1952 SCCA National Sports Car Championship
The 1952 SCCA National Sports Car Championship season was the second season of the Sports Car Club of America's National Sports Car Championship. It began March 8, 1952, and ended October 26, 1952, after eleven races. Sherwood Johnston won the season championship.
| 1952 SCCA National Sports Car Championship | |||
| Previous: | 1951 | Next: | 1953 |
Schedule
| Rnd | Race | LengthA | Circuit | Location | Date |
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| 1 | Florida Handicap Vero Beach Endurance Road Race | 12 hours | Vero Beach Airport | Vero Beach, Florida | March 8 |
| 2 | Pebble Beach Sports Car Road Race | 100 mi (160 km) | Pebble Beach road circuit | Pebble Beach, California | April 20 |
| 3 | Bridgehampton Sports Car Road Races | 100 mi (160 km) | Bridgehampton road circuit | Bridgehampton, New York | May 24 |
| 4 | Golden Gate Road Race | 100 mi (160 km) | Golden Gate Park | San Francisco, California | May 31 |
| 5 | Climb To The Clouds | 2.5 mi (4.0 km) | Mount Equinox | Manchester, Vermont | ? |
| 6 | Burke Mountain Hillclimb | ? | Burke Mountain | Burke, Vermont | ? |
| 7 | Giants Despair Hillclimb | 1 mi (1.6 km) | Giants Despair hill climb | Laurel Run, Pennsylvania | July 25 |
| 8 | SCCA National Races | 15 mi (24 km) | Thompson International Speedway | Thompson, Connecticut | August 17 |
| 9 | Elkhart Lake Road Race | 200 mi (320 km) | Elkhart Lake road circuit | Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin | September 7 |
| 10 | International Sports Car Grand Prix of Watkins Glen | 100 mi (160 km) | Watkins Glen road circuit | Watkins Glen, New York | September 20 |
| 11 | Sowega National Sports Car Races | 4 hours | Turner Air Force Base | Albany, Georgia | October 26 |
- ^A Feature race
Season results
Note: Although support races counted towards the season points championship, only feature race overall winners are listed below.
| Rnd | Circuit | Winning Team | Results |
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| 1 | Vero Beach | #5 Ferrari | Results |
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| 2 | Pebble Beach | #14 Bill Carstens | Results |
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| 3 | Bridgehamption | #20 Bill Spear | Results |
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| 4 | Golden Gate | Tom Carstens | Results |
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| 5 | Mt. Equinox | ? | Results |
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| 6 | Burke Mountain | ? | Results |
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| 7 | Giants Despair | #76 Briggs Cunningham | Results |
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| 8 | Thompson | #76 Briggs Cunningham | Results |
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| 9 | Elkhart Lake | #3 Briggs Cunningham | Results |
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| 10 | Watkins Glen | not completedA | Results |
| 11 | Turner | #2 Briggs Cunningham | Results |
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^A Race not completed due to fatal accident involving spectators.
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