1952 SCCA National Sports Car Championship season
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The 1952 SCCA National Sports Car Championship season was the second season of the Sports Car Club of America
's National Sports Car Championship
. It began March 8, 1952, and ended October 26, 1952, after eleven races. Sherwood Johnston won the season championship.
Race not completed due to fatal accident involving spectators.
Sports Car Club of America
The Sports Car Club of America is a club and sanctioning body supporting road racing, rallying, and autocross in the United States. Formed in 1944, it runs many programs for both amateur and professional racers.-History:...
's National Sports Car Championship
SCCA National Sports Car Championship
The SCCA National Sports Car Championship was a sports car racing series organized by the Sports Car Club of America from 1951 until 1964. It was the first post-World War II sports car series organized in the United States...
. It began March 8, 1952, and ended October 26, 1952, after eleven races. Sherwood Johnston won the season championship.
Schedule
| Rnd | Race | Circuit | Location | Date | |
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| 1 | Florida Handicap Vero Beach Endurance Road Race | 12 hours | Vero Beach Airport Vero Beach Municipal Airport Vero Beach Municipal Airport is a public-use airport located northwest of the central business district of the city of Vero Beach in Indian River County, Florida, United States. The airport is publicly owned... |
Vero Beach, Florida Vero Beach, Florida Vero Beach is a city in Indian River County, Florida, USA. According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2006 estimates, the city had a population of 16,939. It is the county seat of Indian River County... |
March 8 |
| 2 | Pebble Beach Sports Car Road Race Monterey Sports Car Championships The Monterey Sports Car Championships is a sports car race held annually at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. The event began in 1950 as a race on the roads of Pebble Beach, California. In 1951, it was added to the new SCCA National Sports Car Championship. When Laguna Seca Raceway was built in 1957,... |
100 mi (160.9 km) | Pebble Beach road circuit | Pebble Beach, California Pebble Beach, California Pebble Beach is an unincorporated community in Monterey County, California. It lies at an elevation of 3 feet . Pebble Beach is a small coastal resort destination, home to the famous golf course, Pebble Beach Golf Links.... |
April 20 |
| 3 | Bridgehampton Sports Car Road Races | 100 mi (160.9 km) | Bridgehampton road circuit | Bridgehampton, New York Bridgehampton, New York Bridgehampton is a hamlet in the South Fork of Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 1,381 at the 2000 census.... |
May 24 |
| 4 | Golden Gate Road Race | 100 mi (160.9 km) | Golden Gate Park Golden Gate Park Golden Gate Park, located in San Francisco, California, is a large urban park consisting of of public grounds. Configured as a rectangle, it is similar in shape but 20% larger than Central Park in New York, to which it is often compared. It is over three miles long east to west, and about half a... |
San Francisco, California San Francisco, California San Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland... |
May 31 |
| 5 | Climb To The Clouds | 2.5 mi (4 km) | Mount Equinox | Manchester, Vermont | ? |
| 6 | Burke Mountain Hillclimb | ? | Burke Mountain Burke Mountain (Vermont) Burke Mountain is a mountain located in the "Northeast Kingdom" of Vermont. The bulk of the mountain is in Caledonia County, but its southeast side is in Essex County. Like the town of Burke, the mountain is probably named after the British statesman, Edmund Burke . It is flanked to the east by... |
Burke, Vermont Burke, Vermont Burke is a town in Caledonia County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,571 at the 2000 census. The town contains the villages of East Burke, West Burke and Burke Hollow.-Geography:... |
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| 7 | Giants Despair Hillclimb Giants Despair Hillclimb The Giants Despair Hillclimb is a hillclimb established in 1906 just outside Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania in Laurel Run, Pennsylvania, United States. The contest was first run in conjunction with Wilkes-Barre's centennial celebration. It is the oldest continuing motorsport event in Pennsylvania... |
1 mi (1.6 km) | Giants Despair hill climb | Laurel Run, Pennsylvania Laurel Run, Pennsylvania Laurel Run is a borough in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 723 at the 2000 census.Laurel Run is the site of a mine fire which started in 1915... |
July 25 |
| 8 | SCCA National Races | 15 mi (24.1 km) | Thompson International Speedway Thompson International Speedway Thompson International Speedway in Thompson, Connecticut, USA, is a paved oval racetrack that was once known as the Indianapolis of the East. It was the first asphalt-paved racing oval track in the United States and is now under the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series banner... |
Thompson, Connecticut Thompson, Connecticut Thompson is a rural town in Windham County, Connecticut, United States. The town was named after Sir Robert Thompson, an English landholder. The population was 9,458 at the 2010 census... |
August 17 |
| 9 | Elkhart Lake Road Race Road America 500 The Road America 500 is a sports car race held at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. The event began in 1950, and in 1951 was added to the SCCA National Sports Car Championship. Following a spectator death at the 1952 Watkins Glen Grand Prix, racing on open roads was discouraged, and the... |
200 mi (321.9 km) | Elkhart Lake road circuit | Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin Elkhart Lake is a village in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, United States, located within the northwestern part of the county within the Town of Rhine. The population was 1,021 at the 2000 census. It is included in the Sheboygan, Wisconsin Metropolitan Statistical Area... |
September 7 |
