1951 SCCA National Sports Car Championship

The 1951 SCCA National Sports Car Championship season was the first season of the Sports Car Club of America's National Sports Car Championship. It began May 12, 1951, and ended December 9, 1951, after eight races. John Fitch won the season championship.

Schedule

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Rnd Race LengthA Circuit Location Date
1 Giants Despair Hillclimb 1 mi (1.6 km) Giants Despair hill climb Laurel Run, Pennsylvania May 12
2 Pebble Beach Road Race 100 mi (160 km) Pebble Beach road circuit Pebble Beach, California May 27
3 SCCA National Races ? Thompson International Speedway Thompson, Connecticut July ?
4 Elkhart Lake Road Race 200 mi (320 km) Elkhart Lake road circuit Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin August 26
5 International Sports Car Grand Prix of Watkins Glen 100 mi (160 km) Watkins Glen road circuit Watkins Glen, New York September 15
6 Reno Sports Car Road Races 100 mi (160 km) Reno road circuit Reno, Nevada October 21
7 Climb To The Clouds 2.5 mi (4.0 km) Mount Equinox Manchester, Vermont October 28
8 Road Races at Palm Beach Shores Florida 100 mi (160 km) Palm Beach road circuit Palm Beach, Florida December 9
^A Feature race

Season results

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Note: Although support races counted towards the season points championship, only feature race overall winners are listed below.

Rnd Circuit Winning Team Results
Winning Driver(s)
1 Giants' Despair Delvan Lee Results
  Delvan Lee
2 Pebble Beach #14 Tom Carstens Results
  Bill Pollack
3 Thompson MG Results
  Rowland D. H. Keith
4 Elkhart Lake #128 Briggs Cunningham Results
  John Fitch
5 Watkins Glen #55 Briggs Cunningham Results
  Phil Walters
6 Reno #14 T. Carstens Results
  Bill Pollack
7 Mt. Equinox #35 Maserati Results
  George Weaver
8 Palm Beach #1 Ferrari Results
  John Fitch
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