1957 SCCA National Sports Car Championship season

1957 SCCA National Sports Car Championship season
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The 1957 SCCA National Sports Car Championship season was the seventh season of the Sports Car Club of America's National Sports Car Championship. It began May 19, 1957, and ended November 17, 1957, after fifteen races.

Contents

Classes

Class Modified Production
B over 5000cc 3500-5000cc
C 3000-5000cc 2700-3500cc
D 2000-3000cc 2000-2700cc
E 1500-2000cc 1600-2000cc
F 1100-1500cc 1300-1600cc
G 750-1100cc 750-1300cc
H 500-750cc under 750cc

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Schedule


Rnd Race LengthA Circuit Location Date
1 Cumberland Sports Car Races 1 hour Greater Cumberland Regional Airport Wiley Ford, West Virginia May 19
2 National Championship Sports Car Road Races 60 mi (97 km) Eagle Mountain National Guard Base Fort Worth, Texas June 2
3 Lime Rock National Championship Sports Car Races 100 km (62 mi) Lime Rock Park Lakeville, Connecticut June 9
4 Road America National Championships Races 150 mi (240 km) Road America Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin June 23
5 Marlboro National Sports Car Races 43 mi (69 km) Marlboro Motor Raceway Upper Marlboro, Maryland July 14
6 Inaugural Grand Prix Sports Car Races 100 km (62 mi) Virginia International Raceway Danville, Virginia August 4
7 Montgomery National Championships Races 150 km (93 mi) Montgomery Airport Montgomery, New York August 18
8 Thompson National Championship Races 1 hour Thompson International Speedway Thompson, Connecticut September 2
9 Road America 500 500 mi (800 km) Road America Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin September 8
10 Watkins Glen Grand Prix 100 mi (160 km) Watkins Glen International Watkins Glen, New York September 21
11 Bridgehampton Inaugural Races 70 mi (110 km) Bridgehampton Race Circuit Bridgehampton, New York September 29
12 President's Cup Race 2 hours, 30 minutes Virginia International Raceway Danville, Virginia October 27
13 National Palm Springs Championship Road Race 85 mi (137 km) Palm Springs Municipal Airport Palm Springs, California November 3
14 Pebble Beach Races 100 mi (160 km) Laguna Seca Raceway Monterey, California November 10
15 Riverside National Championship Sports Car Races 150 km (93 mi) Riverside International Raceway Riverside, California November 17
^A Feature race

Season results

Feature race overall winners in bold.

