1954 SCCA National Sports Car Championship

The 1954 SCCA National Sports Car Championship season was the fourth season of the Sports Car Club of America's National Sports Car Championship. It began January 31, 1954, and ended November 7, 1954, after twelve races. For the first time, championships were awarded to drivers in each class, rather than an overall championship as before.

1954 SCCA National Sports Car Championship
Previous: 1953 Next: 1955

Classes

ClassDisplacement
Aover 5000cc
B4000–5000cc
C3000–4000cc
D2000–3000cc
E1500–2000cc
F1100–1500cc
G750–1100cc
Hunder 750cc

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Schedule

Rnd Race LengthA Circuit Location Date
1 Florida National Sports Car Races 200 mi (320 km) MacDill Air Force Base Tampa, Florida January 31
2 Savannah National Sports Car Races 150 mi (240 km) Hunter Air Force Base Savannah, Georgia March 14
3 Lone Star National Sports Car Race 100 mi (160 km) Bergstrom Air Force Base Austin, Texas March 28
4 Pebble Beach Sports Car Road Race 100 mi (160 km) Pebble Beach road circuit Pebble Beach, California April 11
5 National Capital Sports Car Races 200 mi (320 km) Andrews Air Force Base Washington, D.C. May 2
6 Chanute National Sports Car Races 150 mi (240 km) Chanute Air Force Base Rantoul, Illinois June 6
7 New England National Sports Car Races 175 mi (282 km) Westover Air Force Base Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts June 13
8 Offutt National Sports Car Races 200 mi (320 km) Offutt Air Force Base Omaha, Nebraska July 4
9 Lockbourne Sports Car Races 150 mi (240 km) Lockbourne Air Force Base Columbus, Ohio August 8
10 Thompson National Races 15 mi (24 km) Thompson International Speedway Thompson, Connecticut September 5
11 International Sports Car Grand Prix of Watkins Glen 100 mi (160 km) Watkins Glen road circuit Watkins Glen, New York September 18
12 Orange Empire National Races 125 mi (201 km) March Air Force Base Moreno Valley, California November 7
^A Feature race

Season results

Feature race overall winners in bold.

