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1954 SCCA National Sports Car Championship

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The 1954 SCCA National Sports Car Championship season was the fourth season of the Sports Car Club of America's National Sports Car Championship. It began January 31, 1954, and ended November 7, 1954, after twelve races. For the first time, championships were awarded to drivers in each class, rather than an overall championship as before.

Classes

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Class Displacement
A over 5000cc
B 4000–5000cc
C 3000–4000cc
D 2000–3000cc
E 1500–2000cc
F 1100–1500cc
G 750–1100cc
H under 750cc

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Schedule

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Rnd Race LengthA Circuit Location Date
1 Florida National Sports Car Races 200 mi (320 km) MacDill Air Force Base Tampa, Florida January 31
2 Savannah National Sports Car Races 150 mi (240 km) Hunter Air Force Base Savannah, Georgia March 14
3 Lone Star National Sports Car Race 100 mi (160 km) Bergstrom Air Force Base Austin, Texas March 28
4 Pebble Beach Sports Car Road Race 100 mi (160 km) Pebble Beach road circuit Pebble Beach, California April 11
5 National Capital Sports Car Races 200 mi (320 km) Andrews Air Force Base Washington, D.C. May 2
6 Chanute National Sports Car Races 150 mi (240 km) Chanute Air Force Base Rantoul, Illinois June 6
7 New England National Sports Car Races 175 mi (282 km) Westover Air Force Base Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts June 13
8 Offutt National Sports Car Races 200 mi (320 km) Offutt Air Force Base Omaha, Nebraska July 4
9 Lockbourne Sports Car Races 150 mi (240 km) Lockbourne Air Force Base Columbus, Ohio August 8
10 Thompson National Races 15 mi (24 km) Thompson International Speedway Thompson, Connecticut September 5
11 International Sports Car Grand Prix of Watkins Glen 100 mi (160 km) Watkins Glen road circuit Watkins Glen, New York September 18
12 Orange Empire National Races 125 mi (201 km) March Air Force Base Moreno Valley, California November 7
^A Feature race

