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1963 SCCA National Sports Car Championship
The 1963 SCCA National Sports Car Championship season was the thirteenth season of the Sports Car Club of America's National Sports Car Championship. It began April 7, 1963, and ended September 2, 1963, after ten races.
Schedule
| Rnd | Race | Length | Circuit | Location | Date | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SCCA National Race | 45 minutes | Marlboro Motor Raceway | Upper Marlboro, Maryland | April 7 | |||||||||||
| VIR National Cup | 1 hour, 30 minutes | Virginia International Raceway | Danville, Virginia | April 27 | |||||||||||
| Cumberland National Championship Sports Car Races | 75 km | Greater Cumberland Regional Airport | Wiley Ford, West Virginia | May 12 | |||||||||||
| SCCA National Race | 90 mi | Bridgehampton Race Circuit | Bridgehampton, New York | June 2 | |||||||||||
| SCCA National Race | 60 mi | Lime Rock Park | Lakeville, Connecticut | June 15 | |||||||||||
| June Sprints | 160 mi | Road America | Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin | June 23 | |||||||||||
| Lake Garnett Grand Prix | 70 mi | Lake Garnett Circuit | Garnett, Kansas | July 8 | |||||||||||
| Meadowdale SCCA National Championships | 98 mi | Meadowdale International Raceway | Carpentersville, Illinois | August 4 | |||||||||||
| Glen Classic | 100 mi | Watkins Glen International | Watkins Glen, New York | August 25 | |||||||||||
| SCCA National Races | 60 mi | Thompson International Speedway | Thompson, Connecticut | September 2 |
: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marlboro | Chevrolet | Chevrolet | no finishers | Daimler | #6 Mecom Racing Team | Porsche | Porsche | Porsche | Porsche | Lotus | Lola-Climax | Austin-Healey | Zink Petite | Austin-Healey | Results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Dick Lang | USA Don Yenko | USA Duncan Black | USA Roger Penske | USA Alex Dearborn | USA Herb Swan | USA Ron Grable | USA Bob Holbert | USA Bob Sharp | USA M. R. J. Wyllie | USA Pete van der Vate | USA Bill Greer | USA Paul Hill | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VIR | #10 Chevrolet | #12 Grady Davis | #26 Meister Brauser Racing | #82 Fiat-Abarth | no entries | #44 Triumph | #43 Lotus | #7 Porsche | no entries | #11 Alfa Romeo | #88 Bobsy-Ford | #31 Austin-Healey | #87 Zink Petite | no entries | Results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Dick Thompson | USA Don Yenko | USA Don Devine | USA Paul Richards | USA Bob Tullius | USA Skip Barber | USA William Haenelt | USA Jack Crusoe | USA Chuck Dietrich | USA Pete van der Vate | USA Bill Greer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cumberland | Shelby | Chevrolet | #60 Briggs Cunningham | Fiat-Abarth | #6 Mecom Racing Team | Triumph | Porsche | #73 Porsche | Lotus | Triumph | Bosby | Morgan | Osca | Austin-Healey | Results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Bob Johnson | USA Robert Mouat | USA Walt Hansgen | USA Paul Richards | USA Roger Penske | USA Bob Tullius | USA Bob Holbert | USA Lake Underwood | USA T. A. Rees | USA Ed Diehl | USA Chuck Dietrich | USA Frank Nagel | USA John Igleheart | USA Donna Mae Mims | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bridgehampton | Shelby | Chevrolet | #60 Briggs Cunningham | Fiat-Abarth | Ferrari | Triumph | Porsche | Austin-Healey | Lotus | Volvo | Genie | Austin-Healey | Osca | Austin-Healey | Results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Bob Johnson | USA Robert Mouat | USA Walt Hansgen | USA Paul Richards | USA Bob Grossman | USA Jim Spencer | USA Joe Buzzetta | USA Jim Ladd | USA Peter Sachs | USA Art Riley | USA John Fitch | USA Pete van der Vate | USA John Igleheart | USA Howard Blakeslee | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lime Rock | A.C. | Chevrolet | Porsche | Morgan | no entries | Triumph | no entries | Porsche | *Lotus* | Alfa Romeo | Lola-Climax | Austin-Healey | Osca | Austin-Healey | Results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Bob Brown | USA Don Yenko | USA Joe Buzzetta | SUI Gaston Andrey | USA Bob Tullius | USA Bill Romig | USA Peter Sachs | USA Jack Crusoe | USA M. R. J. Wyllie | USA Rod Harmon | USA John Igleheart | USA Paul Hill | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Road America | Shelby | Chevrolet | Meister Brauser | A.C.