Event: Eleventh Running Santa Barbara Sports Car Road RacesDate: 30.5.1959
Track: Santa Barbara Airport at Goleta (United States), 3.541 kmsOrganiser: California Sports Car Club

Preliminary Santa Barbara [Modified 2.0]

Non championship race

(Race Results)

Pos.No.DriversCarEntrantLapsTimeDistanceKm/hPos.Gr.
1st50Ken MilesPorsche 718 RSKPrecision Motor Cars814:00.000028.3245 kms121.34451stFM
2nd253Jay ChamberlainLotus 15 ClimaxJay Chamberlain814:07.00001stEM
3rd88Jack McAfeePorsche 550 RS SpyderVaclav Polak814:09.00002ndFM
4th175Chuck HowardPorsche 718 RSKCharles Howard III814:27.00003rdFM
5th179Gordon GlyerFerrari 500 TRGordie Glyer814:39.00002ndEM
6th49Bob DrakeCooper Sports ClimaxJoe Lubin814:42.00004thFM
7th7Art SnyderLotus Eleven Le Mans ClimaxArt Snyder815:04.00001stGM
8th74Cliff HaworthPorsche 550 SpyderPomona Sports Cars815:08.00005thFM
9th27Skip ConklinLotus Eleven Le MansSkip Conklin815:10.00002ndGM
10th44Frank MoniseLotus Eleven ClimaxFrank Monise815:13.00003rdGM
11th33Jack ReddishLotus Eleven ClimaxJack Reddish815:17.00004thGM
12th73Pete BrockCooper Le Mans ClimaxPete Brock815:25.00005thGM
13th32Kurt NeumannLotus Eleven Le Mans ClimaxKurt Neumann815:44.00006thGM
14th152Bill MolleLotus ElevenDr. William Molle816:14.00007thGM
15th311Hal ConradOsca 2000SHal Conrad714:05.00003rdEM
16th65Richard H. HughesPorsche 550 SpyderRichard Hughes714:20.00006thFM
17th191Doug SharmanMG TC SpecialDoug Sharman714:33.00007thFM
18th210Norm HartElva Mk III ClimaxNorman Hart714:34.00008thGM
19th447Don LoweMG TCDon A. Lowe715:28.00008thFM
20th268Jack CoeMG TDJack Coe715:32.00009thFM
21st229Curley BrayerElva Mk IVA. S. Brayer715:42.00009thGM
22nd159Chuck WalkerMG TDCharles Walker414:03.000010thFM
23rd2Bob ChallmanLotus Mark IX MGBob Challman414:44.000011thFM

Did not finish:

No.DriversCarEntrantLapsTimeDistanceKm/hReasonGr.
124Ed BarkerPorsche SpecialTed CorazzaGear shift leverFM
156Fred NewmanLotus Mark IXRichard LordCarburetorGM
169Bob FittsPMG Minstrel MGRobert FittsDNFFM
233Don WestenPorsche 550 SpyderDon P. WestenAccidentFM
297Tom DohlMG SpecialJack RebneyDNFFM

Entered cars that did not arrive:

No.DriversCarEntrantReasonGr.
6Art O'ConnorLotus Eleven Le Mans ClimaxArthur L. O'ConnorGM
26Kerns / HandMG SpecialAlan KernsFM
83John HaggertyCooper - ClimaxJohn HaggertyFM
84Doushkess / MacKenzie-LowElva Mk I ClimaxB. DoushkessGM
92Jack GleghornMG SpecialJack GleghornFM
182Chet BurgroffFerrari 500 TRChet BurgroffEM
193Betty ShutesPorsche 550 RS SpyderBetty ShutesFM
202John SeviolaAluminium Body SpecialJohn R. SeviolaEM
237Jack AllenMGALa DawriEM
250Ken MilesPorsche 550 RS SpyderPrecision Motor CarsEM
277Bill LeydenOsca Le MansBill LeydenFM