Rnd Circuit BS Winning Team BP Winning Team CS Winning Team CP Winning Team DS Winning Team DP Winning Team ES Winning Team EP Winning Team FS Winning Team FP Winning Team GS Winning Team GP Winning Team HS Winning Team Results
BS Winning Driver(s) BP Winning Driver(s) CS Winning Driver(s) CP Winning Driver(s) DS Winning Driver(s) DP Winning Driver(s) ES Winning Driver(s) EP Winning Driver(s) FS Winning Driver(s) FP Winning Driver(s) GS Winning Driver(s) GP Winning Driver(s) HS Winning Driver(s)
1 Cumberland #271 J. E. Rose #11 Lindsay Hopkins #59 Briggs Cunningham #235 Leonard E. Butscher #8 John Edgar #204 John K. Colgate, Jr. #98 Scuderia Rosinante #120 Bob Kuhn #0 Jack Pry #37 Lake Underwood #35 Frank W. Baptista #213 William M. Speer #195 Richard W. Gent Results
J. E. Rose Dick Thompson Walt Hansgen Charles Butscher Carroll Shelby John Colgate Bruce Kessler Bob Kuhn Charles Wallace Lake Underwood Frank Baptista Ed Hugus Melvin Sachs
2 Eagle Mountain #65 Chevrolet #11 Chevrolet #36 Jaguar A #111 Ferrari #129 Austin-Healey no entries #26 A.C.-Bristol #23 Porsche #41 Porsche #52 Cooper-Climax #4 Alfa Romeo #54 Bandini Results
J. E. Rose Dick Thompson Bob Stonedale Jim Roberts Dave Furrows Richard McGuire John Max Wolf William Randle Tom Johnson Val Scroggie Gordon Wright
3 Lime Rock no entries #114 Chevrolet #61 Briggs Cunningham #1 Jaguar #8 John Edgar #73 Austin-Healey #103 Ferrari #6 Morgan #0 Porsche #37 Porsche #35 Lotus #24 Alfa Romeo #4 PBX Results
Bark Henry John Fitch Jack Crusoe Carroll Shelby Fred Moore Bruce Kessler Gaston Andrey Charles Wallace Lake Underwood Frank Baptista John Clapp Dolph Vilardi
4 Road America #98 Nash-Healey #155 Chevrolet #60 Briggs Cunningham #11 Mercedes-Benz #150 Ferrari #166 Austin-Healey #6 Ferrari #151 A.C.-Bristol #37 Porsche #43 Porsche #35 Lotus #124 Alfa Romeo #106 TXP[2] Results
Andy Rosenberger Jim Jeffords Walt Hansgen Rees Makins John von Neumann Warren Cox Ed Lunken Dan Fowler Lake Underwood Don Wester Frank Baptista Al Allin Bruce Townsend
5 Marlboro no entries #111 Chevrolet #61 Auto Engineering #55 Jaguar #30 Mercedes-Benz #73 Austin-Healey #6 Ferrari #175 A.C.-Bristol #140 Porsche #157 Porsche #35 Lotus #177 Alfa Romeo #4 PBX Results
Dick Thompson Walt Hansgen Bob Rubin Paul O'Shea Fred Moore Ed Lunken Chuck Sarle Bob Holbert Dick Nash Frank Baptista Tony Briggs Dolph Vilardi
6 VIR no finishers #211 Chevrolet #98 John Engar #49 Aston Martin #30 Mercedes-Benz #106 Austin-Healey #59 Ferrari #17 A.C.-Bristol #140 Porsche #257 Porsche #2 Lotus #13 Alfa Romeo #147 D.B.-Panhard Results
Dick Thompson Carroll Shelby George Constantine Paul O'Shea Harold Kunz John Middleton Bob Kuhn Bob Holbert Dick Nash M. R. J. Wyllie Ed Hugus Howard Hanna
7 Montgomery no entries #114 Chevrolet #60 Briggs Cunningham #180 Mercedes-Benz #100 Maserati #166 Austin-Healey #35 Ferrari #64 A.C.-Bristol #37 Porsche #137 Porsche #35 Lotus #31 Alfa Romeo #112 Bandini-Saab Results
Bark Henry Walt Hansgen Harry Carter John Fitch Warren Cox Gaston Andrey Bob Kuhn Lake Underwood Lake Underwood Frank Baptista Bob Grossman Henry Rudkin
8 ThompsonB no finishers #135 Chevrolet #52 Jaguar #149 Aston Martin #29 Maserati #79 Austin-Healey no finishers #175 A.C.-Bristol #65 Porsche #114 Porsche #54 Lotus #7 Alfa Romeo #86 PBX Results
Leonard Butscher Gordon MacKenzie George Constantine Bob Bucher Mike Rothschild Ed Welch Paul Sagan Freddie Barrette Charles Cunningham Vin Sardi Candy Poole
9 Road America #85 Andy Hotton #4 Chevrolet #41 Gene Greenspun #3 David F. Causey #8 John Edgar #10 Trant Jarman #6 Lunken-Fulton #17 Bob Kuhn #69 Edward W. Crawford #34 Don P. Wester #2 M. R. J. Wyllie #34 William M. Speer #61 Bruce D. Townsend Results
John Cook
Ralph Durbin		 Dick Thompson Phil Hill Dave Causey Carroll Shelby Trant Jarman Ed Lunken
Jim Kimberly		 Bob Kuhn Ed Crawford Don Wester M. R. J. Wyllie
Margaret Wyllie		 Ed Hugus Bruce Townsend
10 Watkins Glen no entries #24 Chevrolet #60 Briggs Cunningham #80 Mercedes-Benz #30 Mercedes-Benz #45 Austin-Healey #25 Maserati #24 A.C.-Bristol #140 Porsche #213 Porsche #150 Elva #13 Alfa Romeo #173 Bandini Results
Fred Windridge Walt Hansgen Harry Carter Paul O'Shea Gilbert Geitner John Fitch William Burroughs Bob Holbert Freddie Barrette Chuck Dietrich Ed Hugus Melvin Sachs
11 Bridgehampton no entries #99 Chevrolet #60 Briggs Cunningham #80 Mercedes-Benz #100 Maserati #45 Austin-Healey #8 Maserati #180 A.C.-Bristol #0 Porsche #173 Porsche #35 Lotus #179 Alfa Romeo #53 D.B.-Panhard Results
Fred Windridge Walt Hansgen Harry Carter Bruce Kessler Gilbert Geitner John Fitch Harry Carter Charles Wallace Lake Underwood Frank Baptista Tony Briggs Gordon Wing
12 VIR no finishers #135 Chevrolet #61 Briggs Cunningham #80 Mercedes-Benz no finishers #45 Austin-Healey #25 Ferrari #24 A.C.-Bristol #0 Briggs Cunningham #137 Porsche #2 Lotus #120 Alfa Romeo #109 D.B Results
Leonard Butscher Charles Wallace Harry Carter Gilbert Geitner Gaston Andrey William Burroughs Charles Wallace Lake Underwood M. R. J. Wyllie Brooks Robinson Wiley Reid
13 Palm Springs #70 Buick #58 Chevrolet #98 John Engar #221 Mercedes-Benz #59 Aston Martin #158 Austin-Healey #125 Fred Armbruster #195 A.C.-Bristol #88 Porsche #6 Porsche #151 Lotus #51 Alfa Romeo C Results
Max Balchowsky Jerry Austin Carroll Shelby Ron Ellico Bob Oker Jay Hoke Pete Lovely William Love Jack McAfee Skip Hudson Leon Miller Fred Woodward
14 Laguna Seca no finishers #34 Chevrolet #190 John Edgar #100 Jaguar #11 John von Neumann #146 Austin-Healey #125 Pete Armbruster #195 A.C.-Bristol #55 Porsche #172 Porsche #87 Lotus #41 Alfa Romeo #79 D.B. Results
Cloyd Gray Richie Ginther Ray Seher John von Neumann Hugh Pryor Pete Lovely Bill Love Sam Weiss Skip Hudson Paul Nau Fred Woodward Bill Wood
15 Riverside #70 Buick #8 C.S. Mead #98 John Edgar #7 Robert Fletcher #11 John von Neumann #46 Hugh Pryor #125 Fred Ambuster #195 A.C.-Bristol #88 Stan Sugarman #113 M.M. Kasler #27 Skip Conklin #50 Fred Woodward Jim Parkinson Results
Max Balchowsky Jerry Austin Carroll Shelby Robert Fletcher John von Neumann Hugh Pryor Pete Lovely Bill Love Jack McAfee Lew Bracker Skip Conklin Fred Woodward Jim Parkinson
^A C Production were classified with B Production at Eagle Mountain.
^B The feature race at Thompson was won overall by Bill Rutan in an Unrestricted-class Lester-MG.
^C H Sports were classified with G Sports at Palm Springs.

