SCCA National Sports Car Championship

The SCCA National Sports Car Championship was a sports car racing series organized by the Sports Car Club of America from 1951 until 1964. It was the first post-World War II sports car series organized in the United States. An amateur championship, it was eventually replaced by the professional United States Road Racing Championship and the amateur American Road Race of Champions, which continues to this day as the SCCA National Championship Runoffs.

History

The championship was created in 1951 from existing SCCA events. Until 1953 a single championship was awarded, with points paid based on finishing position within each class. Beginning in 1954 champions were named in each class.

Following the 1962 season, the professional USAC Road Racing Championship collapsed, leaving many competitors looking for a series. The SCCA created the United States Road Racing Championship as a professional series for 1963, moving focus away from the amateur National Championship. For 1965, the SCCA dropped the national championship series and awarded national championships to champions from each region. Top drivers from the regions were invited to the American Road Race of Champions (today known as the National Championship Runoffs) at the end of the season. For 1966, national championships were awarded only to winners at the ARRC, a system which continues today as the Runoffs has become the most prestigious road racing event for club racers.[1]

Champions

Overall (1951–1953)

YearChampion
1951 John Fitch
Cunningham, Jaguar
1952 Sherwood Johnston
Jaguar
1953 Bill Spear
Ferrari

Modified classes (1954–1964)

YearB ModifiedC ModifiedD ModifiedE ModifiedF ModifiedG ModifiedH ModifiedI Modified
1954 Jack Ensley
Kurtis Kraft
Jim Kimberly
Ferrari
Bill Lloyd
Ferrari
Fred Wacker
Bristol
Briggs Cunningham
Osca
Rees Makins
Osca
Candy Poole
PBX Special
Ted Boynton‡
Frazer Nash, Bristol
1955 Charles Moran
Cunningham
Sherwood Johnston
Ferrari, Jaguar
Phil Hill
Ferrari
James Lowe
Frazer Nash, Bristol
Pete Lovely
Cooper
Skip Swartley
Osca
Dolph Vilardi
Bandini
1956 Walt Gray
Allard
Walt Hansgen
Jaguar
Bill Lloyd
Maserati
E. B. Lunken
Ferrari
Jack McAfee
Porsche
Frank Baptista
Lotus
James Orr
Devin Panhard
1957 J. E. Rose
Chevrolet
Walt Hansgen
Jaguar
Paul O'Shea
Mercedes-Benz
Gaston Andrey
Ferrari
Charles Wallace
Porsche
Frank Baptista
Lotus
Melvin Sachs
Bandini
1958 Hal Ullrich
Excalibur
Walt Hansgen
Lister
James Johnston
Ferrari
Gaston Andrey
Ferrari
Bob Holbert
Porsche
Frank Baptista
Elva, Lotus
Martin Tanner
"Martin T" Special[2][3]
Sam Moses
Berkeley
1959 John Staver
Echidna
Dick Thompson
Lister, Chevrolet
Alan Connell
Ferrari, Maserati
Gaston Andrey
Ferrari
Don Sesslar
Porsche
Art Tweedale
Elva
James Eichenlaub
Osca
1960 Augie Pabst
Scarab
Dick Thompson
Chevrolet
Gaston Andrey
Maserati
Bob Holbert
Porsche
Roger Penske
Porsche
Millard Ripley
Lola, Lotus
Oliver Schmidt
Osca
Phillips Jeffrey
Berkeley
1961 Harry Heuer
Scarab
Pete Harrison
Lister
Roger Penske
Maserati, Cooper
Bob Holbert
Porsche
Bob Bucher
Porsche
Charles Kurtz
Lola
Oliver Schmidt
Lola, Osca
Phillips Jeffrey
Berkeley
1962 Harry Heuer
Chaparral, Scarab
Roger Penske
Maserati, Cooper
Bob Holbert
Porsche
Joe Buzzetta
Porsche
M. R. J. Wyllie
Lola
Glenn Baldwin
Lotus
1963 Harry Heuer
Chaparral
Roger Penske
Cooper
Joe Buzzetta
Porsche
Peter Sachs
Lotus
Chuck Dietrich
Bobsy
Bill Greer
DKW
1964 Ed Lowther
Genie
Tom O'Brien
Ferrari
Lee Hall
Elva
Don Wolf
Elva
Charles Barns
Merlyn
Ed Walsh
Lotus

Production classes (1954–1965)

YearA ProductionB ProductionC ProductionD ProductionE ProductionF ProductionG ProductionH ProductionI ProductionJ Production
1954 Charles Wallace
Jaguar
William Kinchloe
Austin-Healey
Bob Salzgaber
Triumph
Dick Thompson
Porsche, MG
Art Bunker‡
Porsche
1955 Charles Wallace
Jaguar
Paul O'Shea
Mercedes-Benz
Gaston Andrey
Morgan
Bengt Söderström
Porsche
George Valentine
MG
1956 Harry Carter
Jaguar
Paul O'Shea
Mercedes-Benz
Bengt Söderström
Porsche
Lake Underwood
Porsche
Emil Pupulidy
Porsche
1957 Dick Thompson
Chevrolet
Harry Carter
Mercedes-Benz
Fred Moore
Austin-Healey
Bob Kuhn
AC
Lake Underwood
Porsche
Templeton Briggs
Alfa Romeo
1958 Jim Jeffords
Chevrolet
George Reed
Ferrari
Dick Thompson
Austin-Healey
Harry Carter
AC
Emil Pupulidy
Porsche
Bob Grossman
Alfa Romeo
Howard Hanna
D.B. Panhard
1959 Jim Jeffords
Chevrolet
Bob Grossman
Ferrari
Fred Spross
Austin-Healey
Pierre Mion
AC
Harry Blanchard
Porsche
Chuck Stoddard
Alfa Romeo
Ray Heppenstall
D.B. Panhard
Paul Richards
Fiat-Abarth
Ed Wright
Berkeley
1960 Bob Johnson
Chevrolet
Bruce Jennings
Porsche
Elliott Pew
AC
Duncan Black
Daimler
Douglas Diffenderfer
Siata
Vince Tamburo
Sunbeam
Chandler Lawrence
Fiat-Abarth
1961 Bob Hathaway
Ferrari
Dick Thompson
Chevrolet
Pierre Mion
AC
Chuck Stoddard
Alfa Romeo
Mark Donohue
Elva
Howard Hanna
D.B. Panhard
Al Weaver
Alfa Romeo
Rod Harmon
Austin-Healey
1962 Dick Thompson
Chevrolet
Don Yenko
Chevrolet
Dave Clark
Lotus
Bert Everett
Porsche
Bob Tullius
Triumph
Howard Hanna
D.B.
Lynn Blanchard
Alfa Romeo
Ed Astri
Fiat-Abarth
1963 Bob Johnson
Shelby
Don Yenko
Chevrolet
Duncan Black
Daimler
Bob Tullius
Triumph
Lake Underwood
Porsche
Robert Shaw
Alfa Romeo
Pete Van der Vate
Austin-Healey
Donna Mae Mims
Austin-Healey
1964 Bob Johnson
Shelby
Frank Dominianni
Chevrolet
Bruce Jennings
Porsche
Bob Tullius
Triumph
Hans Zereis
Porsche
Don Sesslar
Sunbeam
Pete Van der Vate
Morgan
Carl Truitt
Austin-Healey
1965 Shelby Jerry Titus

Shelby Mustang GT350 #5R001[4]

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References

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