1962 SCCA National Sports Car Championship


The 1962 SCCA National Sports Car Championship season was the twelfth season of the Sports Car Club of America's National Sports Car Championship. It began January 28, 1962, and ended September 22, 1962, after thirteen races.

Schedule

RndRaceLengthCircuitLocationDate
1SCCA National RaceDaytona International SpeedwayDaytona Beach, FloridaJanuary 28
2SCCA National RaceMarlboro Motor RacewayUpper Marlboro, MarylandApril 15
3President's Cup2 hours, 30 minutesVirginia International RacewayDanville, VirginiaApril 29
4Cumberland National Championship Sports Car RacesGreater Cumberland Regional AirportWiley Ford, West VirginiaMay 13
5SCCA National RaceStuttgart Municipal AirportStuttgart, ArkansasMay 27
6SCCA National RaceBridgehampton Race CircuitBridgehampton, New YorkJune 3
7International June SprintsRoad AmericaElkhart Lake, WisconsinJune 17
8Lime Rock NationalsLime Rock ParkLakeville, ConnecticutJune 30
9Lake Garnett Grand PrixLake Garnett CircuitGarnett, KansasJuly 8
10Meadowdale SCCA National ChampionshipsMeadowdale International RacewayCarpentersville, IllinoisAugust 5
11SCCA National RacesThompson International SpeedwayThompson, ConnecticutSeptember 3
12Road America 500Road AmericaElkhart Lake, WisconsinSeptember 9
13Grand Prix at Watkins GlenWatkins Glen InternationalWatkins Glen, New YorkSeptember 22

