The 1954 SCCA National Sports Car Championship season was the fourth season of the Sports Car Club of America

Sports Car Club of America

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'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 January 31, 1954, and ended November 7, 1954, after twelve races. For the first time, championships were awarded to drivers in each class, rather than an overall championship as before.

Classes

Class	Displacement
A	over 5000cc
B	4000-5000cc
C	3000-4000cc
D	2000-3000cc
E	1500-2000cc
F	1100-1500cc
G	750-1100cc
H	under 750cc

Schedule

Rnd	Race		Circuit	Location	Date
1	Florida National Sports Car Races	200 mi (321.9 km)	MacDill Air Force Base MacDill Air Force Base MacDill Air Force Base is an active United States Air Force base located approximately south-southwest of downtown Tampa, Florida...	Tampa, Florida Tampa, Florida Tampa is a city in the U.S. state of Florida. It serves as the county seat for Hillsborough County. Tampa is located on the west coast of Florida. The population of Tampa in 2010 was 335,709....	January 31
2	Savannah National Sports Car Races	150 mi (241.4 km)	Hunter Air Force Base	Savannah, Georgia Savannah, Georgia Savannah is the largest city and the county seat of Chatham County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. Established in 1733, the city of Savannah was the colonial capital of the Province of Georgia and later the first state capital of Georgia. Today Savannah is an industrial center and an important...	March 14
3	Lone Star National Sports Car Race	100 mi (160.9 km)	Bergstrom Air Force Base Bergstrom Air Force Base Bergstrom Air Force Base was a United States Air Force base located seven miles southeast of downtown Austin, Texas. It was activated during World War II as a troop carrier training airfield, and was a front-line Strategic Air Command base during the Cold War...	Austin, Texas Austin, Texas Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...	March 28
4	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 11
5	National Capital Sports Car Races	200 mi (321.9 km)	Andrews Air Force Base Andrews Air Force Base Joint Base Andrews is a United States military facility located in Prince George's County, Maryland. The facility is under the jurisdiction of the United States Air Force 11th Wing, Air Force District of Washington ....	Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....	May 2
6	Chanute National Sports Car Races	150 mi (241.4 km)	Chanute Air Force Base Chanute Air Force Base Chanute Air Force Base is a former United States Air Force base located south of and adjacent to Rantoul, Illinois, about south of Chicago. Its primary mission throughout its existence was Air Force technical training....	Rantoul, Illinois Rantoul, Illinois Rantoul is a village in Champaign County, Illinois, United States. The population was 13,674 at the 2010 census. The present mayor is Neal Williams, who was re-elected in 2009...	June 6
7	New England National Sports Car Races	175 mi (281.6 km)	Westover Air Force Base	Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts	June 13
8	Offutt National Sports Car Races	200 mi (321.9 km)	Offutt Air Force Base Offutt Air Force Base Offutt Air Force Base is a U.S. Air Force installation near Omaha, and lies adjacent to Bellevue in Sarpy County, Nebraska. It is the headquarters of the U.S...	Omaha, Nebraska Omaha, Nebraska Omaha is the largest city in the state of Nebraska, United States, and is the county seat of Douglas County. It is located in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about 20 miles north of the mouth of the Platte River...	July 4
9	Lockbourne Sports Car Races	150 mi (241.4 km)	Lockbourne Air Force Base	Columbus, Ohio Columbus, Ohio Columbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The broader metropolitan area encompasses several counties and is the third largest in Ohio behind those of Cleveland and Cincinnati. Columbus is the third largest city in the American Midwest, and the fifteenth largest city...	August 8
10	Thompson 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...	September 5
11	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 18
12	Orange Empire National Races	125 mi (201.2 km)	March Air Force Base	Moreno Valley, California Moreno Valley, California Moreno Valley is a city located in Riverside County, California.A relatively young city, its rapid growth in the 1980s and the first decade of the 21st century made it second-largest city in Riverside County by population, and one of the Inland Empire's population centers. As of the 2010 census,...	November 7

Feature race

Season results

Feature race overall winners in bold.

1. 126 Ralph Durbin

| #47 Rees T. Makins
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| rowspan=2 | Results
|-
|   Jack Ensley
|   Jim Kimberly
|   Charles Wallace
|   Charles Hassan
|   Bob Kuhn
|   Max Goldman (Porsche)
  Ralph Durbin (MG)
|   Rees Makins
|-
! rowspan=2 | 7
| rowspan=2 | Westover
|rowspan=2| no entries
| #5 Ferrari

Ferrari

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| #40 Jaguar
| #25 Ferrari

Ferrari

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| #22 Austin-Healey

Austin-Healey

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| #85 Siata
| #95 Triumph

Triumph Motor Company

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| #4 Lester MG
| #54 Porsche

Porsche

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| #91 O.S.C.A.

