1964 SCCA National Sports Car Championship

The 1964 SCCA National Sports Car Championship season was the fourteenth and final season of the Sports Car Club of America's National Sports Car Championship. It began April 12, 1964, and ended October 31, 1964, after eleven races.

Schedule

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Rnd Race LengthA Circuit Location Date
1 SCCA National Race 45 minutes Marlboro Motor Raceway Upper Marlboro, Maryland April 12
2 National Championship Sports Car Races 58 mi (93 km) Virginia International Raceway Danville, Virginia April 19
3 Cumberland National Championship Sports Car Races ? Greater Cumberland Regional Airport Wiley Ford, West Virginia May 17
4 SCCA National Race ? Bridgehampton Race Circuit Bridgehampton, New York May 31
5 SCCA National Race 155 km (96 mi) Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, Ohio June 14
6 June Sprints 160 mi (260 km) Road America Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin June 21
7 Lake Garnett Grand Prix ? Lake Garnett Circuit Garnett, Kansas July 5
8 SCCA National Race 100 km (62 mi) Lynndale Farms Road Racing Course Pewaukee, Wisconsin August 2
9 The Glen 500 500 mi (800 km) Watkins Glen International Watkins Glen, New York August 23
10 SCCA National Race ? Thompson International Speedway Thompson, Connecticut September 7
11 SCCA National Race 100 km (62 mi) Lime Rock Park Lakeville, Connecticut October 31
NCB Sports Car Graphic presents the American Road Race of Champions 45 minutes Riverside International Raceway Riverside, California November 14–15
^A Feature race
^B Non-championship event

Season results

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Feature race overall winners in bold.

