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SCCA National Sports Car Championship
The SCCA National Sports Car Championship was a sports car racing series organized by the Sports Car Club of America from 1951 until 1964. It was the first post-World War II sports car series organized in the United States. An amateur championship, it was eventually replaced by the professional United States Road Racing Championship and the amateur American Road Race of Champions, which continues to this day as the SCCA National Championship Runoffs.
History
The championship was created in 1951 from existing SCCA events. Until 1953, a single championship was awarded, with points paid based on finishing position within each class. From 1954, champions were named in each class.
Following the 1962 season, the professional USAC Road Racing Championship collapsed, leaving many competitors looking for a series. The SCCA created the United States Road Racing Championship as a professional series in 1963, moving focus away from the amateur National Championship. In 1965, the SCCA dropped the national championship series and awarded national championships to champions from each region. Top drivers from the regions were invited to the American Road Race of Champions (today known as the National Championship Runoffs) at the end of the season. For 1966, national championships were awarded only to winners at the ARRC, a system which continues today as the Runoffs has become the most prestigious road racing event for club racers.
Champions
Overall (1951–1953)
| Year | Champion |
|---|---|
| 1951 | USA John FitchCunningham, Jaguar |
| 1952 | USA Sherwood JohnstonJaguar |
| 1953 | USA Bill SpearFerrari |
Modified classes (1954–1964)
| Year | B Modified | C Modified | D Modified | E Modified | F Modified | G Modified | H Modified | I Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | USA Jack EnsleyKurtis Kraft | USA Jim KimberlyFerrari | USA Bill LloydFerrari | USA Fred Wacker‡Bristol | USA Briggs CunninghamOsca | USA Rees MakinsOsca | USA Candy PoolePBX Special | – |
| USA Ted Boynton‡Frazer Nash, Bristol | ||||||||
| 1955 | USA Charles MoranCunningham | USA Sherwood JohnstonFerrari, Jaguar | USA Phil HillFerrari | USA James LoweFrazer Nash, Bristol | USA Pete LovelyCooper | USA Skip SwartleyOsca | USA Dolph VilardiBandini | – |
| 1956 | USA Walt GrayAllard | USA Walt HansgenJaguar | USA Bill LloydMaserati | USA E. B. LunkenFerrari | USA Jack McAfeePorsche | USA Frank BaptistaLotus | USA James OrrDevin Panhard | – |
| 1957 | USA J. E. RoseChevrolet | USA Walt HansgenJaguar | USA Paul O'SheaMercedes-Benz | SUI Gaston AndreyFerrari | USA Charles WallacePorsche | USA Frank BaptistaLotus | USA Melvin SachsBandini | – |
| 1958 | USA Hal UllrichExcalibur | USA Walt HansgenLister | USA James JohnstonFerrari | SUI Gaston AndreyFerrari | USA Bob HolbertPorsche | USA Frank BaptistaElva, Lotus | USA Martin Tanner"Martin T" Special | USA Sam MosesBerkeley |
| 1959 | USA John StaverEchidna | USA Dick ThompsonLister, Chevrolet | USA Alan ConnellFerrari, Maserati | SUI Gaston AndreyFerrari | USA Don SesslarPorsche | USA Art TweedaleElva | USA James EichenlaubOsca | – |
| 1960 | USA Augie PabstScarab | USA Dick ThompsonChevrolet | SUI Gaston AndreyMaserati | USA Bob HolbertPorsche | USA Roger PenskePorsche | USA Millard RipleyLola, Lotus | USA Oliver SchmidtOsca | USA Phillips JeffreyBerkeley |
