1960 SCCA National Sports Car Championship
The 1960 SCCA National Sports Car Championship season was the tenth season of the Sports Car Club of America's National Sports Car Championship. It began April 3, 1960, and ended November 13, 1960, after seventeen races.
| 1960 SCCA National Sports Car Championship | |||
| Previous: | 1959 | Next: | 1961 |
Schedule
| Rnd | Race | LengthA | Circuit | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SCCA National Races | ? | Corry Field Naval Air Station | Pensacola, Florida | April 3 |
| 2 | President's Cup National Races | 68 mi (109 km) | Marlboro Motor Raceway | Upper Marlboro, Maryland | April 16 |
| 3 | National Championship Races | 200 km (120 mi) | Virginia International Raceway | Danville, Virginia | May 1 |
| 4 | Cumberland National Sports Car Races | 45 minutes | Greater Cumberland Regional Airport | Wiley Ford, West Virginia | May 15 |
| 5 | SCCA National Races | 50 mi (80 km) | Bridgehampton Race Circuit | Bridgehampton, New York | May 30 |
| 6 | International June Sprints | 140 mi (230 km) | Road America | Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin | June 19 |
| 7 | SCCA National Races | ? | Lime Rock Park | Lakeville, Connecticut | July 2 |
| 8 | SCCA National Races | 180 km (110 mi) | Continental Divide Raceway | Castle Rock, Colorado | July 17 |
| 9 | Meadowdale SCCA National Championship Race | ? | Meadowdale International Raceway | Carpentersville, Illinois | July 18 |
| 10 | Governor's Cup National SCCA Races | 150 km (93 mi) | Montgomery Airport | Montgomery, New York | August 7 |
| 11 | SCCA National Races | ? | Kentucky State Fairgrounds | Louisville, Kentucky | August 21 |
| 12 | SCCA National Races | 100 mi (160 km) | Thompson International Speedway | Thompson, Connecticut | September 5 |
| 13 | Road America 500 | 500 mi (800 km) | Road America | Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin | September 11 |
| 14 | Watkins Glen Grand Prix | 100 mi (160 km) | Watkins Glen International | Watkins Glen, New York | September 24 |
| 15 | SCCA National Races | ? | Cabaniss Naval Airfield | Corpus Christi, Texas | October 9 |
| 16 | SCCA National Races | ? | Ascarate Park Raceway | El Paso, Texas | October 30 |
| 17 | SCCA National Championship Sports Car Races | 115 mi (185 km) | Daytona International Speedway | Daytona Beach, Florida | November 13 |
- ^A Feature race
Season results
Feature race overall winners in bold.
| Rnd | Circuit | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Pensacola | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | Maserati | unknown | Porsche | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | Results |
 Gaston Andrey |
 Roger Penske | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Marlboro | no finishers | #90 Ferrari | #11 Bill Mitchell | #56 Porsche | A | #57 A.C.-Bristol | #6 Porsche | #67 MG | no entries | #82 Fiat-Abarth | #7 Elva | #83 Fiat-Abarth | #76 Osca | #84 Fiat-Abarth | no entries | Results |
| Bob Grossman |
Dick Thompson |
Gene Hobbs |
Charles Kurtz |
Roger Penske |
Sherman Decker |
Paul Richards |
Charlie Kolb |
Charles Callanan |
Oliver Schmidt |
Chandler Lawrence | |||||||
| 3 | VIR | B | #19 Ferrari | #11 Bill Mitchell | no entries | no finishers | #57 A.C.-Bristol | #140 Porsche | #4 Daimler | no finishers | #42 Siata | #7 Elva | #44 Sunbeam | #76 Osca | #84 Fiat-Abarth | no entries | Results |
| Bob Grossman |
Dick Thompson |
Charles Kurtz |
Bob Holbert |
Duncan Black |
Douglas Diffenderfer |
Charlie Kolb |
Vince Tamburo |
