1954 SCCA National Sports Car Championship

August 2023 1954 SCCA National Sports Car Championship 1953 1955 The 1954 SCCA National Sports Car Championship season was the fourth season of the Sports Car Club of America's National Sports Car Championship. It began January 31, 1954, and ended November 7, 1954, after twelve races. For the first time, championships were awarded to drivers in each class, rather than an overall championship as before. Classes Class Displacement A over 5000cc B 4000–5000cc C 3000–4000cc D 2000–3000cc E 1500–2000cc F 1100–1500cc G 750–1100cc H under 750cc Pebble Beach 1954 Speed Age 1954 50 http://www.ferrariexperts.com/SCCA%20results%201954.htm#PEB 25 July 2010 Schedule Rnd Race LengthSA A Circuit Location Date 1 Florida National Sports Car Races 200 mi km on MacDill Air Force Base Tampa, Florida January 31 2 Savannah National Sports Car Races 150 mi km on Hunter Air Force Base Savannah, Georgia March 14 3 Lone Star National Sports Car Race 100 mi km on Bergstrom Air Force Base Austin, Texas March 28 4 Pebble Beach Sports Car Road Race 100 mi km on Pebble Beach road circuit Pebble Beach, California April 11 5 National Capital Sports Car Races 200 mi km on Andrews Air Force Base Washington, D.C. May 2 6 Chanute National Sports Car Races 150 mi km on Chanute Air Force Base Rantoul, Illinois June 6 7 New England National Sports Car Races 175 mi km on Westover Air Force Base Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts June 13 8 Offutt National Sports Car Races 200 mi km on Offutt Air Force Base Omaha, Nebraska July 4 9 Lockbourne Sports Car Races 150 mi km on Lockbourne Air Force Base Columbus, Ohio August 8 10 Thompson National Races 15 mi km on Thompson International Speedway Thompson, Connecticut September 5 11 International Sports Car Grand Prix of Watkins Glen 100 mi km on Watkins Glen road circuit Watkins Glen, New York September 18 12 Orange Empire National Races 125 mi km on March Air Force Base Moreno Valley, California November 7 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 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) HM Winning Driver(s) 1 MacDill #3 Cunningham #5 Ferrari #12 Jaguar #6 Briggs Cunningham/Momo no entries #31 Saita no entries #1 Briggs Cunningham #18 MG #77 O.S.C.A. #81 Renault Results USA Phil Walters USA Jim Kimberly USA Austin Young USA John Fitch USA Robert Blackwood USA Briggs Cunningham USA Ralph Durbin USA Rees Makins USA Henry Gauding 2 Hunter #51 Briggs Cunningham #5 Ferrari #39 Jaguar #44 Ferrari #64 Austin-Healey #97 Kieft no entries #2 O.S.C.A. #33 Porsche #111 PB Crosley A A Results USA Sherwood Johnston USA Jim Kimberly USA Warren Smith USA Bill Lloyd USA Billy Dantone USA Bill Carpenter USA George Moffett USA Dick Pace USA George Schrafft 3 Bergstrom #20 Allard #5 Ferrari #53 Jaguar #52 Ferrari no entries no entries no entries #9 Porsche #49 Porsche no entries #66 D.B. Panhard Results USA Walt Gray USA Jim Kimberly USA Curtis Attaway USA Bill Jarnigan USA John von Neumann USA Art Bunker FRA François Crouzet 4 Pebble Beach #107 Allard #26 Ferrari B B #1 Edwards B B #5 Ferrari B B #117 O.S.C.A. B B #124 Giaur #51 Crosley Special Results USA John Barneson USA Sterling Edwards Wagner USA Randy McDougall USA Chick Leson Hicks USA Harry Eyerly 5 Andrews #17 Jack R. Ensley #1 Bill Spear #178 Jaguar #2 William B. Lloyd #85 David Herson #46 Donald McKnought #146 James S. P. Robinson #42 Briggs Cunningham #65 Dick Thompson #107 Rees T. Makins #74 Candler H. Poole, Jr. Results USA Jack Ensley USA Bill Spear USA Stephen Spitler USA Bill Lloyd USA William Kinchloe USA Don McKnought USA Roger Wing USA Briggs Cunningham USA Dick Thompson USA Rees Makins USA Candy Poole 6 Chanute #17 Jack R. Ensley #5 James H. Kimberly #121 Jack Pry #136 J. M. R. Lyeth, Jr. unknown #10 Robert B. Kuhn unknown unknown #12 Max J. Goldman, Jr.