The 1960 SCCA National Sports Car Championship season was the tenth season of the Sports Car Club of America's National Sports Car Championship. It began April 3, 1960, and ended November 13, 1960, after seventeen races.
Schedule
Rnd Race Length Circuit Location Date 1 SCCA National Races Corry Field Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida April 3 2 President's Cup National Races Marlboro Motor Raceway Upper Marlboro, Maryland April 16 3 SCCA National Races Virginia International Raceway Danville, Virginia May 1 4 Cumberland National Sports Car Races Greater Cumberland Regional Airport Wiley Ford, West Virginia May 15 5 SCCA National Races Bridgehampton Race Circuit Bridgehampton, New York May 30 6 International June Sprints Road America Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin June 19 7 SCCA National Races Lime Rock Park Lakeville, Connecticut July 2 8 SCCA National Races Continental Divide Raceway Castle Rock, Colorado July 17 9 Meadowdale SCCA National Championship Race Meadowdale International Raceway Carpentersville, Illinois July 18 10 Governor's Cup National SCCA Races Montgomery Airport Montgomery, New York August 7 11 SCCA National Races Kentucky State Fairgrounds Louisville, Kentucky August 21 12 SCCA National Races Thompson International Speedway Thompson, Connecticut September 5 13 Road America 500 Road America Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin September 11 14 Watkins Glen Grand Prix Watkins Glen International Watkins Glen, New York September 24 15 SCCA National Races Cabaniss Naval Airfield Corpus Christi, Texas October 9 16 SCCA National Races Ascarate Park Raceway El Paso, Texas October 30 17 SCCA National Races Daytona International Speedway Daytona Beach, Florida November 13
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 IM 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) IM Winning Driver(s) 1 Pensacola unknown unknown unknown unknown Maserati unknown Porsche unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown Results Gaston Andrey Roger Penske 2 Marlboro no finishers #90 Ferrari #11 Bill Mitchell #56 Porsche #57 A.C.-Bristol #6 Porsche #67 MG no entries #82 Fiat-Abarth #7 Elva #83 Fiat-Abarth #76 Osca #84 Fiat-Abarth no entries Results Bob Grossman Dick Thompson Gene Hobbs Charles Kurtz Roger Penske Sherman Decker Paul Richards Charlie Kolb Charles Callanan Oliver Schmidt Chandler Lawrence 3 VIR #19 Ferrari #11 Bill Mitchell no entries no finishers #57 A.C.-Bristol #140 Porsche #4 Daimler no finishers #42 Siata #7 Elva #44 Sunbeam #76 Osca #84 Fiat-Abarth no entries Results Bob Grossman Dick Thompson Charles Kurtz Bob Holbert Duncan Black Douglas Diffenderfer Charlie Kolb Vince Tamburo Oliver Schmidt Chandler Lawrence 4 Cumberland #11 Bill Mitchell #145 Tad Davies no entries #77 Bruce Jennings #60 Briggs Cunningham #231 Elliott Pew #6 Elmer Wolf #4 Duncan Black no finishers #9 Charlie Kolb #7 Charles Kolb #144 Vince Tamburo #98 Martin W. Tanner #84 Franklin Roosevelt #443 Phillips G. Jeffrey Results Dick Thompson Ray Rairdon Bruce Jennings Walt Hansgen Elliott Pew Roger Penske Duncan Black Charlie Kolb Charlie Kolb Vince Tamburo Martin Tanner Chandler Lawrence Phillips Jeffrey 5 Bridgehampton no entries #41 Ferrari Bill Mitchell Porsche #60 Briggs Cunningham unknown Porsche unknown unknown unknown Lola unknown unknown unknown unknown Results Bob Grossman Dick Thompson Bruce Jennings Walt Hansgen Roger Penske Millard Ripley 6 Road America #1 Meister Brauser Ferrari #11 Bill Mitchell Porsche #25 Mike Garber Jaguar #6 Roger Penske Daimler #77 Concours Motors #47 Elva #78 Lola #7 Alfa Romeo #9 Walsh Special #85 Austin-Healey no entries Results Augie Pabst George Reed Dick Thompson Bill Romig Gaston Andrey Lloyd Barton Roger Penske Duncan Black Bill Wuesthoff Ernie Harris Millard Ripley Philip Seven Ed Walsh Frank Phillips 7 Lime Rock #49 Kelso Auto Dynamics #40 Chevrolet #52 Jaguar #77 Porsche #57 A.C.-Bristol #14 Porsche #25 Alfa Romeo #33 Porsche #64 Elva #78 Lola #22 Alfa Romeo #12 Bandini-Saab #65 Fiat-Abarth no entries Results George Constantine Bob Johnson Gordon MacKenzie Bruce Jennings Charles Kurtz Bob Holbert Reed Rollo Newton Davis Mark Donohue Millard Ripley Don Erlbeck Henry Rudkin Chris Noyes 8 Castle Rock no finishers Chevrolet Allard-Chrysler unknown unknown A.C.