1956 SCCA National Sports Car Championship


The 1956 SCCA National Sports Car Championship season was the sixth season of the Sports Car Club of America's National Sports Car Championship. It began March 10, 1956, and ended November 4, 1956, after eleven races.

Schedule

RndRaceLengthCircuitLocationDate
1Walterboro National Championship Sports Car RacesLowcountry Regional AirportWalterboro, South CarolinaMarch 10
2Pebble Beach Sports Car Road RacePebble Beach road circuitPebble Beach, CaliforniaApril 22
3Cumberland National Sports Car Races1 hourGreater Cumberland Regional AirportWiley Ford, West VirginiaMay 20
4Texan National Championship Sports Car RacesEagle Mountain National Guard BaseFort Worth, TexasJune 3
5National Road RacesRoad AmericaElkhart Lake, WisconsinJune 24
6Beverly National Sports Car RacesBeverly AirportBeverly, MassachusettsJuly 7
7Seafair National Championship RacesKitsap County AirportBremerton, WashingtonAugust 12
8Thompson National Championship Races1 hourThompson International SpeedwayThompson, ConnecticutSeptember 3
9National Championship Road America Endurance Races6 hoursRoad AmericaElkhart Lake, WisconsinSeptember 9
10International Sports Car Grand Prix of Watkins GlenWatkins Glen InternationalWatkins Glen, New YorkSeptember 15
11Palm Springs National Championship Road RacesPalm Springs Municipal AirportPalm Springs, CaliforniaNovember 4

Season results

Feature race overall winners in bold.
RndCircuitBM Winning TeamCM Winning TeamCP Winning TeamDM Winning TeamDP Winning TeamEM Winning TeamEP Winning TeamFM Winning TeamFP Winning TeamGM Winning TeamGP Winning TeamHM Winning TeamResults
RndCircuitBM Winning DriverCM Winning DriverCP Winning DriverDM Winning DriverDP Winning DriverEM Winning DriverEP Winning DriverFM Winning DriverFP Winning DriverGM Winning DriverGP Winning DriverHM Winning DriverResults
1Walterboro#18 Cunningham#59 Briggs Cunningham#22 Jaguar#44 Ferrari#0 Mercedes-Benzno entries#9 Arnolt-Bristol#47 Porsche#36 Porsche#35 Lotus#40 MG#90 CrosleyResults
1Walterboro