1956 SCCA National Sports Car Championship

The 1956 SCCA National Sports Car Championship season was the sixth season of the Sports Car Club of America's National Sports Car Championship. It began March 10, 1956, and ended November 4, 1956, after eleven races.

1956 SCCA National Sports Car Championship
Previous: 1955 Next: 1957

Schedule

Rnd Race LengthA Circuit Location Date
1 Walterboro National Championship Sports Car Races 105 mi (169 km) Lowcountry Regional Airport Walterboro, South Carolina March 10
2 Pebble Beach Sports Car Road Race 100 mi (160 km) Pebble Beach road circuit Pebble Beach, California April 22
3 Cumberland National Sports Car Races 1 hour Greater Cumberland Regional Airport Wiley Ford, West Virginia May 20
4 Texan National Championship Sports Car Races 100 mi (160 km) Eagle Mountain National Guard Base Fort Worth, Texas June 3
5 National Road Races 150 mi (240 km) Road America Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin June 24
6 Beverly National Sports Car Races 90 mi (140 km) Beverly Airport Beverly, Massachusetts July 7
7 Seafair National Championship Races 200 km (120 mi) Kitsap County Airport Bremerton, Washington August 12
8 Thompson National Championship Races 1 hour Thompson International Speedway Thompson, Connecticut September 3
9 National Championship Road America Endurance Races 6 hours Road America Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin September 9
10 International Sports Car Grand Prix of Watkins Glen 50 mi (80 km) Watkins Glen International Watkins Glen, New York September 15
11 Palm Springs National Championship Road Races 100 mi (160 km) Palm Springs Municipal Airport Palm Springs, California November 4
^A Feature race

Season results

Feature race overall winners in bold.

