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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.
Schedule
| Rnd | Race | Length | Circuit | Location | Date | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Florida National Sports Car Races | 150 mi | Fort Pierce road circuit | Fort Pierce, Florida | February 27 | |||||||||||||||
| Pebble Beach Sports Car Road Race | 100 mi | Pebble Beach road circuit | Pebble Beach, California | April 17 | |||||||||||||||
| Bakersfield National Sports Car Races | 180 km | Minter Field | Bakersfield, California | May 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Cumberland National Sports Car Races | 1 hour | Greater Cumberland Regional Airport | Wiley Ford, West Virginia | May 15 | |||||||||||||||
| Beverly National Sports Car Races | 100 mi | Beverly Airport | Beverly, Massachusetts | July 4 | |||||||||||||||
| National Torrey Pines Sports Car Races | 100 mi | Camp Callan | San Diego, California | July 10 | |||||||||||||||
| Seafair | ? | Kitsap County Airport | Bremerton, Washington | July 31 | |||||||||||||||
| Thompson Races | 15 mi | Thompson International Speedway | Thompson, Connecticut | September 4 | |||||||||||||||
| Fairfax National Races | 50 mi | Fairfax Airport | Kansas City, Kansas | September 5 | |||||||||||||||
| Elkhart Lake's Road America Road Race | 150 mi | Road America | Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin | September 11 | |||||||||||||||
| International Sports Car Grand Prix at Watkins Glen | 100 mi | Watkins Glen road circuit | Watkins Glen, New York | September 17 | |||||||||||||||
| Fairchild National Sports Car Races | 100 mi | Fairchild Air Force Base | Hagerstown, Maryland | October 16 | |||||||||||||||
| Sacramento National Sports Car Road Races | 100 mi | California State Fair Grounds | Sacramento, California | October 30 | |||||||||||||||
| National Grand Central Sports Car Races | 100 mi | Grand Central Airport | Glendale, California | November 13 |
: 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 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Lou Fageol | USA Sherwood Johnston | USA Charles Wallace | USA Howard Hively | USA Duncan Forlong | USA Ted Boynton | USA Joe Sheppard | USA Bob Davis | USA Dick Nash | USA Howard Hanna | USA Hubert L. Brundage | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pebble Beach | Allard | Jaguar | '#2 Ferrari''''' | Alfa Romeo | #50 Ken Miles | Osca | Crosley Special | Results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Carl Block | USA Lou Brero | USA Phil Hill | USA Charles Rezzaghi | GBR Ken Miles | USA I. W. Stephenson | USA Harry Eyerly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Akton Miller | USA Donald Driscoll | USA Jerry Austin | USA Sterling Edwards | USA Roy Jackson-Moore | USA James Lowe | USA Al Newlon | USA John von Neumann | USA Springer Jones | USA Jean Pierre Kunstle | USA Duane Feuerhelm | USA James Orr | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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. | #11 D. Vilardi | Results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Sherwood Johnston | USA Charles Wallace | USA Bill Spear | USA Paul O'Shea | USA Fritz Koster | SUI Gaston Andrey | USA Gordon Lipe | USA Lake Underwood | USA Chuck Dietrich | USA Dolph Vilardi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA John Sinclair | USA Jim Kimberly | USA Charles Wallace | USA Phil Hill | USA Richard Whitson | USA Jim Pauley | SUI Gaston Andrey | USA Gordon Lipe | USA Lake Underwood | USA Len Bastrup | USA George Valentine | USA Candy Poole | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Bill Murphy | USA Carroll Shelby | USA Jerry Austin | USA John von Neumann | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Phil Hill | USA Paul O'Shea | USA Pete Lovely | USA Tracy Bird | USA Skip Swartley | USA Duane Feuerhelm | USA Robert Holbrook | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seafair | unknown | #103 Tony Parravano | unknown | #3 George Tilp | unknown | Porsche | unknown | Cooper-Porsche | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | Results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Carroll Shelby | USA Phil Hill | USA John von Neumann | USA Pete Lovely | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thompson | #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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Stewart Rutherford | USA Duncan Black | USA Dick Thompson (XKM) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Addison Austin (others) | USA Bill Lloyd | USA Art Simmons (overall) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Harold Kunz (AH) | USA Jim Pauley | SUI Gaston Andrey | USA Walt Hansgen | USA Emil Pupulidy | USA Len Bastrup | USA George Valentine | USA Candy Poole | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Walt Gray | USA Dale Duncan | USA Charles Wallace | USA David Biggs | USA Bud Seaverns | USA Tom Friedmann | USA Richard McGuire | USA Art Bunker | USA Bob Ballenger | USA Norman Scott | USA Roy Heath | USA Bill Betts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Walt Gray | USA Sherwood Johnston | USA Ralph Miller | USA Phil Hill | USA Paul O'Shea | USA S. H. Arnolt | USA Bob Goldich | USA Frank Bott | USA Bob Ballenger | USA Rees Makins | USA Roy Heath | USA John Mays | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Watkins Glen | #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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Charles Moran | USA Sherwood Johnston | USA Dick Thompson | USA Bill Spear | USA Paul O'Shea (MB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Frank Pohanka (others) | USA William Wonder | USA Gunnard Rubini | USA Bill Weldon | USA Emil Pupulidy | USA Len Bastrup | USA Henry Willard | USA Candy Poole | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Bob Bucher | USA Sherwood Johnston | USA Charles Wallace | USA Phil Hill | USA Paul O'Shea (overall) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Fred Moore (AH) | USA Briggs Cunningham | USA Mike Rothschild | USA Ed Crawford | USA Lake Underwood (Porsche) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Stephen Spitler (MG) | USA Chuck Dietrich | USA Henry Wessells | USA Dolph Vilardi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Lou Brero | MEX Fred Van Beuren | USA Charles Wallace | USA Phil Hill | USA Paul O'Shea | USA James Lowe | USA Lou Keller | USA Pete Lovely | USA George Gartung | USA Sam Weiss | USA John Dair | USA Harry Eyerly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Glendale | #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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Bill Murphy | USA Ernie McAfee | USA Jim Peterson | USA Phil Hill | USA Rudy Cleye | USA Richie Ginther | USA Bob Oker | USA Pete Lovely | USA Dale Johnson | USA George Buchanan | USA Robert Brigham | USA James Orr |
: Modified & Production classes were classified together at Pebble Beach : G Production were classified with F Production at Cumberland : An unrestricted class ran with B Modified, and was won by John Meyer in a Meyer-Cadillac Special. : 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. : Jaguar XKMs were classified separately from others in C Production at Thompson. : Separate Overall and Austin-Healey winners were declared in D Production at Thompson and Hagerstown. : Mercedes-Benz 300 SL were classified separately from others in D Production at Watkins Glen. : An unrestricted class was also run, and was won by John Plaisted in a Cheetah-Cadillac. : Separate Porsche and MG winners were declared in F Production at Hagerstown. : An unrestricted class was also run, and was won by Terry Hall in a Talbot Grand Prix car.
Champions
| Class | Driver | Car |
|---|---|---|
| B Modified | USA Charles Moran | Cunningham C4 |
| C Modified | USA Sherwood Johnston | Ferrari 375 MM, Jaguar D-Type |
| C Production | USA Charles Wallace | Jaguar XK140 MC, Jaguar XK120 |
| D Modified | USA Phil Hill | Ferrari 750 Monza |
| D Production | USA Paul O'Shea | Mercedes-Benz 300 SL |
| E Modified | USA James Lowe | Frazer Nash Le Mans Replica Mk II |
| E Production | SUI Gaston Andrey | Morgan Plus 4 Triumph |
| F Modified | USA Pete Lovely | VW-Porsche Special, Cooper-Porsche |
| F Production | USA Bengt Söderström | Porsche 356 Speedster |
| G Modified | USA Skip Swartley | Osca Special |
| G Production | USA George Valentine | MG TC |
| H Modified | USA Dolph Vilardi | Bandini PBV |
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