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
edit| 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 |
Schedule
edit| Rnd | Race | LengthA | Circuit | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida National Sports Car Races | 200 mi (320 km) | MacDill Air Force Base | Tampa, Florida | January 31 |
| 2 | Savannah National Sports Car Races | 150 mi (240 km) | Hunter Air Force Base | Savannah, Georgia | March 14 |
| 3 | Lone Star National Sports Car Race | 100 mi (160 km) | Bergstrom Air Force Base | Austin, Texas | March 28 |
| 4 | Pebble Beach Sports Car Road Race | 100 mi (160 km) | Pebble Beach road circuit | Pebble Beach, California | April 11 |
| 5 | National Capital Sports Car Races | 200 mi (320 km) | Andrews Air Force Base | Washington, D.C. | May 2 |
| 6 | Chanute National Sports Car Races | 150 mi (240 km) | Chanute Air Force Base | Rantoul, Illinois | June 6 |
| 7 | New England National Sports Car Races | 175 mi (282 km) | Westover Air Force Base | Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts | June 13 |
| 8 | Offutt National Sports Car Races | 200 mi (320 km) | Offutt Air Force Base | Omaha, Nebraska | July 4 |
| 9 | Lockbourne Sports Car Races | 150 mi (240 km) | Lockbourne Air Force Base | Columbus, Ohio | August 8 |
| 10 | Thompson National Races | 15 mi (24 km) | Thompson International Speedway | Thompson, Connecticut | September 5 |
| 11 | International Sports Car Grand Prix of Watkins Glen | 100 mi (160 km) | Watkins Glen road circuit | Watkins Glen, New York | September 18 |
| 12 | Orange Empire National Races | 125 mi (201 km) | March Air Force Base | Moreno Valley, California | November 7 |
- ^A Feature race
Season results
editFeature 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 |
 Phil Walters
|
Jim Kimberly
|
Austin Young
|
John Fitch
|
Robert Blackwood
|
Briggs Cunningham
|
Ralph Durbin
|
Rees Makins
|
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 | Results |
| Sherwood Johnston
|
Jim Kimberly
|
Warren Smith
|
Bill Lloyd
|
Billy Dantone
|
Bill Carpenter
|
George Moffett
|
Dick Pace
|
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 |
| Walt Gray
|
Jim Kimberly
|
Curtis Attaway
|
Bill Jarnigan
|
John von Neumann
|
Art Bunker
|
 François Crouzet
| |||||||
| 4 | Pebble Beach | #107 Allard | #26 Ferrari | B | #1 Edwards | B | #5 Ferrari | B | #117 O.S.C.A. | B | #124 Giaur | #51 Crosley Special | Results |
| John Barneson
|
Sterling Edwards
|
Wagner | Randy McDougall
|
Chick Leson
|
Hicks | 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 |
| Jack Ensley
|
Bill Spear
|
Stephen Spitler
|
Bill Lloyd
|
William Kinchloe
|
Don McKnought
|
Roger Wing
|
Briggs Cunningham
|
Dick Thompson
|
Rees Makins
|
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 |
| Jack Ensley
|
Jim Kimberly
|
Charles Wallace
|
Charles Hassan
|
Bob Kuhn
|
Max Goldman (Porsche) Ralph Durbin (MG)C
|
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 |
| Jim Kimberly
|
Charles Wallace
|
Bill Lloyd
|
Fred Allen
|
George Schrafft
|
Ron McConkey
|
Duncan Black
|
John Bye
|
Jim Kimberly
|
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 |
| Charles Moran
|
Jack McAfee
|
Curtis Attaway
|
Richard Lyeth
|
Ted Boynton
|
Phil Stewart
|
Art Bunker
|
Rees Makins
|
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 |
| Sherwood Johnston
|
Jim Kimberly
|
Charles Wallace
|
Robert Fergus
|
Bob Kuhn
|
Jim Brooks
|
James Simpson
|
Dick Thompson
|
Rees Makins
|
Jerry Rigden
| ||||
| 10 | ThompsonD | #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 |
| Jack Ensley
|
Bill Spear
|
Charles Wallace
|
Adrian Melville
|
Robert Fergus
|
Fred Procter
|
Briggs Cunningham
|
Chandler Lawrence (Overall) Mike RodneyC
|
Rees Makins
|
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 |
| Phil Walters
|
Jim Kimberly
|
Richard Perrin
|
Bill Lloyd
|
Roy Jackson-Moore
|
Fred Proctor
|
Jim Robinson
|
Frank Bott
|
Robert Magenheimer
|
Robert T. Keller
|
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 |
| Mickey Wysong
|
Bill Spear
|
Jim Peterson
|
Howard Hively
|
Walter Kieckhefer
|
Lee Owen
|
James Simpson
|
Jean Pierre Kunstle
|
Perry Peron
|
John Biehl
|
- ^A G Modified were classified with H Modified at Hunter.
- ^B Modified & Production classes were classified together at Pebble Beach.
- ^C Separate MG and Porsche winners in F Production were declared at Chanute and Thompson.
- ^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
edit| Class | Driver | Car |
|---|---|---|
| B Modified | Jack Ensley |
Kurtis Kraft 500S |
| C Modified | Jim Kimberly |
Ferrari 375 MM |
| C Production | Charles Wallace |
Jaguar XK120 |
| D Modified | Bill Lloyd |
Ferrari 225 S, Ferrari 2.7 |
| D Production | William Kinchloe |
Austin-Healey 100 |
| E Modified | Fred Wacker‡ Ted Boynton‡ |
Arnolt-Bristol Frazer Nash Le Mans |
| E Production | Bob Salzgaber |
Triumph TR2 |
| F Modified | Briggs Cunningham |
O.S.C.A. MT4 |
| F Production | Dick Thompson‡ Art Bunker‡ |
Porsche 356, MG TD Porsche 356 Super Coupe, Roadster |
| G Modified | Rees Makins |
O.S.C.A. MT4 |
| H Modified | Candy Poole |
PBX Special |
‡Tie
References
edit- ^ "Pebble Beach 1954". Speed Age: 50. 1954. Retrieved July 25, 2010.