1955 SCCA National Sports Car Championship

August 2023 1955 SCCA National Sports Car Championship 1954 1956 The 1955 SCCA National Sports Car Championship season was the fifth season of the Sports Car Club of America's National Sports Car Championship. It began February 27, 1955, and ended November 13, 1955, after fourteen races. Schedule Rnd Race LengthSA A Circuit Location Date 1 Florida National Sports Car Races 150 mi km on Fort Pierce road circuit Fort Pierce, Florida February 27 2 Pebble Beach Sports Car Road Race 100 mi km on Pebble Beach road circuit Pebble Beach, California April 17 3 Bakersfield National Sports Car Races 180 km mi on Minter Field Bakersfield, California May 1 4 Cumberland National Sports Car Races 1 hour Greater Cumberland Regional Airport Wiley Ford, West Virginia May 15 5 Beverly National Sports Car Races 100 mi km on Beverly Airport Beverly, Massachusetts July 4 6 National Torrey Pines Sports Car Races 100 mi km on Camp Callan San Diego, California July 10 7 Seafair ? Kitsap County Airport Bremerton, Washington July 31 8 Thompson Races 15 mi km on Thompson International Speedway Thompson, Connecticut September 4 9 Fairfax National Races 50 mi km on Fairfax Airport Kansas City, Kansas September 5 10 Elkhart Lake's Road America Road Race 150 mi km on Road America Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin September 11 11 International Sports Car Grand Prix at Watkins Glen 100 mi km on Watkins Glen road circuit Watkins Glen, New York September 17 12 Fairchild National Sports Car Races 100 mi km on Fairchild Air Force Base Hagerstown, Maryland October 16 13 Sacramento National Sports Car Road Races 100 mi km on California State Fair Grounds Sacramento, California October 30 14 National Grand Central Sports Car Races 100 mi km on Grand Central Airport Glendale, California November 13 SA A Feature race Season results Feature race overall winners in bold. Rnd Circuit BM 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 Results 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) GP Winning Driver(s) HM Winning Driver(s) 1 Fort Pierce #73 Fageol-Porsche #30 Ferrari #20 Ferrari #71 Ferrari #55 Austin-Healey #7 Frazer Nash #1 Triumph #155 Porsche #39 MG #189 Siata no entries #54 Panhard Results USA Lou Fageol USA Sherwood Johnston USA Charles Wallace USA Howard Hively USA Duncan Forlong USA Ted Boynton USA Joe Sheppard USA Bob Davis USA Dick Nash USA Howard Hanna USA Hubert L. Brundage 2 Pebble Beach Allard Jaguar A A #2 Ferrari A A Alfa Romeo A A #50 Ken Miles A A Osca A A Crosley Special Results USA Carl Block USA Lou Brero USA Phil Hill USA Charles Rezzaghi GBR Ken Miles USA I. W. Stephenson USA Harry Eyerly 3 Bakersfield #5 Akton Miller #25 W. Gussenbauer #83 Jerry Austin #26 Sterling Edwards #107 Roy Jackson-Moore #39 James W. Lowe #167 Al Newlon #11 John von Neumann #135 Springer Jones #118 Jean P. Kunstle #32 D.R. Feuerhelm #172 James A. Orr Results USA Akton Miller USA Donald Driscoll USA Jerry Austin USA Sterling Edwards USA Roy Jackson-Moore USA James Lowe USA Al Newlon USA John von Neumann USA Springer Jones USA Jean Pierre Kunstle USA Duane Feuerhelm USA James Orr 4 Cumberland