1955 SCCA National Sports Car Championship

The 1955 SCCA National Sports Car Championship season was the fifth season of the Sports Car Club of America's National Sports Car Championship. It began February 27, 1955, and ended November 13, 1955, after fourteen races.

1955 SCCA National Sports Car Championship
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Schedule

Rnd Race LengthA Circuit Location Date
1 Florida National Sports Car Races 150 mi (240 km) Fort Pierce road circuit Fort Pierce, Florida February 27
2 Pebble Beach Sports Car Road Race 100 mi (160 km) Pebble Beach road circuit Pebble Beach, California April 17
3 Bakersfield National Sports Car Races 180 km (110 mi) Minter Field Bakersfield, California May 1
4 Cumberland National Sports Car Races 1 hour Greater Cumberland Regional Airport Wiley Ford, West Virginia May 15
5 Beverly National Sports Car Races 100 mi (160 km) Beverly Airport Beverly, Massachusetts July 4
6 National Torrey Pines Sports Car Races 100 mi (160 km) Camp Callan San Diego, California July 10
7 Seafair ? Kitsap County Airport Bremerton, Washington July 31
8 Thompson Races 15 mi (24 km) Thompson International Speedway Thompson, Connecticut September 4
9 Fairfax National Races 50 mi (80 km) Fairfax Airport Kansas City, Kansas September 5
10 Elkhart Lake's Road America Road Race 150 mi (240 km) Road America Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin September 11
11 International Sports Car Grand Prix at Watkins Glen 100 mi (160 km) Watkins Glen road circuit Watkins Glen, New York September 17
12 Fairchild National Sports Car Races 100 mi (160 km) Fairchild Air Force Base Hagerstown, Maryland October 16
13 Sacramento National Sports Car Road Races 100 mi (160 km) California State Fair Grounds Sacramento, California October 30
14 National Grand Central Sports Car Races 100 mi (160 km) Grand Central Airport Glendale, California November 13
^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 GP 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) GP Winning Driver(s) HM Winning Driver(s)
1 Fort Pierce #73 Fageol-Porsche #30 Ferrari #20 Ferrari #71 Ferrari #55 Austin-Healey #7 Frazer Nash #1 Triumph #155 Porsche #39 MG #189 Siata no entries #54 Panhard Results
Lou Fageol Sherwood Johnston Charles Wallace Howard Hively Duncan Forlong Ted Boynton Joe Sheppard Bob Davis Dick Nash Howard Hanna Hubert L. Brundage
2 Pebble Beach Allard Jaguar A #2 Ferrari A Alfa Romeo A #50 Ken Miles A Osca A Crosley Special Results
Carl Block Lou Brero Phil Hill Charles Rezzaghi Ken Miles I. W. Stephenson Harry Eyerly
3 Bakersfield #5 Akton Miller #25 W. Gussenbauer #83 Jerry Austin #26 Sterling Edwards #107 Roy Jackson-Moore #39 James W. Lowe #167 Al Newlon #11 John von Neumann #135 Springer Jones #118 Jean P. Kunstle #32 D.R. Feuerhelm #172 James A. Orr Results
Akton Miller Donald Driscoll Jerry Austin Sterling Edwards Roy Jackson-Moore James Lowe Al Newlon John von Neumann Springer Jones Jean Pierre Kunstle Duane Feuerhelm James Orr
4 Cumberland no entries #197 S. Johnston #0 Jack Pry #10 W.C. Spear #148 P. O'Shea #283 Maserati #260 G. Andrey #14 G. Lipe #151 L. Underwood #25 C.H. Dietrich, Jr. B #11 D. Vilardi Results
Sherwood Johnston Charles Wallace Bill Spear Paul O'Shea Fritz Koster Gaston Andrey Gordon Lipe Lake Underwood Chuck Dietrich Dolph Vilardi
5 Beverly #118 Jaguar-Cadillac Special #5 Ferrari #90 Jaguar #3 George Tilp #99 Austin-Healey #53 Ferrari #52 Morgan #28 Cooper-Porsche #81 Porsche #107 Lotus-Climax #46 MG #74 PBX Results
John Sinclair Jim Kimberly Charles Wallace Phil Hill Richard Whitson Jim Pauley Gaston Andrey Gordon Lipe Lake Underwood Len Bastrup George Valentine Candy Poole
6 Torrey Pines #47 Bill Murphy #20 Allen Guiberson #133 Jerry Austin #211 John von Neumann #14 Paul O'Shea no finishers no finishers #124 Pete Lovely #91 Tracy Bird #7 Skip Swartley #132 Duane Feuerhelm #32 Robert H. Holbrook Results
Bill Murphy Carroll Shelby Jerry Austin John von Neumann
Phil Hill
Paul O'Shea Pete Lovely Tracy Bird Skip Swartley Duane Feuerhelm Robert Holbrook
7 Seafair unknown #103 Tony Parravano unknown #3 George Tilp unknown Porsche unknown Cooper-Porsche unknown unknown unknown unknown Results
Carroll Shelby Phil Hill John von Neumann Pete Lovely
8 ThompsonCD #36 Allard-Chrysler #4 Ferrari #91 Jaguar
