1964 SCCA National Sports Car Championship

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The 1964 SCCA National Sports Car Championship season was the fourteenth and final season of the Sports Car Club of America's National Sports Car Championship. It began April 12, 1964, and ended October 31, 1964, after eleven races.

Schedule[edit]

Rnd Race LengthA Circuit Location Date
1 SCCA National Race 45 minutes Marlboro Motor Raceway Upper Marlboro, Maryland April 12
2 National Championship Sports Car Races 58 mi (93 km) Virginia International Raceway Danville, Virginia April 19
3 Cumberland National Championship Sports Car Races ? Greater Cumberland Regional Airport Wiley Ford, West Virginia May 17
4 SCCA National Race ? Bridgehampton Race Circuit Bridgehampton, New York May 31
5 SCCA National Race 155 km (96 mi) Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, Ohio June 14
6 June Sprints 160 mi (260 km) Road America Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin June 21
7 Lake Garnett Grand Prix ? Lake Garnett Circuit Garnett, Kansas July 5
8 SCCA National Race 100 km (62 mi) Lynndale Farms Road Racing Course Pewaukee, Wisconsin August 2
9 The Glen 500 500 mi (800 km) Watkins Glen International Watkins Glen, New York August 23
10 SCCA National Race ? Thompson International Speedway Thompson, Connecticut September 7
11 SCCA National Race 100 km (62 mi) Lime Rock Park Lakeville, Connecticut October 31
NCB Sports Car Graphic presents the American Road Race of Champions 45 minutes Riverside International Raceway Riverside, California November 14–15
^A Feature race
^B Non-championship event

Season results[edit]

Feature race overall winners in bold.