-Bristol | #94 Wayne Burnett | Triumph | Concours Motors | Sports Car Forum | Porsche | Alfa Romeo | Lola-Climax | Austin-Healey | Martin T | Austin-Healey | Results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Bob Johnson | USA Ed Smith | USA Harry Heuer | USA Fred Ellsworth | USA Wayne Burnett | USA Bob Tullius | USA Bill Wuesthoff | USA Don Sesslar | USA Lee Hall | USA Robert Shaw | USA M. R. J. Wyllie | USA Pete van der Vate | USA Martin Tanner | USA Fred Turek | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lake Garnett | #33 Bob Johnson | Chevrolet | Shelby American | Morgan | Cooper | Triumph | no entries | Sports Car Forum | no entries | Lotus | Bosby | Austin-Healey | Lotus | Austin-Healey | Results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Bob Johnson | USA Don Yenko | GBR Ken Miles | USA Lew Spencer | USA Jack Hinkle | USA John Goans | USA Don Sesslar | USA Dick Anderson | USA Chuck Dietrich | USA Robert Fry | USA Ed Walsh | USA Bruce Hoskins | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Meadowdale | Shelby | Chevrolet | #0 Meister Brauser Team | A.C.-Bristol | no entries | Triumph | Austin-Healey | Porsche | Alfa Romeo | Bosby | Austin-Healey | Zink Petite | Austin-Healey | Results | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Bob Brown | USA Don Yenko | USA Harry Heuer | USA Bill Harwell | USA Jim Spencer | USA Allan Barker | USA Lee Hall | USA Robert Shaw | USA Chuck Dietrich | USA Donald Hampton | USA Bill Greer | USA Donna Mae Mims | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Watkins Glen | #41 A.J. Griffith, Jr. | #2 Grady Davis | #11 Grady Davis | #4 Duncan Black | no entries | #53 Jim Spencer | Kelly Special-Porsche | Porsche | #3 Bosby Division | #15 Jerrold A. Truitt | #3 Bosby Division | #5 Erwin Lorincz | Osca | #12 Harvey Glass | Results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Bob Brown | USA Don Yenko | USA Dick Thompson | USA Duncan Black | USA Jim Spencer | CAN Wayne Kelly | USA Lake Underwood | USA Chuck Dietrich | USA Gerald Truitt | USA Chuck Dietrich | USA Erwin Lorincz | USA John Igleheart | USA Harvey Glass | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thompson | Shelby | Porsche | Lister-Costin Buick | Daimler | *Porsche* | Triumph | no entries | Porsche | Porsche | Alfa Romeo | Elva | Austin-Healey | Osca | Austin-Healey | Results | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Bob Johnson | USA Bruce Jennings | USA Eno de Pasquale | USA Duncan Black | USA Joe Buzzetta | USA Bob Tullius | USA Lake Underwood | USA George Wintersteen | USA Tom Flaherty | USA Dave Fenton | USA Don Peaslee | USA John Gordon | USA Frank Cooper |
: D and E Modified were classified with C Modified at Meadowdale.
Champions
| Class | Driver | Car |
|---|---|---|
| A Production | USA Bob Johnson | Shelby Cobra 289 |
| B Production | USA Don Yenko | Chevrolet Corvette |
| C Modified | USA Harry Heuer | Chaparral 1-Chevrolet |
| C Production | USA Duncan Black | Daimler SP250 |
| D Modified | USA Roger Penske | "Zerex Special" Cooper T53-Climax |
| D Production | USA Bob Tullius | Triumph TR4 |
| E Modified | USA Joe Buzzetta | Porsche 718 RSK |
| E Production | USA Lake Underwood | Porsche 356 |
| F Modified | USA Peter Sachs | Lotus 23 |
| F Production | USA Robert Shaw | Alfa Romeo Spyder |
| G Modified | USA Chuck Dietrich | Bosby Mk.II-Ford |
| G Production | USA Pete van der Vate | Austin-Healey Sprite |
| H Modified | USA Bill Greer | Zink Petite Mk.II |
| H Production | USA Donna Mae Mims | Austin-Healey Sprite |
References
References
- "Zink Petite Chassis". SportsRacer.net.
- "Bobsy Chassis". SportsRacer.net.
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