1960 SCCA National Sports Car Championship
The 1960 SCCA National Sports Car Championship season was the tenth season of the Sports Car Club of America's National Sports Car Championship. It began April 3, 1960, and ended November 13, 1960, after seventeen races.
Schedule
Rnd | Race | LengthA | Circuit | Location | Date |
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1 | SCCA National Races | ? | Corry Field Naval Air Station | Pensacola, Florida | April 3 |
2 | President's Cup National Races | 68 mi (109 km) | Marlboro Motor Raceway | Upper Marlboro, Maryland | April 16 |
3 | National Championship Races | 200 km (120 mi) | Virginia International Raceway | Danville, Virginia | May 1 |
4 | Cumberland National Sports Car Races | 45 minutes | Greater Cumberland Regional Airport | Wiley Ford, West Virginia | May 15 |
5 | SCCA National Races | 50 mi (80 km) | Bridgehampton Race Circuit | Bridgehampton, New York | May 30 |
6 | International June Sprints | 140 mi (230 km) | Road America | Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin | June 19 |
7 | SCCA National Races | ? | Lime Rock Park | Lakeville, Connecticut | July 2 |
8 | SCCA National Races | 180 km (110 mi) | Continental Divide Raceway | Castle Rock, Colorado | July 17 |
9 | Meadowdale SCCA National Championship Race | ? | Meadowdale International Raceway | Carpentersville, Illinois | July 18 |
10 | Governor's Cup National SCCA Races | 150 km (93 mi) | Montgomery Airport | Montgomery, New York | August 7 |
11 | SCCA National Races | ? | Kentucky State Fairgrounds | Louisville, Kentucky | August 21 |
12 | SCCA National Races | 100 mi (160 km) | Thompson International Speedway | Thompson, Connecticut | September 5 |
13 | Road America 500 | 500 mi (800 km) | Road America | Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin | September 11 |
14 | Watkins Glen Grand Prix | 100 mi (160 km) | Watkins Glen International | Watkins Glen, New York | September 24 |
15 | SCCA National Races | ? | Cabaniss Naval Airfield | Corpus Christi, Texas | October 9 |
16 | SCCA National Races | ? | Ascarate Park Raceway | El Paso, Texas | October 30 |
17 | SCCA National Championship Sports Car Races | 115 mi (185 km) | Daytona International Speedway | Daytona Beach, Florida | November 13 |
- ^A Feature race
Season results
Feature race overall winners in bold.
Rnd | Circuit | BM 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 | IM Winning Team | Results |
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BM 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) | IM Winning Driver(s) | |||
1 | Pensacola | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | Maserati | unknown | Porsche | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | Results |
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2 | Marlboro | no finishers | #90 Ferrari | #11 Bill Mitchell | #56 Porsche | A | #57 A.C.-Bristol | #6 Porsche | #67 MG | no entries | #82 Fiat-Abarth | #7 Elva | #83 Fiat-Abarth | #76 Osca | #84 Fiat-Abarth | no entries | Results |
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3 | VIR | B | #19 Ferrari | #11 Bill Mitchell | no entries | no finishers | #57 A.C.-Bristol | #140 Porsche | #4 Daimler | no finishers | #42 Siata | #7 Elva | #44 Sunbeam | #76 Osca | #84 Fiat-Abarth | no entries | Results |
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4 | Cumberland | #11 Bill Mitchell | #145 Tad Davies | no entries | #77 Bruce Jennings | #60 Briggs Cunningham | #231 Elliott Pew | #6 Elmer Wolf | #4 Duncan Black | no finishers | #9 Charlie Kolb | #7 Charles Kolb | #144 Vince Tamburo | #98 Martin W. Tanner | #84 Franklin Roosevelt | #443 Phillips G. Jeffrey | Results |
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5 | Bridgehampton | no entries | #41 Ferrari | Bill Mitchell | Porsche | #60 Briggs Cunningham | unknown | Porsche | unknown | unknown | unknown | Lola | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | Results |
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6 | Road America | #1 Meister Brauser | Ferrari | #11 Bill Mitchell | Porsche | #25 Mike Garber | Jaguar | #6 Roger Penske | Daimler | #77 Concours Motors | #47 Elva | #78 Lola | #7 Alfa Romeo | #9 Walsh Special | #85 Austin-Healey | no entries | Results |
