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1960 SCCA National Sports Car Championship

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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
Switzerland Gaston Andrey United States 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
United States Bob Grossman United States Dick Thompson United States Gene Hobbs United States Charles Kurtz United States Roger Penske United States Sherman Decker United States Paul Richards United States Charlie Kolb United States Charles Callanan United States Oliver Schmidt United States 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
United States Bob Grossman United States Dick Thompson United States Charles Kurtz United States Bob Holbert United States Duncan Black United States Douglas Diffenderfer United States Charlie Kolb United States Vince Tamburo United States Oliver Schmidt United States 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
United States Dick Thompson United States Ray Rairdon United States Bruce Jennings United States Walt Hansgen United States Elliott Pew United States Roger Penske United States Duncan Black United States Charlie Kolb United States Charlie Kolb United States Vince Tamburo United States Martin Tanner United States Chandler Lawrence United States 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
United States Bob Grossman United States Dick Thompson United States Bruce Jennings United States Walt Hansgen United States Roger Penske United States 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
United States Augie Pabst United States George Reed United States Dick Thompson United States Bill Romig Switzerland Gaston Andrey United States Lloyd Barton United States Roger Penske United States Duncan Black United States Bill Wuesthoff United States Ernie Harris United States Millard Ripley United States Philip Seven United States Ed Walsh United States 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
United States George Constantine United States Bob Johnson United States Gordon MacKenzie United States Bruce Jennings United States Charles Kurtz United States Bob Holbert United States Reed Rollo United States Newton Davis United States Mark Donohue United States Millard Ripley United States Don Erlbeck United States Henry Rudkin United States 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
United States Dan Collins United States Chuck Frederick United States Gene Kurland United States Bob Holbert United States Tony Polumbus United States Charles Lyon United States John Max Wolf United States Charlie Kolb United States Joyce Thompson United States Harry Jones United States Don McCormick
9 Meadowdale #1 Meister Brauser unknown Jaguar unknown Maserati unknown Porsche unknown Porsche unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown Results
United States Augie Pabst United States Tossie Alex United States Dave Causey United States Roger Penske United States 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
United States Augie Pabst United States Bob Johnson United States Bud Faust United States Bill Romig United States Walt Hansgen United States Elliott Pew United States Tom Fleming United States Duncan Black United States James Forno United States Douglas Diffenderfer United States Millard Ripley United States Paul Richards United States Oliver Schmidt United States Chandler Lawrence
11 Louisville Meister Brauser unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown Porsche unknown Porsche unknown Lola Sunbeam unknown unknown unknown Results
United States Augie Pabst United States Bob Holbert United States Bill Wuesthoff United States Millard Ripley United States 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
United States George Constantine United States Dick Jalbert United States Bruce Jennings United States Walt Hansgen United States Elliott Pew United States Duncan Black United States Roger Penske United States Mark Donohue United States Robert Barker United States Vince Tamburo United States Oliver Schmidt United States 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
United States James Place
United States Jack Zalinger
United States Bob Johnson United States Walt Hansgen United States Dick Talbot United States Dave Causey
United States Luke Stear
United States Bill Steele United States John Fitch
United States William Kimberly
United States E. G. Davis United States Ernie Erickson
United States Don Sesslar
United States Harold Zimdars United States M. R. J. Wyllie
United States Margaret Wyllie
United States Harlan Besse United States Denise McCluggage United States 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
United States Augie Pabst United States Bob Johnson United States Ed Hugus United States Bruce Jennings United States Dean McCarthy United States Bill Harwell United States Duncan Black United States Roger Penske Canada John Cannon United States M. R. J. Wyllie United States Vince Tamburo United States Oliver Schmidt United States Chandler Lawrence United States 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
United States 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
United States Augie Pabst United States Art Huttinger United States Alan Connell United States Roger Penske United States Chuck Cassel United States William Story United States 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 United States Augie Pabst Scarab Mk II-Chevrolet
B Production United States Bob Johnson Chevrolet Corvette
C Modified United States Dick Thompson Stingray Racer
C Production United States Bruce Jennings Porsche 356 Carrera
D Modified Switzerland Gaston Andrey Maserati Tipo 61
D Production United States Elliott Pew AC Ace-Bristol
E Modified United States Bob Holbert Porsche 718 RSK, Porsche 718 RS 60
E Production United States Duncan Black Daimler SP250
F Modified United States Roger Penske Porsche 718 RSK, Porsche 718 RS 60
F Production United States Doug Diffenderfer Siata 208s
G Modified United States Millard Ripley Lotus 17, Lola Mk.1
G Production United States Vince Tamburo Sunbeam Alpine
H Modified United States Oliver Schmidt Osca, Lola Mk.1-Osca
H Production United States Chandler Lawrence Fiat-Abarth
I Modified United States Phillips Jeffrey Berkeley
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