Champions

Class Driver Car
B Sports J. E. Rose Chevrolet Corvette SR-2
B Production Dick Thompson Chevrolet Corvette
C Sports Walt Hansgen Jaguar D-Type
C Production Harry Carter Mercedes-Benz 300SL
D Sports Paul O'Shea Mercedes-Benz 300SL Roadster
D Production Fred Moore Austin-Healey 100M
E Sports Gaston Andrey Ferrari 500 Mondial
E Production Bob Kuhn AC Ace-Bristol
F Sports Charles Wallace Porsche 550 RS
F Production Lake Underwood Porsche 356 Carrera
G Sports Frank Baptista Lotus Eleven Monza-Climax
G Production Tony Briggs MG TC, Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce
H Sports Melvin Sachs Bandini

References

  1. ^ "Haybale: Official Sports Car Racing Program, Lime Rock Park National Championship Race June 8-9, 1957". Etceterini. http://www.ferrariexperts.com/SCCA%20results%201957.htm#lm2. Retrieved 22 September 2010. 
  2. ^ "1950's SCCA Hmod Racing Cars: TXP". Etceterini. http://ferrariexperts.com/etceterini%20my%20favorite%20hmods%20hmodcars.com%20cars%20scca%20racing%20cars.htm#TXP. Retrieved 22 September 2010. 

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