1960 SCCA National Sports Car Championship explained

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	Length	Circuit	Location	Date
1	SCCA National Races	?	Corry Field Naval Air Station	Pensacola, Florida	April 3
2	President's Cup National Races	68miles	Marlboro Motor Raceway	Upper Marlboro, Maryland	April 16
3	National Championship Races	200km (100miles)	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	50miles	Bridgehampton Race Circuit	Bridgehampton, New York	May 30
6	International June Sprints	140miles	Road America	Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin	June 19
7	SCCA National Races	?	Lime Rock Park	Lakeville, Connecticut	July 2
8	SCCA National Races	180km (110miles)	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	150km (90miles)	Montgomery Airport	Montgomery, New York	August 7
11	SCCA National Races	?	Kentucky State Fairgrounds	Louisville, Kentucky	August 21
12	SCCA National Races	100miles	Thompson International Speedway	Thompson, Connecticut	September 5
13	Road America 500	500miles	Road America	Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin	September 11
14	Watkins Glen Grand Prix	100miles	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	115miles	Daytona International Speedway	Daytona Beach, Florida	November 13

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
		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	<	-- BM --> unknown	<	-- BP --> unknown	<	-- CM --> unknown	<	-- CP --> unknown	Maserati	<	-- DP --> unknown	Porsche	<	-- EP --> unknown	<	-- FM --> unknown	<	-- FP --> unknown	<	-- GM --> unknown	<	-- GP --> unknown	<	-- HM --> unknown	<	-- HP --> unknown	<	-- IM --> unknown	Results
			Gaston Andrey		Roger Penske
2	Marlboro	<	-- BM --> no finishers	#90 Ferrari	#11 Bill Mitchell	#56 Porsche	<	-- DM -->	#57 A.C.-Bristol	#6 Porsche	#67 MG	<	-- FM --> no entries	#82 Fiat-Abarth	#7 Elva	#83 Fiat-Abarth	#76 Osca	#84 Fiat-Abarth	<	-- IM --> no entries	Results
			Bob Grossman	Dick Thompson	Gene Hobbs	Charles Kurtz		Roger Penske	Sherman Decker	Paul Richards	Charlie Kolb		Charles Callanan	Oliver Schmidt	Chandler Lawrence
3	VIR	<	-- BM -->	#19 Ferrari	#11 Bill Mitchell	<	-- CP --> no entries	<	-- DM --> no finishers	#57 A.C.-Bristol	#140 Porsche	#4 Daimler	<	-- FM --> no finishers	#42 Siata	#7 Elva	#44 Sunbeam	#76 Osca	#84 Fiat-Abarth	<	-- IM --> no entries	Results
			Bob Grossman	Dick Thompson	Charles Kurtz		Bob Holbert		Duncan Black	Douglas Diffenderfer	Charlie Kolb	Vince Tamburo		Oliver Schmidt	Chandler Lawrence
4	Cumberland	#11 Bill Mitchell	#145 Tad Davies	<	-- CM --> no entries	#77 Bruce Jennings	#60 Briggs Cunningham	#231 Elliott Pew	#6 Elmer Wolf	#4 Duncan Black	<	-- FM --> no finishers	#9 Charlie Kolb	#7 Charles Kolb	#144 Vince Tamburo	#98 Martin W. Tanner	#84 Franklin Roosevelt	#443 Phillips G. Jeffrey	Results
		Dick Thompson	Ray Rairdon		Bruce Jennings	Walt Hansgen	Elliott Pew	Roger Penske	Duncan Black	Charlie Kolb		Charlie Kolb	Vince Tamburo	Martin Tanner	Chandler Lawrence	Phillips Jeffrey
5	Bridgehampton	<	-- BM --> no entries	#41 Ferrari	Bill Mitchell	Porsche	#60 Briggs Cunningham	<	-- DP --> unknown	Porsche	<	-- EP --> unknown	<	-- FM --> unknown	<	-- FP --> unknown	Lola	<	-- GP --> unknown	<	-- HM --> unknown	<	-- HP --> unknown	<	-- IM --> unknown	Results
			Bob Grossman	Dick Thompson	Bruce Jennings	Walt Hansgen	Roger Penske		Millard Ripley
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	<	-- IM --> no entries	Results
		Augie Pabst	George Reed	Dick Thompson	Bill Romig	Gaston Andrey	Lloyd Barton	Roger Penske	Duncan Black	Bill Wuesthoff	Ernie Harris	Millard Ripley	Philip Seven	Ed Walsh	Frank Phillips
7	Lime Rock	#49 Kelso Auto Dynamics	#40 Chevrolet	#52 Jaguar	#77 Porsche	<	-- DM -->	#57 A.C.-Bristol	#14 Porsche	#25 Alfa Romeo	#33 Porsche	#64 Elva	#78 Lola	#22 Alfa Romeo	#12 Bandini-Saab	#65 Fiat-Abarth	<	-- IM --> no entries	Results
		George Constantine	Bob Johnson	Gordon MacKenzie	Bruce Jennings		Charles Kurtz	Bob Holbert	Reed Rollo	Newton Davis	Mark Donohue	Millard Ripley	Don Erlbeck	Henry Rudkin	Chris Noyes
8	Castle Rock	<	-- BM --> no finishers	Chevrolet	Allard-Chrysler	<	-- CP --> unknown	<	-- DM --> unknown	A.C.-Bristol	#14 Porsche	Alfa Romeo	Porsche	Porsche	Elva	Alfa Romeo	Lotus-Fiat	Fiat-Abarth	<	-- IM --> unknown	Results
