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.

Classes

Class	Modified	Production
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

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Schedule

Rnd	Race	Length^A	Circuit	Location	Date
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
Rnd	Circuit	BS Winning Driver(s)	BP Winning Driver(s)	CS Winning Driver(s)	CP Winning Driver(s)	DS Winning Driver(s)	DP Winning Driver(s)	ES Winning Driver(s)	EP Winning Driver(s)	FS Winning Driver(s)	FP Winning Driver(s)	GS Winning Driver(s)	GP Winning Driver(s)	HS Winning Driver(s)	Results
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
1	Cumberland	J. E. Rose	Dick Thompson	Walt Hansgen	Charles Butscher	Carroll Shelby	John Colgate	Bruce Kessler	Bob Kuhn	Charles Wallace	Lake Underwood	Frank Baptista	Ed Hugus	Melvin Sachs	Results
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
2	Eagle Mountain	J. E. Rose	Dick Thompson	Bob Stonedale	^A	Jim Roberts	Dave Furrows	no entries	Richard McGuire	John Max Wolf	William Randle	Tom Johnson	Val Scroggie	Gordon Wright	Results
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
3	Lime Rock	no entries	Bark Henry	John Fitch	Jack Crusoe	Carroll Shelby	Fred Moore	Bruce Kessler	Gaston Andrey	Charles Wallace	Lake Underwood	Frank Baptista	John Clapp	Dolph Vilardi	Results
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
4	Road America	Andy Rosenberger	Jim Jeffords	Walt Hansgen	Rees Makins	John von Neumann	Warren Cox	Ed Lunken	Dan Fowler	Lake Underwood	Don Wester	Frank Baptista	Al Allin	Bruce Townsend	Results
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
5	Marlboro	no entries	Dick Thompson	Walt Hansgen	Bob Rubin	Paul O'Shea	Fred Moore	Ed Lunken	Chuck Sarle	Bob Holbert	Dick Nash	Frank Baptista	Tony Briggs	Dolph Vilardi	Results
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
6	VIR	no finishers	Dick Thompson	Carroll Shelby	George Constantine	Paul O'Shea	Harold Kunz	John Middleton	Bob Kuhn	Bob Holbert	Dick Nash	M. R. J. Wyllie	Ed Hugus	Howard Hanna	Results
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
7	Montgomery	no entries	Bark Henry	Walt Hansgen	Harry Carter	John Fitch	Warren Cox	Gaston Andrey	Bob Kuhn	Lake Underwood	Lake Underwood	Frank Baptista	Bob Grossman	Henry Rudkin	Results
8	Thompson^B	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
8	Thompson^B	no finishers	Leonard Butscher	Gordon MacKenzie	George Constantine	Bob Bucher	Mike Rothschild	no finishers	Ed Welch	Paul Sagan	Freddie Barrette	Charles Cunningham	Vin Sardi	Candy Poole	Results
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
9	Road America	John Cook Ralph Durbin	Dick Thompson	Phil Hill	Dave Causey	Carroll Shelby	Trant Jarman	Ed Lunken Jim Kimberly	Bob Kuhn	Ed Crawford	Don Wester	M. R. J. Wyllie Margaret Wyllie	Ed Hugus	Bruce Townsend	Results
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
10	Watkins Glen	no entries	Fred Windridge	Walt Hansgen	Harry Carter	Paul O'Shea	Gilbert Geitner	John Fitch	William Burroughs	Bob Holbert	Freddie Barrette	Chuck Dietrich	Ed Hugus	Melvin Sachs	Results
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
11	Bridgehampton	no entries	Fred Windridge	Walt Hansgen	Harry Carter	Bruce Kessler	Gilbert Geitner	John Fitch	Harry Carter	Charles Wallace	Lake Underwood	Frank Baptista	Tony Briggs	Gordon Wing	Results
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
12	VIR	no finishers	Leonard Butscher	Charles Wallace	Harry Carter	no finishers	Gilbert Geitner	Gaston Andrey	William Burroughs	Charles Wallace	Lake Underwood	M. R. J. Wyllie	Brooks Robinson	Wiley Reid	Results
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
13	Palm Springs	Max Balchowsky	Jerry Austin	Carroll Shelby	Ron Ellico	Bob Oker	Jay Hoke	Pete Lovely	William Love	Jack McAfee	Skip Hudson	Leon Miller	Fred Woodward	^C	Results
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
14	Laguna Seca	no finishers	Cloyd Gray	Richie Ginther	Ray Seher	John von Neumann	Hugh Pryor	Pete Lovely	Bill Love	Sam Weiss	Skip Hudson	Paul Nau	Fred Woodward	Bill Wood	Results
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
15	Riverside	Max Balchowsky	Jerry Austin	Carroll Shelby	Robert Fletcher	John von Neumann	Hugh Pryor	Pete Lovely	Bill Love	Jack McAfee	Lew Bracker	Skip Conklin	Fred Woodward	Jim Parkinson	Results

^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
B Sports	J. E. Rose	Chevrolet Corvette SR-2
B Production	Dick Thompson	Chevrolet Corvette
C Sports	Walt Hansgen	Jaguar D-Type
C Production	Harry Carter	Mercedes-Benz 300SL
D Sports	Paul O'Shea	Mercedes-Benz 300SL Roadster
D Production	Fred Moore	Austin-Healey 100M
E Sports	Gaston Andrey	Ferrari 500 Mondial
E Production	Bob Kuhn	AC Ace-Bristol
F Sports	Charles Wallace	Porsche 550 RS
F Production	Lake Underwood	Porsche 356 Carrera
G Sports	Frank Baptista	Lotus Eleven Monza-Climax
G Production	Tony Briggs	MG TC, Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce
H Sports	Melvin Sachs	Bandini

References

^ "Haybale: Official Sports Car Racing Program, Lime Rock Park National Championship Race June 8-9, 1957". Etceterini. Retrieved September 22, 2010.
^ "1950's SCCA Hmod Racing Cars: TXP". Etceterini. Archived from the original on October 18, 2010. Retrieved September 22, 2010.

External links

[1] "Haybale: Official Sports Car Racing Program, Lime Rock Park National Championship Race June 8-9, 1957". Etceterini. Retrieved September 22, 2010.

[2] "1950's SCCA Hmod Racing Cars: TXP". Etceterini. Archived from the original on October 18, 2010. Retrieved September 22, 2010.

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