1954 SCCA National Sports Car Championship explained

The 1954 SCCA National Sports Car Championship season was the fourth season of the Sports Car Club of America's National Sports Car Championship. It began January 31, 1954, and ended November 7, 1954, after twelve races. For the first time, championships were awarded to drivers in each class, rather than an overall championship as before.

Classes

Class Displacement
A over 5000cc
B 4000–5000cc
C 3000–4000cc
D 2000–3000cc
E 1500–2000cc
F 1100–1500cc
G 750–1100cc
H under 750cc
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Schedule

RndRaceLengthCircuitLocationDate
1Florida National Sports Car Races200milesMacDill Air Force BaseTampa, FloridaJanuary 31
2Savannah National Sports Car Races150milesHunter Air Force BaseSavannah, GeorgiaMarch 14
3Lone Star National Sports Car Race100milesBergstrom Air Force BaseAustin, TexasMarch 28
4Pebble Beach Sports Car Road Race100milesPebble Beach road circuitPebble Beach, CaliforniaApril 11
5National Capital Sports Car Races200milesAndrews Air Force BaseWashington, D.C.May 2
6Chanute National Sports Car Races150milesChanute Air Force BaseRantoul, IllinoisJune 6
7New England National Sports Car Races175milesWestover Air Force BaseChicopee Falls, MassachusettsJune 13
8Offutt National Sports Car Races200milesOffutt Air Force BaseOmaha, NebraskaJuly 4
9Lockbourne Sports Car Races150milesLockbourne Air Force BaseColumbus, OhioAugust 8
10Thompson National Races15milesThompson International SpeedwayThompson, ConnecticutSeptember 5
11International Sports Car Grand Prix of Watkins Glen100milesWatkins Glen road circuitWatkins Glen, New YorkSeptember 18
12Orange Empire National Races125milesMarch Air Force BaseMoreno Valley, CaliforniaNovember 7

Feature race

Season results

Feature race overall winners in bold.