Rnd Circuit BM Winning Team CM Winning Team CP Winning Team DM Winning Team DP Winning Team EM Winning Team EP Winning Team FM Winning Team FP Winning Team GM Winning Team HM Winning Team Results
BM Winning Driver(s) CM Winning Driver(s) CP Winning Driver(s) DM Winning Driver(s) DP Winning Driver(s) EM Winning Driver(s) EP Winning Driver(s) FM Winning Driver(s) FP Winning Driver(s) GM Winning Driver(s) HM Winning Driver(s)
1 MacDill #3 Cunningham #5 Ferrari #12 Jaguar #6 Briggs Cunningham/Momo no entries #31 Saita no entries #1 Briggs Cunningham #18 MG #77 O.S.C.A. #81 Renault Results
Phil Walters Jim Kimberly Austin Young John Fitch Robert Blackwood Briggs Cunningham Ralph Durbin Rees Makins Henry Gauding
2 Hunter #51 Briggs Cunningham #5 Ferrari #39 Jaguar #44 Ferrari #64 Austin-Healey #97 Kieft no entries #2 O.S.C.A. #33 Porsche #111 PB Crosley A Results
Sherwood Johnston Jim Kimberly Warren Smith Bill Lloyd Billy Dantone Bill Carpenter George Moffett Dick Pace George Schrafft
3 Bergstrom #20 Allard #5 Ferrari #53 Jaguar #52 Ferrari no entries no entries no entries #9 Porsche #49 Porsche no entries #66 D.B. Panhard Results
Walt Gray Jim Kimberly Curtis Attaway Bill Jarnigan John von Neumann Art Bunker François Crouzet
4 Pebble Beach #107 Allard #26 Ferrari B #1 Edwards B #5 Ferrari B #117 O.S.C.A. B #124 Giaur #51 Crosley Special Results
John Barneson Sterling Edwards Wagner Randy McDougall Chick Leson Hicks Harry Eyerly
5 Andrews #17 Jack R. Ensley #1 Bill Spear #178 Jaguar #2 William B. Lloyd #85 David Herson #46 Donald McKnought #146 James S. P. Robinson #42 Briggs Cunningham #65 Dick Thompson #107 Rees T. Makins #74 Candler H. Poole, Jr. Results
Jack Ensley Bill Spear Stephen Spitler Bill Lloyd William Kinchloe Don McKnought Roger Wing Briggs Cunningham Dick Thompson Rees Makins Candy Poole
6 Chanute #17 Jack R. Ensley #5 James H. Kimberly #121 Jack Pry #136 J. M. R. Lyeth, Jr. unknown #10 Robert B. Kuhn unknown unknown #12 Max J. Goldman, Jr.
#126 Ralph Durbin
#47 Rees T. Makins unknown Results
Jack Ensley Jim Kimberly Charles Wallace Charles Hassan Bob Kuhn Max Goldman (Porsche)
Ralph Durbin (MG)C
Rees Makins
7 Westover no entries #5 Ferrari #40 Jaguar #25 Ferrari #22 Austin-Healey #85 Siata #95 Triumph #4 Lester MG #54 Porsche #91 O.S.C.A. #3 Bandini Results
Jim Kimberly Charles Wallace Bill Lloyd Fred Allen George Schrafft Ron McConkey Duncan Black John Bye Jim Kimberly Henry Rudkin
8 Offutt #60 Charles Moran, Jr. #55 Tony Parravano #43 Curtis L. Attaway, Jr. #20 J. M. R. Lyeth, Jr. no finishers #7 C. Ted Boynton no finishers #66 Phil Stewart #90 Arthur S. Bunker, Jr. #77 Rees T. Makins #33 Roy Cherryholmes Results
Charles Moran Jack McAfee Curtis Attaway Richard Lyeth Ted Boynton Phil Stewart Art Bunker Rees Makins Roy Cherryholmes
9 Lockbourne #68 Phil Walters #5 James H. Kimberly #79 C. C. Wallace no finishers #157 Austin-Healey #26 Lt. Col. Robert B. Kuhn #17 Triumph #91 James Simpson, Jr. #2 Dr. R. K. Thompson #4 Rees T. Makins #131 Jerry Rigden Results
Sherwood Johnston Jim Kimberly Charles Wallace Robert Fergus Bob Kuhn Jim Brooks James Simpson Dick Thompson Rees Makins Jerry Rigden
10 ThompsonD #17 Kurtis Kraft #111 Ferrari #23 Jaguar #9 Ferrari #45 Austin-Healey #11 Maserati no finishers #1 Briggs Cunningham #76 Porsche
#51 MG
#14 O.S.C.A. #74 PBX Results
Jack Ensley Bill Spear Charles Wallace Adrian Melville Robert Fergus Fred Procter Briggs Cunningham Chandler Lawrence (Overall)
Mike RodneyC
Rees Makins Candy Poole
11 Watkins Glen #18 Briggs Cunningham #5 Jim Kimberly #66 Richard Perrin #132 William B. Lloyd #12 Fred Allen #110 Frederick W. Procter, Jr. #137 James S. P. Robinson #118 Rees T. Makins #107 Robert W. Magenheimer #127 Robert T. Keller #198 Briggs Cunningham Results
Phil Walters Jim Kimberly Richard Perrin Bill Lloyd Roy Jackson-Moore Fred Proctor Jim Robinson Frank Bott Robert Magenheimer Robert T. Keller Marshall Lewis
12 March #104 Mabee Chrysler Special #4 Ferrari #83 Jaguar #71 Ferrari no entries #200 Triumph #183 Triumph #91 O.S.C.A. #118 Porsche #25 Panhard Special #31 Moretti Results
Mickey Wysong Bill Spear Jim Peterson Howard Hively Walter Kieckhefer Lee Owen James Simpson Jean Pierre Kunstle Perry Peron John Biehl
^A G Modified were classified with H Modified at Hunter.
^B Modified & Production classes were classified together at Pebble Beach.
^C Separate MG and Porsche winners in F Production were declared at Chanute and Thompson.
^D A separate race for the fastest 10 drivers of the weekend was also held, won by Walt Hansgen in a C Modified-class Jaguar C-Type.

Champions

ClassDriverCar
B Modified Jack EnsleyKurtis Kraft 500S
C Modified Jim KimberlyFerrari 375 MM
C Production Charles WallaceJaguar XK120
D Modified Bill LloydFerrari 225 S, Ferrari 2.7
D Production William KinchloeAustin-Healey 100
E Modified Fred Wacker
Ted Boynton‡
Arnolt-Bristol
Frazer Nash Le Mans
E Production Bob SalzgaberTriumph TR2
F Modified Briggs CunninghamO.S.C.A. MT4
F Production Dick Thompson
Art Bunker‡
Porsche 356, MG TD
Porsche 356 Super Coupe, Roadster
G Modified Rees MakinsO.S.C.A. MT4
H Modified Candy PoolePBX Special

‡Tie

References

  1. "Pebble Beach 1954". Speed Age: 50. 1954. Retrieved 25 July 2010.
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