			Dan Collins	Chuck Frederick	Gene Kurland		Bob Holbert		Tony Polumbus	Charles Lyon	John Max Wolf	Charlie Kolb	Joyce Thompson	Harry Jones	Don McCormick
9	Meadowdale	#1 Meister Brauser	<	-- BP --> unknown	Jaguar	<	-- CP --> unknown	Maserati	<	-- DP --> unknown	Porsche	<	-- EP --> unknown	Porsche	<	-- FP --> unknown	<	-- GM --> unknown	<	-- GP --> unknown	<	-- HM --> unknown	<	-- HP --> unknown	<	-- IM --> unknown	Results
		Augie Pabst		Tossie Alex	Dave Causey		Roger Penske	Bill Wuesthoff
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	<	-- IM --> no entries	Results
		Augie Pabst	Bob Johnson	Bud Faust	Bill Romig	Walt Hansgen	Elliott Pew	Tom Fleming	Duncan Black	James Forno	Douglas Diffenderfer	Millard Ripley	Paul Richards	Oliver Schmidt	Chandler Lawrence
11	Louisville	Meister Brauser	<	-- BP --> unknown	<	-- CM --> unknown	<	-- CP --> unknown	<	-- DM --> unknown	<	-- DP --> unknown	Porsche	<	-- EP --> unknown	Porsche	<	-- FP --> unknown	Lola	Sunbeam	<	-- HM --> unknown	<	-- HP --> unknown	<	-- IM --> unknown	Results
		Augie Pabst		Bob Holbert		Bill Wuesthoff		Millard Ripley		Don Sesslar
12	Thompson	#49 Kelso Auto Dynamics	#39 Chevrolet	<	-- CM -->	#77 Porsche	#60 Briggs Cunningham	#74 A.C.-Bristol	<	-- EM -->	#4 Daimler	#6 Porsche	#42 Elva	#90 Lotus	#48 Sunbeam	#76 Osca	#84 Fiat-Abarth	<	-- IM --> no entries	Results
		George Constantine	Dick Jalbert		Bruce Jennings	Walt Hansgen	Elliott Pew	Duncan Black		Roger Penske	Mark Donohue	Robert Barker	Vince Tamburo	Oliver Schmidt	Chandler Lawrence
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	<	-- IM --> no entries	Results
		James Place Jack Zalinger	Bob Johnson	Walt Hansgen	Dick Talbot	Dave Causey Luke Stear	Bill Steele	John Fitch William Kimberly	E. G. Davis	Ernie Erickson Don Sesslar	Harold Zimdars	M. R. J. Wyllie Margaret Wyllie	Harlan Besse	Denise McCluggage	Dick Stitt
14	Watkins Glen	#50 Meister Brauser	#72 Bob Johnson	#62 Briggs Cunningham	#77 Bruce R. Jennings	#17 Ferrari	#249 Bill Harwell	<	-- EM -->	#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
		Augie Pabst	Bob Johnson	Ed Hugus	Bruce Jennings	Dean McCarthy	Bill Harwell		Duncan Black	Roger Penske	John Cannon	M. R. J. Wyllie	Vince Tamburo	Oliver Schmidt	Chandler Lawrence	Phillips Jeffrey
15	Corpus Christi	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	Results
16	El Paso	Meister Brauser	<	-- BP --> unknown	<	-- CM --> unknown	<	-- CP --> unknown	<	-- DM --> unknown	<	-- DP --> unknown	<	-- EM --> unknown	<	-- EP --> unknown	<	-- FM --> unknown	<	-- FP --> unknown	<	-- GM --> unknown	<	-- GP --> unknown	<	-- HM --> unknown	<	-- HP --> unknown	<	-- IM --> unknown	Results
		Augie Pabst
17	Daytona	#0 Meister Brauser	<	-- BP --> unknown	#40 Lister-Corvette	<	-- CP --> unknown	#20 Maserati	<	-- DP --> unknown	#44 Porsche	<	-- EP --> unknown	Porsche	<	-- FP --> unknown	#1 Lotus-Climax	<	-- GP --> unknown	#9 Osca	<	-- HP --> unknown	<	-- IM --> no entries	Results
		Augie Pabst		Art Huttinger	Alan Connell		Roger Penske	Chuck Cassel		William Story	George Peck

D Modified were classified with C Modified at Marlboro.

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.

D Modified were classified with C Modified at Lime Rock.

C Modified were classified with B Modified at Thompson.

E Modified were classified with D Modified at Thompson.

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
B Modified		Scarab Mk II-Chevrolet
B Production	Bob Johnson	Chevrolet Corvette
C Modified		Stingray Racer
C Production	Bruce Jennings	Porsche 356 Carrera
D Modified		Maserati Tipo 61
D Production	Elliott Pew	AC Ace-Bristol
E Modified		Porsche 718 RSK, Porsche 718 RS 60
E Production	Duncan Black	Daimler SP250
F Modified		Porsche 718 RSK, Porsche 718 RS 60
F Production	Doug Diffenderfer	Siata 208s
G Modified	Millard Ripley	Lotus 17, Lola Mk.1
G Production	Vince Tamburo	Sunbeam Alpine
H Modified	Oliver Schmidt	Osca, Lola Mk.1-Osca
H Production	Chandler Lawrence	Fiat-Abarth
I Modified	Phillips Jeffrey	Berkeley

External links

• World Sports Racing Prototypes: SCCA 1960
• Racing Sports Cars: SCCA archive
• Etceterini: 1960 program covers