1960 SCCA National Sports Car Championship

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

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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

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Feature race overall winners in bold.

Rnd Circuit BM Winning Team BP Winning Team CM Winning Team CP Winning Team DM Winning Team DP Winning Team EM Winning Team EP Winning Team FM Winning Team FP Winning Team GM Winning Team GP Winning Team HM Winning Team HP Winning Team IM Winning Team Results
BM Winning Driver(s) BP Winning Driver(s) CM Winning Driver(s) CP Winning Driver(s) DM Winning Driver(s) DP Winning Driver(s) EM Winning Driver(s) EP Winning Driver(s) FM Winning Driver(s) FP Winning Driver(s) GM Winning Driver(s) GP Winning Driver(s) HM Winning Driver(s) HP Winning Driver(s) IM Winning Driver(s)
1 Pensacola unknown unknown unknown unknown Maserati unknown Porsche unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown Results
  Gaston Andrey   Roger Penske
2 Marlboro no finishers #90 Ferrari #11 Bill Mitchell #56 Porsche A #57 A.C.-Bristol #6 Porsche #67 MG no entries #82 Fiat-Abarth #7 Elva #83 Fiat-Abarth #76 Osca #84 Fiat-Abarth no entries Results
  Bob Grossman   Dick Thompson   Gene Hobbs   Charles Kurtz   Roger Penske   Sherman Decker   Paul Richards   Charlie Kolb   Charles Callanan   Oliver Schmidt   Chandler Lawrence
3 VIR B #19 Ferrari #11 Bill Mitchell no entries no finishers #57 A.C.-Bristol #140 Porsche #4 Daimler no finishers #42 Siata #7 Elva #44 Sunbeam #76 Osca #84 Fiat-Abarth no entries Results
  Bob Grossman   Dick Thompson   Charles Kurtz   Bob Holbert   Duncan Black   Douglas Diffenderfer   Charlie Kolb   Vince Tamburo   Oliver Schmidt   Chandler Lawrence
4 Cumberland #11 Bill Mitchell #145 Tad Davies no entries #77 Bruce Jennings #60 Briggs Cunningham #231 Elliott Pew #6 Elmer Wolf #4 Duncan Black no finishers #9 Charlie Kolb #7 Charles Kolb #144 Vince Tamburo #98 Martin W. Tanner #84 Franklin Roosevelt #443 Phillips G. Jeffrey Results
  Dick Thompson   Ray Rairdon   Bruce Jennings   Walt Hansgen   Elliott Pew   Roger Penske   Duncan Black   Charlie Kolb   Charlie Kolb   Vince Tamburo   Martin Tanner   Chandler Lawrence   Phillips Jeffrey
5 Bridgehampton no entries #41 Ferrari Bill Mitchell Porsche #60 Briggs Cunningham unknown Porsche unknown unknown unknown Lola unknown unknown unknown unknown Results
  Bob Grossman   Dick Thompson   Bruce Jennings   Walt Hansgen   Roger Penske   Millard Ripley
6 Road America #1 Meister Brauser Ferrari #11 Bill Mitchell Porsche #25 Mike Garber Jaguar #6 Roger Penske Daimler #77 Concours Motors #47 Elva #78 Lola #7 Alfa Romeo #9 Walsh Special #85 Austin-Healey no entries Results
  Augie Pabst   George Reed   Dick Thompson   Bill Romig   Gaston Andrey   Lloyd Barton   Roger Penske   Duncan Black   Bill Wuesthoff   Ernie Harris   Millard Ripley   Philip Seven   Ed Walsh   Frank Phillips
7 Lime Rock #49 Kelso Auto Dynamics #40 Chevrolet #52 Jaguar #77 Porsche C #57 A.C.-Bristol #14 Porsche #25 Alfa Romeo #33 Porsche #64 Elva #78 Lola #22 Alfa Romeo #12 Bandini-Saab #65 Fiat-Abarth no entries Results
  George Constantine   Bob Johnson   Gordon MacKenzie   Bruce Jennings   Charles Kurtz   Bob Holbert   Reed Rollo   Newton Davis   Mark Donohue   Millard Ripley   Don Erlbeck   Henry Rudkin   Chris Noyes
8 Castle Rock no finishers Chevrolet Allard-Chrysler unknown unknown A.C.-Bristol #14 Porsche Alfa Romeo Porsche Porsche Elva Alfa Romeo Lotus-Fiat Fiat-Abarth unknown Results
