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1966 United States Road Racing Championship
The 1966 United States Road Racing Championship season was the fourth season of the Sports Car Club of America's United States Road Racing Championship. It began April 24, 1966, and ended September 4, 1966, after eight races. GT cars were dropped from the program; only the two sports car classes were run. Chuck Parsons won the season championship.
Schedule
| Rnd | Race | Length | Circuit | Location | Date | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stardust Grand Prix | 180 mi | Stardust International Raceway | Las Vegas, Nevada | April 24 | |||||||||
| Riverside 300 | 300 km | Riverside International Raceway | Riverside, California | May 1 | |||||||||
| Monterey 150 | 150 mi | Laguna Seca Raceway | Monterey, California | May 8 | |||||||||
| Bridgehampton 200 | 200 mi | Bridgehampton Race Circuit | Bridgehampton, New York | May 22 | |||||||||
| Sports Car Grand Prix at Watkins Glen | 200 mi | Watkins Glen Grand Prix Race Course | Watkins Glen, New York | June 26 | |||||||||
| Pacific North West Grand Prix | 250 km | Pacific Raceways | Kent, Washington | July 30 | |||||||||
| Buckeye Cup | 200 mi | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio | August 28 | |||||||||
| Road America 500 | 500 mi | Road America | Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin | September 4 |
Season results
Overall winner in bold.
| Rnd | Circuit | Over 2.0 Winning Team | Under 2.0 Winning Team | Results | Over 2.0 Winning Driver(s) | Under 2.0 Winning Driver(s) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stardust | #62 Dan Blocker Racing | #34 Otto Zipper | Results | |||||||||||
| CAN John Cannon | GBR Ken Miles | |||||||||||||
| Riverside | '#26 Lola-Chevrolet''''' | #33 Otto Zipper | Results | |||||||||||
| USA John Fulp | USA Scooter Patrick | |||||||||||||
| Laguna Seca | '#97 McLaren Elva-Chevrolet''''' | #34 Otto Zipper | Results | |||||||||||
| USA Charlie Hayes | GBR Ken Miles | |||||||||||||
| Bridgehampton | #8 All American Racers | #33 Otto Zipper | Results | |||||||||||
| USA Jerry Grant | USA Scooter Patrick | |||||||||||||
| Watkins Glen | '#26 Lola-Chevrolet''''' | #56 Ralph Trieschmann | Results | |||||||||||
| USA John Fulp | USA Ralph Trieschmann | |||||||||||||
| Kent | #16 Roger Penske Racing | #60 Porsche Cars Pacific, Inc. | Results | |||||||||||
| USA Mark Donohue | USA Don Wester | |||||||||||||
| Mid-Ohio | #96 Dan Blocker Racing | #7 Porsche of America | Results | |||||||||||
| USA Lothar Motschenbacher | USA Joe Buzzetta | |||||||||||||
| Road America | #10 Randy Hilton | #7 Porsche of America | Results | |||||||||||
| USA Chuck Parsons | USA Joe Buzzetta | |||||||||||||
| GER Günter Klass |
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