Rnd Circuit BM 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 Results
BM 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)
1 Walterboro #18 Cunningham #59 Briggs Cunningham #22 Jaguar #44 Ferrari #0 Mercedes-Benz no entries #9 Arnolt-Bristol #47 Porsche #36 Porsche #35 Lotus #40 MG #90 Crosley Results
Fred Wacker Sherwood Johnston Richard Kessler Gene Greenspun Charles Wallace S. H. Arnolt Mike Marshall Lake Underwood Frank Baptista Ralph Durbin Ed Welch
2 Pebble Beach #108 Kurtis-Cadillac #2 John von Neumann #46 Chevrolet #24 Dick Hall #136 Mercedes-Benz #38 Frazer Nash #59 Morgan #188 Porsche #86 Porsche #6 Cooper-Climax #33 MG #154 Crosley Special Results
Lou Brero Phil Hill Dick Thompson Carroll Shelby Tony Settember Marion Lowe Bob Oker Jack McAfee Dale Johnson John Fox Gordon Wilson Harry Eyerly
3 Cumberland #29 Allard-Cadillac #206 Tage Hansgen #180 Jaguar #30 Maserati #233 Mercedes-Benz
#170 Austin-HealeyA
#6 Ferrari #181 A.C.-Bristol #80 Porsche #209 Porsche #2 Lotus #88 Porsche #249 D.B. Results
Bob Bucher Walt Hansgen Harry Carter Bill Lloyd Paul O'Shea (MB)
Fred Moore (AH)
Charles Hassan John B. Mull Jack McAfee Lake Underwood M. R. J. Wyllie Emil Pupulidy Howard Hanna
4 Eagle Mountain #16 Allard-Lincoln #58 Ferrari #18 Chevrolet #110 Richard Hall #35 Mercedes-Benz #83 Siata #26 Porsche #78 Porsche #45 Porsche #171 Lotus #66 Alfa Romeo #76 Giaur Results
Walt Gray Sherwood Johnston Dick Thompson Carroll Shelby Paul O'Shea T. D. Johnson Richard McGuire Jack McAfee Jerry Morton Ralph Miller Val Scroggie Bill Betts
5 Road America #51 Allard-Packard #111 Ferrari #22 Chevrolet #66 Maserati #1 Mercedes-Benz #6 Ferrari #44 A.C.-Bristol #188 Porsche #26 Porsche #255 Cooper #178 Alfa Romeo #41 FiberSport Crosley[1] Results
Walt Gray Carroll Shelby Bark Henry Phil Stewart Charles Wallace Ed Lunken Ernie Erickson Jack McAfee Carl Haas Fred Sclavi Bill Wuesthoff John Mays
6 Beverly #29 Allard-Cadillac #144 R. Cherryholme #111 Chevrolet #47 Ferrari #0 Mercedes-Benz #6 Ferrari #177 Porsche #69 Porsche #37 Porsche #35 Lotus #88 Porsche #2 Bandini Results
Bob Bucher Carroll Shelby Dick Thompson Masten Gregory Charles Wallace Ed Lunken Bengt Söderström Ed Crawford Lake Underwood Frank Baptista Emil Pupulidy Henry Rudkin
7 Seafair #108 Kurtis-Cadillac #98 John Edgar #106 Chevrolet B #33 Mercedes-Benz C #97 Morgan #188 Porsche #9 Porsche #66 Cooper-Climax #87 Alfa Romeo D Results
Lou Brero Carroll Shelby Dick Thompson Paul O'Shea Dave Troffer Jack McAfee LeRoy Caverly John Fox Paul Naw
8 Thompson no finishers #41 Auto Engineering #80 Jaguar E #111 George Tilp #7 Temple Buell #127 A.C.-Bristol #47 Porsche #29 Porsche #44 Lotus #89 Porsche #4 PBX Results
Walt Hansgen Harry Carter Paul O'Shea Masten Gregory Les Cizek Masten Gregory John Clapp Duncan Black Emil Pupulidy Dolph Vilardi
9 Road America #98 Nash-Healey #10 John Kilborn #36 Jaguar #65 Aston Martin #33 Mercedes-Benz #7 Ted Boynton #86 A.C. #5 Osca #56 Porsche #23 Cooper #52 Alfa Romeo #46 Herman Behm Results
Andy Rosenberger
Robert Gary
John Kilborn
Howard Hively
Duke Knowlton
William Andrews
Rod Carveth
John Barneson
Paul O'Shea
Phil Hill
Ted Boynton
Bob Ballenger
Frank Campbell
Hal Ullrich
Jim Kimberly
Carroll Shelby
Chuck Rickert
Donald Kriplen
Lance Reventlow
Richie Ginther
Ralph Durbin
K. Askew
Herman Behm
Carl Haas
10 Watkins Glen #29 Bob Bucher #49 Mary L. Constantine #30 Raymond E. Mason #86 Edward F. Droesch #10 George Tilp #75 William M. Wonder no entries #146 Austin L. Conley #58 F. V. Grauds
#67 Sherman L. Decker
#2 M. R. J. Wyllie #44 Victor V. Forno
#105 Robert Holbert
#131 Ecruie Broque Results
Bob Bucher George Constantine Raymond Mason Ed Droesch Paul O'Shea William Wonder Austin Conley F. Grauds (overall)
Sherman Decker (MG)F
M. R. J. Wyllie Victor Forno (overall)
Bob Holbert (MG)F
Dick Yares
11 Palm Springs #84 Hagemann Special-Chrysler #98 John Edgar #106 Chevrolet #49 Aston Martin #35 Mercedes-Benz
#277 Austin-Healey
#39 Frazer Nash #59 A.C.-Bristol #95 Cooper-Climax #20 Porsche #91 Lotus #181 Alfa Romeo #7 Devin-Panhard Results
John Barneson Carroll Shelby Dick Thompson Bob Drake Jack Bates (MB)
Elliott Forbes-Robinson (others)G
James Lowe Bob Oker Bob Drake Don Dickey Harvey Mayer Richard Morse James Orr
^A Separate Mercedes-Benz 300SLs and Austin-Healey 100s winners were declared in D Production at Cumberland. The Mercedes ran in a race with C Production, and the Austin-Healeys in a race with E Production.
^B D, E, and F Modified were classified together at Seafair; the combined class was won by Jack McAfee's FM Porsche 550. The highest-finishing DM car was Jack Graham's Aston Martin DB3S in 2nd.
^C E Modified were classified with D Modified at Seafair.
^D H Modified were classified with E Modified at Seafair.
^E D and E Modified were classified together for the 1-hour races at Thompson. The class was won by Masten Gregory in an EM Ferrari. D Modified was classed with C Modified in the sprint race.
^F Separate Overall and MG winners were declared in F and G Production at Watkins Glen.
^G Mercedes-Benz 300 SLs were classified separately from others in D Production at Palm Springs.

Champions

ClassDriverCar
B Modified Walt GrayAllard J2-Lincoln, Allard J2-Packard
C Modified Walt HansgenJaguar D-Type
C Production Harry CarterJaguar XK140MC
D Modified Bill LloydMaserati 300S
D Production Paul O'SheaMercedes-Benz 300SL
E Modified E. B. LunkenFerrari 500 TR
E Production Bengt SöderströmPorsche 356 1600
F Modified Jack McAfeePorsche 550 Spyder
F Production Lake UnderwoodPorsche 356 1500
G Modified Frank BaptistaLotus Mark IX
G Production Emil PupulidyPorsche 356 1300
H Modified James OrrDevin-Panhard

References

  1. "Fibersport Chassis". SportsRacer.net. Retrieved 19 September 2010.
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