  Dan Collins   Chuck Frederick   Gene Kurland   Bob Holbert   Tony Polumbus   Charles Lyon   John Max Wolf   Charlie Kolb   Joyce Thompson   Harry Jones   Don McCormick
9 Meadowdale #1 Meister Brauser unknown Jaguar unknown Maserati unknown Porsche unknown Porsche unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown Results
  Augie Pabst   Tossie Alex   Dave Causey   Roger Penske   Bill Wuesthoff
10 Montgomery #15 Meister Brauser #40 Chevrolet #141 Ferrari-Chevrolet #12 Porsche #60 Briggs Cunningham #231 A.C.-Bristol #70 Lotus #4 Daimler #171 Porsche #42 Siata #78 Lola #87 Fiat-Abarth #761 Osca #84 Fiat-Abarth no entries Results
  Augie Pabst   Bob Johnson   Bud Faust   Bill Romig   Walt Hansgen   Elliott Pew   Tom Fleming   Duncan Black   James Forno   Douglas Diffenderfer   Millard Ripley   Paul Richards   Oliver Schmidt   Chandler Lawrence
11 Louisville Meister Brauser unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown Porsche unknown Porsche unknown Lola Sunbeam unknown unknown unknown Results
  Augie Pabst   Bob Holbert   Bill Wuesthoff   Millard Ripley   Don Sesslar
12 Thompson #49 Kelso Auto Dynamics #39 Chevrolet D #77 Porsche #60 Briggs Cunningham #74 A.C.-Bristol E #4 Daimler #6 Porsche #42 Elva #90 Lotus #48 Sunbeam #76 Osca #84 Fiat-Abarth no entries Results
  George Constantine   Dick Jalbert   Bruce Jennings   Walt Hansgen   Elliott Pew   Duncan Black   Roger Penske   Mark Donohue   Robert Barker   Vince Tamburo   Oliver Schmidt   Chandler Lawrence
13 Road America #33 James Place Chevrolet #60 Briggs Cunningham Porsche #24 Dave Causey A.C.-Bristol #61 Briggs Cunningham Daimler #27 Ernest Erickson Porsche Lotus Alfa Romeo #60 Briggs Cunningham Fiat-Abarth no entries Results
  James Place
  Jack Zalinger
  Bob Johnson   Walt Hansgen   Dick Talbot   Dave Causey
  Luke Stear
  Bill Steele   John Fitch
  William Kimberly
  E. G. Davis   Ernie Erickson
  Don Sesslar
  Harold Zimdars   M. R. J. Wyllie
  Margaret Wyllie
  Harlan Besse   Denise McCluggage   Dick Stitt
14 Watkins Glen #50 Meister Brauser #72 Bob Johnson #62 Briggs Cunningham #77 Bruce R. Jennings #17 Ferrari #249 Bill Harwell F #4 Duncan Black #6 John M. Wyatt III #224 Cambridge Motors #2 M. R. J. Wyllie #95 Vincent Tamburo #98 Oliver C. Schmidt #84 Franklin D. Roosevelt #58 Phillips G. Jeffrey Results
  Augie Pabst   Bob Johnson   Ed Hugus   Bruce Jennings   Dean McCarthy   Bill Harwell   Duncan Black   Roger Penske   John Cannon   M. R. J. Wyllie   Vince Tamburo   Oliver Schmidt   Chandler Lawrence   Phillips Jeffrey
15 Corpus Christi unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown Results
16 El Paso Meister Brauser unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown Results
  Augie Pabst
17 Daytona #0 Meister Brauser unknown #40 Lister-Corvette unknown #20 Maserati unknown #44 Porsche unknown Porsche unknown #1 Lotus-Climax unknown #9 Osca unknown no entries Results
  Augie Pabst   Art Huttinger   Alan Connell   Roger Penske   Chuck Cassel   William Story   George Peck
^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

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Class Driver Car
B Modified   Augie Pabst Scarab Mk II-Chevrolet
B Production   Bob Johnson Chevrolet Corvette
C Modified   Dick Thompson Stingray Racer
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
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