1958 SCCA National Sports Car Championship
The 1958 SCCA National Sports Car Championship season was the eighth season of the Sports Car Club of America's National Sports Car Championship. It began January 12, 1958, and ended October 5, 1958, after sixteen races.
| 1958 SCCA National Sports Car Championship | |||
| Previous: | 1957 | Next: | 1959 |
Classes
| Class | Modified | Production |
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| B | 5000-8000cc | 3500-5000cc |
| C | 3000-5000cc | 2700-3500cc |
| D | 2000-3000cc | 2000-2700cc |
| E | 1500-2000cc | 1600-2000cc |
| F | 1100-1500cc | 1300-1600cc |
| G | 750-1100cc | 1000-1300cc |
| H | 500-750cc | 750-1000cc |
| I | 350-500cc | 500-750cc |
| J | under 350cc | 350-500cc |
| K | - | under 350cc |
Schedule
| Rnd | Race | LengthA | Circuit | Location | Date |
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| 1 | Orange Bowl National Championship Sports Car Races | 100 mi (160 km) | Master Field | Miami, Florida | January 12 |
| 2 | President's Cup | 80 mi (130 km) | Marlboro Motor Raceway | Upper Marlboro, Maryland | April 20 |
| 3 | National Championship Spring Sprint Sports Car Road Races | 1 hour | Virginia International Raceway | Danville, Virginia | May 4 |
| 4 | Cumberland National Championship Sports Car Races | 1 hour | Greater Cumberland Regional Airport | Wiley Ford, West Virginia | May 19 |
| 5 | SCCA National Races | 75 mi (121 km) | Bridgehampton Race Circuit | Bridgehampton, New York | June 1 |
| 6 | Lime Rock National Sports Car Races | 100 km (62 mi) | Lime Rock Park | Lakeville, Connecticut | June 15 |
| 7 | International June Sprints | 150 mi (240 km) | Road America | Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin | June 22 |
| 8 | Lime Rock National Championship Races | 100 km (62 mi) | Lime Rock Park | Lakeville, Connecticut | July 5 |
| 9 | SCCA National Races | 70 mi (110 km) | Milwaukee State Fair Park | West Allis, Wisconsin | August 16 |
| 10 | SCCA National Races | 150 km (93 mi) | Montgomery Airport | Montgomery, New York | August 17 |
| 11 | Thompson National Championship Races | 60 mi (97 km) | Thompson International Speedway | Thompson, Connecticut | September 1 |
| 12 | Road America 500 | 500 mi (800 km) | Road America | Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin | September 7 |
| 13 | Watkins Glen Grand Prix | 100 mi (160 km) | Watkins Glen International | Watkins Glen, New York | September 20 |
| 14 | SCCA National Races | 1 hour | Vaca Valley Raceway | Vacaville, California | October 5 |
| 15 | Autumn Festival Sports Car Races | 150 km (93 mi) | Virginia International Raceway | Danville, Virginia | October 5 |
| 16 | Palm Springs Exhibition Sports Car Races | 50 mi (80 km) | Palm Springs Municipal Airport | Palm Springs, California | November 2 |
- ^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 | MiamiA | #92 Ferrari | #14 Chevrolet | #60 Briggs Cunningham | #621 Jaguar | #115 Ferrari | #188 Austin-Healey | #25 Ferrari | #55 A.C.-Bristol | #0 Porsche | #83 Porsche | #37 Lotus | #130 Alfa Romeo | #77 Bandini-Saab | no entries | no entries | Results |
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| 2 | Marlboro | A.C.-Jaguar | Chevrolet | #60 Briggs Cunningham | Jaguar | Maserati | Austin-Healey | Ferrari | A.C.-Bristol | Porsche | Porsche MG |
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| 3 | VIRB | #16 Lance Reventlow | Chevrolet | #60 Briggs Cunningham | #97 Ferrari | no finishers | #26 Austin-Healey | #50 Ferrari | #20 A.C.-Bristol | #74 Porsche | #33 Porsche | #35 Elva | #179 Alfa Romeo | #160 Osca | #7 D.B.-Panhard | no entries | Results |
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| 4 | Cumberland | no finishers | Chevrolet | #60 Briggs Cunningham | Ferrari | no finishers | #17 David L. Herson | #7 J.V. Quackenbush | A.C.-Bristol | #74 Cyrus L. Fulton | #33 Emil Pupulidy | #35 Continental Motors, Ltd. | #82 Barry Budlong, Jr. | #127 James P. Eichenlaub | #1 Richard H.R. Toland | no entries | Results |
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| 5 | Bridgehampton | no finishers | Cheetah | #60 Briggs Cunningham | Ferrari | Aston Martin | Austin-Healey | Ferrari | A.C.-Bristol | Porsche | Porsche | unknown | Alfa Romeo | unknown | no entries | no entries | Results |
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| 6 | Lime Rock | no entries | #99 Chevrolet | #60 Briggs Cunningham | #98 Ferrari | #76 Aston Martin | #11 Austin-Healey | #8 Maserati | #80 A.C.-Bristol | #140 Porsche | #33 Porsche | #35 Lotus | #71 Alfa Romeo | #74 PBX | D | no entries | Results |