Oliver Schmidt |
Chandler Lawrence | ||||||||
| 4 | Cumberland | #11 Bill Mitchell | #145 Tad Davies | no entries | #77 Bruce Jennings | #60 Briggs Cunningham | #231 Elliott Pew | #6 Elmer Wolf | #4 Duncan Black | no finishers | #9 Charlie Kolb | #7 Charles Kolb | #144 Vince Tamburo | #98 Martin W. Tanner | #84 Franklin Roosevelt | #443 Phillips G. Jeffrey | Results |
| Dick Thompson |
Ray Rairdon |
Bruce Jennings |
Walt Hansgen |
Elliott Pew |
Roger Penske |
Duncan Black |
Charlie Kolb |
Charlie Kolb |
Vince Tamburo |
Martin Tanner |
Chandler Lawrence |
Phillips Jeffrey | |||||
| 5 | Bridgehampton | no entries | #41 Ferrari | Bill Mitchell | Porsche | #60 Briggs Cunningham | unknown | Porsche | unknown | unknown | unknown | Lola | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | Results |
| Bob Grossman |
Dick Thompson |
Bruce Jennings |
Walt Hansgen |
Roger Penske |
Millard Ripley | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Road America | #1 Meister Brauser | Ferrari | #11 Bill Mitchell | Porsche | #25 Mike Garber | Jaguar | #6 Roger Penske | Daimler | #77 Concours Motors | #47 Elva | #78 Lola | #7 Alfa Romeo | #9 Walsh Special | #85 Austin-Healey | no entries | Results |
| Augie Pabst |
George Reed |
Dick Thompson |
Bill Romig |
Gaston Andrey |
Lloyd Barton |
Roger Penske |
Duncan Black |
Bill Wuesthoff |
Ernie Harris |
Millard Ripley |
Philip Seven |
Ed Walsh |
Frank Phillips | ||||
| 7 | Lime Rock | #49 Kelso Auto Dynamics | #40 Chevrolet | #52 Jaguar | #77 Porsche | C | #57 A.C.-Bristol | #14 Porsche | #25 Alfa Romeo | #33 Porsche | #64 Elva | #78 Lola | #22 Alfa Romeo | #12 Bandini-Saab | #65 Fiat-Abarth | no entries | Results |
| George Constantine |
Bob Johnson |
Gordon MacKenzie |
Bruce Jennings |
Charles Kurtz |
Bob Holbert |
Reed Rollo |
Newton Davis |
Mark Donohue |
Millard Ripley |
Don Erlbeck |
Henry Rudkin |
Chris Noyes | |||||
| 8 | Castle Rock | no finishers | Chevrolet | Allard-Chrysler | unknown | unknown | A.C.-Bristol | #14 Porsche | Alfa Romeo | Porsche | Porsche | Elva | Alfa Romeo | Lotus-Fiat | Fiat-Abarth | unknown | Results |
| Dan Collins |
Chuck Frederick |
Gene Kurland |
Bob Holbert |
Tony Polumbus |
Charles Lyon |
John Max Wolf |
Charlie Kolb |
Joyce Thompson |
Harry Jones |
Don McCormick | |||||||
| 9 | Meadowdale | #1 Meister Brauser | unknown | Jaguar | unknown | Maserati | unknown | Porsche | unknown | Porsche | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | Results |
| Augie Pabst |
Tossie Alex |
Dave Causey |
Roger Penske |
Bill Wuesthoff | |||||||||||||
| 10 | Montgomery | #15 Meister Brauser | #40 Chevrolet | #141 Ferrari-Chevrolet | #12 Porsche | #60 Briggs Cunningham | #231 A.C.-Bristol | #70 Lotus | #4 Daimler | #171 Porsche | #42 Siata | #78 Lola | #87 Fiat-Abarth | #761 Osca | #84 Fiat-Abarth | no entries | Results |
| Augie Pabst |
Bob Johnson |
Bud Faust |
Bill Romig |
Walt Hansgen |
Elliott Pew |
Tom Fleming |
Duncan Black |
James Forno |
Douglas Diffenderfer |
Millard Ripley |
Paul Richards |
Oliver Schmidt |
Chandler Lawrence | ||||
| 11 | Louisville | Meister Brauser | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | Porsche | unknown | Porsche | unknown | Lola | Sunbeam | unknown | unknown | unknown | Results |
| Augie Pabst |
Bob Holbert |
Bill Wuesthoff |
Millard Ripley |
Don Sesslar | |||||||||||||
| 12 | Thompson | #49 Kelso Auto Dynamics | #39 Chevrolet | D | #77 Porsche | #60 Briggs Cunningham | #74 A.C.-Bristol | E | #4 Daimler | #6 Porsche | #42 Elva | #90 Lotus | #48 Sunbeam | #76 Osca | #84 Fiat-Abarth | no entries | Results |