Season results

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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 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) HM Winning Driver(s)
1 MacDill #3 Cunningham #5 Ferrari #12 Jaguar #6 Briggs Cunningham/Momo no entries #31 Saita no entries #1 Briggs Cunningham #18 MG #77 O.S.C.A. #81 Renault Results
United States Phil Walters United States Jim Kimberly United States Austin Young United States John Fitch United States Robert Blackwood United States Briggs Cunningham United States Ralph Durbin United States Rees Makins United States Henry Gauding
2 Hunter #51 Briggs Cunningham #5 Ferrari #39 Jaguar #44 Ferrari #64 Austin-Healey #97 Kieft no entries #2 O.S.C.A. #33 Porsche #111 PB Crosley A Results
United States Sherwood Johnston United States Jim Kimberly United States Warren Smith United States Bill Lloyd United States Billy Dantone United States Bill Carpenter United States George Moffett United States Dick Pace United States George Schrafft
3 Bergstrom #20 Allard #5 Ferrari #53 Jaguar #52 Ferrari no entries no entries no entries #9 Porsche #49 Porsche no entries #66 D.B. Panhard Results
United States Walt Gray United States Jim Kimberly United States Curtis Attaway United States Bill Jarnigan United States John von Neumann United States Art Bunker France François Crouzet
4 Pebble Beach #107 Allard #26 Ferrari B #1 Edwards B #5 Ferrari B #117 O.S.C.A. B #124 Giaur #51 Crosley Special Results
United States John Barneson United States Sterling Edwards Wagner United States Randy McDougall United States Chick Leson Hicks United States Harry Eyerly
5 Andrews #17 Jack R. Ensley #1 Bill Spear #178 Jaguar #2 William B. Lloyd #85 David Herson #46 Donald McKnought #146 James S. P. Robinson #42 Briggs Cunningham #65 Dick Thompson #107 Rees T. Makins #74 Candler H. Poole, Jr. Results
United States Jack Ensley United States Bill Spear United States Stephen Spitler United States Bill Lloyd United States William Kinchloe United States Don McKnought United States Roger Wing United States Briggs Cunningham United States Dick Thompson United States Rees Makins United States Candy Poole
6 Chanute #17 Jack R. Ensley #5 James H. Kimberly #121 Jack Pry #136 J. M. R. Lyeth, Jr. unknown #10 Robert B. Kuhn unknown unknown #12 Max J. Goldman, Jr.
#126 Ralph Durbin
#47 Rees T. Makins unknown Results
United States Jack Ensley United States Jim Kimberly United States Charles Wallace United States Charles Hassan United States Bob Kuhn United States Max Goldman (Porsche)
United States Ralph Durbin (MG)C
United States Rees Makins
7 Westover no entries #5 Ferrari #40 Jaguar #25 Ferrari #22 Austin-Healey #85 Siata #95 Triumph #4 Lester MG #54 Porsche #91 O.S.C.A. #3 Bandini Results
United States Jim Kimberly United States Charles Wallace United States Bill Lloyd United States Fred Allen United States George Schrafft United States Ron McConkey United States Duncan Black United States John Bye United States Jim Kimberly United States Henry Rudkin
8 Offutt #60 Charles Moran, Jr. #55 Tony Parravano #43 Curtis L. Attaway, Jr. #20 J. M. R. Lyeth, Jr. no finishers #7 C. Ted Boynton no finishers #66 Phil Stewart #90 Arthur S. Bunker, Jr. #77 Rees T. Makins #33 Roy Cherryholmes Results
United States Charles Moran United States Jack McAfee United States Curtis Attaway United States Richard Lyeth United States Ted Boynton United States Phil Stewart United States Art Bunker United States Rees Makins United States Roy Cherryholmes
9 Lockbourne #68 Phil Walters #5 James H. Kimberly #79 C. C. Wallace no finishers #157 Austin-Healey #26 Lt. Col. Robert B. Kuhn #17 Triumph #91 James Simpson, Jr. #2 Dr. R. K. Thompson #4 Rees T. Makins #131 Jerry Rigden Results
United States Sherwood Johnston United States Jim Kimberly United States Charles Wallace United States Robert Fergus United States Bob Kuhn United States Jim Brooks United States James Simpson United States Dick Thompson United States Rees Makins United States Jerry Rigden
10 ThompsonD #17 Kurtis Kraft #111 Ferrari #23 Jaguar #9 Ferrari #45 Austin-Healey #11 Maserati no finishers #1 Briggs Cunningham #76 Porsche
#51 MG
#14 O.S.C.A. #74 PBX Results
United States Jack Ensley United States Bill Spear United States Charles Wallace United States Adrian Melville United States Robert Fergus United States Fred Procter United States Briggs Cunningham United States Chandler Lawrence (Overall)
United States Mike RodneyC
United States Rees Makins United States Candy Poole
11 Watkins Glen #18 Briggs Cunningham #5 Jim Kimberly #66 Richard Perrin #132 William B. Lloyd #12 Fred Allen #110 Frederick W. Procter, Jr. #137 James S. P. Robinson #118 Rees T. Makins #107 Robert W. Magenheimer #127 Robert T. Keller #198 Briggs Cunningham Results
United States Phil Walters United States Jim Kimberly United States Richard Perrin United States Bill Lloyd United States Roy Jackson-Moore United States Fred Proctor United States Jim Robinson United States Frank Bott United States Robert Magenheimer United States Robert T. Keller United States Marshall Lewis
12 March #104 Mabee Chrysler Special #4 Ferrari #83 Jaguar #71 Ferrari no entries #200 Triumph #183 Triumph #91 O.S.C.A. #118 Porsche #25 Panhard Special #31 Moretti Results
United States Mickey Wysong United States Bill Spear United States Jim Peterson United States Howard Hively United States Walter Kieckhefer United States Lee Owen United States James Simpson United States Jean Pierre Kunstle United States Perry Peron United States John Biehl
^A G Modified were classified with H Modified at Hunter.
^B Modified & Production classes were classified together at Pebble Beach.
^C Separate MG and Porsche winners in F Production were declared at Chanute and Thompson.
^D A separate race for the fastest 10 drivers of the weekend was also held, won by Walt Hansgen in a C Modified-class Jaguar C-Type.

Champions

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Class Driver Car
B Modified United States Jack Ensley Kurtis Kraft 500S
C Modified United States Jim Kimberly Ferrari 375 MM
C Production United States Charles Wallace Jaguar XK120
D Modified United States Bill Lloyd Ferrari 225 S, Ferrari 2.7
D Production United States William Kinchloe Austin-Healey 100
E Modified United States Fred Wacker
United States Ted Boynton‡
Arnolt-Bristol
Frazer Nash Le Mans
E Production United States Bob Salzgaber Triumph TR2
F Modified United States Briggs Cunningham O.S.C.A. MT4
F Production United States Dick Thompson
United States Art Bunker‡
Porsche 356, MG TD
Porsche 356 Super Coupe, Roadster
G Modified United States Rees Makins O.S.C.A. MT4
H Modified United States Candy Poole PBX Special

‡Tie

References

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  1. ^ "Pebble Beach 1954". Speed Age: 50. 1954. Retrieved July 25, 2010.
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