1962 SCCA National Sports Car Championship
The 1962 SCCA National Sports Car Championship season was the twelfth season of the Sports Car Club of America's National Sports Car Championship. It began January 28, 1962, and ended September 22, 1962, after thirteen races.
Schedule
Rnd | Race | LengthA | Circuit | Location | Date |
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1 | SCCA National Race | 150 km (93 mi) | Daytona International Speedway | Daytona Beach, Florida | January 28 |
2 | SCCA National Race | 68 mi (109 km) | Marlboro Motor Raceway | Upper Marlboro, Maryland | April 15 |
3 | President's Cup | 2 hours, 30 minutes | Virginia International Raceway | Danville, Virginia | April 29 |
4 | Cumberland National Championship Sports Car Races | 75 km (47 mi) | Greater Cumberland Regional Airport | Wiley Ford, West Virginia | May 13 |
5 | SCCA National Race | 90 mi (140 km) | Stuttgart Municipal Airport | Stuttgart, Arkansas | May 27 |
6 | SCCA National Race | 70 mi (110 km) | Bridgehampton Race Circuit | Bridgehampton, New York | June 3 |
7 | International June Sprints | 150 mi (240 km) | Road America | Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin | June 17 |
8 | Lime Rock Nationals | 60 km (37 mi) | Lime Rock Park | Lakeville, Connecticut | June 30 |
9 | Lake Garnett Grand Prix | 70 mi (110 km) | Lake Garnett Circuit | Garnett, Kansas | July 8 |
10 | Meadowdale SCCA National Championships | 210 km (130 mi) | Meadowdale International Raceway | Carpentersville, Illinois | August 5 |
11 | SCCA National Races | 60 mi (97 km) | Thompson International Speedway | Thompson, Connecticut | September 3 |
12 | Road America 500 | 500 mi (800 km) | Road America | Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin | September 9 |
13 | Grand Prix at Watkins Glen | 100 mi (160 km) | Watkins Glen International | Watkins Glen, New York | September 22 |
- ^A Feature race
Season results
Feature race overall winners in bold.
Rnd | Circuit | AP 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 | Results |
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AP 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) | |||
1 | Daytona | #77 Ferrari | #25 Chevrolet | #5 Maserati-Ferrari | Daimler | no entries | Alfa Romeo | #14 Porsche | Elva | #42 Porsche | D.B. | Elva | Alfa Romeo | Osca | Berkeley | Results |
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2 | Marlboro | #90 Ferrari | #1 Chevrolet | #18 Maserati | Lotus | #6 Cooper | Porsche | #14 Porsche | Elva | #29 Porsche | Turner | #2 Lola | #20 Alfa Romeo | Lotus | Fiat-Abarth | Results |
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3 | VIR | #11 Chevrolet | #12 Chevrolet | A | #37 Lotus | #6 Cooper | #27 Alfa Romeo | #14 Porsche | #44 Triumph | #29 Porsche | #74 Sports Car Forum | #37 Lola | #21 Alfa Romeo | #39 Osca | #5 Fiat-Abarth | Results |
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4 | Cumberland | #11 Grady Davis | #15 Ralph C. Salyer | #56 E. E. Hobbs, Jr. | #6 Dave Clark | #6 John M. Wyatt | #55 Herbert E. Everett | #14 Robert Holbert | #80 Jay Signore | #199 Herb Swan | #40 Skip Barber | #2 M. R. J. Wyllie | #46 Lynn Blanchard | #70 John Holmes | #119 Edmund C. Hessert | Results |
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5 | Stuttgart | Chevrolet | Chevrolet | no entries | Daimler | Cooper | Porsche | no entries | Triumph | Porsche | D.B. | Lola | Alfa Romeo | Lotus | Austin-Healey | Results |
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6 | Bridgehampton | Chevrolet | Chevrolet | #60 Briggs Cunningham | Lotus | B | Porsche | Bob Donner | Morgan | Porsche | Sports Car Forum | Elva | Alfa Romeo | Lola-Osca | Austin-Healey | Results |
