1959 SCCA National Sports Car Championship season
The 1959 SCCA National Sports Car Championship season was the ninth season of the Sports Car Club of America's National Sports Car Championship. It began April 5, 1959, and ended November 15, 1959, after fourteen races.
Schedule
| Rnd |
Race |
LengthA |
Circuit |
Location |
Date |
| 1 |
SCCA National Races |
90 mi (140 km) |
Corry Field Naval Air Station |
Pensacola, Florida |
April 5 |
| 2 |
President's Cup |
70 mi (110 km) |
Marlboro Motor Raceway |
Upper Marlboro, Maryland |
April 19 |
| 3 |
VIR-Shrine National Championship Sports Car Races |
200 km (120 mi) |
Virginia International Raceway |
Danville, Virginia |
May 3 |
| 4 |
Cumberland National and Novice Sports Car Races |
? |
Greater Cumberland Regional Airport |
Wiley Ford, West Virginia |
May 17 |
| 5 |
Bridgehampton Road Race Course Sports Car Races |
75 mi (121 km) |
Bridgehampton Race Circuit |
Bridgehampton, New York |
May 31 |
| 6 |
International June Sprints |
140 mi (230 km) |
Road America |
Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin |
June 21 |
| 7 |
Lime Rock National Championship Races |
50 km (31 mi) |
Lime Rock Park |
Lakeville, Connecticut |
July 4 |
| 8 |
National Championship Sports Car Races |
60 mi (97 km) |
Buckley Field |
Aurora, Colorado |
July 12 |
| 9 |
Riverside National Championship Sports Car Races |
65 mi (105 km) |
Riverside International Raceway |
Riverside, California |
July 18 |
| 10 |
Montgomery National Championship Sports Car Races |
150 km (93 mi) |
Montgomery Airport |
Montgomery, New York |
August 9 |
| 11 |
Thompson National Championship Sports Car Races |
60 mi (97 km) |
Thompson International Speedway |
Thompson, Connecticut |
September 7 |
| 12 |
Road America 500 |
500 mi (800 km) |
Road America |
Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin |
September 13 |
| 13 |
Watkins Glen Grand Prix |
100 mi (160 km) |
Watkins Glen International |
Watkins Glen, New York |
September 26 |
| 14 |
SCCA National Races |
108 mi (174 km) |
Daytona International Speedway |
Daytona Beach, Florida |
November 15 |
- ^A Feature race
Season results
Feature race overall winners in bold.
- ^A D Modified were classified with C Modified at VIR.
- ^B H Production were classified with G Production at VIR.
- ^C J Production were classified with I Production at VIR.
- ^D C Production were classified with B Production at Bridgehampton.
- ^E B and C Production were classified together at Lime Rock; the combined class was won by Bob Grossman's CP Ferrari. The highest-finishing BP car was Roy Tuerke's Chevrolet Corvette in 2nd.
- ^F D Modified were classified with C Modified at Lime Rock.
- ^G C Modified were classified with B Modified at Buckley Field.
- ^H C Production were classified with B Production at Buckley Field.
- ^I C and D Modified were classified together at Riverside; the combined class was won by Dick Morgensen's DP Ferrari. The highest-finishing CP car was Jack Eubank's Talbot-Lago in 3rd.
- ^J D Production were classified with C Production at Riverside.
- ^K J Production were classified with I Production at the Road America 500.
- ^L D Production were classified with B Production at Daytona.
- ^M F Modified were classified with E Modified at Daytona.
Champions
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