1957 SCCA National Sports Car Championship
The 1957 SCCA National Sports Car Championship season was the seventh season of the Sports Car Club of America's National Sports Car Championship. It began May 19, 1957, and ended November 17, 1957, after fifteen races.
| 1957 SCCA National Sports Car Championship | |||
| Previous: | 1956 | Next: | 1958 |
Classes
| Class | Modified | Production |
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| B | over 5000cc | 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 | 750-1300cc |
| H | 500-750cc | under 750cc |
Schedule
| Rnd | Race | LengthA | Circuit | Location | Date |
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| 1 | Cumberland Sports Car Races | 1 hour | Greater Cumberland Regional Airport | Wiley Ford, West Virginia | May 19 |
| 2 | National Championship Sports Car Road Races | 60 mi (97 km) | Eagle Mountain National Guard Base | Fort Worth, Texas | June 2 |
| 3 | Lime Rock National Championship Sports Car Races | 100 km (62 mi) | Lime Rock Park | Lakeville, Connecticut | June 9 |
| 4 | Road America National Championships Races | 150 mi (240 km) | Road America | Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin | June 23 |
| 5 | Marlboro National Sports Car Races | 43 mi (69 km) | Marlboro Motor Raceway | Upper Marlboro, Maryland | July 14 |
| 6 | Inaugural Grand Prix Sports Car Races | 100 km (62 mi) | Virginia International Raceway | Danville, Virginia | August 4 |
| 7 | Montgomery National Championships Races | 150 km (93 mi) | Montgomery Airport | Montgomery, New York | August 18 |
| 8 | Thompson National Championship Races | 1 hour | Thompson International Speedway | Thompson, Connecticut | September 2 |
| 9 | Road America 500 | 500 mi (800 km) | Road America | Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin | September 8 |
| 10 | Watkins Glen Grand Prix | 100 mi (160 km) | Watkins Glen International | Watkins Glen, New York | September 21 |
| 11 | Bridgehampton Inaugural Races | 70 mi (110 km) | Bridgehampton Race Circuit | Bridgehampton, New York | September 29 |
| 12 | President's Cup Race | 2 hours, 30 minutes | Virginia International Raceway | Danville, Virginia | October 27 |
| 13 | National Palm Springs Championship Road Race | 85 mi (137 km) | Palm Springs Municipal Airport | Palm Springs, California | November 3 |
| 14 | Pebble Beach Races | 100 mi (160 km) | Laguna Seca Raceway | Monterey, California | November 10 |
| 15 | Riverside National Championship Sports Car Races | 150 km (93 mi) | Riverside International Raceway | Riverside, California | November 17 |
- ^A Feature race
Season results
Feature race overall winners in bold.
| Rnd | Circuit | BS Winning Team | BP Winning Team | CS Winning Team | CP Winning Team | DS Winning Team | DP Winning Team | ES Winning Team | EP Winning Team | FS Winning Team | FP Winning Team | GS Winning Team | GP Winning Team | HS Winning Team | Results |
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| 1 | Cumberland | #271 J. E. Rose | #11 Lindsay Hopkins | #59 Briggs Cunningham | #235 Leonard E. Butscher | #8 John Edgar | #204 John K. Colgate, Jr. | #98 Scuderia Rosinante | #120 Bob Kuhn | #0 Jack Pry | #37 Lake Underwood | #35 Frank W. Baptista | #213 William M. Speer | #195 Richard W. Gent | Results |
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| 2 | Eagle Mountain | #65 Chevrolet | #11 Chevrolet | #36 Jaguar | A | #111 Ferrari | #129 Austin-Healey | no entries | #26 A.C.-Bristol | #23 Porsche | #41 Porsche | #52 Cooper-Climax | #4 Alfa Romeo | #54 Bandini | Results |
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| 3 | Lime Rock | no entries | #114 Chevrolet | #61 Briggs Cunningham | #1 Jaguar | #8 John Edgar | #73 Austin-Healey | #103 Ferrari | #6 Morgan | #0 Porsche | #37 Porsche | #35 Lotus | #24 Alfa Romeo | #4 PBX | Results |
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| 4 | Road America | #98 Nash-Healey | #155 Chevrolet | #60 Briggs Cunningham | #11 Mercedes-Benz | #150 Ferrari | #166 Austin-Healey | #6 Ferrari | #151 A.C.-Bristol | #37 Porsche | #43 Porsche | #35 Lotus | #124 Alfa Romeo | #106 TXP[2] | Results |
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| 5 | Marlboro | no entries | #111 Chevrolet | #61 Auto Engineering | #55 Jaguar | #30 Mercedes-Benz | #73 Austin-Healey | #6 Ferrari | #175 A.C.-Bristol | #140 Porsche | #157 Porsche | #35 Lotus | #177 Alfa Romeo | #4 PBX | Results |