#126 Ralph Durbin #47 Rees T. Makins unknown Results USA Jack Ensley USA Jim Kimberly USA Charles Wallace USA Charles Hassan USA Bob Kuhn USA Max Goldman (Porsche)USA Ralph Durbin (MG)C C USA Rees Makins 7 Westover no entries #5 Ferrari #40 Jaguar #25 Ferrari #22 Austin-Healey #85 Siata #95 Triumph #4 Lester MG #54 Porsche #91 O.S.C.A. #3 Bandini Results USA Jim Kimberly USA Charles Wallace USA Bill Lloyd USA Fred Allen USA George Schrafft USA Ron McConkey USA Duncan Black USA John Bye USA Jim Kimberly USA Henry Rudkin 8 Offutt #60 Charles Moran, Jr. #55 Tony Parravano #43 Curtis L. Attaway, Jr. #20 J. M. R. Lyeth, Jr. no finishers #7 C. Ted Boynton no finishers #66 Phil Stewart #90 Arthur S. Bunker, Jr. #77 Rees T. Makins #33 Roy Cherryholmes Results USA Charles Moran USA Jack McAfee USA Curtis Attaway USA Richard Lyeth USA Ted Boynton USA Phil Stewart USA Art Bunker USA Rees Makins USA Roy Cherryholmes 9 Lockbourne #68 Phil Walters #5 James H. Kimberly #79 C. C. Wallace no finishers #157 Austin-Healey #26 Lt. Col. Robert B. Kuhn #17 Triumph #91 James Simpson, Jr. #2 Dr. R. K. Thompson #4 Rees T. Makins #131 Jerry Rigden Results USA Sherwood Johnston USA Jim Kimberly USA Charles Wallace USA Robert Fergus USA Bob Kuhn USA Jim Brooks USA James Simpson USA Dick Thompson USA Rees Makins USA Jerry Rigden 10 ThompsonD D #17 Kurtis Kraft #111 Ferrari #23 Jaguar #9 Ferrari #45 Austin-Healey #11 Maserati no finishers #1 Briggs Cunningham #76 Porsche#51 MG #14 O.S.C.A. #74 PBX Results USA Jack Ensley USA Bill Spear USA Charles Wallace USA Adrian Melville USA Robert Fergus USA Fred Procter USA Briggs Cunningham USA Chandler Lawrence (Overall)USA Mike RodneyC C USA Rees Makins USA Candy Poole 11 Watkins Glen #18 Briggs Cunningham #5 Jim Kimberly #66 Richard Perrin #132 William B. Lloyd #12 Fred Allen #110 Frederick W. Procter, Jr. #137 James S. P. Robinson #118 Rees T. Makins #107 Robert W. Magenheimer #127 Robert T. Keller #198 Briggs Cunningham Results USA Phil Walters USA Jim Kimberly USA Richard Perrin USA Bill Lloyd USA Roy Jackson-Moore USA Fred Proctor USA Jim Robinson USA Frank Bott USA Robert Magenheimer USA Robert T. Keller USA Marshall Lewis 12 March #104 Mabee Chrysler Special #4 Ferrari #83 Jaguar #71 Ferrari no entries #200 Triumph #183 Triumph #91 O.S.C.A. #118 Porsche #25 Panhard Special #31 Moretti Results USA Mickey Wysong USA Bill Spear USA Jim Peterson USA Howard Hively USA Walter Kieckhefer USA Lee Owen USA James Simpson USA Jean Pierre Kunstle USA Perry Peron USA John Biehl A A G Modified were classified with H Modified at Hunter. B B Modified & Production classes were classified together at Pebble Beach. C C Separate MG and Porsche winners in F Production were declared at Chanute and Thompson. D D A separate race for the fastest 10 drivers of the weekend was also held, won by Walt Hansgen in a C Modified-class Jaguar C-Type. Champions Class Driver Car B Modified USA Jack Ensley Kurtis Kraft 500S C Modified USA Jim Kimberly Ferrari 375 MM C Production USA Charles Wallace Jaguar XK120 D Modified USA Bill Lloyd Ferrari 225 S, Ferrari 2.7 D Production USA William Kinchloe Austin-Healey 100 E Modified USA Fred Wacker‡USA Ted Boynton‡ Arnolt-BristolFrazer Nash Le Mans E Production USA Bob Salzgaber Triumph TR2 F Modified USA Briggs Cunningham O.S.C.A. MT4 F Production USA Dick Thompson‡USA Art Bunker‡ Porsche 356, MG TDPorsche 356 Super Coupe, Roadster G Modified USA Rees Makins O.S.C.A. MT4 H Modified USA Candy Poole PBX Special ‡Tie References External links World Sports Racing Prototypes: SCCA 1954 Racing Sports Cars: SCCA archive Etceterini: 1954 program covers Category:SCCA National Sports Car Championship Scca National Sports Car Championship Category:1954 in American motorsport