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1965 SCCA National Championship Runoffs

The 1965 American Road Race of Champions was the second running of the SCCA National Championship Runoffs. It took place on 27 and 28 November 1965 at Daytona International Speedway, on 3,1-mile and 1,6-mile courses. Despite the National Championship being cancelled, the ARRC still was not a championship race, as National Championships were awarded to Divisional winners. Most competitive drivers from SCCA's seven divisions were invited to the event.

1965 saw several changes in SCCA's class structure.

Formula Libre was split up in Formula A for under-3-litre racing engines and Formula B for 1,6-litre production engines. Formula Junior was now replaced by Formula C for 1,1-litre racing engines.

New cars were homologated for Production classes, including the new Porsche 911. Some other cars were reclassified, for example the Austin-Healey 100-6.

Sources:

Class winners for multi-class races in bold.

The first race, held on November 27, was the H Production race. It was held on the 1,6-mile course for 45 minutes and 32 laps.

Pos	Class	Qualified in class	Driver	No.	Car	Entrant	Division	Laps
HP	4th	Peter Feistmann	21	Fiat-Abarth 850 Allemano Spider	-	Southeast	32
HP	5th	Randy Canfield	13	Austin-Healey Sprite	-	Northeast	32
HP	13th	Robert Rentzell	22	Austin-Healey Sprite	-	Southeast	32
HP	7th	Bobby Vandivort	41	Austin-Healey Sprite	-	Midwest	32
HP	6th[1]	Bob Turgeon	12	Austin-Healey Sprite	-	Northeast	32
HP	12th	Kent Carpenter	31	Austin-Healey Sprite	-	Central	32
HP	8th	Bill Cox	52	Austin-Healey Sprite	-	Southwest	31
HP	6th[2]	Lloyd Barton	34	Austin-Healey Sprite	-	Central	31
HP	9th	Dean Hatch	62	Austin-Healey Sprite	-	Pacific	30
HP	10th	George Cowherd	42	Austin-Healey Sprite	-	Midwest	30
HP	2nd	Lee Mueller	61	Austin-Healey Sprite	-	Pacific	30	Blown tire.
HP	16th[3]	Dick Brownfield	54	Austin-Healey Sprite	-	Southwest	30
HP	11th	Dan Miller	51	Austin-Healey Sprite	-	Southwest	16	DNF
HP	1st	Carl Truitt	11	Austin-Healey Sprite	-	Northeast	10	DNF
HP	16th[4]	Joe Garrison	24	Austin-Healey Sprite	-	Southeast	9	DNF

The H Modified race was held on November 27 on the 1,6-mile course for 45 minutes and 35 laps.

Pos	Class	Qualified in class	Driver	No.	Car	Entrant	Division	Laps
HM	1st	Jerry Mong	32	Bobsy SR3-SAAB	-	Central	35	Led laps 1-35.
HM	2nd	John Igleheart	11	Bobsy SR2-OSCA	-	Northeast	35
HM	5th	Jim Lawrence	62	Lindqvist Special-SAAB	-	Pacific	34
HM	3rd	Bill Mitchell	31	Sunbeam Special	-	Central	34
HM	6th	Dick Jacobs	34	Jackal-SAAB	-	Central	34
HM	4th	Fred Cox	21	Sunbeam Special	-	Southeast	34
HM	12th	Glen Shepard	42	Jabro-SAAB	-	Midwest	32
HM	9th	Fred Minning	23	Sunbeam Special	-	Southeast	31
HM	13th	Gordon Waddle	43	Li'l Duck 1-SAAB	-	Midwest	29
HM	8th	George Avent	22	Begra Mk III-Abarth	-	Southeast	26
HM	10th	John Gordon	14	OSCA S750 Special	-	Northeast	19
HM	11th	Floyd Lambert	51	Lambert-Abarth	-	Southwest	26	DNF
HM	7th	Dan Parkinson	61	Dolphin America-Abarth	-	Pacific	9	DNF
HM	14th	David Bland	52	Jabland-SAAB	-	Southwest	4	DNF
HM	15th	George Garrett	13	Bobsy SR2-Ford	-	Northeast	0	DNF

The G Production race was held on November 27 on the 1,6-mile course for 45 minutes and 33 laps.

