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1965 United States Road Racing Championship
The 1965 United States Road Racing Championship season was the third season of the Sports Car Club of America's United States Road Racing Championship. It began April 11, 1965, and ended September 5, 1965, after nine races. Separate races for sportscars and GTs were held at two rounds, while seven rounds were combined races. George Follmer won the season championship driving in the Under-2 Liter class.
Schedule
| Rnd | Race | Length | Class | Circuit | Location | Date | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USRRC Pensacola | 200 mi | All | Corry Field | Pensacola, Florida | April 11 | ||||||||||
| USRRC Riverside | 200 km | GT | Riverside International Raceway | Riverside, California | May 2 | ||||||||||
| 300 km | Sports | ||||||||||||||
| USRRC Monterey | 100 mi | GT | Laguna Seca Raceway | Monterey, California | May 9 | ||||||||||
| 150 mi | Sports | ||||||||||||||
| Vanderbilt Cup | 215 mi | All | Bridgehampton Race Circuit | Bridgehampton, New York | May 23 | ||||||||||
| Watkins Glen Sports Car Grand Prix | 200 mi | All | Watkins Glen Grand Prix Race Course | Watkins Glen, New York | June 27 | ||||||||||
| Pacific North West Grand Prix | 250 km | All | Pacific Raceways | Kent, Washington | August 1 | ||||||||||
| USRRC Continental Divide | 200 mi | All | Continental Divide Raceway | Castle Rock, Colorado | August 15 | ||||||||||
| USRRC Mid-Ohio | 200 mi | All | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio | August 29 | ||||||||||
| Road America 500 | 500 mi | All | Road America | Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin | September 5 |
Season results
Overall winner in bold.
| Rnd | Circuit | Sports +2.0 Winning Team | Sports 2.0 Winning Team | GT +2.0 Winning Team | GT 2.0 Winning Team | Results | Sports +2.0 Winning Driver(s) | Sports 2.0 Winning Driver(s) | GT +2.0 Winning Driver(s) | GT 2.0 Winning Driver(s) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pensacola | #4 Skip Lehmann | #16 Trans Ocean Motors | #96 Shelby American | Porsche | Results | ||||||||||||||
| USA Mike Hall | USA George Follmer | USA Tom Payne | USA Charlie Kolb | ||||||||||||||||
| Riverside | #66 Chaparral Cars | #16 Trans Ocean Motors | Shelby American | Porsche | Results | ||||||||||||||
| USA Jim Hall | USA George Follmer | GBR Ken Miles | USA Scooter Patrick | ||||||||||||||||
| Laguna Seca | #66 Chaparral Cars | #28 Enduro Speed, Inc. | Shelby American | Porsche | Results | ||||||||||||||
| USA Jim Hall | USA Gerry Bruihl | GBR Ken Miles | USA Scooter Patrick | ||||||||||||||||
| Bridgehampton | #66 Chaparral Cars | #16 Trans Ocean Motors | #33 Shelby American | #14 Porsche | Results | ||||||||||||||
| USA Jim Hall | USA George Follmer | USA Bob Johnson | USA George Drolsom | ||||||||||||||||
| Watkins Glen | #65 Chaparral Cars | #16 Trans Ocean Motors | #33 Shelby American | #14 Herb Wetanson | Results | ||||||||||||||
| USA Jim Hall | USA George Follmer | USA Bob Johnson | USA Herb Wetanson | ||||||||||||||||
| Kent | #66 Chaparral Cars | Elva-Porsche | #13 Shelby American | Porsche | Results | ||||||||||||||
| USA Jim Hall | USA Jerry Titus | USA Tom Payne | USA Scooter Patrick | ||||||||||||||||
| Castle Rock | #65 Chaparral Cars | #16 Trans Ocean Motors | #33 Shelby American | Porsche | Results | ||||||||||||||
| USA Hap Sharp | USA George Follmer | USA Bob Johnson | USA Scooter Patrick | ||||||||||||||||
| Mid-Ohio | #65 Chaparral Cars | #23 Lotus | #19 Shelby | #18 Abarth-Simca | Results | ||||||||||||||
| USA Hap Sharp | USA Doug Revson | USA Dan Gerber | USA Ray Cuomo | ||||||||||||||||
| Road America | #66 Chaparral Cars | #16 Trans Ocean Motors | #13 Shelby American | #5 Stoddard Racing Team | Results | ||||||||||||||
| **USA Jim Hall | |||||||||||||||||||
| USA Hap Sharp | |||||||||||||||||||
| USA Ronnie Hissom** | USA George Follmer | ||||||||||||||||||
| USA Earl Jones | USA Tom Payne | ||||||||||||||||||
| USA Ray Cuomo | USA Chuck Stoddard |
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