RndCircuitBM Winning TeamCM Winning TeamCP Winning TeamDM Winning TeamDP Winning TeamEM Winning TeamEP Winning TeamFM Winning TeamFP Winning TeamGM Winning TeamHM Winning TeamResults
BM 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)HM Winning Driver(s)
1MacDill #3 Cunningham #5 Ferrari #12 Jaguar #6 Briggs Cunningham/Momo<-- DP --> no entries #31 Saita<-- EP --> no entries #1 Briggs Cunningham #18 MG #77 O.S.C.A. #81 RenaultResults
Phil Walters Jim Kimberly Austin Young John Fitch Robert Blackwood Briggs Cunningham Ralph Durbin Rees Makins Henry Gauding
2Hunter #51 Briggs Cunningham #5 Ferrari #39 Jaguar #44 Ferrari #64 Austin-Healey #97 Kieft<-- EP --> no entries #2 O.S.C.A. #33 Porsche #111 PB Crosley<-- HM --> Results
Sherwood Johnston Jim Kimberly Warren Smith Bill Lloyd Billy Dantone Bill Carpenter George Moffett Dick Pace George Schrafft
3Bergstrom #20 Allard #5 Ferrari #53 Jaguar #52 Ferrari<-- DP --> no entries<-- EM --> no entries<-- EP --> no entries #9 Porsche #49 Porsche<-- GM --> no entries #66 D.B. PanhardResults
Walt Gray Jim Kimberly Curtis Attaway Bill Jarnigan John von Neumann Art Bunker François Crouzet
4Pebble Beach #107 Allard #26 Ferrari<-- CP --> #1 Edwards<-- DP --> #5 Ferrari<-- EP --> #117 O.S.C.A.<-- FP --> #124 Giaur #51 Crosley SpecialResults
John Barneson Sterling Edwards Wagner Randy McDougall Chick Leson Hicks Harry Eyerly
5Andrews #17 Jack R. Ensley #1 Bill Spear #178 Jaguar #2 William B. Lloyd #85 David Herson #46 Donald McKnought #146 James S. P. Robinson #42 Briggs Cunningham #65 Dick Thompson #107 Rees T. Makins #74 Candler H. Poole, Jr.Results
Jack Ensley Bill Spear Stephen Spitler Bill Lloyd William Kinchloe Don McKnought Roger Wing Briggs Cunningham Dick Thompson Rees Makins Candy Poole
6Chanute #17 Jack R. Ensley #5 James H. Kimberly #121 Jack Pry #136 J. M. R. Lyeth, Jr.<-- DP --> unknown #10 Robert B. Kuhn<-- EP --> unknown<-- FM --> unknown #12 Max J. Goldman, Jr.
#126 Ralph Durbin
#47 Rees T. Makins<-- HM --> unknownResults
Jack Ensley Jim Kimberly Charles Wallace Charles Hassan Bob Kuhn Max Goldman (Porsche)
Ralph Durbin (MG)
Rees Makins
7Westover<-- BM --> no entries #5 Ferrari #40 Jaguar #25 Ferrari #22 Austin-Healey #85 Siata #95 Triumph #4 Lester MG #54 Porsche #91 O.S.C.A. #3 BandiniResults
Jim Kimberly Charles Wallace Bill Lloyd Fred Allen George Schrafft Ron McConkey Duncan Black John Bye Jim Kimberly Henry Rudkin
8Offutt #60 Charles Moran, Jr. #55 Tony Parravano #43 Curtis L. Attaway, Jr. #20 J. M. R. Lyeth, Jr.<-- DP --> no finishers #7 C. Ted Boynton<-- EP --> no finishers #66 Phil Stewart #90 Arthur S. Bunker, Jr. #77 Rees T. Makins #33 Roy CherryholmesResults
Charles Moran Jack McAfee Curtis Attaway Richard Lyeth Ted Boynton Phil Stewart Art Bunker Rees Makins Roy Cherryholmes
9Lockbourne #68 Phil Walters #5 James H. Kimberly #79 C. C. Wallace<-- DM --> no finishers #157 Austin-Healey #26 Lt. Col. Robert B. Kuhn #17 Triumph #91 James Simpson, Jr. #2 Dr. R. K. Thompson #4 Rees T. Makins #131 Jerry RigdenResults
Sherwood Johnston Jim Kimberly Charles Wallace Robert Fergus Bob Kuhn Jim Brooks James Simpson Dick Thompson Rees Makins Jerry Rigden
10Thompson #17 Kurtis Kraft #111 Ferrari #23 Jaguar #9 Ferrari #45 Austin-Healey #11 Maserati<-- EP --> no finishers #1 Briggs Cunningham #76 Porsche
#51 MG
#14 O.S.C.A. #74 PBXResults
Jack Ensley Bill Spear Charles Wallace Adrian Melville Robert Fergus Fred Procter Briggs Cunningham Chandler Lawrence (Overall)
Mike Rodney
Rees Makins Candy Poole
11Watkins Glen #18 Briggs Cunningham #5 Jim Kimberly #66 Richard Perrin #132 William B. Lloyd #12 Fred Allen #110 Frederick W. Procter, Jr. #137 James S. P. Robinson #118 Rees T. Makins #107 Robert W. Magenheimer #127 Robert T. Keller #198 Briggs CunninghamResults
Phil Walters Jim Kimberly Richard Perrin Bill Lloyd Roy Jackson-Moore Fred Proctor Jim Robinson Frank Bott Robert Magenheimer Robert T. Keller Marshall Lewis
12March #104 Mabee Chrysler Special #4 Ferrari #83 Jaguar #71 Ferrari<-- DP --> no entries #200 Triumph #183 Triumph #91 O.S.C.A. #118 Porsche #25 Panhard Special #31 MorettiResults
Mickey Wysong Bill Spear Jim Peterson Howard Hively Walter Kieckhefer Lee Owen James Simpson Jean Pierre Kunstle Perry Peron John Biehl

G Modified were classified with H Modified at Hunter.

Modified & Production classes were classified together at Pebble Beach.

Separate MG and Porsche winners in F Production were declared at Chanute and Thompson.

A separate race for the fastest 10 drivers of the weekend was also held, won by Walt Hansgen in a C Modified-class Jaguar C-Type.

Champions

Class Driver Car
B Modified Jack Ensley Kurtis Kraft 500S
C Modified Jim Kimberly Ferrari 375 MM
C Production Charles Wallace Jaguar XK120
D Modified Bill Lloyd Ferrari 225 S, Ferrari 2.7
D Production William Kinchloe Austin-Healey 100
E Modified Fred Wacker
Ted Boynton‡
Arnolt-Bristol
Frazer Nash Le Mans
E Production Bob Salzgaber Triumph TR2
F Modified O.S.C.A. MT4
F Production Dick Thompson
Art Bunker‡
Porsche 356, MG TD
Porsche 356 Super Coupe, Roadster
G Modified Rees Makins O.S.C.A. MT4
H Modified Candy Poole PBX Special

‡Tie

External links

Notes and References

  1. Pebble Beach 1954. Speed Age. 1954. 50. 25 July 2010.