no entries #197 S. Johnston #0 Jack Pry #10 W.C. Spear #148 P. O'Shea #283 Maserati #260 G. Andrey #14 G. Lipe #151 L. Underwood #25 C.H. Dietrich, Jr. B B #11 D. Vilardi Results USA Sherwood Johnston USA Charles Wallace USA Bill Spear USA Paul O'Shea USA Fritz Koster SUI Gaston Andrey USA Gordon Lipe USA Lake Underwood USA Chuck Dietrich USA Dolph Vilardi 5 Beverly #118 Jaguar-Cadillac Special #5 Ferrari #90 Jaguar #3 George Tilp #99 Austin-Healey #53 Ferrari #52 Morgan #28 Cooper-Porsche #81 Porsche #107 Lotus-Climax #46 MG #74 PBX Results USA John Sinclair USA Jim Kimberly USA Charles Wallace USA Phil Hill USA Richard Whitson USA Jim Pauley SUI Gaston Andrey USA Gordon Lipe USA Lake Underwood USA Len Bastrup USA George Valentine USA Candy Poole 6 Torrey Pines #47 Bill Murphy #20 Allen Guiberson #133 Jerry Austin #211 John von Neumann #14 Paul O'Shea no finishers no finishers #124 Pete Lovely #91 Tracy Bird #7 Skip Swartley #132 Duane Feuerhelm #32 Robert H. Holbrook Results USA Bill Murphy USA Carroll Shelby USA Jerry Austin USA John von NeumannUSA Phil Hill USA Paul O'Shea USA Pete Lovely USA Tracy Bird USA Skip Swartley USA Duane Feuerhelm USA Robert Holbrook 7 Seafair unknown #103 Tony Parravano unknown #3 George Tilp unknown Porsche unknown Cooper-Porsche unknown unknown unknown unknown Results USA Carroll Shelby USA Phil Hill USA John von Neumann USA Pete Lovely 8 ThompsonC CD D #36 Allard-Chrysler #4 Ferrari #91 Jaguar#60 Chevrolet #21 Briggs Cunningham #70 Mercedes-Benz#84 Austin-Healey #53 Ferrari #6 Morgan #5 Porsche #89 Porsche #66 Lotus #9 MG #74 PBX Results USA Stewart Rutherford USA Duncan Black USA Dick Thompson (XKM)USA Addison Austin (others)E E USA Bill Lloyd USA Art Simmons (overall)USA Harold Kunz (AH)F F USA Jim Pauley SUI Gaston Andrey USA Walt Hansgen USA Emil Pupulidy USA Len Bastrup USA George Valentine USA Candy Poole 9 Fairfax #51 Allard #55 Dayton #0 Jaguar #76 Ferrari #93 Mercedes-Benz #32 Maserati #26 Triumph #61 Porsche #14 Porsche #65 Lotus #19 MG #59 Giaur Results USA Walt Gray USA Dale Duncan USA Charles Wallace USA David Biggs USA Bud Seaverns USA Tom Friedmann USA Richard McGuire USA Art Bunker USA Bob Ballenger USA Norman Scott USA Roy Heath USA Bill Betts 10 Road America #57 Walter S. Gray #60 Briggs Cunningham #137 Ralph Miller #3 George Tilp #143 George Tilp #9 S. H. Arnolt #300 Bus Gunter #60 Briggs Cunningham #14 Bob Ballenger #177 Rees Makins #191 Roy Heath #41 John C. Mays Results USA Walt Gray USA Sherwood Johnston USA Ralph Miller USA Phil Hill USA Paul O'Shea USA S. H. Arnolt USA Bob Goldich USA Frank Bott USA Bob Ballenger USA Rees Makins USA Roy Heath USA John Mays 11 Watkins GlenH H #19 Charles Moran, Jr. #60 Briggs Cunningham #112 Dr. R.K. Thompson, Jr. #10 W.C. Spear #18 George Tilp#109 Frank S. Pohanka, Jr. #184 William Wonder #94 Gunnard A. Rubini #103 William H. Weldon #89 Emil Pupulidy #75 Len Bastrup #218 Henry Willard #74 Candy Poole Results USA Charles Moran USA Sherwood Johnston USA Dick Thompson USA Bill Spear USA Paul O'Shea (MB)USA Frank Pohanka (others)G G USA William Wonder USA Gunnard Rubini USA Bill Weldon USA Emil Pupulidy USA Len Bastrup USA Henry Willard