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1958 SCCA National Sports Car Championship
The 1958 SCCA National Sports Car Championship season was the eighth season of the Sports Car Club of America's National Sports Car Championship. It began January 12, 1958, and ended October 5, 1958, after sixteen races.
Classes
| Class | Modified | Production |
|---|---|---|
| B | 5000-8000cc | 3500-5000cc |
| C | 3000-5000cc | 2700-3500cc |
| D | 2000-3000cc | 2000-2700cc |
| E | 1500-2000cc | 1600-2000cc |
| F | 1100-1500cc | 1300-1600cc |
| G | 750-1100cc | 1000-1300cc |
| H | 500-750cc | 750-1000cc |
| I | 350-500cc | 500-750cc |
| J | under 350cc | 350-500cc |
| K | - | under 350cc |
Schedule
| Rnd | Race | Length | Circuit | Location | Date | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orange Bowl National Championship Sports Car Races | 100 mi | Master Field | Miami, Florida | January 12 | |||||||||||||||||
| President's Cup | 80 mi | Marlboro Motor Raceway | Upper Marlboro, Maryland | April 20 | |||||||||||||||||
| National Championship Spring Sprint Sports Car Road Races | 1 hour | Virginia International Raceway | Danville, Virginia | May 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Cumberland National Championship Sports Car Races | 1 hour | Greater Cumberland Regional Airport | Wiley Ford, West Virginia | May 19 | |||||||||||||||||
| SCCA National Races | 75 mi | Bridgehampton Race Circuit | Bridgehampton, New York | June 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Lime Rock National Sports Car Races | 100 km | Lime Rock Park | Lakeville, Connecticut | June 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| International June Sprints | 150 mi | Road America | Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin | June 22 | |||||||||||||||||
| Lime Rock National Championship Races | 100 km | Lime Rock Park | Lakeville, Connecticut | July 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| SCCA National Races | 70 mi | Milwaukee State Fair Park | West Allis, Wisconsin | August 16 | |||||||||||||||||
| SCCA National Races | 150 km | Montgomery Airport | Montgomery, New York | August 17 | |||||||||||||||||
| Thompson National Championship Races | 60 mi | Thompson International Speedway | Thompson, Connecticut | September 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Road America 500 | 500 mi | Road America | Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin | September 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Watkins Glen Grand Prix | 100 mi | Watkins Glen International | Watkins Glen, New York | September 20 | |||||||||||||||||
| SCCA National Races | 1 hour | Vaca Valley Raceway | Vacaville, California | October 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Autumn Festival Sports Car Races | 150 km | Virginia International Raceway | Danville, Virginia | October 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Palm Springs Exhibition Sports Car Races | 50 mi | Palm Springs Municipal Airport | Palm Springs, California | November 2 |
: Feature race
Season results
Feature race overall winners in bold.
| Rnd | Circuit | BM Winning Team | BP 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 | HP Winning Team | IM Winning Team | Results | BM Winning Driver(s) | BP 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) | HP Winning Driver(s) | IM Winning Driver(s) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami | #92 Ferrari | #14 Chevrolet | #60 Briggs Cunningham | #621 Jaguar | #115 Ferrari | #188 Austin-Healey | #25 Ferrari | #55 A.C.-Bristol | #0 Porsche | #83 Porsche | #37 Lotus | #130 Alfa Romeo | #77 Bandini-Saab | no entries | no entries | Results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA George Reed | USA Rees Makins | USA Walt Hansgen | USA Don Smith | USA James Johnston | USA Fred Moore | SUI Gaston Andrey | USA Duncan Forlong | USA Charles Wallace | USA John Cuevas | USA Roy Schechter | USA Art Tweedale | USA George Parsons | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marlboro | A.C.-Jaguar | Chevrolet | #60 Briggs Cunningham | Jaguar | Maserati | Austin-Healey | Ferrari | A.C.-Bristol | Porsche | Porsche | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MG | Elva | Alfa Romeo | Bandini-Saab | D.B.-Panhard | no entries | Results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Chuck Sarle | USA Fred Windridge | USA Walt Hansgen | USA John Hayes | USA Bark Henry | USA Fred Moore | SUI Gaston Andrey | USA Ed Welch | USA Bob Holbert | USA Emil Pupulidy (Porsche) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Ben Fowke (MG) | USA Frank Baptista | USA Bob Grossman | USA George Parsons | USA Richard Toland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VIR | #16 Lance Reventlow | Chevrolet | #60 Briggs Cunningham | #97 Ferrari | no finishers | #26 Austin-Healey | #50 Ferrari | #20 A.C.