1959 SCCA National Sports Car Championship season
| 1959 SCCA National Sports Car Championship season | |||
| Previous: | 1958 | Next: | 1960 |
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
- ^A Feature race
Season results
Feature race overall winners in bold.
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- ^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
| Class | Driver | Car |
|---|---|---|
| B Modified |  John Staver | Echidna-Chevrolet |
| B Production | Jim Jeffords | Chevrolet Corvette |
| C Modified | Walt Hansgen | Lister-Jaguar |
| C Production | Bob Grossman | Ferrari 250 GT California |
| D Modified | Alan Connell | Ferrari 250 TR, Maserati 250S |
| D Production | Fred Spross | Austin-Healey 100-6 |
| E Modified |  Gaston Andrey | Ferrari 500 TR |
| E Production | Pierre Mion | AC Ace-Bristol |
| F Modified | Don Sesslar | Porsche 718 RSK |
| F Production | Harry Blanchard | Porsche 356 Carrera GT |
| G Modified | Art Tweedale | Elva Mk IV |
| G Production | Chuck Stoddard | Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spyder |
| H Modified | James Eichenlaub | Osca 750, Osca 187S |
| H Production | Ray Heppenstall | D.B.-Panhard |
| I Production | Paul Richards | Fiat-Abarth Zagato |
| J Production | Ed Wright | Berkeley SE Excelsior |
External links
- World Sports Racing Prototypes: SCCA 1959
- Racing Sports Cars: SCCA archive
- Etceterini: 1959 program covers
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