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7 | Lime Rock | #49 Kelso Auto Dynamics | #40 Chevrolet | #52 Jaguar | #77 Porsche | C | #57 A.C.-Bristol | #14 Porsche | #25 Alfa Romeo | #33 Porsche | #64 Elva | #78 Lola | #22 Alfa Romeo | #12 Bandini-Saab | #65 Fiat-Abarth | no entries | Results |
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8 | Castle Rock | no finishers | Chevrolet | Allard-Chrysler | unknown | unknown | A.C.-Bristol | #14 Porsche | Alfa Romeo | Porsche | Porsche | Elva | Alfa Romeo | Lotus-Fiat | Fiat-Abarth | unknown | Results |
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9 | Meadowdale | #1 Meister Brauser | unknown | Jaguar | unknown | Maserati | unknown | Porsche | unknown | Porsche | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | Results |
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10 | Montgomery | #15 Meister Brauser | #40 Chevrolet | #141 Ferrari-Chevrolet | #12 Porsche | #60 Briggs Cunningham | #231 A.C.-Bristol | #70 Lotus | #4 Daimler | #171 Porsche | #42 Siata | #78 Lola | #87 Fiat-Abarth | #761 Osca | #84 Fiat-Abarth | no entries | Results |
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11 | Louisville | Meister Brauser | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | Porsche | unknown | Porsche | unknown | Lola | Sunbeam | unknown | unknown | unknown | Results |
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12 | Thompson | #49 Kelso Auto Dynamics | #39 Chevrolet | D | #77 Porsche | #60 Briggs Cunningham | #74 A.C.-Bristol | E | #4 Daimler | #6 Porsche | #42 Elva | #90 Lotus | #48 Sunbeam | #76 Osca | #84 Fiat-Abarth | no entries | Results |
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13 | Road America | #33 James Place | Chevrolet | #60 Briggs Cunningham | Porsche | #24 Dave Causey | A.C.-Bristol | #61 Briggs Cunningham | Daimler | #27 Ernest Erickson | Porsche | Lotus | Alfa Romeo | #60 Briggs Cunningham | Fiat-Abarth | no entries | Results |
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14 | Watkins Glen | #50 Meister Brauser | #72 Bob Johnson | #62 Briggs Cunningham | #77 Bruce R. Jennings | #17 Ferrari | #249 Bill Harwell | F | #4 Duncan Black | #6 John M. Wyatt III | #224 Cambridge Motors | #2 M. R. J. Wyllie | #95 Vincent Tamburo | #98 Oliver C. Schmidt | #84 Franklin D. Roosevelt | #58 Phillips G. Jeffrey | Results |
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15 | Corpus Christi | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | Results |
16 | El Paso | Meister Brauser | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | Results |
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17 | Daytona | #0 Meister Brauser | unknown | #40 Lister-Corvette | unknown | #20 Maserati | unknown | #44 Porsche | unknown | Porsche | unknown | #1 Lotus-Climax | unknown | #9 Osca | unknown | no entries | Results |
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- ^A D Modified were classified with C Modified at Marlboro.
- ^B B and C Modified were classified together at VIR; the combined class was won by Dick Thompson's CM Chevrolet Corvette Sing Ray. The highest-finishing BM car was Bud Gates's Lister-Corvette in 2nd.
- ^C D Modified were classified with C Modified at Lime Rock.
- ^D C Modified were classified with B Modified at Thompson.
- ^E E Modified were classified with D Modified at Thompson.
- ^F E and F Modified were classified together at Watkins Glen; the combined class was won by Roger Penske's FM Porsche 718. The highest-finishing EM car was William Kimberly in Briggs Cunningham's Maserati Tipo 61.
Champions
Class | Driver | Car |
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B Modified | ![]() | Scarab Mk II-Chevrolet |
B Production | ![]() | Chevrolet Corvette |
C Modified | ![]() | Stingray Racer |
C Production | ![]() | Porsche 356 Carrera |
D Modified | ![]() | Maserati Tipo 61 |
D Production | ![]() | AC Ace-Bristol |
E Modified | ![]() | Porsche 718 RSK, Porsche 718 RS 60 |
E Production | ![]() | Daimler SP250 |
F Modified | ![]() | Porsche 718 RSK, Porsche 718 RS 60 |
F Production | ![]() | Siata 208s |
G Modified | ![]() | Lotus 17, Lola Mk.1 |
G Production | ![]() | Sunbeam Alpine |
H Modified | ![]() | Osca, Lola Mk.1-Osca |
H Production | ![]() | Fiat-Abarth |
I Modified | ![]() | Berkeley |
External links
- World Sports Racing Prototypes: SCCA 1960
- Racing Sports Cars: SCCA archive
- Etceterini: 1960 program covers