1957 SCCA National Sports Car Championship explained

The 1957 SCCA National Sports Car Championship season was the seventh season of the Sports Car Club of America's National Sports Car Championship. It began May 19, 1957, and ended November 17, 1957, after fifteen races.

Classes

Class Modified Production
B over 5000cc 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 750-1300cc
H 500-750cc under 750cc
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Schedule

RndRaceLengthCircuitLocationDate
1Cumberland Sports Car Races1 hourGreater Cumberland Regional AirportWiley Ford, West VirginiaMay 19
2National Championship Sports Car Road Races60milesEagle Mountain National Guard BaseFort Worth, TexasJune 2
3Lime Rock National Championship Sports Car Races100km (100miles)Lime Rock ParkLakeville, ConnecticutJune 9
4Road America National Championships Races150milesRoad AmericaElkhart Lake, WisconsinJune 23
5Marlboro National Sports Car Races43milesMarlboro Motor RacewayUpper Marlboro, MarylandJuly 14
6Inaugural Grand Prix Sports Car Races100km (100miles)Virginia International RacewayDanville, VirginiaAugust 4
7Montgomery National Championships Races150km (90miles)Montgomery AirportMontgomery, New YorkAugust 18
8Thompson National Championship Races1 hourThompson International SpeedwayThompson, ConnecticutSeptember 2
9Road America 500500milesRoad AmericaElkhart Lake, WisconsinSeptember 8
10Watkins Glen Grand Prix100milesWatkins Glen InternationalWatkins Glen, New YorkSeptember 21
11Bridgehampton Inaugural Races70milesBridgehampton Race CircuitBridgehampton, New YorkSeptember 29
12President's Cup Race2 hours, 30 minutesVirginia International RacewayDanville, VirginiaOctober 27
13National Palm Springs Championship Road Race85milesPalm Springs Municipal AirportPalm Springs, CaliforniaNovember 3
14Pebble Beach Races100milesLaguna Seca RacewayMonterey, CaliforniaNovember 10
15Riverside National Championship Sports Car Races150km (90miles)Riverside International RacewayRiverside, CaliforniaNovember 17

Feature race

Season results

Feature race overall winners in bold.

