1962 SCCA National Sports Car Championship

August 2023 1962 SCCA National Sports Car Championship 1961 1963 The 1962 SCCA National Sports Car Championship season was the twelfth season of the Sports Car Club of America's National Sports Car Championship. It began January 28, 1962, and ended September 22, 1962, after thirteen races. Schedule Rnd Race LengthSA A Circuit Location Date 1 SCCA National Race 150 km mi on Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Florida January 28 2 SCCA National Race 68 mi km on Marlboro Motor Raceway Upper Marlboro, Maryland April 15 3 President's Cup 2 hours, 30 minutes Virginia International Raceway Danville, Virginia April 29 4 Cumberland National Championship Sports Car Races 75 km mi on Greater Cumberland Regional Airport Wiley Ford, West Virginia May 13 5 SCCA National Race 90 mi km on Stuttgart Municipal Airport Stuttgart, Arkansas May 27 6 SCCA National Race 70 mi km on Bridgehampton Race Circuit Bridgehampton, New York June 3 7 International June Sprints 150 mi km on Road America Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin June 17 8 Lime Rock Nationals 60 km mi on Lime Rock Park Lakeville, Connecticut June 30 9 Lake Garnett Grand Prix 70 mi km on Lake Garnett Circuit Garnett, Kansas July 8 10 Meadowdale SCCA National Championships 210 km mi on Meadowdale International Raceway Carpentersville, Illinois August 5 11 SCCA National Races 60 mi km on Thompson International Speedway Thompson, Connecticut September 3 12 Road America 500 500 mi km on Road America Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin September 9 13 Grand Prix at Watkins Glen 100 mi km on Watkins Glen International Watkins Glen, New York September 22 SA A Feature race Season results Feature race overall winners in bold. Rnd Circuit AP 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 Results AP 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) 1 Daytona #77 Ferrari #25 Chevrolet #5 Maserati-Ferrari Daimler no entries Alfa Romeo #14 Porsche Elva #42 Porsche D.B. Elva Alfa Romeo Osca Berkeley Results USA Doug Thiem USA Ralph Salyer USA Alan Connell USA Duncan Black USA Bob Richardson USA Bob Holbert USA Jay Signore USA Joseph Hoppen USA Howard Hanna USA Curt Gonstead USA Bob Durren USA George Peck USA Hugh Kleinpeter 2 Marlboro #90 Ferrari #1 Chevrolet #18 Maserati Lotus #6 Cooper Porsche #14 Porsche Elva #29 Porsche Turner #2 Lola #20 Alfa Romeo Lotus Fiat-Abarth Results USA Bob Grossman USA Don Yenko USA Charlie Kolb USA Horace Pettit USA Roger Penske USA Bert Everett USA Bob Holbert USA Jay Signore USA Bob Bucher USA Skip Barber USA M. R. J. Wyllie USA Jack Crusoe USA Glenn Baldwin USA Ed Hessert 3 VIR #11 Chevrolet #12 Chevrolet A A #37 Lotus #6 Cooper #27 Alfa Romeo #14 Porsche #44 Triumph #29 Porsche #74 Sports Car Forum #37 Lola #21 Alfa Romeo #39 Osca #5 Fiat-Abarth Results USA Dick Thompson USA Don Yenko USA Dave Clark USA Roger Penske USA Eric Mangelsen USA Bob Holbert USA Bob Tullius USA Bob Bucher USA Don Sesslar USA Art Tweedale USA Jack Crusoe USA John Gordon USA Ed Astri 4 