| 10 | International Sports Car Grand Prix of Watkins Glen 6 Hours of Watkins Glen The Six Hours of Watkins Glen is a sports car endurance race held annually at Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen, New York... |
100 mi (160.9 km) | Watkins Glen road circuit | Watkins Glen, New York Watkins Glen, New York Watkins Glen is a village in Schuyler County, New York, United States. The population was 2,149 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Schuyler County.The Village of Watkins Glen lies on the border of the towns of Dix and Montour.... |
September 20 |
| 11 | Sowega National Sports Car Races | 4 hours | Turner Air Force Base Turner Air Force Base Turner Air Force Base is a former United States Air Force base whose site is located within the current city limits of Albany, Georgia. Following its closure as a USAF installation in the late 1960s, it was transferred to the U.S. Navy and renamed Naval Air Station Albany... |
Albany, Georgia Albany, Georgia Albany is a city in and the county seat of Dougherty County, Georgia, United States, in the southwestern part of the state. It is the principal city of the Albany, Georgia metropolitan area and the southwest part of the state. The population was 77,434 at the 2010 U.S. Census, making it the... |
October 26 |
- Feature race
Season results
Note: Although support races counted towards the season points championship, only feature race overall winners are listed below.| Rnd | Circuit | Winning Team | Results |
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| Winning Driver(s) | |||
| 1 | Vero Beach Vero Beach Municipal Airport Vero Beach Municipal Airport is a public-use airport located northwest of the central business district of the city of Vero Beach in Indian River County, Florida, United States. The airport is publicly owned... |
#5 Ferrari Ferrari Ferrari S.p.A. is an Italian sports car manufacturer based in Maranello, Italy. Founded by Enzo Ferrari in 1929, as Scuderia Ferrari, the company sponsored drivers and manufactured race cars before moving into production of street-legal vehicles as Ferrari S.p.A. in 1947... |
Results |
 Jim Kimberly Marshall Lewis |
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| 2 | Pebble Beach | #14 Bill Carstens | Results |
| Bill Pollack Bill Pollack Bill Pollack is a retired race driver who ran in the early days of the post World War II California sports car scene. He started his career in 1950, and came to fame after winning the Pebble Beach road race with his Allard J2... |
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| 3 | Bridgehamption | #20 Bill Spear | Results |
| Bill Spear |
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| 4 | Golden Gate Golden Gate Park Golden Gate Park, located in San Francisco, California, is a large urban park consisting of of public grounds. Configured as a rectangle, it is similar in shape but 20% larger than Central Park in New York, to which it is often compared. It is over three miles long east to west, and about half a... |
Tom Carstens | Results |
| Bill Pollack Bill Pollack Bill Pollack is a retired race driver who ran in the early days of the post World War II California sports car scene. He started his career in 1950, and came to fame after winning the Pebble Beach road race with his Allard J2... |
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| 5 | Mt. Equinox | ? | Results |
| George Weaver |
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| 6 | Burke Mountain | ? | Results |
| George Weaver |
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| 7 | Giants Despair Giants Despair Hillclimb The Giants Despair Hillclimb is a hillclimb established in 1906 just outside Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania in Laurel Run, Pennsylvania, United States. The contest was first run in conjunction with Wilkes-Barre's centennial celebration. It is the oldest continuing motorsport event in Pennsylvania... |
#76 Briggs Cunningham Briggs Cunningham Briggs Swift Cunningham II was an American entrepreneur and sportsman, who raced automobiles and yachts. Born into a wealthy family, he became a racing car constructor, driver, and team owner as well as a sports car manufacturer and automobile collector.He skippered the victorious yacht Columbia... |
Results |
| Phil Walters |
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| 8 | Thompson Thompson International Speedway Thompson International Speedway in Thompson, Connecticut, USA, is a paved oval racetrack that was once known as the Indianapolis of the East. It was the first asphalt-paved racing oval track in the United States and is now under the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series banner... |
#76 Briggs Cunningham Briggs Cunningham Briggs Swift Cunningham II was an American entrepreneur and sportsman, who raced automobiles and yachts. Born into a wealthy family, he became a racing car constructor, driver, and team owner as well as a sports car manufacturer and automobile collector.He skippered the victorious yacht Columbia... |
Results |
| Phil Walters |
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| 9 | Elkhart Lake | #3 Briggs Cunningham Briggs Cunningham Briggs Swift Cunningham II was an American entrepreneur and sportsman, who raced automobiles and yachts. Born into a wealthy family, he became a racing car constructor, driver, and team owner as well as a sports car manufacturer and automobile collector.He skippered the victorious yacht Columbia... |
Results |
| John Fitch |
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| 10 | Watkins Glen | not completed | Results |
| 11 | Turner Turner Air Force Base Turner Air Force Base is a former United States Air Force base whose site is located within the current city limits of Albany, Georgia. Following its closure as a USAF installation in the late 1960s, it was transferred to the U.S. Navy and renamed Naval Air Station Albany... |
#2 Briggs Cunningham Briggs Cunningham Briggs Swift Cunningham II was an American entrepreneur and sportsman, who raced automobiles and yachts. Born into a wealthy family, he became a racing car constructor, driver, and team owner as well as a sports car manufacturer and automobile collector.He skippered the victorious yacht Columbia... |
Results |
| John Fitch |
Race not completed due to fatal accident involving spectators.