Season results

Feature race overall winners in bold.
RndCircuitAP Winning TeamBP Winning TeamCM Winning TeamCP Winning TeamDM Winning TeamDP Winning TeamEM Winning TeamEP Winning TeamFM Winning TeamFP Winning TeamGM Winning TeamGP Winning TeamHM Winning TeamHP Winning TeamResults
RndCircuitAP Winning DriverBP Winning DriverCM Winning DriverCP Winning DriverDM Winning DriverDP Winning DriverEM Winning DriverEP Winning DriverFM Winning DriverFP Winning DriverGM Winning DriverGP Winning DriverHM Winning DriverHP Winning DriverResults
1Daytona#77 Ferrari#25 Chevrolet#5 Maserati-FerrariDaimlerno entriesAlfa Romeo#14 PorscheElva#42 PorscheD.B.ElvaAlfa RomeoOscaBerkeleyResults
1Daytona Doug Thiem Ralph Salyer Alan Connell Duncan Blackno entries Bob Richardson Bob Holbert Jay Signore Joseph Hoppen Howard Hanna Curt Gonstead Bob Durren George Peck Hugh KleinpeterResults
2Marlboro#90 Ferrari#1 Chevrolet#18 MaseratiLotus#6 CooperPorsche#14 PorscheElva#29 PorscheTurner#2 Lola#20 Alfa RomeoLotusFiat-AbarthResults
2Marlboro Bob Grossman Don Yenko Charlie Kolb Horace Pettit Roger Penske Bert Everett Bob Holbert Jay Signore Bob Bucher Skip Barber M. R. J. Wyllie Jack Crusoe Glenn Baldwin Ed HessertResults
3VIR#11 Chevrolet#12 Chevrolet#37 Lotus#6 Cooper#27 Alfa Romeo#14 Porsche#44 Triumph#29 Porsche#74 Sports Car Forum#37 Lola#21 Alfa Romeo#39 Osca#5 Fiat-AbarthResults
3VIR Dick Thompson Don Yenko Dave Clark Roger Penske Eric Mangelsen Bob Holbert Bob Tullius Bob Bucher Don Sesslar Art Tweedale Jack Crusoe John Gordon Ed AstriResults
4Cumberland#11 Grady Davis#15 Ralph C. Salyer#56 E. E. Hobbs, Jr.#6 Dave Clark#6 John M. Wyatt#55 Herbert E. Everett#14 Robert Holbert#80 Jay Signore#199 Herb Swan#40 Skip Barber#2 M. R. J. Wyllie#46 Lynn Blanchard#70 John Holmes#119 Edmund C. HessertResults
4Cumberland Dick Thompson Ralph Salyer E. Hobbs, Jr. Dave Clark Roger Penske Bert Everett Bob Holbert Jay Signore Herb Swan Skip Barber M. R. J. Wyllie Lynn Blanchard John Holmes Ed HessertResults
5StuttgartChevroletChevroletno entriesDaimlerCooperPorscheno entriesTriumphPorscheD.B.LolaAlfa RomeoLotusAustin-HealeyResults
5Stuttgart Dick Thompson Don Yenkono entries Eugene Clements Hap Sharp Tommy Allenno entries Bob Tullius Harry Washburn Howard Hanna M. R. J. Wyllie Lynn Blanchard Glenn Baldwin Bill StoneResults
6BridgehamptonChevroletChevrolet#60 Briggs CunninghamLotusPorscheBob DonnerMorganPorscheSports Car ForumElvaAlfa RomeoLola-OscaAustin-HealeyResults
6Bridgehampton Dick Thompson Don Yenko Walt Hansgen Dave Clark Bill Romig Bob Donner Arch McNeill David Schiff Don Sesslar Frank Baptista Howard Brown John Holmes Rod HarmonResults
7Road America#11 Grady Davis#1 Grady Davis#10 Chaparral Cars#28 Ledwith & Edwards#95 Hap Sharp#73 Eric Mangelsen#7 Bob Donner#88 Jay Signore#77 William Wuesthoff#61 Ferril M. Miller#76 Ollie Schmidt#35 Alfa Romeo#98 Martin W. Tanner#15 Edward AstriResults
7Road America Dick Thompson Don Yenko Jim Hall Pete Ledwith Hap Sharp Eric Mangelsen Bob Donner Jay Signore Bill Wuesthoff Shorty Miller James Scott Howard Brown Martin Tanner Ed AstriResults
8Lime Rock#16 Allan Wyllie#77 Porsche#7 Lotus#6 Cooper#55 Porsche#14 Porsche#94 Morgan#11 Kelso Auto Dynamics#48 Turner#6 De Tomaso-Osca#1 Alfa Romeo#76 Lola-Osca#12 Austin-HealeyResults
8Lime Rock Gerry Georgi Bruce Jennings Dave Clark Roger Penske Bert Everett Bob Holbert Arch McNeill Paul Richards Skip Barber James Scott Chris Noyes John Holmes Harvey GlassResults
9Lake Garnett#11 Chevrolet#1 Chevrolet#2 Meister Brauser#44 A.C.-Bristol#5 Cooper#72 Alfa Romeo#53 Triumph#161 Porsche#37 D.B.#76 De Tomaso-Osca#361 Alfa Romeo#98 Martin T#64 Fiat-AbarthResults
9Lake Garnett Dick Thompson Don Yenko Harry Heuer R. E. L. Hayes Alan Connell Eric Mangelsen John Goans Ed Haussermann Howard Hanna James Scott Lynn Blanchard Martin Tanner Bruce LarsonResults
10Meadowdale#11 Chevrolet#25 Chevrolet#1 Meister Brauser#7 Lotus#94 Wayne Burnett#13 Alfa Romeo#17 Ferrari#92 Triumph#77 Concours Motors#33 MG#2 Lola-Climax#4 Alfa Romeo#93 Lotus#64 Fiat-AbarthResults
10Meadowdale Dick Thompson Ralph Salyer Harry Heuer Dave Clark Wayne Burnett Sheldon Brown Owen Coon Bruce Kellner Bill Wuesthoff Chuck Cantwell M. R. J. Wyllie Jim Kaser Glenn Baldwin Bruce LarsonResults
11Thompson#16 Ferrari#77 Porsche#6 Lotusno entries#55 Porsche#14 Porsche#44 Triumph#7 Porsche#22 Porsche#2 Lola-Climax#11 Austin-Healey#95 Osca#48 Austin-HealeyResults
11Thompson Gerry Georgi Bruce Jennings Dave Clarkno entries Bert Everett Bob Holbert Bob Tullius Joe Buzzetta Will Daugherty M. R. J. Wyllie Rod Harmon John Igleheart Brad PicardResults
12Road America#8 Doug Thiem#1 Don Yenko#4 Jim Hall-Hap Sharp#47 Ernie Harris#41 Dean Causey#1 Chuck Stoddard#7 Bob Donner#44 Bob Tullius#66 E. L. Hall#38 Chuck Cantwell#37 L. E. Page#36 Lynn Blanchard#98 Martin Tanner#2 Bob AndersonResults
12Road America Doug Thiem Don Yenko Jim Hall
Hap Sharp
Ernie Harris Dean Causey
Dave Causey
Chuck Stoddard Bob Donner
Don Sessler
Bob Tullius Lee Hall
Glenn Carroll
Chuck Cantwell Art Tweedale
Frank Baptista
Lynn Blanchard Martin Tanner Bob AndersonResults
13Watkins Glen#11 Grady Davis#1 Grady Davis#61 Briggs Cunningham#7 Lotus#6 Cooper#23 Austin-Healy#9 Maserati#44 Triumph#78 Porsche#37 D.B.#76 De Tomaso-Osca#6 Alfa Romeo#95 Osca#22 Fiat-AbarthResults
13Watkins Glen Dick Thompson Don Yenko Walt Hansgen Dave Clark Hap Sharp Robert Priebe Conrad Kraus Bob Tullius Millard Ripley Howard Hanna James Scott Jack Crusoe John Igleheart Ed HessertResults

Champions