	4^th	Class C
13^th	59	Bob Oker	AC Ace Bristol	32	1:01:03.0000			1^st	EP	1^st	Class E
14^th	39	James Lowe	Frazer Nash - Bristol	32	1:01:11.0000			1^st	EM	2^nd	Class E
15^th	38	Jack Bates	Mercedes-Benz 300 SL	32	1:01:22.0000			1^st	DP	3^rd	Class D
16^th	89	Dan Gurney	Porsche 356	31	1:00:05.0000			2^nd	EP	3^rd	Class E
17^th	152	George Spears	Porsche 356 Super Speedster	31	1:01:06.0000			3^rd	EP	4^th	Class E
18^th	124	Jim Firestone	Frazer Nash Le Mans Replica	31	1:01:37.0000			2^nd	EM	5^th	Class E
19^th	9	Bill Friedauer	Austin-Healey 100S	30	1:00:01.0000			3^rd	DM	4^th	Class D
20^th	22	Gil Bloemendaal	Austin-Healey 100S	30	1:00:04.0000			2^nd	DP	5^th	Class D
21^st	331	Richard Shipman	Austin-Healey 100S	30	1:00:32.0000			3^rd	DP	6^th	Class D
22^nd	131	Jim Parkinson	Austin-Healey	30	1:01:25.0000			4^th	DP	7^th	Class D
23^rd	213	Charles Winberg	Morgan TR3	30	1:01:31.0000			4^th	EP	6^th	Class E
24^th	69	Bob Weller	Jaguar XK140 MC	29	1:00:09.0000			1^st	CP	5^th	Class C
25^th	1	Bill Leyden	Triumph TR2 Special	29	1:01:21.0000			3^rd	EM	7^th	Class E
26^th	166	Bob Dickson	Mercedes-Benz 300 SL	28	1:00:47.0000			5^th	DP	8^th	Class D

Disqualified:

No.	Drivers	Car	Laps	Time	Distance	Km/h	Reason	Gr.	Div.
25	Roy Jackson-Moore	Austin-Healey 100M	30	1:01:10.0000			Not qualified	DP	Class D
145	Lew Spencer	Morgan TR3	30	1:01:05.0000			Not qualified	EP	Class E

Did not finish:

No.	Drivers	Car	Reason	Gr.	Div.
12	Rudy Cleye	Mercedes-Benz 300 SL	Rocker arm	DP	Class D
19	Bob Bondurant	Morgan TR2	Clutch	EP	Class E
27	Bill Krause	Jaguar D-type	Oil pressure	CM	Class C
36	Joe DeBlanco	Austin-Healey	Dropped valve	DM	Class D
144	Hamilton Vose	Siata 208S Buick	Unknown	BM	Class B
159	William Eschrich	Lotus Mark IX Porsche	Transmission	FM	Class F
186	Earl Grafton	Austin-Healey 100S	Unknown	DM	Class D

Did not start:

No.	Drivers	Car	Reason	Gr.	Div.
5	McClure / Yarter	Jaguar	Clutch in practice

Did not qualify:

No.	Drivers	Car	Gr.	Div.
10	Lek von Kaesborg	Mercedes-Benz 300 SL	DP	Class D
16	Jack Boyle	Jaguar XK140 M	CP	Class C
21	Bruce Kessler	Aston Martin	DM	Class D
60	Bill Heiman	Triumph TR3	EP	Class E
61	Frank Cavins	Triumph TR2	EP	Class E
63	Jim Chaffee	Jaguar XK120	CP	Class C
64	Jim Mourning	Morgan TR3	EP	Class E
83	Robert Magruder	Triumph TR2	EP	Class E
85	Jerome Whitelock	Austin-Healey 100S	DP	Class D
90	Jo Mehelic	Austin-Healey	DP	Class D
93	Vinc De Carlo	Triumph TR2	EP	Class E
100	Justin Danner	Jaguar XK120	CP	Class C
102	Jack Nethercutt	Mercedes-Benz 300 SL	DP	Class D
106	Hastings Harcourt	Mercedes-Benz 300 SL	DP	Class D
108	Harry Givens	Jaguar XK140 MC	CP	Class C
109	Rick Paddock	Jaguar XK140 MC	CP	Class C
112	Dick Nash	MG V8-60	DM	Class D
113	Morley Kaslor	Porsche 356 Super	EP	Class E
117	Bill Dixon	Siata 208S Fiat	EP	Class E
123	Pat Patrick	Austin-Healey	DP	Class D
125	Laurence Clark	Jaguar XK120	CP	Class C
132	Bob Hoffman	Chevrolet Corvette	CP	Class C
134	Hugh Irvin	Jaguar XK140 MC	CP	Class C
136	Tony Settember	Mercedes-Benz 300 SL	DP	Class D
137	Frank Campbell	Doretti TR2	EP	Class E
148	Gordon Crowder	Porsche 356 1600	EP	Class E
154	Eugene Hewitt	Triumph TR2	EP	Class E
160	E. Lindquist	Porsche 356 1600 Speedster	EP	Class E
167	Mel Robles	Jaguar XK120	CP	Class C
168	Jack Breskovich	Austin-Healey 100	DP	Class D
173	Robert Evans	Austin-Healey 100M	DP	Class D
174	Gene Schulman	Austin-Healey 100M	DP	Class D
193	Betty Shutes	Porsche 356 1600 Super Speedster	EP	Class E
199	Bob Gillespie	Maserati - Chevrolet	CM	Class C
204	Don Hulette	Triumph TR2	EP	Class E
231	John Lance	Austin-Healey 100M	DP	Class D
233	William Muse	AC Ace	EP	Class E
247	Harry Bonenberger	Porsche 356 1600 Super	EP	Class E
253	Ruth Levy	Porsche 356 1600 Super Speedster	EP	Class E
277	Bare Howard	Chevrolet Corvette	CP	Class C
299	Clem Proctor	Chrysler Special	BM	Class B