Pos	Class	Qualified in class	Driver	No.	Car	Entrant	Division	Laps
GP	1st	Emmett Brown	62	MG Midget	-	Pacific	33	Led laps 1-33.
GP	2nd	Rick Hilgers	61	Austin-Healey Sprite	-	Pacific	33
GP	4th	Bob Sharp	11	Datsun Sports SPL310	-	Northeast	33
GP	5th	Dick Gilmartin	12	Triumph Spitfire	-	Northeast	33
GP	3rd	Fred Darling	13	Austin-Healey Sprite	-	Northeast	33
GP	7th	Steve Froines	63	Triumph Spitfire	-	Pacific	33
GP	11th	Walter McCray	42	Austin-Healey Sprite	-	Midwest	32
GP	9th	Don Smith	51	Triumph Spitfire	-	Southwest	32
GP	13th	Roger Chastain	23	Triumph Spitfire	-	Southeast	32
GP	10th	John Tremblay	22	Datsun Sports SPL310	-	Southeast	32
GP	15th	Tommy Allen	43	Datsun Sports SPL310	-	Midwest	31
GP	14th	Dick Drexler	31	Austin-Healey Sprite	-	Central	31
GP	12th	Don Davenport	52	Triumph Spitfire	-	Southwest	28	DNF
GP	17th	D.W. Foerster	53	Datsun Sports SPL310	-	Southwest	15	DNF
GP	16th	Walt Biddle	33	MG Midget	-	Central	9	DNF
GP	6th	Bob Clemens	32	Triumph Spitfire	-	Central	4	DNF
GP	8th	David Kiser	41	Triumph Spitfire	-	Midwest	3	DNF
GP	18th	Don Kearney	21	Triumph Spitfire	-	Southeast	1	DNF

The G Modified race was held on November 27 on the 1,6-mile course for 45 minutes and 36 laps.

Pos	Class	Qualified in class	Driver	No.	Car	Entrant	Division	Laps
GM	9th	Jim Baker	21	Lotus 23	-	Southeast	36
GM	2nd	Gordon Heald	11	Elva Mk VII-Coventry Climax	-	Northeast	36
GM	5th	Harry Banta	62	Ferharry (Genie Mk.5-Coventry Climax)	-	Pacific	36
GM	3rd	Quinn Calhoun	31	Elva Mk VII	-	Central	36
GM	4th	W.D. Roland	52	Merlyn MK 6	-	Southwest	35
GM	10th	Edwin Arnold	13	Lotus 23	-	Northeast	35
GM	8th	Peter Dawson	33	Lola Mk1	-	Central	34
GM	6th	Wick Williams	22	Lotus 23B-Ford	-	Southeast	26	DNF
GM	11th	Peter Talbert	63	Bourgeault	-	Pacific	24	DNF
GM	7th	Robert Kelce	42	Elva Mk VII	-	Midwest	14	DNF
GM	1st	Charles Barns	51	Merlyn MK 6A-Ford	-	Southwest	7	DNF

The F Production race was held on November 27 on the 1,6-mile course for 45 minutes and 34 laps.

Pos	Class	Qualified in class	Driver	No.	Car	Entrant	Division	Laps
FP	2nd	Brian Fuerstenau	11	Triumph TR3	Group 44	Northeast	34	Led laps 3-34.
FP	1st	Lee Midgley	62	Triumph TR2	-	Pacific	34
FP	4th	Richard Hull	31	Volvo P1800	-	Central	34
FP	6th	Leo Picard	12	Volvo P1800	-	Northeast	34
FP	7th	L.C. Thomas	63	Sunbeam Alpine	-	Pacific	34
FP	8th	Eddie Wachs	33	Alfa Romeo Giulietta	-	Central	34
FP	11th	John Gunn	21	Alfa Romeo Giulietta	-	Southeast	33
FP	12th	Bill Riggs	41	Triumph TR3	-	Midwest	33
FP	5th	Dan Carmichael	32	Sunbeam Alpine	-	Central	33
FP	10th	John Barker	42	MG MGA	-	Midwest	33
FP	14th	Bill Bagby	51	Triumph TR3	-	Southwest	33
FP	15th	Bill Buchman	22	Sunbeam Alpine	-	Southeast	32
FP	17th	Bob Mitchell	23	Triumph TR3	-	Southeast	31
FP	16th	Jack Jewell	52	Triumph TR3	-	Southwest	30
FP	18th	Elouise Norris	43	Triumph TR3	-	Midwest	30
FP	13th	Buell Owen	53	Triumph TR3	-	Southwest	23	DNF
FP	3rd	Jim Dittemore	61	Triumph TR3	-	Pacific	23	DNF
FP	9th	Al Costner	13	Sunbeam Alpine	-	Northeast	4	DNF

The E Production race was held on November 27 on the 1,6-mile course for 45 minutes and 34 laps.

