1961 SCCA National Sports Car Championship

August 2023 1961 SCCA National Sports Car Championship 1960 1962 The 1961 SCCA National Sports Car Championship season was the eleventh season of the Sports Car Club of America's National Sports Car Championship. It began February 5, 1961, and ended September 23, 1961, after thirteen races. Classes The class structure was changed to allow certain cars to be moved out of their displacement class, based on past performance. The nominal class structure was as follows:Grand Prix for Sports Cars, Riverside International Raceway program http://www.maseratiexperts.com/SCCA%20results%201961%20etceterini.htm#RIV 25 September 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101008082254/http://maseratiexperts.com/SCCA%20results%201961%20etceterini.htm 8 October 2010 live Class Modified Production B 5000-8000cc 3500-5000cc C 3000-5000cc 2700-3500cc D 2000-3000cc 2000-2700cc E 1500-2000cc 1600-2000cc F 1100-1500cc 1300-1600cc G 750-1100cc 1000-1300cc H 500-750cc 750-1000cc I under 500cc under 750cc Schedule Rnd Race LengthSA A Circuit Location Date 1 SCCA National Races 175 km mi on Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Florida February 5 2 Governor's Cup 68 mi km on Marlboro Motor Raceway Upper Marlboro, Maryland April 16 3 President's Cup 3 hours Virginia International Raceway Danville, Virginia April 30 4 Cumberland National Championship Sports Car Races 45 minutes Greater Cumberland Regional Airport Wiley Ford, West Virginia May 15 5 Bridgehampton National Event 70 mi km on Bridgehampton Race Circuit Bridgehampton, New York May 28 6 International June Sprints 300 mi km on Road America Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin June 17 7 National Races Lime Rock 46 mi km on Lime Rock Park Lakeville, Connecticut July 1 8 Meadowdale SCCA National Championship Races 40 mi km on Meadowdale International Raceway Carpentersville, Illinois July 23 9 Bridgehampton National Races 70 mi km on Bridgehampton Race Circuit Bridgehampton, New York August 5 10 National Races Indianapolis Raceway Park GP 62 mi km on Indianapolis Raceway Park Clermont, Indiana August 20 11 SCCA National Races 30 mi km on Thompson International Speedway Thompson, Connecticut September 4 12 Road America 500 500 mi km on Road America Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin September 10 13 Watkins Glen Grand Prix 100 mi km on Watkins Glen International Watkins Glen, New York September 23 SA A Feature race Season results Feature race overall winners in bold. Rnd Circuit AP Winning Team 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 AP Winning Driver(s) 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 Daytona unknown unknown Chevrolet Lister-Chevrolet unknown unknown unknown Porsche unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown Results USA Bob Johnson USA Art Huttinger USA Bob Holbert 2 Marlboro #229 Ferrari no entries #137 Chevrolet A A #4 Daimler #621 J. Frank Harrison #42 Siata #14 Porsche #000 Elva B B #108 Porsche #2 Lola #55 Lotus #22 Bandini-Saab #51 Fiat-Abarth no finishers Results USA Bob Bucher USA Harold Keck USA Duncan Black USA Fred Gamble USA Douglas Diffenderfer USA Bob Holbert USA Mark Donohue USA William Haenelt USA M. R. J. Wyllie USA Gene Hobbs USA Dave Lang USA Ben Poster 3 VIR no entries no finishers #13 Chevrolet no finishers #59 A.C.