Cumberland #11 Grady Davis #15 Ralph C. Salyer #56 E. E. Hobbs, Jr. #6 Dave Clark #6 John M. Wyatt #55 Herbert E. Everett #14 Robert Holbert #80 Jay Signore #199 Herb Swan #40 Skip Barber #2 M. R. J. Wyllie #46 Lynn Blanchard #70 John Holmes #119 Edmund C. Hessert Results USA Dick Thompson USA Ralph Salyer USA E. Hobbs, Jr. USA Dave Clark USA Roger Penske USA Bert Everett USA Bob Holbert USA Jay Signore USA Herb Swan USA Skip Barber USA M. R. J. Wyllie USA Lynn Blanchard USA John Holmes USA Ed Hessert 5 Stuttgart Chevrolet Chevrolet no entries Daimler Cooper Porsche no entries Triumph Porsche D.B. Lola Alfa Romeo Lotus Austin-Healey Results USA Dick Thompson USA Don Yenko USA Eugene Clements USA Hap Sharp USA Tommy Allen USA Bob Tullius USA Harry Washburn USA Howard Hanna USA M. R. J. Wyllie USA Lynn Blanchard USA Glenn Baldwin USA Bill Stone 6 Bridgehampton Chevrolet Chevrolet #60 Briggs Cunningham Lotus B B Porsche Bob Donner Morgan Porsche Sports Car Forum Elva Alfa Romeo Lola-Osca Austin-Healey Results USA Dick Thompson USA Don Yenko USA Walt Hansgen USA Dave Clark USA Bill Romig USA Bob Donner USA Arch McNeill USA David Schiff USA Don Sesslar USA Frank Baptista USA Howard Brown USA John Holmes USA Rod Harmon 7 Road America #11 Grady Davis #1 Grady Davis #10 Chaparral Cars #28 Ledwith & Edwards #95 Hap Sharp #73 Eric Mangelsen #7 Bob Donner #88 Jay Signore #77 William Wuesthoff #61 Ferril M. Miller #76 Ollie Schmidt #35 Alfa Romeo #98 Martin W. Tanner #15 Edward Astri Results USA Dick Thompson USA Don Yenko USA Jim Hall USA Pete Ledwith USA Hap Sharp USA Eric Mangelsen USA Bob Donner USA Jay Signore USA Bill Wuesthoff USA Shorty Miller USA James Scott USA Howard Brown USA Martin Tanner USA Ed Astri 8 Lime Rock #16 Allan Wyllie #77 Porsche C C #7 Lotus #6 Cooper #55 Porsche #14 Porsche #94 Morgan #11 Kelso Auto Dynamics #48 Turner #6 De Tomaso-Osca #1 Alfa Romeo #76 Lola-Osca #12 Austin-Healey Results USA Gerry Georgi USA Bruce Jennings USA Dave Clark USA Roger Penske USA Bert Everett USA Bob Holbert USA Arch McNeill USA Paul Richards USA Skip Barber USA James Scott USA Chris Noyes USA John Holmes USA Harvey Glass 9 Lake Garnett #11 Chevrolet #1 Chevrolet #2 Meister Brauser #44 A.C.-Bristol #5 Cooper #72 Alfa Romeo D D #53 Triumph #161 Porsche #37 D.B. #76 De Tomaso-Osca #361 Alfa Romeo #98 Martin T #64 Fiat-Abarth Results USA Dick Thompson USA Don Yenko USA Harry Heuer USA R. E. L. Hayes USA Alan Connell USA Eric Mangelsen USA John Goans USA Ed Haussermann USA Howard Hanna USA James Scott USA Lynn Blanchard USA Martin Tanner USA Bruce Larson 10 Meadowdale #11 Chevrolet #25 Chevrolet #1 Meister Brauser #7 Lotus #94 Wayne Burnett #13 Alfa Romeo #17 Ferrari #92 Triumph #77 Concours Motors #33 MG #2 Lola-Climax #4 Alfa Romeo #93 Lotus #64 Fiat-Abarth Results USA Dick Thompson USA Ralph Salyer USA Harry Heuer USA Dave Clark USA Wayne Burnett USA Sheldon Brown USA Owen Coon USA Bruce Kellner USA Bill Wuesthoff USA Chuck Cantwell USA M. R. J. Wyllie USA Jim Kaser USA Glenn Baldwin USA Bruce Larson 11 Thompson #16 Ferrari #77 Porsche