Pos	Class	Qualified in class	Driver	No.	Car	Entrant	Division	Laps
EP	4th	Allan Barker	31	Austin-Healey 100-6	-	Central	34
EP	5th	Carl Swanson	62	Morgan +4	-	Pacific	34
EP	8th	Ray Pickering	41	Lotus Seven America	-	Midwest	34
EP	10th	Richard K. Roberts	42	Porsche 356	-	Midwest	34
EP	11th	Bill Phaneuf	22	Lotus Seven America	-	Southeast	33
EP	9th	Nagle Bridwell	13	Porsche 356B Super 90	-	Northeast	33
EP	15th	Fred Keyser	21	Porsche 356 Speedster	-	Southeast	32
EP	20th[5]	Vincent Collins	55	Porsche 356 Speedster	-	Southwest	32
EP	3rd	Dick Brakenridge	33	Porsche 356	-	Central	30	Flat tire.
EP	19th[6]	Harro Zitza	24	Porsche 356	-	Southeast	24
EP	14th	Bert Miller	52	Austin-Healey 100-6	-	Southwest	16
EP	6th	Peter Hutchinson	32	Porsche 356	-	Central	29	DNF
EP	17th	Robert Kirby	64	Porsche 356	-	Pacific	29	DNF
EP	16th	William McKemie	53	Elva Courier	-	Southwest	26	DNF
EP	2nd	George Frey	12	Porsche 356 Speedster	-	Northeast	9	DNF
EP	12th	Larry Myers	43	Porsche 356	-	Midwest	7	DNF
EP	1st	Bert Everett	11	Porsche 356 Speedster	-	Northeast	6	DNF
EP	13th	Dale Hersh	61	Porsche 356	-	Pacific	0	DNF

C Production and D Production cars raced in a multi-class race held on November 28 on the 3,1-mile course for 45 minutes and 24 laps.

Pos	Class	Qualified in class	Driver	No.	Car	Entrant	Division	Laps
CP	4th	Bill Young	63	Lotus Elan	-	Pacific	24
CP	3rd	Flip Groggins	11	Lotus Elan	-	Northeast	24
CP	9th	Joe Ward	62	Lotus Elan	-	Pacific	24
CP	5th	Chuck Stoddard	31	Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ	-	Central	24
DP	6th	Steve Froines	62	Triumph TR4	-	Pacific	23
DP	2nd	Bob Tullius	11	Triumph TR4	Group 44	Northeast	23
DP	5th	Lee Herbert	63	Triumph TR4	-	Pacific	23	Led laps 11–17, spun.
DP	3rd	Brad Picard	13	MG MGB	-	Northeast	23
DP	1st	Dick Stockton	12	Triumph TR4	-	Northeast	23	Led laps 1–10.
DP	9th	Charles Slade	23	Porsche 911	-	Southeast	22
CP	7th	Jim Harris	43	Lotus Elan	-	Midwest	21
DP	13th	Joe Locario	51	Alfa Romeo Giulia	-	Southwest	20
CP	8th	Jim Kauffman	53	Lotus Super Seven	-	Southwest	20
DP	15th	Lynn Beaumont	52	Austin-Healey 3000	-	Southwest	17
DP	11th	Bill Maloney	32	Austin-Healey 3000	-	Central	13
DP	10th	Tommy Charles	22	MG MGB	-	Southeast	12	DNF
DP	12th	Bill Frank	55	Triumph TR4	-	Southwest	12	DNF
DP	8th	Bill Pendleton	61	Triumph TR4	-	Pacific	9	DNF
CP	6th	Ted Clark	33	Lotus Super Seven	-	Central	3	DNF
CP	2nd	Ed Tucker	52	Lotus Elan	-	Southwest	3	DNF
DP	14th	John McComb	42	MG MGB	-	Midwest	2	DNF
DP	7th	Roger West	21	MG MGB	-	Southeast	1	DNF
DP	4th	Vic Campell	41	Triumph TR4	-	Midwest	1	DNF
CP	1st	Lou Sell	65	Lotus Super Seven	-	Pacific	1	DNF

Formula B and Formula C cars raced in a multi-class race held on November 28 on the 1,6-mile course for 45 minutes and 38 laps. Despite the 3-litre Formula A already being introduced, the number of cars was so small that no drivers were invited.