RndCircuitBS Winning TeamBP Winning TeamCS Winning TeamCP Winning TeamDS Winning TeamDP Winning TeamES Winning TeamEP Winning TeamFS Winning TeamFP Winning TeamGS Winning TeamGP Winning TeamHS Winning TeamResults
BS Winning Driver(s)BP Winning Driver(s)CS Winning Driver(s)CP Winning Driver(s)DS Winning Driver(s)DP Winning Driver(s)ES Winning Driver(s)EP Winning Driver(s)FS Winning Driver(s)FP Winning Driver(s)GS Winning Driver(s)GP Winning Driver(s)HS Winning Driver(s)
1Cumberland #271 J. E. Rose #11 Lindsay Hopkins #59 Briggs Cunningham #235 Leonard E. Butscher #8 John Edgar #204 John K. Colgate, Jr. #98 Scuderia Rosinante #120 Bob Kuhn #0 Jack Pry #37 Lake Underwood #35 Frank W. Baptista #213 William M. Speer #195 Richard W. GentResults
J. E. Rose Dick Thompson Walt Hansgen Charles Butscher Carroll Shelby John Colgate Bruce Kessler Bob Kuhn Charles Wallace Lake Underwood Frank Baptista Ed Hugus Melvin Sachs
2Eagle Mountain #65 Chevrolet #11 Chevrolet #36 Jaguar<-- CP --> #111 Ferrari #129 Austin-Healey<-- ES --> no entries #26 A.C.-Bristol #23 Porsche #41 Porsche #52 Cooper-Climax #4 Alfa Romeo #54 BandiniResults
J. E. Rose Dick Thompson Bob Stonedale Jim Roberts Dave Furrows Richard McGuire John Max Wolf William Randle Tom Johnson Val Scroggie Gordon Wright
3Lime Rock<-- BS --> no entries #114 Chevrolet #61 Briggs Cunningham #1 Jaguar #8 John Edgar #73 Austin-Healey #103 Ferrari #6 Morgan #0 Porsche #37 Porsche #35 Lotus #24 Alfa Romeo #4 PBXResults
Bark Henry John Fitch Jack Crusoe Carroll Shelby Fred Moore Bruce Kessler Gaston Andrey Charles Wallace Lake Underwood Frank Baptista John Clapp Dolph Vilardi
4Road America #98 Nash-Healey #155 Chevrolet #60 Briggs Cunningham #11 Mercedes-Benz #150 Ferrari #166 Austin-Healey #6 Ferrari #151 A.C.-Bristol #37 Porsche #43 Porsche #35 Lotus #124 Alfa Romeo #106 TXP[2] Results
Andy Rosenberger Jim Jeffords Walt Hansgen Rees Makins John von Neumann Warren Cox Ed Lunken Dan Fowler Lake Underwood Don Wester Frank Baptista Al Allin Bruce Townsend
5Marlboro<-- BS --> no entries #111 Chevrolet #61 Auto Engineering #55 Jaguar #30 Mercedes-Benz #73 Austin-Healey #6 Ferrari #175 A.C.-Bristol #140 Porsche #157 Porsche #35 Lotus #177 Alfa Romeo #4 PBXResults
Dick Thompson Walt Hansgen Bob Rubin Paul O'Shea Fred Moore Ed Lunken Chuck Sarle Bob Holbert Dick Nash Frank Baptista Tony Briggs Dolph Vilardi
6VIR<-- BS --> no finishers #211 Chevrolet #98 John Engar #49 Aston Martin #30 Mercedes-Benz #106 Austin-Healey #59 Ferrari #17 A.C.-Bristol #140 Porsche #257 Porsche #2 Lotus #13 Alfa Romeo #147 D.B.-PanhardResults
Dick Thompson Carroll Shelby George Constantine Paul O'Shea Harold Kunz John Middleton Bob Kuhn Bob Holbert Dick Nash M. R. J. Wyllie Ed Hugus Howard Hanna
7Montgomery<-- BS --> no entries #114 Chevrolet #60 Briggs Cunningham #180 Mercedes-Benz #100 Maserati #166 Austin-Healey #35 Ferrari #64 A.C.-Bristol #37 Porsche #137 Porsche #35 Lotus #31 Alfa Romeo #112 Bandini-SaabResults
Bark Henry Walt Hansgen Harry Carter John Fitch Warren Cox Gaston Andrey Bob Kuhn Lake Underwood Lake Underwood Frank Baptista Bob Grossman Henry Rudkin
8Thompson<-- BS --> no finishers #135 Chevrolet #52 Jaguar #149 Aston Martin #29 Maserati #79 Austin-Healey<-- ES --> no finishers #175 A.C.-Bristol #65 Porsche #114 Porsche #54 Lotus #7 Alfa Romeo #86 PBXResults
Leonard Butscher Gordon MacKenzie George Constantine Bob Bucher Mike Rothschild Ed Welch Paul Sagan Freddie Barrette Charles Cunningham Vin Sardi Candy Poole
9Road America #85 Andy Hotton #4 Chevrolet #41 Gene Greenspun #3 David F. Causey #8 John Edgar #10 Trant Jarman #6 Lunken-Fulton #17 Bob Kuhn #69 Edward W. Crawford #34 Don P. Wester #2 M. R. J. Wyllie #34 William M. Speer #61 Bruce D. TownsendResults
John Cook
Ralph Durbin
Dick Thompson Phil Hill Dave Causey Carroll Shelby Trant Jarman Ed Lunken
Jim Kimberly
Bob Kuhn Ed Crawford Don Wester M. R. J. Wyllie
Margaret Wyllie
Ed Hugus Bruce Townsend
10Watkins Glen<-- BS --> no entries #24 Chevrolet #60 Briggs Cunningham #80 Mercedes-Benz #30 Mercedes-Benz #45 Austin-Healey #25 Maserati #24 A.C.-Bristol #140 Porsche #213 Porsche #150 Elva #13 Alfa Romeo #173 BandiniResults
Fred Windridge Walt Hansgen Harry Carter Paul O'Shea Gilbert Geitner John Fitch William Burroughs Bob Holbert Freddie Barrette Chuck Dietrich Ed Hugus Melvin Sachs
11Bridgehampton<-- BS --> no entries #99 Chevrolet #60 Briggs Cunningham #80 Mercedes-Benz #100 Maserati #45 Austin-Healey #8 Maserati #180 A.C.-Bristol #0 Porsche #173 Porsche #35 Lotus #179 Alfa Romeo #53 D.B.-PanhardResults
Fred Windridge Walt Hansgen Harry Carter Bruce Kessler Gilbert Geitner John Fitch Harry Carter Charles Wallace Lake Underwood Frank Baptista Tony Briggs Gordon Wing
12VIR<-- BS --> no finishers #135 Chevrolet #61 Briggs Cunningham #80 Mercedes-Benz<-- DS --> no finishers #45 Austin-Healey #25 Ferrari #24 A.C.-Bristol #0 Briggs Cunningham #137 Porsche #2 Lotus #120 Alfa Romeo #109 D.BResults
Leonard Butscher Charles Wallace Harry Carter Gilbert Geitner Gaston Andrey William Burroughs Charles Wallace Lake Underwood M. R. J. Wyllie Brooks Robinson Wiley Reid
13Palm Springs #70 Buick #58 Chevrolet #98 John Engar #221 Mercedes-Benz #59 Aston Martin #158 Austin-Healey #125 Ferrari 500 TR #195 A.C.-Bristol #88 Porsche #6 Porsche #151 Lotus #51 Alfa Romeo<-- HS --> Results
Max Balchowsky Jerry Austin Carroll Shelby Ron Ellico Bob Oker Jay Hoke Pete Lovely William Love Jack McAfee Skip Hudson Leon Miller Fred Woodward
14Laguna Seca<-- BS --> no finishers #34 Chevrolet #190 John Edgar #100 Jaguar #11 John von Neumann #146 Austin-Healey #125 Fred Armbruster #195 A.C.-Bristol #55 Porsche #172 Porsche #87 Lotus #41 Alfa Romeo #79 D.B.Results
Cloyd Gray Richie Ginther Ray Seher John von Neumann Hugh Pryor Pete Lovely Bill Love Sam Weiss Skip Hudson Paul Nau Fred Woodward Bill Wood
15Riverside #70 Buick #8 C.S. Mead #98 John Edgar #7 Robert Fletcher #11 John von Neumann #46 Hugh Pryor #125 Fred Armbruster #195 A.C.-Bristol #88 Stan Sugarman #113 M.M. Kasler #27 Skip Conklin #50 Fred Woodward Jim ParkinsonResults
Max Balchowsky Jerry Austin Carroll Shelby Robert Fletcher John von Neumann Hugh Pryor Pete Lovely Bill Love Jack McAfee Lew Bracker Skip Conklin Fred Woodward Jim Parkinson