| 1961 | USA Harry HeuerScarab | USA Pete HarrisonLister | USA Roger PenskeMaserati, Cooper | USA Bob HolbertPorsche | USA Bob BucherPorsche | USA Charles KurtzLola | USA Oliver SchmidtLola, Osca | USA Phillips JeffreyBerkeley |
| 1962 | – | USA Harry HeuerChaparral, Scarab | USA Roger PenskeMaserati, Cooper | USA Bob HolbertPorsche | USA Joe BuzzettaPorsche | USA M. R. J. WyllieLola | USA Glenn BaldwinLotus | – |
| 1963 | – | USA Harry HeuerChaparral | USA Roger PenskeCooper | USA Joe BuzzettaPorsche | USA Peter SachsLotus | USA Chuck DietrichBobsy | USA Bill GreerDKW | – |
| 1964 | – | USA Ed LowtherGenie | USA Tom O'BrienFerrari | USA Lee HallElva | USA Don WolfElva | USA Charles BarnsMerlyn | USA Ed WalshLotus | – |
Production classes (1954–1965)
| Year | A Production | B Production | C Production | D Production | E Production | F Production | G Production | H Production | I Production | J Production |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | – | – | USA Charles WallaceJaguar | USA William KinchloeAustin-Healey | USA Bob SalzgaberTriumph | USA Dick Thompson‡Porsche, MG | – | – | – | – |
| USA Art Bunker‡Porsche | ||||||||||
| 1955 | – | – | USA Charles WallaceJaguar | USA Paul O'SheaMercedes-Benz | SUI Gaston AndreyMorgan | USA Bengt SöderströmPorsche | USA George ValentineMG | – | – | – |
| 1956 | – | – | USA Harry CarterJaguar | USA Paul O'SheaMercedes-Benz | USA Bengt SöderströmPorsche | USA Lake UnderwoodPorsche | USA Emil PupulidyPorsche | – | – | – |
| 1957 | – | USA Dick ThompsonChevrolet | USA Harry CarterMercedes-Benz | USA Fred MooreAustin-Healey | USA Bob KuhnAC | USA Lake UnderwoodPorsche | USA Templeton BriggsAlfa Romeo | – | – | – |
| 1958 | – | USA Jim JeffordsChevrolet | USA George ReedFerrari | USA Dick ThompsonAustin-Healey | USA Harry CarterAC | USA Emil PupulidyPorsche | USA Bob GrossmanAlfa Romeo | USA Howard HannaD.B. Panhard | – | – |
| 1959 | – | USA Jim JeffordsChevrolet | USA Bob GrossmanFerrari | USA Fred SprossAustin-Healey | USA Pierre MionAC | USA Harry BlanchardPorsche | USA Chuck StoddardAlfa Romeo | USA Ray HeppenstallD.B. Panhard | USA Paul RichardsFiat-Abarth | USA Ed WrightBerkeley |
| 1960 | – | USA Bob JohnsonChevrolet | USA Bruce JenningsPorsche | USA Elliott PewAC | USA Duncan BlackDaimler | USA Douglas DiffenderferSiata | USA Vince TamburoSunbeam | USA Chandler LawrenceFiat-Abarth | – | – |
| 1961 | USA Bob HathawayFerrari | USA Dick ThompsonChevrolet | USA Pierre MionAC | USA Chuck StoddardAlfa Romeo | USA Mark DonohueElva | USA Howard HannaD.B. Panhard | USA Al WeaverAlfa Romeo | USA Rod HarmonAustin-Healey | – | – |
| 1962 | USA Dick ThompsonChevrolet | USA Don YenkoChevrolet | USA Dave ClarkLotus | USA Bert EverettPorsche | USA Bob TulliusTriumph | USA Howard HannaD.B. | USA Lynn BlanchardAlfa Romeo | USA Ed AstriFiat-Abarth | – | – |
| 1963 | USA Bob JohnsonFord | USA Don YenkoChevrolet | USA Duncan BlackDaimler | USA Bob TulliusTriumph | USA Lake UnderwoodPorsche | USA Robert ShawAlfa Romeo | USA Pete Van der VateAustin-Healey | USA Donna Mae MimsAustin-Healey | – | – |
| 1964 | USA Bob JohnsonFord | USA Frank DominianniChevrolet | USA Bruce JenningsPorsche | USA Bob TulliusTriumph | USA Hans ZereisPorsche | USA Don SesslarSunbeam | USA Pete Van der VateMorgan | USA Carl TruittAustin-Healey | – | – |
| 1965 | Ford | Jerry Titus |
‡Tie
References
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