#60 Chevrolet
#21 Briggs Cunningham #70 Mercedes-Benz
#84 Austin-Healey
#53 Ferrari #6 Morgan #5 Porsche #89 Porsche #66 Lotus #9 MG #74 PBX Results
Stewart Rutherford Duncan Black Dick Thompson (XKM)
Addison Austin (others)E
Bill Lloyd Art Simmons (overall)
Harold Kunz (AH)F
Jim Pauley Gaston Andrey Walt Hansgen Emil Pupulidy Len Bastrup George Valentine Candy Poole
9 Fairfax #51 Allard #55 Dayton #0 Jaguar #76 Ferrari #93 Mercedes-Benz #32 Maserati #26 Triumph #61 Porsche #14 Porsche #65 Lotus #19 MG #59 Giaur Results
Walt Gray Dale Duncan Charles Wallace David Biggs Bud Seaverns Tom Friedmann Richard McGuire Art Bunker Bob Ballenger Norman Scott Roy Heath Bill Betts
10 Road America #57 Walter S. Gray #60 Briggs Cunningham #137 Ralph Miller #3 George Tilp #143 George Tilp #9 S. H. Arnolt #300 Bus Gunter #60 Briggs Cunningham #14 Bob Ballenger #177 Rees Makins #191 Roy Heath #41 John C. Mays Results
Walt Gray Sherwood Johnston Ralph Miller Phil Hill Paul O'Shea S. H. Arnolt Bob Goldich Frank Bott Bob Ballenger Rees Makins Roy Heath John Mays
11 Watkins GlenH #19 Charles Moran, Jr. #60 Briggs Cunningham #112 Dr. R.K. Thompson, Jr. #10 W.C. Spear #18 George Tilp
#109 Frank S. Pohanka, Jr.
#184 William Wonder #94 Gunnard A. Rubini #103 William H. Weldon #89 Emil Pupulidy #75 Len Bastrup #218 Henry Willard #74 Candy Poole Results
Charles Moran Sherwood Johnston Dick Thompson Bill Spear Paul O'Shea (MB)
Frank Pohanka (others)G
William Wonder Gunnard Rubini Bill Weldon Emil Pupulidy Len Bastrup Henry Willard Candy Poole
12 Hagerstown #29 Allard #60 Briggs Cunningham #0 Jaguar #3 Ferrari #33 Mercedes-Benz
#81 Austin-Healey
#58 Briggs Cunningham #155 Morgan #69 Porsche #48 Porsche
#177 MG
#19 Lester-MG #126 Alfa Romeo #44 Bandini Results
Bob Bucher Sherwood Johnston Charles Wallace Phil Hill Paul O'Shea (overall)
Fred Moore (AH)F
Briggs Cunningham Mike Rothschild Ed Crawford Lake Underwood (Porsche)
Stephen Spitler (MG)I
Chuck Dietrich Henry Wessells Dolph Vilardi
13 Sacramento #108 Kurtis Kraft #32 VB Special #1 Jaguar #2 John von Neumann #3 Mercedes-Benz #39 Frazer Nash #14 Siata #124 Cooper-Porsche #35 Porsche #55 Osca #147 MG #50 Crosley Special Results
Lou Brero Fred Van Beuren Charles Wallace Phil Hill Paul O'Shea James Lowe Lou Keller Pete Lovely George Gartung Sam Weiss John Dair Harry Eyerly
14 GlendaleJ #21 Bill Murphy #76 William Doheny #83 Jim Peterson #2 Eleanor von Neumann #12 Rudy W. Cleye #311 Manning J. Post #59 Ed Savin #124 Pete Lovely #86 Dale Johnson #122 Scuderia Excelsior #160 Robert E. Brigham #17 James A. Orr Results
Bill Murphy Ernie McAfee Jim Peterson Phil Hill Rudy Cleye Richie Ginther Bob Oker Pete Lovely Dale Johnson George Buchanan Robert Brigham James Orr
^A Modified & Production classes were classified together at Pebble Beach
^B G Production were classified with F Production at Cumberland
^C An unrestricted class ran with B Modified, and was won by John Meyer in a Meyer-Cadillac Special.
^D A separate race for the fastest 10 drivers of the weekend was also held, won by John Gordon Bennett in a D Modified-class Maserati 300S.
^E Jaguar XKMs were classified separately from others in C Production at Thompson.
^F Separate Overall and Austin-Healey winners were declared in D Production at Thompson and Hagerstown.
^G Mercedes-Benz 300 SL were classified separately from others in D Production at Watkins Glen.
^H An unrestricted class was also run, and was won by John Plaisted in a Cheetah-Cadillac.
^I Separate Porsche and MG winners were declared in F Production at Hagerstown.
^J An unrestricted class was also run, and was won by Terry Hall in a Talbot Grand Prix car.

Champions

ClassDriverCar
B Modified Charles MoranCunningham C4
C Modified Sherwood JohnstonFerrari 375 MM, Jaguar D-Type
C Production Charles WallaceJaguar XK140 MC, Jaguar XK120
D Modified Phil HillFerrari 750 Monza
D Production Paul O'SheaMercedes-Benz 300 SL
E Modified James LoweFrazer Nash Le Mans Replica Mk II
E Production Gaston AndreyMorgan Plus 4 Triumph
F Modified Pete LovelyVW-Porsche Special, Cooper-Porsche
F Production Bengt SöderströmPorsche 356 Speedster
G Modified Skip SwartleyOsca Special
G Production George ValentineMG TC
H Modified Dolph VilardiBandini PBV
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