-Bristol | #74 Porsche | #33 Porsche | #35 Elva | #179 Alfa Romeo | #160 Osca | #7 D.B.-Panhard | no entries | Results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Lance Reventlow | USA Fred Windridge | USA Walt Hansgen | USA George Arents | USA Reed Rollo | SUI Gaston Andrey | USA Ross Wees | USA Don Sesslar | USA Emil Pupulidy | USA Frank Baptista | USA Tony Briggs | USA Robert Ferguson | USA Howard Hanna | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cumberland | no finishers | Chevrolet | #60 Briggs Cunningham | Ferrari | no finishers | #17 David L. Herson | #7 J.V. Quackenbush | A.C.-Bristol | #74 Cyrus L. Fulton | #33 Emil Pupulidy | #35 Continental Motors, Ltd. | #82 Barry Budlong, Jr. | #127 James P. Eichenlaub | #1 Richard H.R. Toland | no entries | Results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Fred Windridge | USA Walt Hansgen | USA George Arents | USA Dick Thompson | USA John Quackenbush | USA Ross Mees | USA Don Sesslar | USA Emil Pupulidy | USA Frank Baptista | USA Barry Budlong | USA James Eichenlaub | USA Richard Toland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bridgehampton | no finishers | Cheetah | #60 Briggs Cunningham | Ferrari | Aston Martin | Austin-Healey | Ferrari | A.C.-Bristol | Porsche | Porsche | unknown | Alfa Romeo | unknown | no entries | no entries | Results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA John Plaisted | USA Walt Hansgen | USA George Arents | USA Fred Windridge | USA Dick Thompson | SUI Gaston Andrey | USA Harry Carter | USA Bob Holbert | USA Emil Pupulidy | USA Bob Grossman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lime Rock | no entries | #99 Chevrolet | #60 Briggs Cunningham | #98 Ferrari | #76 Aston Martin | #11 Austin-Healey | #8 Maserati | #80 A.C.-Bristol | #140 Porsche | #33 Porsche | #35 Lotus | #71 Alfa Romeo | #74 PBX | no entries | Results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Fred Windridge | USA Walt Hansgen | USA George Arents | USA Alan Markelson | USA Dick Thompson | USA John Fitch | USA Harry Carter | USA Bob Holbert | USA Emil Pupulidy | USA Frank Baptista | USA John Clapp | USA Candy Poole | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Road America | #91 J. M. Lyeth, Jr. | #14 L. Lindheimer | #60 Briggs Cunningham | unknown | #21 C.J. Hughes | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | no entries | no entries | Results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Richard Lyeth | USA Jim Jeffords | USA Walt Hansgen | USA Dan Collins | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lime Rock | no entries | #99 Chevrolet | #61 Briggs Cunningham | #98 Ferrari | #17 Austin-Healey | #8 Maserati | #180 A.C.-Bristol | #140 Porsche | #33 Porsche | #16 Lotus | #32 Alfa Romeo | #174 PBX | no entries | Results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Fred Windridge | USA Ed Crawford | USA George Arents | USA Dick Thompson | USA John Fitch | USA Harry Carter | USA Bob Holbert | USA Emil Pupulidy | USA Floyd Aaskov | USA Ray Anderson | USA Candy Poole | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Milwaukee | no finishers | #1 Chevrolet | #10 Ferrari | #96 Ferrari | #7 Pabst Motors | #66 Austin-Healey | #27 Porsche | #21 A.C.-Bristol | #44 Porsche | #0 Porsche | #214 Lotus Cars | #8 Alfa Romeo | #53 Martin T | no entries | no entries | Results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Jim Jeffords | USA John Kilborn | USA George Reed | USA Augie Pabst | USA Ralph Durbin | USA Ernie Erickson | USA Luke Stear | USA Dean Causey | USA Chuck Rickert | USA John C. Kilburn | USA Kaser | USA Martin Tanner | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Montgomery | #15 Reventlow Automobiles | #1 Chevrolet | #60 Briggs Cunningham | #80 Jaguar | no finishers | #11 Austin-Healey | #46 Ed Hugus | #246 A.C.-Bristol | #140 Porsche | #33 Porsche | #2 Lotus-Climax | #170 Alfa Romeo | #38 Danielini Special | #171 D.B.-Panhard | no entries | Results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Chuck Daigh | USA Jim Jeffords | USA Walt Hansgen | USA Harry Carter | USA Dick Thompson | USA Ed Hugus | USA Jordan King | USA Bob Holbert | USA Emil Pupulidy | USA Floyd Aaskov | USA John Guthrie | USA Joe Daniels | USA Howard Hanna | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thompson | Reventlow Automobiles | unknown | #60 Briggs Cunningham | Jaguar | unknown | unknown | unknown | A.C.-Bristol | Porsche | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | Results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Lance Reventlow | USA Walt Hansgen | USA Harry Bristol | USA Harry Bristol | USA Bob Holbert | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Road America | #45 Excalibur | #2 Chevrolet | #25 North American Racing Team | #96 Ferrari | #15 James R. Johnston | #66 Austin-Healey | #13 Ferrari | #7 A.C.