-Bristol #60 Briggs Cunningham #125 Alfa Romeo #14 Porsche #000 Elva C C #110 Porsche #2 Lola #290 Alfa Romeo #76 Osca #139 Fiat-Abarth #72 Berkeley Results USA Bob Johnson USA Pierre Mion USA Walt Hansgen USA Chuck Stoddard USA Bob Holbert USA Mark Donohue USA Erskine Ingram USA M. R. J. Wyllie USA Bill Kane USA Oliver Schmidt USA Ray Stoutenburg USA Phil Jeffreys 4 Cumberland no entries no finishers #1 Don Yenko #151 Arthur Faust #4 Duncan Black #17 J. Frank Harrison #152 William Malion #14 Bob Holbert #000 Mark Donohue #29 Bob Bucher #243 Ben Fowke #2 M. R. J. Wyllie #153 Al Weaver #52 J. F. Lang #44 Rod Harmon D D Results USA Don Yenko USA Bud Faust USA Duncan Black USA Fred Gamble USA Bill Malion USA Bob Holbert USA Mark Donohue USA Bob Bucher USA Ben Fowke USA M. R. J. Wyllie USA Al Weaver USA Dave Lang USA Rod Harmon 5 Bridgehampton #13 Ferrari #73 Lister-Costin Buick #149 Chevrolet #25 Lister-Chevrolet #4 Daimler #60 Briggs Cunningham #127 Alfa Romeo #140 Porsche #000 Elva #129 Porsche #174 Sports Car Forum #85 Lotus #26 Alfa Romeo #951 Osca #82 Fiat-Abarth no entries Results USA Bob Grossman USA Gerry Georgi USA Don Yenko USA Pete Harrison USA Traver McKenna USA Walt Hansgen USA Reed Rollo USA Bob Holbert USA Mark Donohue USA Bob Bucher USA Don Sesslar USA Barry Brown USA Bill Kane USA John Igleheart USA Paul Richards 6 Road America #7 Ferrari #1 Harry J. Heuer #11 Don Yenko E E #59 Hank Mergner #6 John M. Wyatt, III #13 Sheldon Brown #99 Frank Zillner #47 Ernie Harris #13 Tom Payne #75 William C. Kravas #2 M. R. J. Wyllie #26 Allan Jacobson #76 Oliver C. Schmidt #14 Rod Harmon no entries Results USA Charlie HayesUSA Carl Haas USA Harry Heuer USA Don YenkoUSA Ed Lowther USA Pierre Mion USA Roger Penske USA Sheldon BrownUSA Ernie Erickson CAN 1957 Peter Ryan USA Ernie HarrisUSA Lee Wilson USA Tom Payne GBR William Kravas USA M. R. J. Wyllie USA Bill Kane USA Oliver Schmidt USA Rod Harmon 7 Lime Rock #61 Ferrari #75 Lister-Costin Buick #22 Chevrolet #87 Lister-Costin Chevrolet #4 Daimler #6 Maserati #22 Alfa Romeo F F #00 Elva #13 Porsche #68 Turner #57 Lola #1 Alfa Romeo #76 Lola-Osca #43 Austin-Healey no entries Results USA Charlie Hayes USA Gerry Georgi USA Don Yenko USA Pete Harrison USA Duncan Black USA Roger Penske USA Chris Noyes USA Mark Donohue USA Tom Payne USA Skip Barber USA Charles Kurtz USA Jack Crusoe USA Oliver Schmidt USA Rod Harmon 8 MeadowdaleG G #5 Ferrari #50 Comstock Racing Team #36 Chevrolet #87 Lister-Chevrolet #32 Arnolt-Bristol #6 Maserati #8 Alfa Romeo #77 Concours Motors #000 Elva #13 Porsche #70 Porsche #2 Lola-Climax #15 Alfa Romeo #76 Lola-Osca #24 Fiat-Abarth #124 Berkeley Results USA Denise McCluggage CAN 1957 Peter Ryan USA Bob Spooner USA Pete Harrison USA Ralph Durbin USA Roger Penske USA Chuck Stoddard USA Bill Wuesthoff USA Mark Donohue USA Tom Payne USA Harold Zimdars USA M. R. J. Wyllie USA Al Weaver USA Oliver Schmidt USA Larry Isenring USA George Bachelder 9 Bridgehampton #9 Ferrari no entries #11 Grady Davis #14 Lister-Corvette #59 A.C.-Bristol #60 Briggs Cunningham #75 Alfa Romeo H H #000 Elva #29 Porsche #37 D.B. #74 Lola #5 Alfa Romeo #76 Lola-Osca #41 Austin-Healey no entries Results USA Bob Grossman USA Dick Thompson USA Art Huttinger USA Pierre Mion USA Walt Hansgen USA Ralph Troiano USA Mark Donohue USA Bob Bucher USA Howard Hanna USA William Wilbourne USA Al Weaver USA Oliver Schmidt USA Rod Harmon 10 IRP no entries #28 Gates Chevrolet #11 Chevrolet #127 Corvette Special #59 A.C.-Bristol #60 Briggs Cunningham #12 Porsche #14 Porsche #47 Elva #61 Porsche #177 Porsche #57 Lola #180 Alfa Romeo #76 Lola-Osca #1 Fiat-Abarth no finishers Results USA Bud Gates USA Dick Thompson USA Robert Ruth USA Pierre Mion USA Walt Hansgen USA Bill Romig USA Bob Holbert USA Ernie Harris USA Ed Haussermann USA Tom Peacock USA Charles Kurtz USA Lynn Blanchard USA Oliver Schmidt USA Larry Isenring 11 Thompson Ferrari Meister Brauser Chevrolet I I A.C.