The 1959 SCCA National Sports Car Championship season was the ninth season of the Sports Car Club of America's National Sports Car Championship. It began April 5, 1959, and ended November 15, 1959, after fourteen races.
Schedule
Rnd Race Length Circuit Location Date 1 SCCA National Races Corry Field Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida April 5 2 President's Cup Marlboro Motor Raceway Upper Marlboro, Maryland April 19 3 VIR-Shrine National Championship Sports Car Races Virginia International Raceway Danville, Virginia May 3 4 Cumberland National and Novice Sports Car Races ? Greater Cumberland Regional Airport Wiley Ford, West Virginia May 17 5 Bridgehampton Road Race Course Sports Car Races Bridgehampton Race Circuit Bridgehampton, New York May 31 6 International June Sprints Road America Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin June 21 7 Lime Rock National Championship Races Lime Rock Park Lakeville, Connecticut July 4 8 National Championship Sports Car Races Buckley Field Aurora, Colorado July 12 9 Riverside National Championship Sports Car Races Riverside International Raceway Riverside, California July 18 10 Montgomery National Championship Sports Car Races Montgomery Airport Montgomery, New York August 9 11 Thompson National Championship Sports Car Races Thompson International Speedway Thompson, Connecticut September 7 12 Road America 500 Road America Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin September 13 13 Watkins Glen Grand Prix Watkins Glen International Watkins Glen, New York September 26 14 SCCA National Races Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Florida November 15
Feature race
Season results 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 IP Winning Team JP Winning Team Results 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) IP Winning Driver(s) JP Winning Driver(s) 1 Pensacola unknown #1 Chevrolet #41 E.D. Martin unknown unknown no entries unknown unknown unknown #0 Porsche #28 Cooper-Climax unknown #76 Osca unknown unknown unknown Results Jim Jeffords Edwin D. Martin Chuck Rickert Charlie Kolb James Eichenlaub 2 Marlboro #228 Chevrolet Chevrolet #60 Briggs Cunningham Jaguar Ferrari unknown no entries A.C.-Bristol Porsche Porsche Cooper-Climax Alfa Romeo #61 Team Roosevelt #91 D.B.-Panhard no entries no entries Results Bud Gates Jim Jeffords Walt Hansgen Louis Hatcher Augie Pabst Arch Means Don Sesslar Harry Blanchard Charlie Kolb John Guthrie Ray Cuomo Howard Hanna 3 VIR #36 Lister-Corvette #1 Chevrolet #60 Briggs Cunningham #19 Ferrari #247 Austin-Healey #24 Ferrari #175 A.C.-Bristol #74 Porsche #77 Porsche #37 Elva #5 Alfa Romeo #28 Osca #65 Team Roosevelt Results Fred Windridge Jim Jeffords Walt Hansgen Bob Grossman Fred Spross William Burroughs Ed Welch Don Sesslar Bruce Jennings Art Tweedale Chuck Stoddard James Eichenlaub Paul Richards 4 Cumberland #222 Sadler #69 Chevrolet #60 Briggs Cunningham #29 Ferrari #15 Ferrari #247 Austin-Healey #7 Maserati #126 A.C.-Bristol #140 Porsche #58 Porsche #2 Lotus #123 Alfa Romeo #23 Osca #211 D.B. #83 Fiat-Abarth #137 Berkeley Results Bill Sadler Frank Dominianni Walt Hansgen Bob Grossman James Johnston Fred Spross Charlie Kolb Ross Wees Bob Holbert Bruce Jennings M. R. J. Wyllie Chuck Stoddard Denise McCluggage Ray Heppenstall Paul Richards Ed Wright 5 Bridgehampton #36 Kelso Auto Dynamics #99 Chevrolet #60 Briggs Cunningham #124 Alan Connell #247 Austin-Healey #25 Mike Garber #80 A.C.