Jay Jessup in Maserati 200SI #2412 leads Tony Podell's similar car, #2415, in Turn #5.
Here's a link to Steve Baughman in a Maserati 200-SI, racing at Santa Barbara in 1961.

Maserati was also a strong competitor in the under 2-liter class.  These smaller cars were some of the most attractive of the 1950s Maseratis, with beautifully sculpted bodywork. 

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