-Bristol #14 Porsche Alfa Romeo Porsche Porsche Elva Alfa Romeo Lotus-Fiat Fiat-Abarth unknown Results Dan Collins Chuck Frederick Gene Kurland Bob Holbert Tony Polumbus Charles Lyon John Max Wolf Charlie Kolb Joyce Thompson Harry Jones Don McCormick 9 Meadowdale #1 Meister Brauser unknown Jaguar unknown Maserati unknown Porsche unknown Porsche unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown Results Augie Pabst Tossie Alex Dave Causey Roger Penske Bill Wuesthoff 10 Montgomery #15 Meister Brauser #40 Chevrolet #141 Ferrari-Chevrolet #12 Porsche #60 Briggs Cunningham #231 A.C.-Bristol #70 Lotus #4 Daimler #171 Porsche #42 Siata #78 Lola #87 Fiat-Abarth #761 Osca #84 Fiat-Abarth no entries Results Augie Pabst Bob Johnson Bud Faust Bill Romig Walt Hansgen Elliott Pew Tom Fleming Duncan Black James Forno Douglas Diffenderfer Millard Ripley Paul Richards Oliver Schmidt Chandler Lawrence 11 Louisville Meister Brauser unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown Porsche unknown Porsche unknown Lola Sunbeam unknown unknown unknown Results Augie Pabst Bob Holbert Bill Wuesthoff Millard Ripley Don Sesslar 12 Thompson #49 Kelso Auto Dynamics #39 Chevrolet #77 Porsche #60 Briggs Cunningham #74 A.C.-Bristol #4 Daimler #6 Porsche #42 Elva #90 Lotus #48 Sunbeam #76 Osca #84 Fiat-Abarth no entries Results George Constantine Dick Jalbert Bruce Jennings Walt Hansgen Elliott Pew Duncan Black Roger Penske Mark Donohue Robert Barker Vince Tamburo Oliver Schmidt Chandler Lawrence 13 Road America #33 James Place Chevrolet #60 Briggs Cunningham Porsche #24 Dave Causey A.C.-Bristol #61 Briggs Cunningham Daimler #27 Ernest Erickson Porsche Lotus Alfa Romeo #60 Briggs Cunningham Fiat-Abarth no entries Results James Place Jack Zalinger Bob Johnson Walt Hansgen Dick Talbot Dave Causey Luke Stear Bill Steele John Fitch William Kimberly E. G. Davis Ernie Erickson Don Sesslar Harold Zimdars M. R. J. Wyllie Margaret Wyllie Harlan Besse Denise McCluggage Dick Stitt 14 Watkins Glen #50 Meister Brauser #72 Bob Johnson #62 Briggs Cunningham #77 Bruce R. Jennings #17 Ferrari #249 Bill Harwell #4 Duncan Black #6 John M. Wyatt III #224 Cambridge Motors #2 M. R. J. Wyllie #95 Vincent Tamburo #98 Oliver C. Schmidt #84 Franklin D. Roosevelt #58 Phillips G. Jeffrey Results Augie Pabst Bob Johnson Ed Hugus Bruce Jennings Dean McCarthy Bill Harwell Duncan Black Roger Penske John Cannon M. R. J. Wyllie Vince Tamburo Oliver Schmidt Chandler Lawrence Phillips Jeffrey 15 Corpus Christi unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown Results 16 El Paso Meister Brauser unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown Results Augie Pabst 17 Daytona #0 Meister Brauser unknown #40 Lister-Corvette unknown #20 Maserati unknown #44 Porsche unknown Porsche unknown #1 Lotus-Climax unknown #9 Osca unknown no entries Results Augie Pabst Art Huttinger Alan Connell Roger Penske Chuck Cassel William Story George Peck
D Modified were classified with C Modified at Marlboro. B and C Modified were classified together at VIR; the combined class was won by Dick Thompson's CM Chevrolet Corvette Sing Ray. The highest-finishing BM car was Bud Gates's Lister-Corvette in 2nd. D Modified were classified with C Modified at Lime Rock. C Modified were classified with B Modified at Thompson. E Modified were classified with D Modified at Thompson. E and F Modified were classified together at Watkins Glen; the combined class was won by Roger Penske's FM Porsche 718. The highest-finishing EM car was William Kimberly in Briggs Cunningham's Maserati Tipo 61.
Champions Class Driver Car B Modified Augie Pabst Scarab Mk II-Chevrolet B Production Bob Johnson Chevrolet Corvette C Modified Dick Thompson Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Concept C Production Bruce Jennings Porsche 356 Carrera D Modified Gaston Andrey Maserati Tipo 61 D Production Elliott Pew AC Ace-Bristol E Modified Bob Holbert Porsche 718 RSK, Porsche 718 RS 60 E Production Duncan Black Daimler SP250 F Modified Roger Penske Porsche 718 RSK, Porsche 718 RS 60 F Production Doug Diffenderfer Siata 208s G Modified Millard Ripley Lotus 17, Lola Mk.1 G Production Vince Tamburo Sunbeam Alpine H Modified Oliver Schmidt Osca MT4, Lola Mk.1-Osca H Production Chandler Lawrence Fiat-Abarth I Modified Phillips Jeffrey Berkeley Excelsior
External links World Sports Racing Prototypes: SCCA 1960 Racing Sports Cars: SCCA archive Etceterini: 1960 program covers