1952 SCCA National Sports Car Championship

The 1952 SCCA National Sports Car Championship was the second season of the Sports Car Club of America's National Sports Car Championship. It began March 8, 1952 and ended October 26, 1952 after eleven rounds. Sherwood Johnston won the championship.

Schedule

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Rnd Race LengthA Circuit Location Date
1 Florida Handicap Vero Beach Endurance Road Race 12 hours Vero Beach Airport Vero Beach, Florida March 8
2 Pebble Beach Sports Car Road Race 100 mi (160 km) Pebble Beach road circuit Pebble Beach, California April 20
3 Bridgehampton Sports Car Road Races 100 mi (160 km) Bridgehampton road circuit Bridgehampton, New York May 24
4 Golden Gate Road Race 100 mi (160 km) Golden Gate Park San Francisco, California May 31
5 Climb To The Clouds 2.5 mi (4.0 km) Mount Equinox Manchester, Vermont ?
6 Burke Mountain Hillclimb ? Burke Mountain Burke, Vermont ?
7 Giants Despair Hillclimb 1 mi (1.6 km) Giants Despair hill climb Laurel Run, Pennsylvania July 25
8 SCCA National Races 15 mi (24 km) Thompson International Speedway Thompson, Connecticut August 17
9 Elkhart Lake Road Race 200 mi (320 km) Elkhart Lake road circuit Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin September 7
10 International Sports Car Grand Prix of Watkins Glen 100 mi (160 km) Watkins Glen road circuit Watkins Glen, New York September 20
11 Sowega National Sports Car Races 4 hours Turner Air Force Base Albany, Georgia October 26
^A Feature race

Championship results

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

Rnd Circuit Winning Team Results
Winning Driver(s)
1 Vero Beach #5 Ferrari Results
  Jim Kimberly
  Marshall Lewis
2 Pebble Beach #14 Bill Carstens Results
  Bill Pollack
3 Bridgehamption #20 Bill Spear Results
  Bill Spear
4 Golden Gate Tom Carstens Results
  Bill Pollack
5 Mt. Equinox ? Results
  George Weaver
6 Burke Mountain ? Results
  George Weaver
7 Giants Despair #76 Briggs Cunningham Results
  Phil Walters
8 Thompson #76 Briggs Cunningham Results
  Phil Walters
9 Elkhart Lake #3 Briggs Cunningham Results
  John Fitch
10 Watkins Glen not completedA Results
11 Turner #2 Briggs Cunningham Results
  John Fitch

^A Race not completed due to fatal accident involving spectators.

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