-Bristol John Bunch Porsche #14 Porsche Elva Porsche Porsche Lola Alfa Romeo Osca Fiat-Abarth no entries Results USA Bob Hathaway USA Harry Heuer USA Dick Thompson USA Pierre Mion USA George Constantine USA George Frey USA Bob Holbert USA Jay Signore USA Bob Bucher USA Brad Howes USA Charles Kurtz USA Dick Haselton USA John Igleheart USA Paul Richards 12 Road America #1 Charles Hayes #91 Scott Beckett #11 I. Grady Davis #87 Pete Harrison #59 Henry E. Mergner #61 Briggs Cunningham Alfa Romeo #63 Briggs Cunningham Elva #73 Tom Payne Porsche #14 Richard P. Buedingen Alfa Romeo Lola Fiat-Abarth no entries Results USA Charlie Hayes USA Scott BeckettUSA Dewey Brohaugh USA Dick Thompson USA Pete HarrisonUSA Art Huttinger USA Pierre Mion USA Walt HansgenUSA Augie Pabst USA Chuck Stoddard USA John FitchUSA Briggs CunninghamUSA Dick Thompson USA Ernie Harris USA Tom PayneUSA Ed Fuchs USA Dick Brakenridge USA Dick BuedingenUSA Carl Haas USA Lynn Blanchard USA Oliver Schmidt USA Larry Isenring 13 Watkins Glen #245 Robert Grossman #1 Meister Brauser #213 I. Grady Davis #68 O & M Racing Team #21 Daimler #20 John T. Bunch #303 Alfa Romeo #140 Robert Holbert #82 Elva #29 J. Robert Bucher #350 MG #2 Lola-Climax #258 Alfa Romeo #219 Lola-Osca #187 Fiat-Abarth #251 Berkeley Results USA Bob Grossman USA Harry Heuer USA Dick Thompson USA Bob Colombosian USA Gary Morgan USA George Constantine USA Reed Rollo USA Bob Holbert USA Jay Signore USA Bob Bucher USA Sherman Decker USA M. R. J. Wyllie GBR Robert Bowers USA Oliver Schmidt USA Paul Richards USA Phillips Jeffrey A A C and D Modified were classified together at Marlboro; the combined class was won by Fred Gamble's DM Maserati Tipo 61. The highest-finishing CM car was Bud Faust's Ferrari-Chevrolet in 2nd. B B F Modified were classified with E Modified at Marlboro. C C F Modified were classified with E Modified at VIR. D D I Modified were classified with H Modified at Cumberland. E E C Modified were classified with B Modified at the Road America June Sprints. F F E Modified were classified with D Modified at Lime Rock Park. G G A 'Guest' class also ran at Meadowdale, and was won by Augie Pabst in a Ferrari 625 TR. H H E and F Modified were classified together at Bridgehampton (August); the combined class was won by Bob Bucher's FM Porsche. The highest-finishing EM car was Henry Schwartz's Porsche in 3rd. I I C and D Modified were classified together at Thompson; the combined class was won by George Constantine's DM Ferrari. Champions Class Driver Car A Production USA Bob Hathaway Ferrari 250 GT SWB Berlinetta B Modified USA Harry Heuer Scarab Mk II-Chevrolet B Production USA Dick Thompson Chevrolet Corvette C Modified USA Pete Harrison Lister-Costin Jaguar, Lister-Costin Chevrolet C Production USA Pierre Mion AC Ace-Bristol D Modified USA Roger Penske Maserati Tipo 61, Cooper Monaco T61-Climax D Production USA Chuck Stoddard Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce E Modified USA Bob Holbert Porsche 718 RS 60, RS 61 E Production USA Mark Donohue Elva Courier F Modified USA Bob Bucher Porsche 718 RSK F Production USA Howard Hanna D.B. Coupe G Modified USA Charles Kurtz Lola Mk1 G Production USA Al Weaver Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider H Modified USA Oliver Schmidt Osca, Lola Mk1-Osca H Production USA Rod Harmon Austin-Healey Sprite I Modified USA Phillips Jeffrey Berkeley References External links World Sports Racing Prototypes: SCCA 1960 Racing Sports Cars: SCCA archive Etceterini: 1961 program covers Category:SCCA National Sports Car Championship Scca National Sports Car Championship Category:1961 in American motorsport