1958 SCCA National Sports Car Championship

The 1958 SCCA National Sports Car Championship season was the eighth season of the Sports Car Club of America's National Sports Car Championship. It began January 12, 1958, and ended October 5, 1958, after sixteen races.

Classes[edit]

Class	Modified	Production
B	5000-8000cc	3500-5000cc
C	3000-5000cc	2700-3500cc
D	2000-3000cc	2000-2700cc
E	1500-2000cc	1600-2000cc
F	1100-1500cc	1300-1600cc
G	750-1100cc	1000-1300cc
H	500-750cc	750-1000cc
I	350-500cc	500-750cc
J	under 350cc	350-500cc
K	-	under 350cc

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Schedule[edit]

Rnd	Race	Length^A	Circuit	Location	Date
1	Orange Bowl National Championship Sports Car Races	100 mi (160 km)	Master Field	Miami, Florida	January 12
2	President's Cup	80 mi (130 km)	Marlboro Motor Raceway	Upper Marlboro, Maryland	April 20
3	National Championship Spring Sprint Sports Car Road Races	1 hour	Virginia International Raceway	Danville, Virginia	May 4
4	Cumberland National Championship Sports Car Races	1 hour	Greater Cumberland Regional Airport	Wiley Ford, West Virginia	May 19
5	SCCA National Races	75 mi (121 km)	Bridgehampton Race Circuit	Bridgehampton, New York	June 1
6	Lime Rock National Sports Car Races	100 km (62 mi)	Lime Rock Park	Lakeville, Connecticut	June 15
7	International June Sprints	150 mi (240 km)	Road America	Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin	June 22
8	Lime Rock National Championship Races	100 km (62 mi)	Lime Rock Park	Lakeville, Connecticut	July 5
9	SCCA National Races	70 mi (110 km)	Milwaukee State Fair Park	West Allis, Wisconsin	August 16
10	SCCA National Races	150 km (93 mi)	Montgomery Airport	Montgomery, New York	August 17
11	Thompson National Championship Races	60 mi (97 km)	Thompson International Speedway	Thompson, Connecticut	September 1
12	Road America 500	500 mi (800 km)	Road America	Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin	September 7
13	Watkins Glen Grand Prix	100 mi (160 km)	Watkins Glen International	Watkins Glen, New York	September 20
14	SCCA National Races	1 hour	Vaca Valley Raceway	Vacaville, California	October 5
15	Autumn Festival Sports Car Races	150 km (93 mi)	Virginia International Raceway	Danville, Virginia	October 5
16	Palm Springs Exhibition Sports Car Races	50 mi (80 km)	Palm Springs Municipal Airport	Palm Springs, California	November 2

^A Feature race

Season results[edit]