-Bristol #140 Porsche #149 Porsche #70 Lotus #15 Alfa Romeo #28 Osca #50 D.B.-Panhard #83 Fiat-Abarth no entries Results Fred Windridge Roy Tuerke Walt Hansgen Alan Connell Fred Spross Gaston Andrey Harry Carter Bob Holbert Harry Blanchard Tom Fleming Tom O'Brien James Eichenlaub Ray Heppenstall Paul Richards 6 Road America #36 Kelso Auto Dynamics #1 John Stephani #49 Elisha Walker #38 Duke Knowlton #12 Alan B. Connell, Jr. #34 Tim Mayer #76 Ted Baumgartner #5 Harvey Woodward #1 Bob Donner, Jr. #49 Harry C. Blanchard #13 John Miller #77 William Wuesthoff #9 Ed Walsh #15 Ray Heppenstall #83 Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr. #31 Derr L. Andrlik Results Fred Windridge Jim Jeffords George Constantine Duke Knowlton Alan Connell Tim Mayer Ted Baumgartner Harvey Woodward Bob Donner Harry Blanchard Alan Ross Bill Wuesthoff Ed Walsh Ray Heppenstall Paul Richards Derr Andrlik 7 Lime Rock no entries #49 Elisha Walker #9 Ferrari #171 Austin-Healey #25 Mike Garber #48 A.C.-Bristol #74 Porsche #149 Porsche #35 Elva #21 Alfa Romeo #28 Osca #90 D.B. #83 Fiat-Abarth no entries Results George Constantine Bob Grossman John Colgate Gaston Andrey Evelyn Mull Don Sesslar Harry Blanchard Frank Baptista Chuck Stoddard James Eichenlaub Ray Heppenstall Paul Richards 8 Buckley Field #10 Nickey Chevrolet #1 Chevrolet #21 Ferrari #73 Austin-Healey #152 Lotus #7 A.C.-Bristol #171 Porsche #162 Porsche #19 Lola #47 Alfa Romeo #28 Osca #90 D.B. #83 Fiat-Abarth no entries Results Jim Jeffords Jim Jeffords Dan Collins Charles Byerly Jay Chamberlain Bill Steele Bob Donner Michael Collins Alan Ross Bob Betts James Eichenlaub Ray Heppenstall Paul Richards 9 Riverside no finishers #51 Chevrolet #45 Mercedes-Benz #46 Ferrari #55 Porsche #77 A.C.-Bristol #11 Porsche #10 Porsche #33 Lotus #57 Alfa Romeo #20 Lotus-Crosley #90 D.B. #5 Fiat-Abarth no entries Results Bob Bondurant Dean Mears Dick Morgensen Sam Weiss Bill Steele Bob Holbert Chuck Parsons Jack Reddish Chuck Kessinger Harry Jones Ray Heppenstall Dan Parkinson 10 Montgomery no finishers #119 Chevrolet #49 Elisha Walker #14 Ferrari #12 Alan Connell #247 Austin-Healey #72 Lotus #59 A.C.-Bristol #140 Porsche #149 Porsche #35 Elva #85 Alfa Romeo #123 Briggs Cunningham #66 D.B.-Panhard #82 Fiat-Abarth no entries Results Harold Keck George Constantine Bob Grossman Alan Connell Fred Spross Sy Kaback Pierre Mion Bob Holbert Harry Blanchard Frank Baptista Norman Webb Denise McCluggage William Loverre Paul Richards 11 Thompson no entries #99 Chevrolet #49 Elisha Walker #146 Ferrari #12 Maserati #247 Austin-Healey #25 Ferrari #180 A.C.