| George Constantine |
Dick Jalbert |
Bruce Jennings |
Walt Hansgen |
Elliott Pew |
Duncan Black |
Roger Penske |
Mark Donohue |
Robert Barker |
Vince Tamburo |
Oliver Schmidt |
Chandler Lawrence | ||||||
| 13 | Road America | #33 James Place | Chevrolet | #60 Briggs Cunningham | Porsche | #24 Dave Causey | A.C.-Bristol | #61 Briggs Cunningham | Daimler | #27 Ernest Erickson | Porsche | Lotus | Alfa Romeo | #60 Briggs Cunningham | Fiat-Abarth | no entries | Results |
| James Place Jack Zalinger |
Bob Johnson |
Walt Hansgen |
Dick Talbot |
Dave Causey Luke Stear |
Bill Steele |
John Fitch William Kimberly |
E. G. Davis |
Ernie Erickson Don Sesslar |
Harold Zimdars |
M. R. J. Wyllie Margaret Wyllie |
Harlan Besse |
Denise McCluggage |
Dick Stitt | ||||
| 14 | Watkins Glen | #50 Meister Brauser | #72 Bob Johnson | #62 Briggs Cunningham | #77 Bruce R. Jennings | #17 Ferrari | #249 Bill Harwell | F | #4 Duncan Black | #6 John M. Wyatt III | #224 Cambridge Motors | #2 M. R. J. Wyllie | #95 Vincent Tamburo | #98 Oliver C. Schmidt | #84 Franklin D. Roosevelt | #58 Phillips G. Jeffrey | Results |
| Augie Pabst |
Bob Johnson |
Ed Hugus |
Bruce Jennings |
Dean McCarthy |
Bill Harwell |
Duncan Black |
Roger Penske |
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M. R. J. Wyllie |
Vince Tamburo |
Oliver Schmidt |
Chandler Lawrence |
Phillips Jeffrey | ||||
| 15 | Corpus Christi | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | Results |
| 16 | El Paso | Meister Brauser | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | Results |
| Augie Pabst | |||||||||||||||||
| 17 | Daytona | #0 Meister Brauser | unknown | #40 Lister-Corvette | unknown | #20 Maserati | unknown | #44 Porsche | unknown | Porsche | unknown | #1 Lotus-Climax | unknown | #9 Osca | unknown | no entries | Results |
| Augie Pabst |
Art Huttinger |
Alan Connell |
Roger Penske |
Chuck Cassel |
William Story |
George Peck |
- ^A D Modified were classified with C Modified at Marlboro.
- ^B B and C Modified were classified together at VIR; the combined class was won by Dick Thompson's CM Chevrolet Corvette Sing Ray. The highest-finishing BM car was Bud Gates's Lister-Corvette in 2nd.
- ^C D Modified were classified with C Modified at Lime Rock.
- ^D C Modified were classified with B Modified at Thompson.
- ^E E Modified were classified with D Modified at Thompson.
- ^F E and F Modified were classified together at Watkins Glen; the combined class was won by Roger Penske's FM Porsche 718. The highest-finishing EM car was William Kimberly in Briggs Cunningham's Maserati Tipo 61.
Champions
| Class | Driver | Car |
|---|---|---|
| B Modified | Augie Pabst | Scarab Mk II-Chevrolet |
| B Production | Bob Johnson | Chevrolet Corvette |
| C Modified | Dick Thompson | Stingray Racer |
| C Production | Bruce Jennings | Porsche 356 Carrera |
| D Modified | Gaston Andrey | Maserati Tipo 61 |
| D Production | Elliott Pew | AC Ace-Bristol |
| E Modified | Bob Holbert | Porsche 718 RSK, Porsche 718 RS 60 |
| E Production | Duncan Black | Daimler SP250 |
| F Modified | Roger Penske | Porsche 718 RSK, Porsche 718 RS 60 |
| F Production | Doug Diffenderfer | Siata 208s |
| G Modified | Millard Ripley | Lotus 17, Lola Mk.1 |
| G Production | Vince Tamburo | Sunbeam Alpine |
| H Modified | Oliver Schmidt | Osca, Lola Mk.1-Osca |
| H Production | Chandler Lawrence | Fiat-Abarth |
| I Modified | Phillips Jeffrey | Berkeley |
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