The 1963 United States Road Racing Championship season was the first season of the Sports Car Club of America's United States Road Racing Championship. It began February 3, 1963, and ended September 22, 1963, after eight races. Separate races for sportscars and GTs were held at four rounds, while three rounds were combined races, and one round (Daytona) was for sportscars only. Bob Holbert won the season championship, splitting time between the under-two liter sportscar and GT classes.
Rnd | Race | Length | Class | Circuit | Location | Date |
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1 | Daytona 200 | 200miles | Sports | Daytona International Speedway | Daytona Beach, Florida | February 3 |
2 | USRRC Pensacola | 150miles | GT | Corry Field | Pensacola, Florida | May 26 |
260miles | Sports | |||||
3 | Laguna Seca 150 | 150miles | All | Laguna Seca Raceway | Monterey, California | June 9 |
4 | Watkins Glen Sports Car Grand Prix | 150miles | GT | Watkins Glen Grand Prix Race Course | Watkins Glen, New York | June 30 |
300km (200miles) | Sports | |||||
5 | Pacific North West Grand Prix | 150miles | GT | Pacific Raceways | Kent, Washington | July 21 |
150miles | Sports | |||||
6 | Continental Divide 150 | 150miles | All | Continental Divide Raceway | Castle Rock, Colorado | August 18 |
7 | Road America 500 | 500miles | All | Road America | Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin | September 8 |
8 | USRRC Mid-Ohio | 270km (170miles) | GT | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio | September 22 |
270km (170miles) | Sports |
Overall winner in bold.
Rnd | Circuit | Sports +2.0 Winning Team | Sports 2.0 Winning Team | GT Winning Team | Results |
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Sports +2.0 Winning Driver(s) | Sports 2.0 Winning Driver(s) | GT Winning Driver(s) | |||
1 | Daytona |
|
| Did Not Participate | Results |
Jim Hall | Bob Holbert | ||||
2 | Pensacola | Lotus-Climax |
| Mecom Racing Team | Results |
Tim Mayer | Bob Holbert | Roger Penske | |||
3 | Laguna Seca |
|
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| Results |
Skip Hudson | Chuck Parsons | Bob Holbert | |||
4 | Watkins Glen |
|
| Results | |
Ken Miles | Bob Holbert | Bob Johnson | |||
5 | Kent |
| Porsche | Results | |
Pedro RodrÃguez | Don Wester | Dave MacDonald | |||
6 | Castle Rock |
| Porsche | Results | |
Augie Pabst | Don Wester | Bob Bondurant | |||
7 | Road America |
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| Results | |
Bob Holbert Ken Miles | Augie Pabst Bill Wuesthoff | Bob Bondurant Dave MacDonald | |||
8 | Mid-Ohio |
| Results | ||
Ken Miles | Herb Swan | Bob Holbert |