1956 SCCA National Sports Car Championship
The 1956 SCCA National Sports Car Championship season was the sixth season of the Sports Car Club of America's National Sports Car Championship. It began March 10, 1956, and ended November 4, 1956, after eleven races.
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| Previous: | 1955 | Next: | 1957 |
Schedule
- ^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 |
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| 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 | Walterboro | #18 Cunningham | #59 Briggs Cunningham | #22 Jaguar | #44 Ferrari | #0 Mercedes-Benz | no entries | #9 Arnolt-Bristol | #47 Porsche | #36 Porsche | #35 Lotus | #40 MG | #90 Crosley | Results |
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| 2 | Pebble Beach | #108 Kurtis-Cadillac | #2 John von Neumann | #46 Chevrolet | #24 Dick Hall | #136 Mercedes-Benz | #38 Frazer Nash | #59 Morgan | #188 Porsche | #86 Porsche | #6 Cooper-Climax | #33 MG | #154 Crosley Special | Results |
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| 3 | Cumberland | #29 Allard-Cadillac | #206 Tage Hansgen | #180 Jaguar | #30 Maserati | #233 Mercedes-Benz #170 Austin-HealeyA |
#6 Ferrari | #181 A.C.-Bristol | #80 Porsche | #209 Porsche | #2 Lotus | #88 Porsche | #249 D.B. | Results |
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| 4 | Eagle Mountain | #16 Allard-Lincoln | #58 Ferrari | #18 Chevrolet | #110 Richard Hall | #35 Mercedes-Benz | #83 Siata | #26 Porsche | #78 Porsche | #45 Porsche | #171 Lotus | #66 Alfa Romeo | #76 Giaur | Results |
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| 5 | Road America | #51 Allard-Packard | #111 Ferrari | #22 Chevrolet | #66 Maserati | #1 Mercedes-Benz | #6 Ferrari | #44 A.C.-Bristol | #188 Porsche | #26 Porsche | #255 Cooper | #178 Alfa Romeo | #41 FiberSport Crosley[1] | Results |
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| 6 | Beverly | #29 Allard-Cadillac | #144 R. Cherryholme | #111 Chevrolet | #47 Ferrari | #0 Mercedes-Benz | #6 Ferrari | #177 Porsche | #69 Porsche | #37 Porsche | #35 Lotus | #88 Porsche | #2 Bandini | Results |
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| 7 | Seafair | #108 Kurtis-Cadillac | #98 John Edgar | #106 Chevrolet | B | #33 Mercedes-Benz | C | #97 Morgan | #188 Porsche | #9 Porsche | #66 Cooper-Climax | #87 Alfa Romeo | D | Results |
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| 8 | Thompson | no finishers | #41 Auto Engineering | #80 Jaguar | E | #111 George Tilp | #7 Temple Buell | #127 A.C.-Bristol | #47 Porsche | #29 Porsche | #44 Lotus | #89 Porsche | #4 PBX | Results |
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| 9 | Road America | #98 Nash-Healey | #10 John Kilborn | #36 Jaguar | #65 Aston Martin | #33 Mercedes-Benz | #7 Ted Boynton | #86 A.C. | #5 Osca | #56 Porsche | #23 Cooper | #52 Alfa Romeo | #46 Herman Behm | Results |
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| 10 | Watkins Glen | #29 Bob Bucher | #49 Mary L. Constantine | #30 Raymond E. Mason | #86 Edward F. Droesch | #10 George Tilp | #75 William M. Wonder | no entries | #146 Austin L. Conley | #58 F. V. Grauds #67 Sherman L. Decker |
#2 M. R. J. Wyllie | #44 Victor V. Forno #105 Robert Holbert |
#131 Ecruie Broque | Results |
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| 11 | Palm Springs | #84 Hagemann Special-Chrysler | #98 John Edgar | #106 Chevrolet | #49 Aston Martin | #35 Mercedes-Benz #277 Austin-Healey |
#39 Frazer Nash | #59 A.C.-Bristol | #95 Cooper-Climax | #20 Porsche | #91 Lotus | #181 Alfa Romeo | #7 Devin-Panhard | Results |
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- ^A Separate Mercedes-Benz 300SLs and Austin-Healey 100s winners were declared in D Production at Cumberland. The Mercedes ran in a race with C Production, and the Austin-Healeys in a race with E Production.
- ^B D, E, and F Modified were classified together at Seafair; the combined class was won by Jack McAfee's FM Porsche 550. The highest-finishing DM car was Jack Graham's Aston Martin DB3S in 2nd.
- ^C E Modified were classified with D Modified at Seafair.
- ^D H Modified were classified with E Modified at Seafair.
- ^E D and E Modified were classified together for the 1-hour races at Thompson. The class was won by Masten Gregory in an EM Ferrari. D Modified was classed with C Modified in the sprint race.
- ^F Separate Overall and MG winners were declared in F and G Production at Watkins Glen.
- ^G Mercedes-Benz 300 SLs were classified separately from others in D Production at Palm Springs.
Champions
| Class | Driver | Car |
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| B Modified | | Allard J2-Lincoln, Allard J2-Packard |
| C Modified | | Jaguar D-Type |
| C Production | | Jaguar XK140MC |
| D Modified | | Maserati 300S |
| D Production | | Mercedes-Benz 300SL |
| E Modified | | Ferrari 500 TR |
| E Production | | Porsche 356 1600 |
| F Modified | | Porsche 550 Spyder |
| F Production | | Porsche 356 1500 |
| G Modified | | Lotus Mark IX |
| G Production | | Porsche 356 1300 |
| H Modified | | Devin-Panhard |
References
- "Fibersport Chassis". SportsRacer.net. Retrieved 19 September 2010.
External links
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