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| 7 | Road America | #91 J. M. Lyeth, Jr. | #14 L. Lindheimer | #60 Briggs Cunningham | unknown | #21 C.J. Hughes | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | no entries | no entries | Results |
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| 8 | Lime Rock | no entries | #99 Chevrolet | #61 Briggs Cunningham | #98 Ferrari | E | #17 Austin-Healey | #8 Maserati | #180 A.C.-Bristol | #140 Porsche | #33 Porsche | #16 Lotus | #32 Alfa Romeo | #174 PBX | F | no entries | Results |
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| 9 | Milwaukee | no finishers | #1 Chevrolet | #10 Ferrari | #96 Ferrari | #7 Pabst Motors | #66 Austin-Healey | #27 Porsche | #21 A.C.-Bristol | #44 Porsche | #0 Porsche | #214 Lotus Cars | #8 Alfa Romeo | #53 Martin T | no entries | no entries | Results |
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| 10 | Montgomery | #15 Reventlow Automobiles | #1 Chevrolet | #60 Briggs Cunningham | #80 Jaguar | no finishers | #11 Austin-Healey | #46 Ed Hugus | #246 A.C.-Bristol | #140 Porsche | #33 Porsche | #2 Lotus-Climax | #170 Alfa Romeo | #38 Danielini Special | #171 D.B.-Panhard | no entries | Results |
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| 11 | Thompson | Reventlow Automobiles | unknown | #60 Briggs Cunningham | Jaguar | unknown | unknown | unknown | A.C.-Bristol | Porsche | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | Results |
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| 12 | Road America | #45 Excalibur | #2 Chevrolet | #25 North American Racing Team | #96 Ferrari | #15 James R. Johnston | #66 Austin-Healey | #13 Ferrari | #7 A.C.-Bristol | #42 Porsche | #0 Porsche | #35 Elva | #2 Alfa Romeo | #53 Martin T | no entries | no entries | Results |
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| 13 | Watkins Glen | no finishers | #1 John F. Stephani | #61 Briggs Cunningham | #80 Harry E. Carter | no entries | #11 David Herson | #45 A. H. Burrough | #27 Arch M. Means | #140 Bob Holbert | #71 Harry C. Blanchard | #67 Louis C. Bartol | #47 Alfa Romeo | #121 John Milos | #29 D.B. | #134 Berkeley | Results |
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| 14 | Vaca Valley | no finishers | #5 Chevrolet | #11 John von Neumann | #47 Jaguar | Ferrari | #1 Mercedes-Benz | #88 Porsche | #117 A.C.-Bristol | #12 Porsche | #44 Porsche | #37 Lotus | #148 Alfa Romeo | #79 D.B. | no finishers | no entries | Results |
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| 15 | VIR | #91 Ferrari-Chevrolet | #69 Chevrolet | #60 Briggs Cunningham | #190 Jaguar | no entries | #73 Austin-Healey | #25 Ferrari | #19 A.C.-Bristol | #74 Porsche | #123 MG | #14 Lotus | #90 Alfa Romeo | #121 Osca | no entries | no entries | Results |
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| 16 | Palm Springs | no finishers | Chevrolet | Ferrari | Mercedes-Benz | #146 Ferrari | Austin-Healey | no entries | Porsche | Porsche | Porsche | Lotus | Alfa Romeo | Little Digger-Crosley[2] | Austin-Healey | Berkeley | Results |
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- ^A A K Production class was also held, won by George Metzger in a Berkeley.
- ^B A K Production class was also held, won by William Harding in a Berkeley-Excelsior.
- ^C Separate Porsche and MG winners were declared in F Production at Marlboro.
- ^D H Production were classified with G Production at Lime Rock (June).
- ^E D Modified were classified with C Modified at Lime Rock (July).
- ^F H Production were classified with G Production at Lime Rock (July).
Champions
| Class | Driver | Car |
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| B Modified | | Excalibur |
| B Production | | Chevrolet Corvette |
| C Modified | | Jaguar D-type, Lister-Jaguar |
| C Production | | Ferrari 250 GT |
| D Modified | | Ferrari 250 TR |
| D Production | | Austin-Healey 100-Six |
| E Modified | | Ferrari 500 TRC Spyder |
| E Production | | AC Ace-Bristol |
| F Modified | | Porsche 550 RS |
| F Production | | Porsche 356 Carrera |
| G Modified | | Elva Mk II, Lotus Eleven, Elva Mk III |
| G Production | | Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce |
| H Modified | | "Martin T" Special[3][4] |
| H Production | | D.B.-Panhard |
| I Modified | | Berkeley Sports |
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References
- "Haybale: Official Sports Car Racing Program, New England Championship". Etceterini. Retrieved 25 September 2010.
- "Little Digger Chassis". SportsRacer.net. Retrieved 27 September 2010.
- Ludvigsen, Karl. "Fabulous Featherweight". Etceterini. Retrieved 27 September 2010.
- "Tanner Chassis". SportsRacer.net. Retrieved 27 September 2010.
External links
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