C Production were classified with B Production at Eagle Mountain.

The feature race at Thompson was won overall by Bill Rutan in an Unrestricted-class Lester -MG.

H Sports were classified with G Sports at Palm Springs.

Champions

Class Driver Car
B Sports J. E. Rose Chevrolet Corvette SR-2
B Production Chevrolet Corvette
C Sports Jaguar D-Type
C Production Harry Carter Mercedes-Benz 300SL
D Sports Paul O'Shea Mercedes-Benz 300SL Roadster
D Production Fred Moore Austin-Healey 100M
E Sports Ferrari 500 Mondial
E Production Bob Kuhn AC Ace-Bristol
F Sports Charles Wallace Porsche 550 RS
F Production Porsche 356 Carrera
G Sports Frank Baptista Lotus Eleven Monza-Climax
G Production Tony Briggs MG TC, Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce
H Sports Melvin Sachs Bandini

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Haybale: Official Sports Car Racing Program, Lime Rock Park National Championship Race June 8-9, 1957. Etceterini. 22 September 2010.
  2. Web site: 1950's SCCA Hmod Racing Cars: TXP. Etceterini. 22 September 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20101018092422/http://ferrariexperts.com/etceterini%20my%20favorite%20hmods%20hmodcars.com%20cars%20scca%20racing%20cars.htm. 18 October 2010 . live.