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1962 SCCA National Sports Car Championship
The 1962 SCCA National Sports Car Championship season was the twelfth season of the Sports Car Club of America's National Sports Car Championship. It began January 28, 1962, and ended September 22, 1962, after thirteen races.
Schedule
| Rnd | Race | Length | Circuit | Location | Date | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCCA National Race | 150 km | Daytona International Speedway | Daytona Beach, Florida | January 28 | ||||||||||||||
| SCCA National Race | 68 mi | Marlboro Motor Raceway | Upper Marlboro, Maryland | April 15 | ||||||||||||||
| President's Cup | 2 hours, 30 minutes | Virginia International Raceway | Danville, Virginia | April 29 | ||||||||||||||
| Cumberland National Championship Sports Car Races | 75 km | Greater Cumberland Regional Airport | Wiley Ford, West Virginia | May 13 | ||||||||||||||
| SCCA National Race | 90 mi | Stuttgart Municipal Airport | Stuttgart, Arkansas | May 27 | ||||||||||||||
| SCCA National Race | 70 mi | Bridgehampton Race Circuit | Bridgehampton, New York | June 3 | ||||||||||||||
| International June Sprints | 150 mi | Road America | Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin | June 17 | ||||||||||||||
| Lime Rock Nationals | 60 km | Lime Rock Park | Lakeville, Connecticut | June 30 | ||||||||||||||
| Lake Garnett Grand Prix | 70 mi | Lake Garnett Circuit | Garnett, Kansas | July 8 | ||||||||||||||
| Meadowdale SCCA National Championships | 210 km | Meadowdale International Raceway | Carpentersville, Illinois | August 5 | ||||||||||||||
| SCCA National Races | 60 mi | Thompson International Speedway | Thompson, Connecticut | September 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Road America 500 | 500 mi | Road America | Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin | September 9 | ||||||||||||||
| Grand Prix at Watkins Glen | 100 mi | Watkins Glen International | Watkins Glen, New York | September 22 |
: Feature race
Season results
Feature race overall winners in bold.
| Rnd | Circuit | AP 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 | Results | AP 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) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daytona | #77 Ferrari | #25 Chevrolet | '#5 Maserati-Ferrari''''' | Daimler | no entries | Alfa Romeo | #14 Porsche | Elva | #42 Porsche | D.B. | Elva | Alfa Romeo | Osca | Berkeley | Results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Doug Thiem | USA Ralph Salyer | USA Alan Connell | USA Duncan Black | USA Bob Richardson | USA Bob Holbert | USA Jay Signore | USA Joseph Hoppen | USA Howard Hanna | USA Curt Gonstead | USA Bob Durren | USA George Peck | USA Hugh Kleinpeter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marlboro | #90 Ferrari | #1 Chevrolet | #18 Maserati | Lotus | '#6 Cooper''''' | Porsche | #14 Porsche | Elva | #29 Porsche | Turner | #2 Lola | #20 Alfa Romeo | Lotus | Fiat-Abarth | Results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Bob Grossman | USA Don Yenko | USA Charlie Kolb | USA Horace Pettit | USA Roger Penske | USA Bert Everett | USA Bob Holbert | USA Jay Signore | USA Bob Bucher | USA Skip Barber | USA M. R. J. Wyllie | USA Jack Crusoe | USA Glenn Baldwin | USA Ed Hessert | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VIR | #11 Chevrolet | #12 Chevrolet | #37 Lotus | '#6 Cooper''''' | #27 Alfa Romeo | #14 Porsche | #44 Triumph | #29 Porsche | #74 Sports Car Forum | #37 Lola | #21 Alfa Romeo | #39 Osca | #5 Fiat-Abarth | Results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Dick Thompson | USA Don Yenko | USA Dave Clark | USA Roger Penske | USA Eric Mangelsen | USA Bob Holbert | USA Bob Tullius | USA Bob Bucher | USA Don Sesslar | USA Art Tweedale | USA Jack Crusoe | USA John Gordon | USA Ed Astri | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cumberland | #11 Grady Davis | #15 Ralph C. Salyer | #56 E. E. Hobbs, Jr. | #6 Dave Clark | #6 John M. Wyatt | #55 Herbert E. Everett | #14 Robert Holbert | #80 Jay Signore | #199 Herb Swan | #40 Skip Barber | #2 M. R. J. Wyllie | #46 Lynn Blanchard | #70 John Holmes | #119 Edmund C. Hessert | Results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Dick Thompson | USA Ralph Salyer | USA E. Hobbs, Jr. | USA Dave Clark | USA Roger Penske | USA Bert Everett | USA Bob Holbert | USA Jay Signore | USA Herb Swan | USA Skip Barber | USA M. R. J. Wyllie | USA Lynn Blanchard | USA John Holmes | USA Ed Hessert | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stuttgart | Chevrolet | Chevrolet | no entries | Daimler | *Cooper* | Porsche | no entries | Triumph | Porsche | D.B. | Lola | Alfa Romeo | Lotus | Austin-Healey | Results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Dick Thompson | USA Don Yenko | USA Eugene Clements | USA Hap Sharp | USA Tommy Allen | USA Bob Tullius | USA Harry Washburn | USA Howard Hanna | USA M. R. J. Wyllie | USA Lynn Blanchard | USA Glenn Baldwin | USA Bill Stone | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bridgehampton | Chevrolet | Chevrolet | #60 Briggs Cunningham | Lotus | Porsche | Bob Donner | Morgan | Porsche | Sports Car Forum | Elva | Alfa Romeo | Lola-Osca | Austin-Healey | Results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Dick Thompson | USA Don Yenko | USA Walt Hansgen | USA Dave Clark | USA Bill Romig | USA Bob Donner | USA Arch McNeill | USA David Schiff | USA Don Sesslar | USA Frank Baptista | USA Howard Brown | USA John Holmes | USA Rod Harmon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Road America | #11 Grady Davis | #1 Grady Davis | #10 Chaparral Cars | #28 Ledwith & Edwards | #95 Hap Sharp | #73 Eric Mangelsen | #7 Bob Donner | #88 Jay Signore | #77 William Wuesthoff | #61 Ferril M. Miller | #76 Ollie Schmidt | #35 Alfa Romeo | #98 Martin W. Tanner | #15 Edward Astri | Results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Dick Thompson | USA Don Yenko | USA Jim Hall | USA Pete Ledwith | USA Hap Sharp | USA Eric Mangelsen | USA Bob Donner | USA Jay Signore | USA Bill Wuesthoff | USA Shorty Miller | USA James Scott | USA Howard Brown | USA Martin Tanner | USA Ed Astri | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lime Rock | #16 Allan Wyllie | #77 Porsche | #7 Lotus | '#6 Cooper''''' | #55 Porsche | #14 Porsche | #94 Morgan | #11 Kelso Auto Dynamics | #48 Turner | #6 De Tomaso-Osca | #1 Alfa Romeo | #76 Lola-Osca | #12 Austin-Healey | Results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Gerry Georgi | USA Bruce Jennings | USA Dave Clark | USA Roger Penske | USA Bert Everett | USA Bob Holbert | USA Arch McNeill | USA Paul Richards | USA Skip Barber | USA James Scott | USA Chris Noyes | USA John Holmes | USA Harvey Glass | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lake Garnett | #11 Chevrolet | #1 Chevrolet | #2 Meister Brauser | #44 A.C.-Bristol | '#5 Cooper''''' | #72 Alfa Romeo | #53 Triumph | #161 Porsche | #37 D.B. | #76 De Tomaso-Osca | #361 Alfa Romeo | #98 Martin T | #64 Fiat-Abarth | Results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Dick Thompson | USA Don Yenko | USA Harry Heuer | USA R. E. L. Hayes | USA Alan Connell | USA Eric Mangelsen | USA John Goans | USA Ed Haussermann | USA Howard Hanna | USA James Scott | USA Lynn Blanchard | USA Martin Tanner | USA Bruce Larson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Meadowdale | #11 Chevrolet | #25 Chevrolet | #1 Meister Brauser | #7 Lotus | #94 Wayne Burnett | #13 Alfa Romeo | #17 Ferrari | #92 Triumph | #77 Concours Motors | #33 MG | #2 Lola-Climax | #4 Alfa Romeo | #93 Lotus | #64 Fiat-Abarth | Results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Dick Thompson | USA Ralph Salyer | USA Harry Heuer | USA Dave Clark | USA Wayne Burnett | USA Sheldon Brown | USA Owen Coon | USA Bruce Kellner | USA Bill Wuesthoff | USA Chuck Cantwell | USA M. R. J. Wyllie | USA Jim Kaser | USA Glenn Baldwin | USA Bruce Larson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thompson | #16 Ferrari | #77 Porsche | #6 Lotus | no entries | #55 Porsche | '#14 Porsche''''' | #44 Triumph | #7 Porsche | #22 Porsche | #2 Lola-Climax | #11 Austin-Healey | #95 Osca | #48 Austin-Healey | Results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Gerry Georgi | USA Bruce Jennings | USA Dave Clark | USA Bert Everett | USA Bob Holbert | USA Bob Tullius | USA Joe Buzzetta | USA Will Daugherty | USA M. R. J. Wyllie | USA Rod Harmon | USA John Igleheart | USA Brad Picard | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Road America | #8 Doug Thiem | #1 Don Yenko | #4 Jim Hall-Hap Sharp | #47 Ernie Harris | #41 Dean Causey | #1 Chuck Stoddard | #7 Bob Donner | #44 Bob Tullius | #66 E. L. Hall | #38 Chuck Cantwell | #37 L. E. Page | #36 Lynn Blanchard | #98 Martin Tanner | #2 Bob Anderson | Results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Doug Thiem | USA Don Yenko | **USA Jim Hall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Hap Sharp** | USA Ernie Harris | USA Dean Causey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Dave Causey | USA Chuck Stoddard | USA Bob Donner | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Don Sessler | USA Bob Tullius | USA Lee Hall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Glenn Carroll | USA Chuck Cantwell | USA Art Tweedale | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Frank Baptista | USA Lynn Blanchard | USA Martin Tanner | USA Bob Anderson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Watkins Glen | #11 Grady Davis | #1 Grady Davis | #61 Briggs Cunningham | #7 Lotus | #6 Cooper | #23 Austin-Healy | #9 Maserati | #44 Triumph | #78 Porsche | #37 D.B. | #76 De Tomaso-Osca | #6 Alfa Romeo | #95 Osca | #22 Fiat-Abarth | Results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Dick Thompson | USA Don Yenko | USA Walt Hansgen | USA Dave Clark | USA Hap Sharp | USA Robert Priebe | USA Conrad Kraus | USA Bob Tullius | USA Millard Ripley | USA Howard Hanna | USA James Scott | USA Jack Crusoe | USA John Igleheart | USA Ed Hessert |
: C and D Modified were classified together at VIR; the combined class was won by Roger Penske in a DM-class Cooper Monaco. The highest-finishing CM car was John Todd's Warwick GT350-Buick in 3rd. : D Modified were classified with C Modified at Bridgehampton. : C and D Modified were classified together at Lime Rock; the combined class was won by Roger Penske in a DM-class Cooper Monaco. The highest-finishing CM car was Bob Colombosian's Buick-Mustang in 2nd. : E Modified were classified with D Modified at Lake Garnett. : C, D, and E Modified were classified together at Thompson; the combined class was won by Bob Holbert in an EM-class Porsche 718 RS 61. There were no DM cars; the highest-finishing CM car was Don Adams' Lister-Jaguar in 2nd.
Champions
| Class | Driver | Car |
|---|---|---|
| A Production | USA Dick Thompson | Chevrolet Corvette 327 |
| B Production | USA Don Yenko | Chevrolet Corvette 283 |
| C Modified | USA Harry Heuer | Chaparral 1-Chevrolet, Scarab |
| C Production | USA Dave Clark | Lotus Super Seven |
| D Modified | USA Roger Penske | Cooper Monaco T61-Maserati |
| D Production | USA Bert Everett | Porsche 356 1600 Super |
| E Modified | USA Bob Holbert | Porsche 718 RS 61 |
| E Production | USA Bob Tullius | Triumph TR3, TR4 |
| F Modified | USA Joe Buzzetta | Porsche 718 RSK |
| F Production | USA Howard Hanna | D.B. HBR5 |
| G Modified | USA M. R. J. Wyllie | Lola Mk.1-Climax |
| G Production | USA Lynn Blanchard | Alfa Romeo Giulietta |
| H Modified | USA Glenn Baldwin | Lotus 17 |
| H Production | USA Ed Astri | Fiat-Abarth Allemano, 750 |
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