Rnd Circuit AP 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 Results
AP 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)
1 Marlboro Shelby Chevrolet Genie-Ford Porsche Ferrari Triumph Elva-Porsche Porsche Elva Lotus Lola Triumph Osca Austin-Healey Results
United States Charlie Hayes United States Robert Mouat United States Ed Lowther United States Bruce Jennings United States Tom O'Brien United States Bob Tullius United States Skip Scott United States Hans Zereis United States Dick Young United States Bob Sharp United States Art Tweedale United States Erwin Lorincz United States John Gordon United States Carl Truitt
2 VIR #41 Roger Penske #1 Chevrolet #7 Genie-Ford #77 Porsche no finishers #44 Triumph no entries #12 Volvo #3 Lotus #22 Porsche #55 Elva #31 Morgan #9 Lotus-Saab #72 Fiat-Abarth Results
United States Mark Donohue United States Don Yenko United States Ed Lowther United States Bruce Jennings United States Bob Tullius United States Art Riley United States Mike Goth United States Ron Grable United States Roger Donovan United States Pete van der Vate United States Ed Walsh United States Ron Catalano
3 Cumberland #33 Bob Johnson #11 Don Yenko #79 William Wissel #6 Dave Clark #87 Tom O'Brien #44 Robert Tullius #11 Barbara C. Cole #77 M.A. Russell #85 Donald E. Wolf #23 Brooks Noah Stuart Northrup #53 R&S Import Motors #9 Edward Walsh #33 Carl Truitt Results
United States Bob Johnson United States Don Yenko United States Ed Smith United States Dave Clark United States Tom O'Brien United States Bob Tullius United States Skip Scott United States Bruce Jennings United States Don Wolf United States Brooks Noah United States Stuart Northrup United States Marianne Rollo United States Ed Walsh United States Carl Truitt
4 Bridgehampton Shelby Chevrolet #5 Genie-Ford Lotus #87 Ferrari Austin-Healey #7 Robert Bosch Porsche #17 Elva-Ford Sports Car Forum Lola Morgan Lotus-Saab Austin-Healey Results
United States Bob Johnson United States Frank Dominianni United States William Wonder United States Dave Clark United States Tom O'Brien United States Jim Ladd United States Joe Buzzetta United States Lake Underwood United States Jack Lofland United States Don Sesslar United States M. R. J. Wyllie United States Pete van der Vate United States Ed Walsh United States Carl Truitt
5 Mid-Ohio Chevrolet Chevrolet Gates Chevrolet Lotus no entries Triumph no entries #37 Porsche Elva Sports Car Forum Elva Morgan Lotus-Saab Austin-Healey Results
United States Dick Lang United States Frank Dominianni United States Bud Gates United States Dave Clark United States Bob Tullius United States Lake Underwood United States Ernie Harris United States Don Sesslar United States Jack Lawrence United States Pete van der Vate United States Ed Walsh United States Paul Petrun
6 Road America Shelby Chevrolet Cro-Sal Porsche Ferrari Triumph Elva-Porsche Alfa Romeo Elva Sports Car Forum Merlyn-Cosworth[1] Triumph Martin T Austin-Healey Results
United States Bob Johnson United States Don Yenko United States Ralph Salyer United States Bruce Jennings United States Dudley Davis United States Jim Spencer United States Lee Hall United States Al Allin United States Don Wolf United States Don Sesslar United States Charles Barns United States Bob Clemens United States Martin Tanner United States Larry Skeels
7 Lake Garnett #54 Robert Cross Dave Dooley #61 Jack Hinkle no finishers no entries #13 John Goans, Jr. no entries #77 Leonard Janke no finishers #74 Don Sesslar #96 Charles Barns #4 Tommy Allen #9 Ed Walsh #56 Richard Alley Results
United States Bob Cross United States Dave Dooley United States Jack Hinkle United States John Goans United States Leonard Janke United States Don Sesslar United States Charles Barns United States Tommy Allen United States Ed Walsh United States Richard Alley
8 Lynndale Farms Shelby no entries Cro-Sal Lotus Ferrari Triumph Elva-Porsche Porsche Elva Lotus Merlyn-Cosworth Porsche Lotus-Saab Austin-Healey Results
United States Bob Johnson United States Ralph Salyer United States Dudley Davis United States Dudley Davis United States Jim Spencer United States Lee Hall United States Jerry Frydenlund United States Don Wolf United States Brooks Noah United States Charles Barns United States Evan Morell United States Ed Walsh United States Larry Skeels
9 Watkins Glen #10 Harold S. Johnston, Jr. #69 Frank J. Dominianni #17 Ed Lowther no finishers no entries #59 Krueger Tuned Racing Team #27 Brad Parker #17 Hans Zereis #37 High Performance Cars #74 Sports Car Forum #76 Motor Sport Service #13 Patricia Mernone #19 John S. Gordon #6 Fred A. Ingham, Jr. Results
United States Ed Lowther
United States Bob Nagel
United States Frank Dominianni
United States Bob Grossman
United States Ed Lowther United States Dave Martin
United States Ernie Donnan
United States Charlie Hayes United States Hans Zereis United States Peter Sachs United States Don Sesslar United States Jack Lawrence United States Pete van der Vate United States John Gordon United States Fred Ingham
10 Thompson Shelby Chevrolet Lotus-Porsche Porsche no finishers Austin-Healey no finishers Porsche Brabham-Ford Triumph Lotus Datsun Bosca Austin-Healey Results
United States Harold Keck United States Frank Dominianni United States Skip Barber United States Bruce Jennings United States Jim Ladd United States Lake Underwood United States Peter Sachs United States Bob Tullius United States Charles Gibson United States Bob Sharp United States John Igleheart United States Carl Truitt
11 Lime Rock Chevrolet Chevrolet Ferrari Porsche Ferrari Triumph no finishers Porsche Brabham-Ford Sunbeam Lotus Triumph Osca Austin-Healey Results
United States Ken Hall United States Bob Brull United States Bob Grossman United States Bruce Jennings United States Tom O'Brien United States Chris Noyes United States Hans Zereis United States Peter Sachs United States William Kneeland United States Charles Gibson United States Dick Gilmartin United States John Gordon United Kingdom Gil Page
NC Riverside #61 Shelby American #61 Kjell Qvale #61 Grizzly Engineering #63 Earl T. Jones #66 Jerry Titus #11 Robert C. Tullius #61 Ralph S. Wood #62 Scientific Automotive Rick Muther #33 Richard J. Hull #51 Charles A. Barns #61 Ed Barker #66 Dan Parkinson #31 Fredrick W. Salo Results
United States Ed Leslie United States Merle Brennan United States Bart Martin United States Earl Jones United States Jerry Titus United States Bob Tullius United States Ralph Wood United States Alan Johnson United States Rick Muther United States Dick Hull United States Charles Barns United States Ed Barker United States Dan Parkinson United States Fred Salo

Champions[edit]

Class Driver Car
A Production United States Bob Johnson Shelby Cobra 289
B Production United States Frank Dominianni Chevrolet Corvette
C Modified United States Ed Lowther Genie Mk.8-Ford
C Production United States Bruce Jennings Porsche 356 Carrera
D Modified United States Tom O'Brien Ferrari Dino 268 SP
D Production United States Bob Tullius Triumph TR4
E Modified United States Lee Hall Elva-Porsche
E Production United States Hans Zereis Porsche 356 Speedster
F Modified United States Don Wolf Elva Mk.7
F Production United States Don Sesslar Sunbeam Alpine
G Modified United States Charles Barns Merlyn Mk. VI-Cosworth[1]
G Production United States Pete van der Vate Morgan 4/4 Mk IV
H Modified United States Ed Walsh Lotus 23-Saab, Lotus Seven A-Saab
H Production United States Carl Truitt Austin-Healey Sprite

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Merlyn chassis". SportsRacer.net. Retrieved October 10, 2010.

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