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7 | Road America | #11 Grady Davis | #1 Grady Davis | #10 Chaparral Cars | #28 Ledwith & Edwards | #95 Hap Sharp | #73 Eric Mangelsen | #7 Bob Donner | #88 Jay Signore | #77 William Wuesthoff | #61 Ferril M. Miller | #76 Ollie Schmidt | #35 Alfa Romeo | #98 Martin W. Tanner | #15 Edward Astri | Results |
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8 | Lime Rock | #16 Allan Wyllie | #77 Porsche | C | #7 Lotus | #6 Cooper | #55 Porsche | #14 Porsche | #94 Morgan | #11 Kelso Auto Dynamics | #48 Turner | #6 De Tomaso-Osca | #1 Alfa Romeo | #76 Lola-Osca | #12 Austin-Healey | Results |
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9 | Lake Garnett | #11 Chevrolet | #1 Chevrolet | #2 Meister Brauser | #44 A.C.-Bristol | #5 Cooper | #72 Alfa Romeo | D | #53 Triumph | #161 Porsche | #37 D.B. | #76 De Tomaso-Osca | #361 Alfa Romeo | #98 Martin T | #64 Fiat-Abarth | Results |
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10 | Meadowdale | #11 Chevrolet | #25 Chevrolet | #1 Meister Brauser | #7 Lotus | #94 Wayne Burnett | #13 Alfa Romeo | #17 Ferrari | #92 Triumph | #77 Concours Motors | #33 MG | #2 Lola-Climax | #4 Alfa Romeo | #93 Lotus | #64 Fiat-Abarth | Results |
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11 | Thompson | #16 Ferrari | #77 Porsche | E | #6 Lotus | no entries | #55 Porsche | #14 Porsche | #44 Triumph | #7 Porsche | #22 Porsche | #2 Lola-Climax | #11 Austin-Healey | #95 Osca | #48 Austin-Healey | Results |
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12 | Road America | #8 Doug Thiem | #1 Don Yenko | #4 Jim Hall-Hap Sharp | #47 Ernie Harris | #41 Dean Causey | #1 Chuck Stoddard | #7 Bob Donner | #44 Bob Tullius | #66 E. L. Hall | #38 Chuck Cantwell | #37 L. E. Page | #36 Lynn Blanchard | #98 Martin Tanner | #2 Bob Anderson | Results |
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13 | Watkins Glen | #11 Grady Davis | #1 Grady Davis | #61 Briggs Cunningham | #7 Lotus | #6 Cooper | #23 Austin-Healy | #9 Maserati | #44 Triumph | #78 Porsche | #37 D.B. | #76 De Tomaso-Osca | #6 Alfa Romeo | #95 Osca | #22 Fiat-Abarth | Results |
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- ^A C and D Modified were classified together at VIR; the combined class was won by Roger Penske in a DM-class Cooper Monaco. The highest-finishing CM car was John Todd's Warwick GT350-Buick in 3rd.
- ^B D Modified were classified with C Modified at Bridgehampton.
- ^C C and D Modified were classified together at Lime Rock; the combined class was won by Roger Penske in a DM-class Cooper Monaco. The highest-finishing CM car was Bob Colombosian's Buick-Mustang in 2nd.
- ^D E Modified were classified with D Modified at Lake Garnett.
- ^E C, D, and E Modified were classified together at Thompson; the combined class was won by Bob Holbert in an EM-class Porsche 718 RS 61. There were no DM cars; the highest-finishing CM car was Don Adams' Lister-Jaguar in 2nd.
Champions
Class | Driver | Car |
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A Production | ![]() | Chevrolet Corvette 327 |
B Production | ![]() | Chevrolet Corvette 283 |
C Modified | ![]() | Chaparral 1-Chevrolet, Scarab |
C Production | ![]() | Lotus Super Seven |
D Modified | ![]() | Cooper Monaco T61-Maserati |
D Production | ![]() | Porsche 356 1600 Super |
E Modified | ![]() | Porsche 718 RS 61 |
E Production | ![]() | Triumph TR3, TR4 |
F Modified | ![]() | Porsche 718 RSK |
F Production | ![]() | D.B. HBR5 |
G Modified | ![]() | Lola Mk.1-Climax |
G Production | ![]() | Alfa Romeo Giulietta |
H Modified | ![]() | Lotus 17 |
H Production | ![]() | Fiat-Abarth Allemano, 750 |
External links
- World Sports Racing Prototypes: SCCA 1962
- Racing Sports Cars: SCCA archive
- Etceterini: 1962 program covers