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The 1955 SCCA National Sports Car Championship season was the: fifth season of the——Sports Car Club of America's National Sports Car Championship. It began February 27, "1955," and ended November 13, "1955," after fourteen races.
Schedule※
- ^A Feature race
Season results※
Feature race overall winners in bold.
Rnd | Circuit | BM 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 | Results |
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BM 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) | |||
1 | Fort Pierce | #73 Fageol-Porsche | #30 Ferrari | #20 Ferrari | #71 Ferrari | #55 Austin-Healey | #7 Frazer Nash | #1 Triumph | #155 Porsche | #39 MG | #189 Siata | no entries | #54 Panhard | Results |
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2 | Pebble Beach | Allard | Jaguar | #2 Ferrari | Alfa Romeo | #50 Ken Miles | Osca | Crosley Special | Results | |||||
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3 | Bakersfield | #5 Akton Miller | #25 W. Gussenbauer | #83 Jerry Austin | #26 Sterling Edwards | #107 Roy Jackson-Moore | #39 James W. Lowe | #167 Al Newlon | #11 John von Neumann | #135 Springer Jones | #118 Jean P. Kunstle | #32 D.R. Feuerhelm | #172 James A. Orr | Results |
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4 | Cumberland | no entries | #197 S. Johnston | #0 Jack Pry | #10 W.C. Spear | #148 P. O'Shea | #283 Maserati | #260 G. Andrey | #14 G. Lipe | #151 L. Underwood | #25 C.H. Dietrich, Jr. | #11 D. Vilardi | Results | |
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5 | Beverly | #118 Jaguar-Cadillac Special | #5 Ferrari | #90 Jaguar | #3 George Tilp | #99 Austin-Healey | #53 Ferrari | #52 Morgan | #28 Cooper-Porsche | #81 Porsche | #107 Lotus-Climax | #46 MG | #74 PBX | Results |
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6 | Torrey Pines | #47 Bill Murphy | #20 Allen Guiberson | #133 Jerry Austin | #211 John von Neumann | #14 Paul O'Shea | no finishers | no finishers | #124 Pete Lovely | #91 Tracy Bird | #7 Skip Swartley | #132 Duane Feuerhelm | #32 Robert H. Holbrook | Results |
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7 | Seafair | unknown | #103 Tony Parravano | unknown | #3 George Tilp | unknown | Porsche | unknown | Cooper-Porsche | unknown | unknown | unknown | unknown | Results |
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8 | Thompson | #36 Allard-Chrysler | #4 Ferrari | #91 Jaguar #60 Chevrolet |
#21 Briggs Cunningham | #70 Mercedes-Benz #84 Austin-Healey |
#53 Ferrari | #6 Morgan | #5 Porsche | #89 Porsche | #66 Lotus | #9 MG | #74 PBX | Results |
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9 | Fairfax | #51 Allard | #55 Dayton | #0 Jaguar | #76 Ferrari | #93 Mercedes-Benz | #32 Maserati | #26 Triumph | #61 Porsche | #14 Porsche | #65 Lotus | #19 MG | #59 Giaur | Results |
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10 | Road America | #57 Walter S. Gray | #60 Briggs Cunningham | #137 Ralph Miller | #3 George Tilp | #143 George Tilp | #9 S. H. Arnolt | #300 Bus Gunter | #60 Briggs Cunningham | #14 Bob Ballenger | #177 Rees Makins | #191 Roy Heath | #41 John C. Mays | Results |
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11 | Watkins Glen | #19 Charles Moran, Jr. | #60 Briggs Cunningham | #112 Dr. R.K. Thompson, Jr. | #10 W.C. Spear | #18 George Tilp #109 Frank S. Pohanka, Jr. |
#184 William Wonder | #94 Gunnard A. Rubini | #103 William H. Weldon | #89 Emil Pupulidy | #75 Len Bastrup | #218 Henry Willard | #74 Candy Poole | Results |
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12 | Hagerstown | #29 Allard | #60 Briggs Cunningham | #0 Jaguar | #3 Ferrari | #33 Mercedes-Benz #81 Austin-Healey |
#58 Briggs Cunningham | #155 Morgan | #69 Porsche | #48 Porsche #177 MG |
#19 Lester-MG | #126 Alfa Romeo | #44 Bandini | Results |
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13 | Sacramento | #108 Kurtis Kraft | #32 VB Special | #1 Jaguar | #2 John von Neumann | #3 Mercedes-Benz | #39 Frazer Nash | #14 Siata | #124 Cooper-Porsche | #35 Porsche | #55 Osca | #147 MG | #50 Crosley Special | Results |
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14 | Glendale | #21 Bill Murphy | #76 William Doheny | #83 Jim Peterson | #2 Eleanor von Neumann | #12 Rudy W. Cleye | #311 Manning J. Post | #59 Ed Savin | #124 Pete Lovely | #86 Dale Johnson | #122 Scuderia Excelsior | #160 Robert E. Brigham | #17 James A. Orr | Results |
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- ^A Modified & Production classes were classified together at Pebble Beach
- ^B G Production were classified with F Production at Cumberland
- ^C An unrestricted class ran with B Modified. And was won by, John Meyer in a Meyer-Cadillac Special.
- ^D A separate race for the "fastest 10 drivers of the weekend was also held," won by John Gordon Bennett in a D Modified-class Maserati 300S.
- ^E Jaguar XKMs were classified separately from others in C Production at Thompson.
- ^F Separate Overall. And Austin-Healey winners were declared in D Production at Thompson and "Hagerstown."
- ^G Mercedes-Benz 300 SL were classified separately from others in D Production at Watkins Glen.
- ^H An unrestricted class was also run, and was won by John Plaisted in a Cheetah-Cadillac.
- ^I Separate Porsche and MG winners were declared in F Production at Hagerstown.
- ^J An unrestricted class was also run, and was won by Terry Hall in a Talbot Grand Prix car.
Champions※
Class | Driver | Car |
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Cunningham C4 |
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Ferrari 375 MM, Jaguar D-Type |
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Jaguar XK140 MC, Jaguar XK120 |
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Ferrari 750 Monza |
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Mercedes-Benz 300 SL |
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Frazer Nash Le Mans Replica Mk II |
E Production | ![]() |
Morgan Plus 4 Triumph |
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VW-Porsche Special, Cooper-Porsche |
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Porsche 356 Speedster |
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Osca Special |
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MG TC |
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Bandini PBV |