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 [BP+CP+DP]

Non championship race

(Race Results)

Pos.No.DriversCarEntrantLapsTimeDistanceKm/hPos.Gr.
1st51Bob BondurantChevrolet CorvetteRobert Bondurant815:00.000028.3245 kms113.29781stBP
2nd58Bert RuttmanChevrolet CorvetteJack Young815:05.00002ndBP
3rd166Bob DicksonChevrolet CorvetteBob Dickson815:06.00003rdBP
4th30Bill GaskinsChevrolet CorvetteBill Gaskins815:30.00004thBP
5th87Hugh HarnChevrolet CorvetteHugh Harn815:33.00005thBP
6th163Jack BreskovichAustin-Healey 100SJack Breskovich815:39.00001stDP
7th337John KnowlandChevrolet CorvetteJohn Knowland815:44.00006thBP
8th72Jimmy MoorePorsche 356 Carrera GT SpeedsterJimmy Moore815:45.00002ndDP
9th132Bob HoffmanChevrolet CorvetteBob Hoffman815:46.00007thBP
10th255Dean MearsMercedes-Benz 300 SLR. G. Lewis & Co.815:54.00001stCP
11th146Dave RidenourJaguar XK140William Power815:55.00002ndCP
12th217Peter CulkinMercedes-Benz 300 SLPeter Culkin816:05.00003rdCP
13th164Robert WindhorstAustin-Healey A90Bob Windhorst816:08.00003rdDP
14th414Richard ThorgrimsonChevrolet CorvetteRichard Thorgrimson816:16.00008thBP
15th17Jim FouchAC - BristolJim Fouch816:17.00004thDP
16th158Pete VoevodskyChevrolet CorvettePeter Voevodsky816:31.00009thBP
17th136Paul MasseChevrolet CorvettePaul E. Masse816:32.000010thBP
18th81Jay HillsPorsche 356 Carrera GT SpeedsterJay Hills816:34.00005thDP
19th94Bob YoungAC - BristolR. J. Young816:35.00006thDP
20th614Buford LaneChevrolet CorvetteWashburn Chevrolet816:45.000011thBP
21st57Richard EastmanAC - BristolRichard Eastman816:50.00007thDP
22nd60Gail CarverJaguar XK120Gail N. Carver816:59.00004thCP
23rd64Hap RichardsonJaguar XK120 MLeo D. "Hap" Richardson715:02.00005thCP
24th155Ted RobertsJaguar XK120Ted Roberts715:03.00006thCP
25th125John BurbridgeChevrolet CorvetteJohn Burbridge715:16.000012thBP
26th47Bill KlingensmithAC - BristolBill Klingensmith715:41.00008thDP
27th53Gordon JonesJaguar XK120 MGordon H. Jones715:48.00007thCP
28th78Mitchell MaddockChevrolet CorvetteMitchell Maddock717:57.000013thBP

Did not finish:

No.DriversCarEntrantLapsTimeDistanceKm/hReasonGr.
19D. D. MichelmorePorsche 356 Carrera GTD. D. MichelmoreOff courseDP
23William SlaterChevrolet CorvetteWilliam SlaterFan beltBP
111Lee SnodgrassChevrolet CorvetteLundin Motors, Inc.ClutchBP
304Frank SaragaJaguar XK120Moto F. SaragaWater hoseCP

Did not start:

No.DriversCarEntrantReasonGr.
55Mike JonesChevrolet CorvetteDon Steves Chev.BP
180Louise WilsonAC - BristolE. Louise WilsonLadies race onlyDP
222Vince MayellChevrolet CorvetteFiesta BowlBP
232Al NormanAC - BristolA. H. NormanDP

Entered cars that did not arrive:

No.DriversCarEntrantReasonGr.
176Bob HarrisAC - BristolBob HarrisDP
219Don JensenChevrolet CorvetteFelix ChevroletBP