USA Candy Poole 12 Hagerstown #29 Allard #60 Briggs Cunningham #0 Jaguar #3 Ferrari #33 Mercedes-Benz#81 Austin-Healey #58 Briggs Cunningham #155 Morgan #69 Porsche #48 Porsche#177 MG #19 Lester-MG #126 Alfa Romeo #44 Bandini Results USA Bob Bucher USA Sherwood Johnston USA Charles Wallace USA Phil Hill USA Paul O'Shea (overall)USA Fred Moore (AH)F F USA Briggs Cunningham USA Mike Rothschild USA Ed Crawford USA Lake Underwood (Porsche)USA Stephen Spitler (MG)I I USA Chuck Dietrich USA Henry Wessells USA Dolph Vilardi 13 Sacramento #108 Kurtis Kraft #32 VB Special #1 Jaguar #2 John von Neumann #3 Mercedes-Benz #39 Frazer Nash #14 Siata #124 Cooper-Porsche #35 Porsche #55 Osca #147 MG #50 Crosley Special Results USA Lou Brero MEX Fred Van Beuren USA Charles Wallace USA Phil Hill USA Paul O'Shea USA James Lowe USA Lou Keller USA Pete Lovely USA George Gartung USA Sam Weiss USA John Dair USA Harry Eyerly 14 GlendaleJ J #21 Bill Murphy #76 William Doheny #83 Jim Peterson #2 Eleanor von Neumann #12 Rudy W. Cleye #311 Manning J. Post #59 Ed Savin #124 Pete Lovely #86 Dale Johnson #122 Scuderia Excelsior #160 Robert E. Brigham #17 James A. Orr Results USA Bill Murphy USA Ernie McAfee USA Jim Peterson USA Phil Hill USA Rudy Cleye USA Richie Ginther USA Bob Oker USA Pete Lovely USA Dale Johnson USA George Buchanan USA Robert Brigham USA James Orr A A Modified & Production classes were classified together at Pebble Beach B B G Production were classified with F Production at Cumberland C C An unrestricted class ran with B Modified, and was won by John Meyer in a Meyer-Cadillac Special. D D A separate race for the fastest 10 drivers of the weekend was also held, won by John Gordon Bennett in a D Modified-class Maserati 300S. E E Jaguar XKMs were classified separately from others in C Production at Thompson. F F Separate Overall and Austin-Healey winners were declared in D Production at Thompson and Hagerstown. G G Mercedes-Benz 300 SL were classified separately from others in D Production at Watkins Glen. H H An unrestricted class was also run, and was won by John Plaisted in a Cheetah-Cadillac. I I Separate Porsche and MG winners were declared in F Production at Hagerstown. J J An unrestricted class was also run, and was won by Terry Hall in a Talbot Grand Prix car. Champions Class Driver Car B Modified USA Charles Moran Cunningham C4 C Modified USA Sherwood Johnston Ferrari 375 MM, Jaguar D-Type C Production USA Charles Wallace Jaguar XK140 MC, Jaguar XK120 D Modified USA Phil Hill Ferrari 750 Monza D Production USA Paul O'Shea Mercedes-Benz 300 SL E Modified USA James Lowe Frazer Nash Le Mans Replica Mk II E Production SUI Gaston Andrey Morgan Plus 4 Triumph F Modified USA Pete Lovely VW-Porsche Special, Cooper-Porsche F Production USA Bengt Söderström Porsche 356 Speedster G Modified USA Skip Swartley Osca Special G Production USA George Valentine MG TC H Modified USA Dolph Vilardi Bandini PBV External links World Sports Racing Prototypes: SCCA 1955 Racing Sports Cars: SCCA archive Etceterini: 1955 program covers Category:SCCA National Sports Car Championship Scca National Sports Car Championship Category:1955 in American motorsport