1966 United States Road Racing Championship

1966 United States Road Racing Championship 1965 1967 The 1966 United States Road Racing Championship season was the fourth season of the Sports Car Club of America's United States Road Racing Championship. It began April 24, 1966, and ended September 4, 1966, after eight races. GT cars were dropped from the program; only the two sports car classes were run. Chuck Parsons won the season championship. Schedule Rnd Race Length Circuit Location Date 1 Stardust Grand Prix 180 mi km on Stardust International Raceway Las Vegas, Nevada April 24 2 Riverside 300 300 km mi on Riverside International Raceway Riverside, California May 1 3 Monterey 150 150 mi km on Laguna Seca Raceway Monterey, California May 8 4 Bridgehampton 200 200 mi km on Bridgehampton Race Circuit Bridgehampton, New York May 22 5 Sports Car Grand Prix at Watkins Glen 200 mi km on Watkins Glen Grand Prix Race Course Watkins Glen, New York June 26 6 Pacific North West Grand Prix 250 km mi on Pacific Raceways Kent, Washington July 30 7 Buckeye Cup 200 mi km on Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, Ohio August 28 8 Road America 500 500 mi km on Road America Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin September 4 Season results Overall winner in bold. Rnd Circuit Over 2.0 Winning Team Under 2.0 Winning Team Results Over 2.0 Winning Driver(s) Under 2.0 Winning Driver(s) 1 Stardust #62 Dan Blocker Racing #34 Otto Zipper Results CAN John Cannon GBR Ken Miles 2 Riverside #26 Lola-Chevrolet #33 Otto Zipper Results USA John Fulp USA Scooter Patrick 3 Laguna Seca #97 McLaren Elva-Chevrolet #34 Otto Zipper Results USA Charlie Hayes GBR Ken Miles 4 Bridgehampton #8 All American Racers #33 Otto Zipper Results USA Jerry Grant USA Scooter Patrick 5 Watkins Glen #26 Lola-Chevrolet #56 Ralph Trieschmann Results USA John Fulp USA Ralph Trieschmann 6 Kent #16 Roger Penske Racing #60 Porsche Cars Pacific, Inc. Results USA Mark Donohue USA Don Wester 7 Mid-Ohio #96 Dan Blocker Racing #7 Porsche of America Results USA Lothar Motschenbacher USA Joe Buzzetta 8 Road America #10 Randy Hilton #7 Porsche of America Results USA Chuck Parsons USA Joe BuzzettaGER Günter Klass External links World Sports Racing Prototypes: USRRC 1966 Racing Sports Cars: USRRC archive Category:United States Road Racing Championship United States Road Racing Championship