E E #6 Lotus no entries #55 Porsche #14 Porsche #44 Triumph #7 Porsche #22 Porsche #2 Lola-Climax #11 Austin-Healey #95 Osca #48 Austin-Healey Results USA Gerry Georgi USA Bruce Jennings USA Dave Clark USA Bert Everett USA Bob Holbert USA Bob Tullius USA Joe Buzzetta USA Will Daugherty USA M. R. J. Wyllie USA Rod Harmon USA John Igleheart USA Brad Picard 12 Road America #8 Doug Thiem #1 Don Yenko #4 Jim Hall-Hap Sharp #47 Ernie Harris #41 Dean Causey #1 Chuck Stoddard #7 Bob Donner #44 Bob Tullius #66 E. L. Hall #38 Chuck Cantwell #37 L. E. Page #36 Lynn Blanchard #98 Martin Tanner #2 Bob Anderson Results USA Doug Thiem USA Don Yenko USA Jim HallUSA Hap Sharp USA Ernie Harris USA Dean CauseyUSA Dave Causey USA Chuck Stoddard USA Bob DonnerUSA Don Sessler USA Bob Tullius USA Lee HallUSA Glenn Carroll USA Chuck Cantwell USA Art TweedaleUSA Frank Baptista USA Lynn Blanchard USA Martin Tanner USA Bob Anderson 13 Watkins Glen #11 Grady Davis #1 Grady Davis #61 Briggs Cunningham #7 Lotus #6 Cooper #23 Austin-Healy #9 Maserati #44 Triumph #78 Porsche #37 D.B. #76 De Tomaso-Osca #6 Alfa Romeo #95 Osca #22 Fiat-Abarth Results USA Dick Thompson USA Don Yenko USA Walt Hansgen USA Dave Clark USA Hap Sharp USA Robert Priebe USA Conrad Kraus USA Bob Tullius USA Millard Ripley USA Howard Hanna USA James Scott USA Jack Crusoe USA John Igleheart USA Ed Hessert A A C and D Modified were classified together at VIR; the combined class was won by Roger Penske in a DM-class Cooper Monaco. The highest-finishing CM car was John Todd's Warwick GT350-Buick in 3rd. B B D Modified were classified with C Modified at Bridgehampton. C C C and D Modified were classified together at Lime Rock; the combined class was won by Roger Penske in a DM-class Cooper Monaco. The highest-finishing CM car was Bob Colombosian's Buick-Mustang in 2nd. D D E Modified were classified with D Modified at Lake Garnett. E E C, D, and E Modified were classified together at Thompson; the combined class was won by Bob Holbert in an EM-class Porsche 718 RS 61. There were no DM cars; the highest-finishing CM car was Don Adams' Lister-Jaguar in 2nd. Champions Class Driver Car A Production USA Dick Thompson Chevrolet Corvette 327 B Production USA Don Yenko Chevrolet Corvette 283 C Modified USA Harry Heuer Chaparral 1-Chevrolet, Scarab Mk II C Production USA Dave Clark Lotus Super Seven D Modified USA Roger Penske Cooper Monaco T61-Maserati D Production USA Bert Everett Porsche 356 1600 Super E Modified USA Bob Holbert Porsche 718 RS 61 E Production USA Bob Tullius Triumph TR3, TR4 F Modified USA Joe Buzzetta Porsche 718 RSK F Production USA Howard Hanna DB HBR5 G Modified USA M. R. J. Wyllie Lola Mk1-Climax G Production USA Lynn Blanchard Alfa Romeo Giulietta H Modified USA Glenn Baldwin Lotus 17 H Production USA Ed Astri Fiat-Abarth Allemano, 750 External links World Sports Racing Prototypes: SCCA 1962 Racing Sports Cars: SCCA archive Etceterini: 1962 program covers Category:SCCA National Sports Car Championship Scca National Sports Car Championship Category:1962 in American motorsport