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| 6 | VIR | no finishers | #211 Chevrolet | #98 John Engar | #49 Aston Martin | #30 Mercedes-Benz | #106 Austin-Healey | #59 Ferrari | #17 A.C.-Bristol | #140 Porsche | #257 Porsche | #2 Lotus | #13 Alfa Romeo | #147 D.B.-Panhard | Results |
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| 7 | Montgomery | no entries | #114 Chevrolet | #60 Briggs Cunningham | #180 Mercedes-Benz | #100 Maserati | #166 Austin-Healey | #35 Ferrari | #64 A.C.-Bristol | #37 Porsche | #137 Porsche | #35 Lotus | #31 Alfa Romeo | #112 Bandini-Saab | Results |
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| 8 | ThompsonB | no finishers | #135 Chevrolet | #52 Jaguar | #149 Aston Martin | #29 Maserati | #79 Austin-Healey | no finishers | #175 A.C.-Bristol | #65 Porsche | #114 Porsche | #54 Lotus | #7 Alfa Romeo | #86 PBX | Results |
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| 9 | Road America | #85 Andy Hotton | #4 Chevrolet | #41 Gene Greenspun | #3 David F. Causey | #8 John Edgar | #10 Trant Jarman | #6 Lunken-Fulton | #17 Bob Kuhn | #69 Edward W. Crawford | #34 Don P. Wester | #2 M. R. J. Wyllie | #34 William M. Speer | #61 Bruce D. Townsend | Results |
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| 10 | Watkins Glen | no entries | #24 Chevrolet | #60 Briggs Cunningham | #80 Mercedes-Benz | #30 Mercedes-Benz | #45 Austin-Healey | #25 Maserati | #24 A.C.-Bristol | #140 Porsche | #213 Porsche | #150 Elva | #13 Alfa Romeo | #173 Bandini | Results |
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| 11 | Bridgehampton | no entries | #99 Chevrolet | #60 Briggs Cunningham | #80 Mercedes-Benz | #100 Maserati | #45 Austin-Healey | #8 Maserati | #180 A.C.-Bristol | #0 Porsche | #173 Porsche | #35 Lotus | #179 Alfa Romeo | #53 D.B.-Panhard | Results |
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| 12 | VIR | no finishers | #135 Chevrolet | #61 Briggs Cunningham | #80 Mercedes-Benz | no finishers | #45 Austin-Healey | #25 Ferrari | #24 A.C.-Bristol | #0 Briggs Cunningham | #137 Porsche | #2 Lotus | #120 Alfa Romeo | #109 D.B | Results |
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| 13 | Palm Springs | #70 Buick | #58 Chevrolet | #98 John Engar | #221 Mercedes-Benz | #59 Aston Martin | #158 Austin-Healey | #125 Ferrari 500 TR | #195 A.C.-Bristol | #88 Porsche | #6 Porsche | #151 Lotus | #51 Alfa Romeo | C | Results |
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| 14 | Laguna Seca | no finishers | #34 Chevrolet | #190 John Edgar | #100 Jaguar | #11 John von Neumann | #146 Austin-Healey | #125 Fred Armbruster | #195 A.C.-Bristol | #55 Porsche | #172 Porsche | #87 Lotus | #41 Alfa Romeo | #79 D.B. | Results |
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| 15 | Riverside | #70 Buick | #8 C.S. Mead | #98 John Edgar | #7 Robert Fletcher | #11 John von Neumann | #46 Hugh Pryor | #125 Fred Armbruster | #195 A.C.-Bristol | #88 Stan Sugarman | #113 M.M. Kasler | #27 Skip Conklin | #50 Fred Woodward | Jim Parkinson | Results |
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- ^A C Production were classified with B Production at Eagle Mountain.
- ^B The feature race at Thompson was won overall by Bill Rutan in an Unrestricted-class Lester -MG.
- ^C H Sports were classified with G Sports at Palm Springs.
Champions
| Class | Driver | Car |
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| B Sports | | Chevrolet Corvette SR-2 |
| B Production | | Chevrolet Corvette |
| C Sports | | Jaguar D-Type |
| C Production | | Mercedes-Benz 300SL |
| D Sports | | Mercedes-Benz 300SL Roadster |
| D Production | | Austin-Healey 100M |
| E Sports | | Ferrari 500 Mondial |
| E Production | | AC Ace-Bristol |
| F Sports | | Porsche 550 RS |
| F Production | | Porsche 356 Carrera |
| G Sports | | Lotus Eleven Monza-Climax |
| G Production | | MG TC, Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce |
| H Sports | | Bandini |
References
- "Haybale: Official Sports Car Racing Program, Lime Rock Park National Championship Race June 8-9, 1957". Etceterini. Retrieved 22 September 2010.
- "1950's SCCA Hmod Racing Cars: TXP". Etceterini. Archived from the original on 18 October 2010. Retrieved 22 September 2010.
External links
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