1956 SCCA National Sports Car Championship season
The 1956 SCCA National Sports Car Championship season was the sixth season of the Sports Car Club of America's National Sports Car Championship. It began March 10, 1956, and ended November 4, 1956, after eleven races.
Schedule
| Rnd |
Race |
LengthA |
Circuit |
Location |
Date |
| 1 |
Walterboro National Championship Sports Car Races |
105 mi (169 km) |
Lowcountry Regional Airport |
Walterboro, South Carolina |
March 10 |
| 2 |
Pebble Beach Sports Car Road Race |
100 mi (160 km) |
Pebble Beach road circuit |
Pebble Beach, California |
April 22 |
| 3 |
Cumberland National Sports Car Races |
1 hour |
Greater Cumberland Regional Airport |
Wiley Ford, West Virginia |
May 20 |
| 4 |
Texan National Championship Sports Car Races |
100 mi (160 km) |
Eagle Mountain National Guard Base |
Fort Worth, Texas |
June 3 |
| 5 |
National Road Races |
150 mi (240 km) |
Road America |
Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin |
June 24 |
| 6 |
Beverly National Sports Car Races |
90 mi (140 km) |
Beverly Airport |
Beverly, Massachusetts |
July 7 |
| 7 |
Seafair National Championship Races |
200 km (120 mi) |
Kitsap County Airport |
Bremerton, Washington |
August 12 |
| 8 |
Thompson National Championship Races |
1 hour |
Thompson International Speedway |
Thompson, Connecticut |
September 3 |
| 9 |
National Championship Road America Endurance Races |
6 hours |
Road America |
Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin |
September 9 |
| 10 |
International Sports Car Grand Prix of Watkins Glen |
50 mi (80 km) |
Watkins Glen International |
Watkins Glen, New York |
September 15 |
| 11 |
Palm Springs National Championship Road Races |
100 mi (160 km) |
Palm Springs Municipal Airport |
Palm Springs, California |
November 4 |
- ^A Feature race
Season results
Feature race overall winners in bold.
- ^A Separate Mercedes-Benz 300SLs and Austin-Healey 100s winners were declared in D Production at Cumberland. The Mercedes ran in a race with C Production, and the Austin-Healeys in a race with E Production.
- ^B D, E, and F Modified were classified together at Seafair; the combined class was won by Jack McAfee's FM Porsche 550. The highest-finishing DM car was Jack Graham's Aston Martin DB3S in 2nd.
- ^C E Modified were classified with D Modified at Seafair.
- ^D H Modified were classified with E Modified at Seafair.
- ^E D and E Modified were classified together for the 1-hour races at Thompson. The class was won by Masten Gregory in an EM Ferrari. D Modified was classed with C Modified in the sprint race.
- ^F Separate Overall and MG winners were declared in F and G Production at Watkins Glen.
- ^G Mercedes-Benz 300 SLs were classified separately from others in D Production at Palm Springs.
Champions
References
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