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
Rnd	Circuit	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)	Results
1	Miami^A	#92 Ferrari	#14 Chevrolet	#60 Briggs Cunningham	#621 Jaguar	#115 Ferrari	#188 Austin-Healey	#25 Ferrari	#55 A.C.-Bristol	#0 Porsche	#83 Porsche	#37 Lotus	#130 Alfa Romeo	#77 Bandini-Saab	no entries	no entries	Results
1	Miami^A	George Reed	Rees Makins	Walt Hansgen	Don Smith	James Johnston	Fred Moore	Gaston Andrey	Duncan Forlong	Charles Wallace	John Cuevas	Roy Schechter	Art Tweedale	George Parsons	no entries	no entries	Results
2	Marlboro	A.C.-Jaguar	Chevrolet	#60 Briggs Cunningham	Jaguar	Maserati	Austin-Healey	Ferrari	A.C.-Bristol	Porsche	Porsche MG	Elva	Alfa Romeo	Bandini-Saab	D.B.-Panhard	no entries	Results
2	Marlboro	Chuck Sarle	Fred Windridge	Walt Hansgen	John Hayes	Bark Henry	Fred Moore	Gaston Andrey	Ed Welch	Bob Holbert	Emil Pupulidy (Porsche) Ben Fowke (MG)^B	Frank Baptista	Bob Grossman	George Parsons	Richard Toland	no entries	Results
3	VIR^B	#16 Lance Reventlow	Chevrolet	#60 Briggs Cunningham	#97 Ferrari	no finishers	#26 Austin-Healey	#50 Ferrari	#20 A.C.-Bristol	#74 Porsche	#33 Porsche	#35 Elva	#179 Alfa Romeo	#160 Osca	#7 D.B.-Panhard	no entries	Results
3	VIR^B	Lance Reventlow	Fred Windridge	Walt Hansgen	George Arents	no finishers	Reed Rollo	Gaston Andrey	Ross Wees	Don Sesslar	Emil Pupulidy	Frank Baptista	Tony Briggs	Robert Ferguson	Howard Hanna	no entries	Results
4	Cumberland	no finishers	Chevrolet	#60 Briggs Cunningham	Ferrari	no finishers	#17 David L. Herson	#7 J.V. Quackenbush	A.C.-Bristol	#74 Cyrus L. Fulton	#33 Emil Pupulidy	#35 Continental Motors, Ltd.	#82 Barry Budlong, Jr.	#127 James P. Eichenlaub	#1 Richard H.R. Toland	no entries	Results
4	Cumberland	no finishers	Fred Windridge	Walt Hansgen	George Arents	no finishers	Dick Thompson	John Quackenbush	Ross Mees	Don Sesslar	Emil Pupulidy	Frank Baptista	Barry Budlong	James Eichenlaub	Richard Toland	no entries	Results
5	Bridgehampton	no finishers	Cheetah	#60 Briggs Cunningham	Ferrari	Aston Martin	Austin-Healey	Ferrari	A.C.-Bristol	Porsche	Porsche	unknown	Alfa Romeo	unknown	no entries	no entries	Results
5	Bridgehampton	no finishers	John Plaisted	Walt Hansgen	George Arents	Fred Windridge	Dick Thompson	Gaston Andrey	Harry Carter	Bob Holbert	Emil Pupulidy	unknown	Bob Grossman	unknown	no entries	no entries	Results
6	Lime Rock	no entries	#99 Chevrolet	#60 Briggs Cunningham	#98 Ferrari	#76 Aston Martin	#11 Austin-Healey	#8 Maserati	#80 A.C.-Bristol	#140 Porsche	#33 Porsche	#35 Lotus	#71 Alfa Romeo	#74 PBX	^D	no entries	Results
6	Lime Rock	no entries	Fred Windridge	Walt Hansgen	George Arents	Alan Markelson	Dick Thompson	John Fitch	Harry Carter	Bob Holbert	Emil Pupulidy	Frank Baptista	John Clapp	Candy Poole	^D	no entries	Results
7	Road America	#91 J. M. Lyeth, Jr.	#14 L. Lindheimer	#60 Briggs Cunningham	unknown	#21 C.J. Hughes	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	no entries	no entries	Results
7	Road America	Richard Lyeth	Jim Jeffords	Walt Hansgen	unknown	Dan Collins	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	no entries	no entries	Results
8	Lime Rock	no entries	#99 Chevrolet	#61 Briggs Cunningham	#98 Ferrari	^E	#17 Austin-Healey	#8 Maserati	#180 A.C.-Bristol	#140 Porsche	#33 Porsche	#16 Lotus	#32 Alfa Romeo	#174 PBX	^F	no entries	Results
8	Lime Rock	no entries	Fred Windridge	Ed Crawford	George Arents	^E	Dick Thompson	John Fitch	Harry Carter	Bob Holbert	Emil Pupulidy	Floyd Aaskov	Ray Anderson	Candy Poole	^F	no entries	Results
9	Milwaukee	no finishers	#1 Chevrolet	#10 Ferrari	#96 Ferrari	#7 Pabst Motors	#66 Austin-Healey	#27 Porsche	#21 A.C.-Bristol	#44 Porsche	#0 Porsche	#214 Lotus Cars	#8 Alfa Romeo	#53 Martin T	no entries	no entries	Results
9	Milwaukee	no finishers	Jim Jeffords	John Kilborn	George Reed	Augie Pabst	Ralph Durbin	Ernie Erickson	Luke Stear	Dean Causey	Chuck Rickert	John C. Kilburn	Kaser	Martin Tanner	no entries	no entries	Results
10	Montgomery	#15 Reventlow Automobiles	#1 Chevrolet	#60 Briggs Cunningham	#80 Jaguar	no finishers	#11 Austin-Healey	#46 Ed Hugus	#246 A.C.-Bristol	#140 Porsche	#33 Porsche	#2 Lotus-Climax	#170 Alfa Romeo	#38 Danielini Special	#171 D.B.-Panhard	no entries	Results
10	Montgomery	Chuck Daigh	Jim Jeffords	Walt Hansgen	Harry Carter	no finishers	Dick Thompson	Ed Hugus	Jordan King	Bob Holbert	Emil Pupulidy	Floyd Aaskov	John Guthrie	Joe Daniels	Howard Hanna	no entries	Results
11	Thompson	Reventlow Automobiles	unknown	#60 Briggs Cunningham	Jaguar	unknown	unknown	unknown	A.C.-Bristol	Porsche	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	Results
11	Thompson	Lance Reventlow	unknown	Walt Hansgen	Harry Bristol	unknown	unknown	unknown	Harry Bristol	Bob Holbert	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	unknown	Results
12	Road America	#45 Excalibur	#2 Chevrolet	#25 North American Racing Team	#96 Ferrari	#15 James R. Johnston	#66 Austin-Healey	#13 Ferrari	#7 A.C.-Bristol	#42 Porsche	#0 Porsche	#35 Elva	#2 Alfa Romeo	#53 Martin T	no entries	no entries	Results
12	Road America	Hal Ullrich Carl Haas	Jim Jeffords	Gaston Andrey Lance Reventlow	George Reed	James Johnston Bud Seaverns	Ralph Durbin	James Place Ken Neill	Luke Stear	Dean Causey Chuck Rickert	Chuck Rickert	Frank Baptista	Ted Baumgartner	Martin Tanner	no entries	no entries	Results
13	Watkins Glen	no finishers	#1 John F. Stephani	#61 Briggs Cunningham	#80 Harry E. Carter	no entries	#11 David Herson	#45 A. H. Burrough	#27 Arch M. Means	#140 Bob Holbert	#71 Harry C. Blanchard	#67 Louis C. Bartol	#47 Alfa Romeo	#121 John Milos	#29 D.B.	#134 Berkeley	Results
13	Watkins Glen	no finishers	Jim Jeffords	Ed Crawford	Harry Carter	no entries	Dick Thompson	Gilbert Geitner	Arch M. Means	Bob Holbert	Harry Blanchard	Floyd Aaskov	Chuck Stoddard	John Milos	Richard Toland	Sam Moses	Results
14	Vaca Valley	no finishers	#5 Chevrolet	#11 John von Neumann	#47 Jaguar	Ferrari	#1 Mercedes-Benz	#88 Porsche	#117 A.C.-Bristol	#12 Porsche	#44 Porsche	#37 Lotus	#148 Alfa Romeo	#79 D.B.	no finishers	no entries	Results
14	Vaca Valley	no finishers	Jim Jeffords	John von Neumann	Cliff Wright	Josie von Neumann	Ray Rairdon	Jack McAfee	Chick Leson	Eldon Beagle	John Barneson	Stan Peterson	Steve Froines	Bill Wood	no finishers	no entries	Results
15	VIR	#91 Ferrari-Chevrolet	#69 Chevrolet	#60 Briggs Cunningham	#190 Jaguar	no entries	#73 Austin-Healey	#25 Ferrari	#19 A.C.-Bristol	#74 Porsche	#123 MG	#14 Lotus	#90 Alfa Romeo	#121 Osca	no entries	no entries	Results
15	VIR	Richard Lyeth	Frank Dominianni	Walt Hansgen	Bob Grossman	no entries	Fred Moore	Gaston Andrey	Arch Means	Don Sesslar	Murray Clark	Floyd Aaskov	Bob Grossman	Ed Ginther	no entries	no entries	Results
16	Palm Springs	no finishers	Chevrolet	Ferrari	Mercedes-Benz	#146 Ferrari	Austin-Healey	no entries	Porsche	Porsche	Porsche	Lotus	Alfa Romeo	Little Digger-Crosley^[2]	Austin-Healey	Berkeley	Results
16	Palm Springs	no finishers	Fred Grant	Jim Connor	Pete Caulkin	Dick Morgensen	Jack Rowe	no entries	D. D. Michelmore	Jack McAfee	Richard Bellows	Chuck Schroeder	Bythiner	Bill Beck	Bill Louden	Jerry Beem	Results

