1954 SCCA National Sports Car Championship

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

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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

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Schedule

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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

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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
  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

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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

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  1. ^ "Pebble Beach 1954". Speed Age: 50. 1954. Retrieved July 25, 2010.
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