1954 SCCA National Sports Car Championship


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

Schedule

RndRaceLengthCircuitLocationDate
1Florida National Sports Car RacesMacDill Air Force BaseTampa, FloridaJanuary 31
2Savannah National Sports Car RacesHunter Air Force BaseSavannah, GeorgiaMarch 14
3Lone Star National Sports Car RaceBergstrom Air Force BaseAustin, TexasMarch 28
4Pebble Beach Sports Car Road RacePebble Beach road circuitPebble Beach, CaliforniaApril 11
5National Capital Sports Car RacesAndrews Air Force BaseWashington, D.C.May 2
6Chanute National Sports Car RacesChanute Air Force BaseRantoul, IllinoisJune 6
7New England National Sports Car RacesWestover Air Force BaseChicopee Falls, MassachusettsJune 13
8Offutt National Sports Car RacesOffutt Air Force BaseOmaha, NebraskaJuly 4
9Lockbourne Sports Car RacesLockbourne Air Force BaseColumbus, OhioAugust 8
10Thompson National RacesThompson International SpeedwayThompson, ConnecticutSeptember 5
11International Sports Car Grand Prix of Watkins GlenWatkins Glen road circuitWatkins Glen, New YorkSeptember 18
12Orange Empire National RacesMarch Air Force BaseMoreno Valley, CaliforniaNovember 7

Season results

Feature race overall winners in bold.
RndCircuitBM Winning TeamCM Winning TeamCP Winning TeamDM Winning TeamDP Winning TeamEM Winning TeamEP Winning TeamFM Winning TeamFP Winning TeamGM Winning TeamHM Winning TeamResults
RndCircuitBM Winning DriverCM Winning DriverCP Winning DriverDM Winning DriverDP Winning DriverEM Winning DriverEP Winning DriverFM Winning DriverFP Winning DriverGM Winning DriverHM Winning DriverResults
1MacDill#3 Cunningham#5 Ferrari#12 Jaguar#6 Briggs Cunningham/Momono entries#31 Saitano entries#1 Briggs Cunningham#18 MG#77 O.S.C.A.#81 RenaultResults
1MacDill Phil Walters Jim Kimberly Austin Young John Fitchno entries Robert Blackwoodno entries Briggs Cunningham Ralph Durbin Rees Makins Henry GaudingResults
2Hunter#51 Briggs Cunningham#5 Ferrari#39 Jaguar#44 Ferrari#64 Austin-Healey#97 Kieftno entries#2 O.S.C.A.#33 Porsche#111 PB CrosleyResults
2Hunter Sherwood Johnston Jim Kimberly Warren Smith Bill Lloyd Billy Dantone Bill Carpenterno entries George Moffett Dick Pace George SchrafftResults
3Bergstrom#20 Allard#5 Ferrari#53 Jaguar#52 Ferrarino entriesno entriesno entries#9 Porsche#49 Porscheno entries#66 D.B. PanhardResults
3Bergstrom Walt Gray Jim Kimberly Curtis Attaway Bill Jarniganno entriesno entriesno entries John von Neumann Art Bunkerno entries François CrouzetResults
4Pebble Beach#107 Allard#26 Ferrari#1 Edwards#5 Ferrari#117 O.S.C.A.#124 Giaur#51 Crosley SpecialResults
4Pebble Beach John Barneson Sterling EdwardsWagner Randy McDougall Chick LesonHicks Harry EyerlyResults
5Andrews#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
5Andrews Jack Ensley Bill Spear Stephen Spitler Bill Lloyd William Kinchloe Don McKnought Roger Wing Briggs Cunningham Dick Thompson Rees Makins Candy PooleResults
6Chanute#17 Jack R. Ensley#5 James H. Kimberly#121 Jack Pry#136 J. M. R. Lyeth, Jr.unknown#10 Robert B. Kuhnunknownunknown#12 Max J. Goldman, Jr.
  1. 126 Ralph Durbin
#47 Rees T. MakinsunknownResults
6Chanute Jack Ensley Jim Kimberly Charles Wallace Charles Hassanunknown Bob Kuhnunknownunknown Max Goldman Ralph Durbin Rees MakinsunknownResults
7Westoverno 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 BandiniResults
7Westoverno entries Jim Kimberly Charles Wallace Bill Lloyd Fred Allen George Schrafft Ron McConkey Duncan Black John Bye Jim Kimberly Henry RudkinResults
8Offutt#60 Charles Moran, Jr.#55 Tony Parravano#43 Curtis L. Attaway, Jr.#20 J. M. R. Lyeth, Jr.no finishers#7 C. Ted Boyntonno finishers#66 Phil Stewart#90 Arthur S. Bunker, Jr.#77 Rees T. Makins#33 Roy CherryholmesResults
8Offutt Charles Moran Jack McAfee Curtis Attaway Richard Lyethno finishers Ted Boyntonno finishers Phil Stewart Art Bunker Rees Makins Roy CherryholmesResults
9Lockbourne#68 Phil Walters#5 James H. Kimberly#79 C. C. Wallaceno 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 RigdenResults
9Lockbourne Sherwood Johnston Jim Kimberly Charles Wallaceno finishers Robert Fergus Bob Kuhn Jim Brooks James Simpson Dick Thompson Rees Makins Jerry RigdenResults
10Thompson#17 Kurtis Kraft#111 Ferrari#23 Jaguar#9 Ferrari#45 Austin-Healey#11 Maseratino finishers#1 Briggs Cunningham#76 Porsche
  1. 51 MG
#14 O.S.C.A.#74 PBXResults
10Thompson Jack Ensley Bill Spear Charles Wallace Adrian Melville Robert Fergus Fred Procterno finishers Briggs Cunningham Chandler Lawrence Mike Rodney Rees Makins Candy PooleResults
11Watkins 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 CunninghamResults
11Watkins Glen Phil Walters Jim Kimberly Richard Perrin Bill Lloyd Roy Jackson-Moore Fred Proctor Jim Robinson Frank Bott Robert Magenheimer Robert T. Keller Marshall LewisResults
12March#104 Mabee Chrysler Special#4 Ferrari#83 Jaguar#71 Ferrarino entries#200 Triumph#183 Triumph#91 O.S.C.A.#118 Porsche#25 Panhard Special#31 MorettiResults
12March Mickey Wysong Bill Spear Jim Peterson Howard Hivelyno entries Walter Kieckhefer Lee Owen James Simpson Jean Pierre Kunstle Perry Peron John BiehlResults

Champions

‡Tie