1964 United States Road Racing Championship


The 1964 United States Road Racing Championship season was the second season of the Sports Car Club of America's United States Road Racing Championship. It began March 1, 1964, and ended September 13, 1964, after ten races. A second GT class for cars under two liters of displacement was added. Separate races for sportscars and GTs were held at eight rounds, while two rounds were combined races. Jim Hall won the season championship.

Schedule

RndRaceLengthClassCircuitLocationDate
1USRRC AugustaGTAugusta International RacewayAugusta, GeorgiaMarch 1
1USRRC AugustaSportsAugusta International RacewayAugusta, GeorgiaMarch 1
2USRRC PensacolaGTCorry FieldPensacola, FloridaApril 5
2USRRC PensacolaSportsCorry FieldPensacola, FloridaApril 5
3Riverside Grand PrixGTRiverside International RacewayRiverside, CaliforniaApril 26
3Riverside Grand PrixSportsRiverside International RacewayRiverside, CaliforniaApril 26
4USRRC MontereyGTLaguna Seca RacewayMonterey, CaliforniaMay 3
4USRRC MontereySportsLaguna Seca RacewayMonterey, CaliforniaMay 3
5Pacific North West Grand PrixGTPacific RacewaysKent, WashingtonMay 10
5Pacific North West Grand PrixSportsPacific RacewaysKent, WashingtonMay 10
6Watkins Glen Sports Car Grand PrixGTWatkins Glen Grand Prix Race CourseWatkins Glen, New YorkJune 28
6Watkins Glen Sports Car Grand PrixSportsWatkins Glen Grand Prix Race CourseWatkins Glen, New YorkJune 28
7USRRC GreenwoodAllGreenwood RoadwayIndianola, IowaJuly 19
8USRRC MeadowdaleGTMeadowdale International RacewayCarpentersville, IllinoisAugust 9
8USRRC MeadowdaleSportsMeadowdale International RacewayCarpentersville, IllinoisAugust 9
9USRRC Mid-OhioGTMid-Ohio Sports Car CourseLexington, OhioAugust 30
9USRRC Mid-OhioSportsMid-Ohio Sports Car CourseLexington, OhioAugust 30
10Road America 500AllRoad AmericaElkhart Lake, WisconsinSeptember 13

Season results

Overall winner in bold.
RndCircuitSports +2.0 Winning TeamSports 2.0 Winning TeamGT +2.0 Winning TeamGT 2.0 Winning TeamResults
RndCircuitSports +2.0 Winning DriverSports 2.0 Winning DriverGT +2.0 Winning DriverGT 2.0 Winning DriverResults
1Augusta#97 Shelby American#77 Scuderia TinCan#15 Shelby AmericanPorscheResults
1Augusta Dave MacDonald Charlie Hayes Ken Miles Bruce JenningsResults
2Pensacola#66 Chaparral CarsLotus#14 Shelby AmericanLotus-FordResults
2Pensacola Jim Hall Ed Hugus Ken Miles John WhitmoreResults
3Riverside#9 Nickey ChevroletFrank Arciero#50 Shelby AmericanPorscheResults
3Riverside Skip Hudson Bobby Unser Ken Miles Scooter PatrickResults
4Laguna Seca#366 Chaparral Cars#77 Scuderia TinCanShelbyPorscheResults
4Laguna Seca Jim Hall Charlie Hayes Ed Leslie Don WesterResults
5Kent#14 Shelby AmericanLotus-Climax#50 Shelby AmericanPorscheResults
5Kent Dave MacDonald Tony Settember Ken Miles Don WesterResults
6Watkins Glen#66 Chaparral Cars#71 Scuderia TinCan#98 Shelby AmericanStoddard Racing TeamResults
6Watkins Glen Jim Hall Charlie Hayes Ken Miles Chuck StoddardResults
7Greenwood#96 Shelby American#71 Ed Wechsler#98 Shelby American#15 Alan MannResults
7Greenwood Ed Leslie Bill Wuesthoff Ken Miles John WhitmoreResults
8Meadowdale#66 Chaparral Cars#7 Robert Bosch#98 Shelby AmericanStoddard Racing TeamResults
8Meadowdale Jim Hall Joe Buzzetta Ken Miles Chuck StoddardResults
9Mid-Ohio#67 Chaparral Cars#71 Robert Bosch#99 Shelby American#17 Robert BoschResults
9Mid-Ohio Hap Sharp Bill Wuesthoff Bob Johnson Bill WuesthoffResults
10Road America#2 Mecom Racing Team#79 Edward Weschler, Jr.#99 Shelby American#5 Stoddard Racing TeamResults
10Road America Walt Hansgen Bill Wuesthoff
Joe Buzzetta
John Morton
Skip Scott
Ken Miles
Chuck StoddardResults