-Bristol #140 Porsche #149 Porsche #35 Elva #110 Alfa Romeo #123 Briggs Cunningham #27 D.B #83 Fiat-Abarth no entries Results Roy Tuerke George Constantine Dean McCarthy Alan Connell Fred Spross Gaston Andrey Harry Carter Bob Holbert Harry Blanchard Frank Baptista John Kingsley Phil Forno Bud Fehnel Paul Richards 12 Road America #64 John Staver #2 Kack Stephani #62 Briggs Cunningham #47 Wayne Burnett #57 William Sturgis #24 Frank J. Opalka #89 Pat Pigott #73 Fritz Taylor #6 Harry C. Blanchard #0 Chuck Rickert #37 Elva #78 William Wuesthoff #65 Briggs Cunningham #22 Arthur W. Subberra #83 Fiat-Abarth Results John Staver Ed Grierson Jim Jeffords Ed Crawford Walt Hansgen Wayne Burnett William Sturgis Bob Bondurant Frank Opalka Pat Pigott Frank Becker Fritz Taylor Harry Blanchard Roger Penske Chuck Rickert Art Tweedale Walter Dickson Bill Wuesthoff Briggs Cunningham Arthur Subberra Paul Richards 13 Watkins Glen #91 J. M. R. Lyeth, Jr. #99 Robert M. Rosenthal #60 Briggs Cunningham #70 Mercedes-Benz #213 Fredrick J. Hayes #88 Glenn Carlson #78 Millard Ripley #97 Charles Kurtz #6 Harry C. Blanchard #111 Frank Wagenhofer #13 John Miller #211 George C. Rainville #9 Osca #179 Howard Hanna #89 F.D. Roosevelt, Jr. #76 Ellsworth L. Hall Results Richard Lyeth Roy Tuerke Walt Hansgen Jerry Loman Fred Hayes Glenn Carlson Millard Ripley Charles Kurtz Harry Blanchard Frank Wagenhofer Alan Ross Charlie Rainville Ed Hugus Howard Hanna Paul Richards Ellsworth Hall 14 Daytona no entries #175 Chevrolet #12 Ferrari no entries #90 Ferrari #16 Porsche #157 A.C.-Bristol #94 Porsche #37 Elva #19 Alfa Romeo #80 Fiat-Abarth #9 D.B. #83 Fiat-Abarth no entries Results Jack Evans Knab Alan Connell David Lane Chuck Cassel Bill Dunn Ray Ruprecht Art Tweedale Ross Durant Ray Cuomo George Peck Paul Richards
D Modified were classified with C Modified at VIR. H Production were classified with G Production at VIR. J Production were classified with I Production at VIR. C Production were classified with B Production at Bridgehampton. B and C Production were classified together at Lime Rock; the combined class was won by Bob Grossman's CP Ferrari. The highest-finishing BP car was Roy Tuerke's Chevrolet Corvette in 2nd. D Modified were classified with C Modified at Lime Rock. C Modified were classified with B Modified at Buckley Field. C Production were classified with B Production at Buckley Field. C and D Modified were classified together at Riverside; the combined class was won by Dick Morgensen's DP Ferrari. The highest-finishing CP car was Jack Eubank's Talbot-Lago in 3rd. D Production were classified with C Production at Riverside. J Production were classified with I Production at the Road America 500. D Production were classified with B Production at Daytona. F Modified were classified with E Modified at Daytona.
Champions Class Driver Car B Modified John Staver Echidna-Chevrolet B Production Jim Jeffords Chevrolet Corvette C Modified Walt Hansgen Lister-Jaguar C Production Bob Grossman Ferrari 250 GT California D Modified Alan Connell Ferrari 250 TR, Maserati 250S D Production Fred Spross Austin-Healey 100-6 E Modified Gaston Andrey Ferrari 500 TR E Production Pierre Mion AC Ace-Bristol F Modified Don Sesslar Porsche 718 RSK F Production Harry Blanchard Porsche 356 Carrera GT G Modified Art Tweedale Elva Mk IV G Production Chuck Stoddard Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spyder H Modified James Eichenlaub Osca 750, Osca 187S H Production Ray Heppenstall D.B.-Panhard I Production Paul Richards Fiat-Abarth Zagato J Production Ed Wright Berkeley SE Excelsior
External links World Sports Racing Prototypes: SCCA 1959 Racing Sports Cars: SCCA archive Etceterini: 1959 program covers