O.S.C.A.

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| #3 Bandini

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| rowspan=2 | Results
|-
|   Jim Kimberly
|   Charles Wallace
|   Bill Lloyd
|   Fred Allen
|   George Schrafft
|   Ron McConkey
|   Duncan Black
|   John Bye
|   Jim Kimberly
|   Henry Rudkin
|-
! rowspan=2 | 8
| rowspan=2 | Offutt

Offutt Air Force Base

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| #60 Charles Moran, Jr.
| #55 Tony Parravano
| #43 Curtis L. Attaway, Jr.
| #20 J. M. R. Lyeth, Jr.
|rowspan=2| no finishers
| #7 C. Ted Boynton
|rowspan=2| no finishers
| #66 Phil Stewart
| #90 Arthur S. Bunker, Jr.
| #77 Rees T. Makins
| #33 Roy Cherryholmes
| rowspan=2 | Results
|-
|   Charles Moran
|   Jack McAfee
|   Curtis Attaway
|   Richard Lyeth
|   Ted Boynton
|   Phil Stewart
|   Art Bunker
|   Rees Makins
|   Roy Cherryholmes
|-
! rowspan=2 | 9
| rowspan=2 | Lockbourne
| #68 Phil Walters
| #5 James H. Kimberly
| #79 C. C. Wallace
|rowspan=2| no finishers
| #157 Austin-Healey

Austin-Healey

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| #26 Lt. Col. Robert B. Kuhn
| #17 Triumph

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| #91 James Simpson, Jr.
| #2 Dr. R. K. Thompson
| #4 Rees T. Makins
| #131 Jerry Rigden
| rowspan=2 | Results
|-
|   Sherwood Johnston
|   Jim Kimberly
|   Charles Wallace
|   Robert Fergus
|   Bob Kuhn
|   Jim Brooks
|   James Simpson
|   Dick Thompson

Dick Thompson

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|   Rees Makins
|   Jerry Rigden
|-
! rowspan=2 | 10
| rowspan=2 | Thompson

Thompson International Speedway

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| #17 Kurtis Kraft

Kurtis Kraft

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| #111 Ferrari

Ferrari

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| #23 Jaguar
| #9 Ferrari

Ferrari

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| #45 Austin-Healey

Austin-Healey

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| #11 Maserati

Maserati

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|rowspan=2| no finishers
| #1 Briggs Cunningham

Briggs Cunningham

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| #76 Porsche

Porsche

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#51 MG
| #14 O.S.C.A.

O.S.C.A.

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| #74 PBX
| rowspan=2 | Results
|-
|   Jack Ensley
|   Bill Spear
|   Charles Wallace
|   Adrian Melville
|   Robert Fergus
|   Fred Procter
|   Briggs Cunningham

Briggs Cunningham

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|   Chandler Lawrence (Overall)
  Mike Rodney
|   Rees Makins
|   Candy Poole
|-
! rowspan=2 | 11
| rowspan=2 | Watkins Glen
| #18 Briggs Cunningham

Briggs Cunningham

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| #5 Jim Kimberly
| #66 Richard Perrin
| #132 William B. Lloyd
| #12 Fred Allen
| #110 Frederick W. Procter, Jr.
| #137 James S. P. Robinson
| #118 Rees T. Makins
| #107 Robert W. Magenheimer
| #127 Robert T. Keller
| #198 Briggs Cunningham

Briggs Cunningham

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| rowspan=2 | Results
|-
|   Phil Walters
|   Jim Kimberly
|   Richard Perrin
|   Bill Lloyd
|   Roy Jackson-Moore
|   Fred Proctor
|   Jim Robinson
|   Frank Bott
|   Robert Magenheimer
|   Robert T. Keller
|   Marshall Lewis
|-
! rowspan=2 | 12
| rowspan=2 | March
| #104 Mabee Chrysler

Chrysler

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 Special
| #4 Ferrari

Ferrari

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| #83 Jaguar
| #71 Ferrari

Ferrari

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|rowspan=2| no entries
| #200 Triumph

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| #183 Triumph

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| #91 O.S.C.A.

O.S.C.A.

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| #118 Porsche

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| #25 Panhard

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 Special
| #31 Moretti

Moretti Motor Company

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| rowspan=2 | Results
|-
|   Mickey Wysong
|   Bill Spear
|   Jim Peterson
|   Howard Hively
|   Walter Kieckhefer
|   Lee Owen
|   James Simpson
|   Jean Pierre Kunstle
|   Perry Peron
|   John Biehl
|}