1951 SCCA National Sports Car Championship Previous none Next 1952
The 1951 SCCA National Sports Car Championship season was the first season of the Sports Car Club of America's National Sports Car Championship. It began May 12, 1951, and ended December 9, 1951, after eight races. John Fitch won the season championship.
Schedule
| Rnd | Race | Length | Circuit | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Giants Despair Hillclimb | 1 mi (1.6 km) | Giants Despair hill climb | Laurel Run, Pennsylvania | May 12 |
| 2 | Pebble Beach Road Race | 100 mi (160 km) | Pebble Beach road circuit | Pebble Beach, California | May 27 |
| 3 | SCCA National Races | ? | Thompson International Speedway | Thompson, Connecticut | July ? |
| 4 | Elkhart Lake Road Race | 200 mi (320 km) | Elkhart Lake road circuit | Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin | August 26 |
| 5 | International Sports Car Grand Prix of Watkins Glen | 100 mi (160 km) | Watkins Glen road circuit | Watkins Glen, New York | September 15 |
| 6 | Reno Sports Car Road Races | 100 mi (160 km) | Reno road circuit | Reno, Nevada | October 21 |
| 7 | Climb To The Clouds | 2.5 mi (4.0 km) | Mount Equinox | Manchester, Vermont | October 28 |
| 8 | Road Races at Palm Beach Shores Florida | 100 mi (160 km) | Palm Beach road circuit | Palm Beach, Florida | December 9 |
- ^A 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winning Driver(s) | |||
| 1 | Giants' Despair | Delvan Lee | Results |
 Delvan Lee
| |||
| 2 | Pebble Beach | #14 Tom Carstens | Results |
| Bill Pollack
| |||
| 3 | Thompson | MG | Results |
| Rowland D. H. Keith
| |||
| 4 | Elkhart Lake | #128 Briggs Cunningham | Results |
| John Fitch
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| 5 | Watkins Glen | #55 Briggs Cunningham | Results |
| Phil Walters
| |||
| 6 | Reno | #14 T. Carstens | Results |
| Bill Pollack
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| 7 | Mt. Equinox | #35 Maserati | Results |
| George Weaver
| |||
| 8 | Palm Beach | #1 Ferrari | Results |
| John Fitch
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External links
- World Sports Racing Prototypes: SCCA 1951
- Racing Sports Cars: SCCA archive
- Etceterini: 1951 program covers