-Bristol | #42 Porsche | #0 Porsche | #35 Elva | #2 Alfa Romeo | #53 Martin T | no entries | no entries | Results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Hal Ullrich | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Carl Haas | USA Jim Jeffords | **SUI Gaston Andrey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Lance Reventlow** | USA George Reed | USA James Johnston | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Bud Seaverns | USA Ralph Durbin | USA James Place | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Ken Neill | USA Luke Stear | USA Dean Causey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Chuck Rickert | USA Chuck Rickert | USA Frank Baptista | USA Ted Baumgartner | USA Martin Tanner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Watkins Glen | no finishers | #1 John F. Stephani | #61 Briggs Cunningham | #80 Harry E. Carter | no entries | #11 David Herson | #45 A. H. Burrough | #27 Arch M. Means | #140 Bob Holbert | #71 Harry C. Blanchard | #67 Louis C. Bartol | #47 Alfa Romeo | #121 John Milos | #29 D.B. | #134 Berkeley | Results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Jim Jeffords | USA Ed Crawford | USA Harry Carter | USA Dick Thompson | USA Gilbert Geitner | USA Arch M. Means | USA Bob Holbert | USA Harry Blanchard | USA Floyd Aaskov | USA Chuck Stoddard | USA John Milos | USA Richard Toland | USA Sam Moses | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vaca Valley | no finishers | #5 Chevrolet | #11 John von Neumann | #47 Jaguar | Ferrari | #1 Mercedes-Benz | #88 Porsche | #117 A.C.-Bristol | #12 Porsche | #44 Porsche | #37 Lotus | #148 Alfa Romeo | #79 D.B. | no finishers | no entries | Results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Jim Jeffords | USA John von Neumann | USA Cliff Wright | USA Josie von Neumann | USA Ray Rairdon | USA Jack McAfee | USA Chick Leson | USA Eldon Beagle | USA John Barneson | USA Stan Peterson | USA Steve Froines | USA Bill Wood | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VIR | #91 Ferrari-Chevrolet | #69 Chevrolet | #60 Briggs Cunningham | #190 Jaguar | no entries | #73 Austin-Healey | #25 Ferrari | #19 A.C.-Bristol | #74 Porsche | #123 MG | #14 Lotus | #90 Alfa Romeo | #121 Osca | no entries | no entries | Results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Richard Lyeth | USA Frank Dominianni | USA Walt Hansgen | USA Bob Grossman | USA Fred Moore | SUI Gaston Andrey | USA Arch Means | USA Don Sesslar | USA Murray Clark | USA Floyd Aaskov | USA Bob Grossman | USA Ed Ginther | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Palm Springs | no finishers | Chevrolet | Ferrari | Mercedes-Benz | #146 Ferrari | Austin-Healey | no entries | Porsche | *Porsche* | Porsche | Lotus | Alfa Romeo | Little Digger-Crosley | Austin-Healey | Berkeley | Results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Fred Grant | USA Jim Connor | USA Pete Caulkin | USA Dick Morgensen | USA Jack Rowe | USA D. D. Michelmore | USA Jack McAfee | USA Richard Bellows | USA Chuck Schroeder | USA Bythiner | USA Bill Beck | USA Bill Louden | USA Jerry Beem |
: A K Production class was also held, won by George Metzger in a Berkeley. : A K Production class was also held, won by William Harding in a Berkeley-Excelsior. : Separate Porsche and MG winners were declared in F Production at Marlboro. : H Production were classified with G Production at Lime Rock (June). : D Modified were classified with C Modified at Lime Rock (July). : H Production were classified with G Production at Lime Rock (July).
Champions
| Class | Driver | Car |
|---|---|---|
| B Modified | USA Hal Ullrich | Excalibur |
| B Production | USA Jim Jeffords | Chevrolet Corvette |
| C Modified | USA Walt Hansgen | Jaguar D-type, Lister-Jaguar |
| C Production | USA George Reed | Ferrari 250 GT |
| D Modified | USA James Johnston | Ferrari 250 TR |
| D Production | USA Dick Thompson | Austin-Healey 100-Six |
| E Modified | SUI Gaston Andrey | Ferrari 500 TRC Spyder |
| E Production | USA Harry Carter | AC Ace-Bristol |
| F Modified | USA Bob Holbert | Porsche 550 RS |
| F Production | USA Emil Pupulidy | Porsche 356 Carrera |
| G Modified | USA Frank Baptista | Elva Mk II, Lotus Eleven, Elva Mk III |
| G Production | USA Bob Grossman | Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce |
| H Modified | USA Martin Tanner | "Martin T" Special |
| H Production | USA Howard Hanna | D.B.-Panhard |
| I Modified | USA Sam Moses | Berkeley Sports |
References
References
- "Haybale: Official Sports Car Racing Program, New England Championship". Etceterini.
- "Little Digger Chassis". SportsRacer.net.
- Ludvigsen, Karl. "Fabulous Featherweight". Etceterini.
- "Tanner Chassis". SportsRacer.net.
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