1960 SCCA National Sports Car Championship season
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The 1960 SCCA National Sports Car Championship season was the tenth season of the Sports Car Club of America's National Sports Car Championship. It began April 3, 1960, and ended November 13, 1960, after seventeen races.
Schedule
| Rnd | Race | LengthA | Circuit | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SCCA National Races | ? | Corry Field Naval Air Station | Pensacola, Florida | April 3 |
| 2 | President's Cup National Races | 68 mi (109 km) | Marlboro Motor Raceway | Upper Marlboro, Maryland | April 16 |
| 3 | National Championship Races | 200 km (120 mi) | Virginia International Raceway | Danville, Virginia | May 1 |
| 4 | Cumberland National Sports Car Races | 45 minutes | Greater Cumberland Regional Airport | Wiley Ford, West Virginia | May 15 |
| 5 | SCCA National Races | 50 mi (80 km) | Bridgehampton Race Circuit | Bridgehampton, New York | May 30 |
| 6 | International June Sprints | 140 mi (230 km) | Road America | Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin | June 19 |
| 7 | SCCA National Races | ? | Lime Rock Park | Lakeville, Connecticut | July 2 |
| 8 | SCCA National Races | 180 km (110 mi) | Continental Divide Raceway | Castle Rock, Colorado | July 17 |
| 9 | Meadowdale SCCA National Championship Race | ? | Meadowdale International Raceway | Carpentersville, Illinois | July 18 |
| 10 | Governor's Cup National SCCA Races | 150 km (93 mi) | Montgomery Airport | Montgomery, New York | August 7 |
| 11 | SCCA National Races | ? | Kentucky State Fairgrounds | Louisville, Kentucky | August 21 |
| 12 | SCCA National Races | 100 mi (160 km) | Thompson International Speedway | Thompson, Connecticut | September 5 |
| 13 | Road America 500 | 500 mi (800 km) | Road America | Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin | September 11 |
| 14 | Watkins Glen Grand Prix | 100 mi (160 km) | Watkins Glen International | Watkins Glen, New York | September 24 |
| 15 | SCCA National Races | ? | Cabaniss Naval Airfield | Corpus Christi, Texas | October 9 |
| 16 | SCCA National Races | ? | Ascarate Park Raceway | El Paso, Texas | October 30 |
| 17 | SCCA National Championship Sports Car Races | 115 mi (185 km) | Daytona International Speedway | Daytona Beach, Florida | November 13 |
- ^A Feature race
Season results
Feature race overall winners in bold.
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- ^A D Modified were classified with C Modified at Marlboro.
- ^B B and C Modified were classified together at VIR; the combined class was won by Dick Thompson's CM Chevrolet Corvette Sing Ray. The highest-finishing BM car was Bud Gates's Lister-Corvette in 2nd.
- ^C D Modified were classified with C Modified at Lime Rock.
- ^D C Modified were classified with B Modified at Thompson.
- ^E E Modified were classified with D Modified at Thompson.
- ^F E and F Modified were classified together at Watkins Glen; the combined class was won by Roger Penske's FM Porsche 718. The highest-finishing EM car was William Kimberly in Briggs Cunningham's Maserati Tipo 61.
Champions
| Class | Driver | Car |
|---|---|---|
| B Modified |  Augie Pabst | Scarab Mk II-Chevrolet |
| B Production | Bob Johnson | Chevrolet Corvette |
| C Modified | Dick Thompson | Chevrolet Corvette Sting Ray SS |
| C Production | Bruce Jennings | Porsche 356 Carrera |
| D Modified |  Gaston Andrey | Maserati Tipo 61 |
| D Production | Elliott Pew | AC Ace-Bristol |
| E Modified | Bob Holbert | Porsche 718 RSK, Porsche 718 RS 60 |
| E Production | Duncan Black | Daimler SP250 |
| F Modified | Roger Penske | Porsche 718 RSK, Porsche 718 RS 60 |
| F Production | Doug Diffenderfer | Siata 208S |
| G Modified | Millard Ripley | Lotus 17, Lola Mk.1 |
| G Production | Vince Tamburo | Sunbeam Alpine |
| H Modified | Oliver Schmidt | Osca, Lola Mk.1-Osca |
| H Production | Chandler Lawrence | Fiat-Abarth |
| I Modified | Phillips Jeffrey | Berkeley |
External links
- World Sports Racing Prototypes: SCCA 1960
- Racing Sports Cars: SCCA archive
- Etceterini: 1960 program covers
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