^A A K Production class was also held, won by George Metzger in a Berkeley.

^B A K Production class was also held, won by William Harding in a Berkeley-Excelsior.

^C Separate Porsche and MG winners were declared in F Production at Marlboro.

^D H Production were classified with G Production at Lime Rock (June).

^E D Modified were classified with C Modified at Lime Rock (July).

^F H Production were classified with G Production at Lime Rock (July).

Champions[edit]

Class	Driver	Car
B Modified	Hal Ullrich	Excalibur
B Production	Jim Jeffords	Chevrolet Corvette
C Modified	Walt Hansgen	Jaguar D-type, Lister-Jaguar
C Production	George Reed	Ferrari 250 GT
D Modified	James Johnston	Ferrari 250 TR
D Production	Dick Thompson	Austin-Healey 100-Six
E Modified	Gaston Andrey	Ferrari 500 TRC Spyder
E Production	Harry Carter	AC Ace-Bristol
F Modified	Bob Holbert	Porsche 550 RS
F Production	Emil Pupulidy	Porsche 356 Carrera
G Modified	Frank Baptista	Elva Mk II, Lotus Eleven, Elva Mk III
G Production	Bob Grossman	Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce
H Modified	Martin Tanner	"Martin T" Special^[3]^[4]
H Production	Howard Hanna	D.B.-Panhard
I Modified	Sam Moses	Berkeley Sports

References[edit]

^ "Haybale: Official Sports Car Racing Program, New England Championship". Etceterini. Retrieved September 25, 2010.
^ "Little Digger Chassis". SportsRacer.net. Retrieved September 27, 2010.
^ Ludvigsen, Karl. "Fabulous Featherweight". Etceterini. Retrieved September 27, 2010.
^ "Tanner Chassis". SportsRacer.net. Retrieved September 27, 2010.

External links[edit]

[1] "Haybale: Official Sports Car Racing Program, New England Championship". Etceterini. Retrieved September 25, 2010.

[2] "Little Digger Chassis". SportsRacer.net. Retrieved September 27, 2010.

[3] Ludvigsen, Karl. "Fabulous Featherweight". Etceterini. Retrieved September 27, 2010.

[4] "Tanner Chassis". SportsRacer.net. Retrieved September 27, 2010.

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