1966 United States Road Racing Championship

The 1966 United States Road Racing Championship season was the fourth season of the Sports Car Club of America's United States Road Racing Championship. It began April 24, 1966, and ended September 4, 1966, after eight races. GT cars were dropped from the program; only the two sports car classes were run. Chuck Parsons won the season championship.

Schedule

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Rnd Race Length Circuit Location Date
1 Stardust Grand Prix 180 mi (290 km) Stardust International Raceway Las Vegas, Nevada April 24
2 Riverside 300 300 km (190 mi) Riverside International Raceway Riverside, California May 1
3 Monterey 150 150 mi (240 km) Laguna Seca Raceway Monterey, California May 8
4 Bridgehampton 200 200 mi (320 km) Bridgehampton Race Circuit Bridgehampton, New York May 22
5 Sports Car Grand Prix at Watkins Glen 200 mi (320 km) Watkins Glen Grand Prix Race Course Watkins Glen, New York June 26
6 Pacific North West Grand Prix 250 km (160 mi) Pacific Raceways Kent, Washington July 30
7 Buckeye Cup 200 mi (320 km) Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, Ohio August 28
8 Road America 500 500 mi (800 km) Road America Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin September 4

Season results

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Overall winner in bold.

Rnd Circuit Over 2.0 Winning Team Under 2.0 Winning Team Results
Over 2.0 Winning Driver(s) Under 2.0 Winning Driver(s)
1 Stardust #62 Dan Blocker Racing #34 Otto Zipper Results
  John Cannon   Ken Miles
2 Riverside #26 Lola-Chevrolet #33 Otto Zipper Results
  John Fulp   Scooter Patrick
3 Laguna Seca #97 McLaren Elva-Chevrolet #34 Otto Zipper Results
  Charlie Hayes   Ken Miles
4 Bridgehampton #8 All American Racers #33 Otto Zipper Results
  Jerry Grant   Scooter Patrick
5 Watkins Glen #26 Lola-Chevrolet #56 Ralph Trieschmann Results
  John Fulp   Ralph Trieschmann
6 Kent #16 Roger Penske Racing #60 Porsche Cars Pacific, Inc. Results
  Mark Donohue   Don Wester
7 Mid-Ohio #96 Dan Blocker Racing #7 Porsche of America Results
  Lothar Motschenbacher   Joe Buzzetta
8 Road America #10 Randy Hilton #7 Porsche of America Results
  Chuck Parsons   Joe Buzzetta
  Günter Klass
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