Rnd Circuit AP 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 Results
AP 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)
1 Marlboro Shelby Chevrolet Genie-Ford Porsche Ferrari Triumph Elva-Porsche Porsche Elva Lotus Lola Triumph Osca Austin-Healey Results
  Charlie Hayes   Robert Mouat   Ed Lowther   Bruce Jennings   Tom O'Brien   Bob Tullius   Skip Scott   Hans Zereis   Dick Young   Bob Sharp   Art Tweedale   Erwin Lorincz   John Gordon   Carl Truitt
2 VIR #41 Roger Penske #1 Chevrolet #7 Genie-Ford #77 Porsche no finishers #44 Triumph no entries #12 Volvo #3 Lotus #22 Porsche #55 Elva #31 Morgan #9 Lotus-Saab #72 Fiat-Abarth Results
  Mark Donohue   Don Yenko   Ed Lowther   Bruce Jennings   Bob Tullius   Art Riley   Mike Goth   Ron Grable   Roger Donovan   Pete van der Vate   Ed Walsh   Ron Catalano
3 Cumberland #33 Bob Johnson #11 Don Yenko #79 William Wissel #6 Dave Clark #87 Tom O'Brien #44 Robert Tullius #11 Barbara C. Cole #77 M.A. Russell #85 Donald E. Wolf #23 Brooks Noah Stuart Northrup #53 R&S Import Motors #9 Edward Walsh #33 Carl Truitt Results
  Bob Johnson   Don Yenko   Ed Smith   Dave Clark   Tom O'Brien   Bob Tullius   Skip Scott   Bruce Jennings   Don Wolf   Brooks Noah   Stuart Northrup   Marianne Rollo   Ed Walsh   Carl Truitt
4 Bridgehampton Shelby Chevrolet #5 Genie-Ford Lotus #87 Ferrari Austin-Healey #7 Robert Bosch Porsche #17 Elva-Ford Sports Car Forum Lola Morgan Lotus-Saab Austin-Healey Results
  Bob Johnson   Frank Dominianni   William Wonder   Dave Clark   Tom O'Brien   Jim Ladd   Joe Buzzetta   Lake Underwood   Jack Lofland   Don Sesslar   M. R. J. Wyllie   Pete van der Vate   Ed Walsh   Carl Truitt
5 Mid-Ohio Chevrolet Chevrolet Gates Chevrolet Lotus no entries Triumph no entries #37 Porsche Elva Sports Car Forum Elva Morgan Lotus-Saab Austin-Healey Results
  Dick Lang   Frank Dominianni   Bud Gates   Dave Clark   Bob Tullius   Lake Underwood   Ernie Harris   Don Sesslar   Jack Lawrence   Pete van der Vate   Ed Walsh   Paul Petrun
6 Road America Shelby Chevrolet Cro-Sal Porsche Ferrari Triumph Elva-Porsche Alfa Romeo Elva Sports Car Forum Merlyn-Cosworth[1] Triumph Martin T Austin-Healey Results
  Bob Johnson   Don Yenko   Ralph Salyer   Bruce Jennings   Dudley Davis   Jim Spencer   Lee Hall   Al Allin   Don Wolf   Don Sesslar   Charles Barns   Bob Clemens   Martin Tanner   Larry Skeels
7 Lake Garnett #54 Robert Cross Dave Dooley #61 Jack Hinkle no finishers no entries #13 John Goans, Jr. no entries #77 Leonard Janke no finishers #74 Don Sesslar #96 Charles Barns #4 Tommy Allen #9 Ed Walsh #56 Richard Alley Results
  Bob Cross   Dave Dooley   Jack Hinkle   John Goans   Leonard Janke   Don Sesslar   Charles Barns   Tommy Allen   Ed Walsh   Richard Alley
8 Lynndale Farms Shelby no entries Cro-Sal Lotus Ferrari Triumph Elva-Porsche Porsche Elva Lotus Merlyn-Cosworth Porsche Lotus-Saab Austin-Healey Results
  Bob Johnson   Ralph Salyer   Dudley Davis   Dudley Davis   Jim Spencer   Lee Hall   Jerry Frydenlund   Don Wolf   Brooks Noah   Charles Barns   Evan Morell   Ed Walsh   Larry Skeels
9 Watkins Glen #10 Harold S. Johnston, Jr. #69 Frank J. Dominianni #17 Ed Lowther no finishers no entries #59 Krueger Tuned Racing Team #27 Brad Parker #17 Hans Zereis #37 High Performance Cars #74 Sports Car Forum #76 Motor Sport Service #13 Patricia Mernone #19 John S. Gordon #6 Fred A. Ingham, Jr. Results
  Ed Lowther
  Bob Nagel
  Frank Dominianni
  Bob Grossman
  Ed Lowther   Dave Martin
  Ernie Donnan
  Charlie Hayes   Hans Zereis   Peter Sachs   Don Sesslar   Jack Lawrence   Pete van der Vate   John Gordon   Fred Ingham
10 Thompson Shelby Chevrolet Lotus-Porsche Porsche no finishers Austin-Healey no finishers Porsche Brabham-Ford Triumph Lotus Datsun Bosca Austin-Healey Results
  Harold Keck   Frank Dominianni   Skip Barber   Bruce Jennings   Jim Ladd   Lake Underwood   Peter Sachs   Bob Tullius   Charles Gibson   Bob Sharp   John Igleheart   Carl Truitt
11 Lime Rock Chevrolet Chevrolet Ferrari Porsche Ferrari Triumph no finishers Porsche Brabham-Ford Sunbeam Lotus Triumph Osca Austin-Healey Results
  Ken Hall   Bob Brull   Bob Grossman   Bruce Jennings   Tom O'Brien   Chris Noyes   Hans Zereis   Peter Sachs   William Kneeland   Charles Gibson   Dick Gilmartin   John Gordon   Gil Page
NC Riverside #61 Shelby American #61 Kjell Qvale #61 Grizzly Engineering #63 Earl T. Jones #66 Jerry Titus #11 Robert C. Tullius #61 Ralph S. Wood #62 Scientific Automotive Rick Muther #33 Richard J. Hull #51 Charles A. Barns #61 Ed Barker #66 Dan Parkinson #31 Fredrick W. Salo Results
  Ed Leslie   Merle Brennan   Bart Martin   Earl Jones   Jerry Titus   Bob Tullius   Ralph Wood   Alan Johnson   Rick Muther   Dick Hull   Charles Barns   Ed Barker   Dan Parkinson   Fred Salo

Champions

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Class Driver Car
A Production   Bob Johnson Shelby Cobra 289
B Production   Frank Dominianni Chevrolet Corvette
C Modified   Ed Lowther Genie Mk.8-Ford
C Production   Bruce Jennings Porsche 356 Carrera
D Modified   Tom O'Brien Ferrari Dino 268 SP
D Production   Bob Tullius Triumph TR4
E Modified   Lee Hall Elva-Porsche
E Production   Hans Zereis Porsche 356 Speedster
F Modified   Don Wolf Elva Mk.7
F Production   Don Sesslar Sunbeam Alpine
G Modified   Charles Barns Merlyn Mk. VI-Cosworth[1]
G Production   Pete van der Vate Morgan 4/4 Mk IV
H Modified   Ed Walsh Lotus 23-Saab, Lotus Seven A-Saab
H Production   Carl Truitt Austin-Healey Sprite

References

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  1. ^ a b "Merlyn chassis". SportsRacer.net. Retrieved October 10, 2010.
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