Pos	Class	Qualified in class[7]	Driver	No.	Car	Entrant	Division	Laps
FB	2nd	Earl Jones	62	LeGrand Mk3B-Alfa Romeo	-	Pacific	38	Led laps 32–38.
FB	1st	Stew McMillen	31	Lotus 27-Ford	-	Central	38	Led laps 1-31.
FB	4th	Alan Gottlieb	12	Lotus 22-Ford	-	Northeast	37
FB	5th	Bob McQueen	21	Formcar-Porsche	-	Southeast	37
FB	8th	Boyd Groberg	64	Lotus 22-Ford	-	Pacific	36
FB	3rd	Gaston Andrey	11	Lotus 21-Alfa Romeo	-	Northeast	36
FC	3rd	Larry Skeels	31	Cooper T59-BMC	-	Central	36
FC	1st	Mark Donohue	11	Lotus 20B-Ford	-	Northeast	36
FC	7th	Reg Howell	32	Cooper	-	Central	36
FB	7th	Alson Brizard	61	Cooper T56-Alfa Romeo	-	Pacific	35
FC	2nd	Tom Clark	34	Lotus 18	-	Central	35
FC	10th	Nick Reynolds	62	Lotus 22	-	Pacific	35
FC	9th	Jim Haynes	14	Quantum-SAAB	-	Northeast	33
FC	5th	Tommy Bunn	51	LeGrand Mk3[8]	-	Southwest	28
FC	4th	Clint Cavin	44	Cooper	-	Midwest	28
FC	6th	Karl Knapp	61	LeGrand Mk3	-	Pacific	28	DNF
FB	6th	Don Burris	15	Cooper-Ford	-	Northeast	11	DNF
FC	11th	Nick Dioguardi	63	Brabham BT6-Cosworth	-	Pacific	7	DNF
FC	8th	Bill Rutan	13	Quantum-SAAB	-	Northeast	6	DNF

The Formula Vee race was held on November 28 on the 1,6-mile course for 45 minutes and 33 laps.

Pos	Class	Qualified in class	Driver	No.	Car	Entrant	Division	Laps
FV	2nd	Dan Fowler	33	Beach Mk 5-VW	-	Central	33	Led laps 1-33.
FV	3rd	Boyd Hough	61	Formcar-VW	-	Pacific	33
FV	5th	Joseph Dodge	12	Autodynamics-VW	-	Northeast	33
FV	7th	Bill Campbell	22	Zink Z-5-VW	-	Southeast	33
FV	6th	Rick Koehler	31	Bobsy Vanguard-VW	-	Central	33
FV	8th	Bill Scott	13	Autodynamics-VW	-	Northeast	33
FV	10th	Walter Glenn	24	Beach Mk 5-VW	-	Southeast	33
FV	9th	Robert Samm	52	Autodynamics-VW	-	Southwest	32
FV	11th	Robert Hubbard	41	Sardini-VW	-	Midwest	32
FV	12th	Ray Pickering	43	Sardini Mk II-VW	-	Midwest	32
FV	13th	Bob Costey	56	Beach Mk 5-VW	-	Southwest	32
FV	4th	Whitney Tharin	21	Formcar-VW	-	Southeast	26	DNF (throttle cable)
FV	1st	Chet Freeman	32	Bobsy Vanguard-VW	-	Central	16	DNF

A Production and B Production drivers raced in a multi-class race held on November 28 on the 3,1-mile course for 45 minutes and 25 laps.

Pos	Class	Qualified in class	Driver	No.	Car	Entrant	Division	Laps
AP	1st	Harold Keck	11	Shelby Cobra 427	-	Northeast	25
AP	2nd	George Montgomery	31	Shelby Cobra 427	-	Central	25
AP	4th	Foster Alexander	62	Shelby Cobra	-	Pacific	25
BP	3rd	Jerry Titus	61	Shelby GT350	-	Pacific	25
BP	4th	Bob Johnson	31	Shelby GT350	-	Midwest	25
BP	5th	Don Yenko	12	Chevrolet Corvette	-	Northeast	25
BP	6th	Walt Hane	23	Shelby GT350	-	Southeast	24
AP	5th	Bob Fryer	13	Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray	-	Northeast	24
BP	10th	Merle Brennan	62	Jaguar XKE	-	Pacific	24
AP	7th	Ralph Noseda	26	Shelby Cobra	-	Southeast	23
BP	7th	Tom Yeager	32	Shelby GT350	-	Central	23
AP	6th	Robert Thorpe	24	Shelby Cobra	-	Southeast	22
BP	13th	Martin Krinner	15	Shelby GT350	-	Northeast	19
BP	9th	John Bentley	22	Sunbeam Tiger	-	Southeast	17
BP	8th	Brad Brooker	41	Shelby GT350	-	Midwest	22	DNF
AP	3rd	Paul Sonda	32	Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray	-	Central	20	DNF
BP	1st	Mark Donohue	11	Shelby GT350	-	Northeast	18	DNF
BP	11th	David Dooley	42	Jaguar XKE	-	Midwest	4	DNF
BP	2nd	Jim Adams	63	Sunbeam Tiger	-	Pacific	1	DNF (accident)
AP	8th?[9]	Dave Heinz	33	Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray	-	Central	0	DNF (brakes)
BP	12th	Don Sesslar	33	Sunbeam Tiger	-	Central	0	DNF (accident)

C Modified, D Modified, E Modified and F Modified drivers raced in a multi-class race held on November 28 on the 3,1-mile course for 45 minutes and 25 laps.

Pos	Class	Qualified in class[10]	Driver	No.	Car	Entrant	Division	Laps
CM	3rd	Joe Starkey	51	McLaren M1A-Chevrolet	-	Southwest	25
EM	1st	Lewis Kerr	11	Brabham BT8-Coventry Climax	-	Northeast	25
EM	3rd	Ralph Trieschmann	31	Elva Mk VII-Porsche	-	Central	24
CM	4th	Jerry Crawford	13	Lotus 30-Ford	-	Northeast	24
FM	1st/3rd	Brooke Doran	31	Elva Mk VII S-Porsche	-	Central	24
FM	10th	Jack Slottag	22	Lotus 23B	-	Southeast	24
FM	3rd/1st	William Kneeland	13	Elva Mk VII S	-	Northeast	24
FM	4th	Ed Diamond	12	Elva Mk VII-Ford	-	Northeast	24
FM	6th	Frank Werber	63	Lotus 23B	-	Pacific	23
EM	2nd	Chuck Dietrich	32	Elva Mk VII S-BMW	-	Central	23
CM	5th	Herb Byrne	23	Jaguar XKE	-	Southeast	23
DM	1st	Charles Gates	61	Triumph TR4A	-	Pacific	23
FM	11th	Walter Bass	42	Elva Mk VII S	-	Midwest	21
DM	2nd	R.P. McGuire	51	Maserati Tipo 61-Ferrari	-	Southwest	21
FM	7th	Cliff Apel	36	Bobcat (Bobsy SR2)	-	Central	19
FM	13th	E.B. Cicotte	33	Lotus 23B	-	Central	18
DM	3rd	Ed La Mantia	63	Genie Mk.5-Chevrolet	-	Pacific	11
CM	2nd	Dick Durant	41	Durant Special-Chevrolet	-	Midwest	23[11]	DNF
FM	2nd	Joe Hutchinson	51	Merlyn MK 6	-	Southwest	17	DNF
FM	9th	John Norris	21	Lotus 23B-Ford	-	Southeast	10	DNF
FM	12th	Alan Friedland	11	Elva Mk VII	-	Northeast	10	DNF
FM	8th	Del Russo Taylor	41	Lotus 23	-	Midwest	8	DNF
CM	1st	Ralph Salyer	33	McLaren M1A-Chevrolet	-	Central	8	DNF
EM	4th	Bob Mouat	14	Cooper Monaco T49	-	Northeast	4	DNF
FM	5th	Charles Barns	52	Merlyn MK 6-Ford	-	Southwest	1	DNF

^ Only 15 cars qualified for the race, but Brownfield and Garrison are listed as 16th-place qualifiers.

^ Only 18 cars qualified for the race, but Zitza and Collins are listed as 19th- and 20th-place qualifiers.

^ Only 19 cars qualified for the race, but SCCA's website lists 20th- and 21st-place qualifiers.

^ Bunn is said to drive a Lola T55 by some other sources.

^ Heinz's qualifying position is unknown, but the 16th-place qualifier is also unknown, so it is most likely that Heinz is the last qualifier in class.

^ Only 25 cars qualified for the race, but most sources list 32nd- through 36th-place qualifiers.

^ Non-finishers' laps are listed differently on different sources.

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