# 1959 SCCA National Sports Car Championship

The 1959 SCCA National Sports Car Championship season was the ninth season of the Sports Car Club of America's National Sports Car Championship. It began April 5, 1959, and ended November 15, 1959, after fourteen races.

## Schedule

| Rnd | Race | Length | Circuit | Location | Date |
| 1 | SCCA National Races | 90 mi (140 km) | Corry Field Naval Air Station | Pensacola, Florida | April 5 |
| 2 | President's Cup | 70 mi (110 km) | Marlboro Motor Raceway | Upper Marlboro, Maryland | April 19 |
| 3 | VIR-Shrine National Championship Sports Car Races | 200 km (120 mi) | Virginia International Raceway | Danville, Virginia | May 3 |
| 4 | Cumberland National and Novice Sports Car Races | ? | Greater Cumberland Regional Airport | Wiley Ford, West Virginia | May 17 |
| 5 | Bridgehampton Road Race Course Sports Car Races | 75 mi (121 km) | Bridgehampton Race Circuit | Bridgehampton, New York | May 31 |
| 6 | International June Sprints | 140 mi (230 km) | Road America | Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin | June 21 |
| 7 | Lime Rock National Championship Races | 50 km (31 mi) | Lime Rock Park | Lakeville, Connecticut | July 4 |
| 8 | National Championship Sports Car Races | 60 mi (97 km) | Buckley Field | Aurora, Colorado | July 12 |
| 9 | Riverside National Championship Sports Car Races | 65 mi (105 km) | Riverside International Raceway | Riverside, California | July 18 |
| 10 | Montgomery National Championship Sports Car Races | 150 km (93 mi) | Montgomery Airport | Montgomery, New York | August 9 |
| 11 | Thompson National Championship Sports Car Races | 60 mi (97 km) | Thompson International Speedway | Thompson, Connecticut | September 7 |
| 12 | Road America 500 | 500 mi (800 km) | Road America | Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin | September 13 |
| 13 | Watkins Glen Grand Prix | 100 mi (160 km) | Watkins Glen International | Watkins Glen, New York | September 26 |
| 14 | SCCA National Races | 108 mi (174 km) | Daytona International Speedway | Daytona Beach, Florida | November 15 |
    ^A Feature race

## Season results

Feature race overall winners in bold.
| Rnd | Circuit | BM Winning Team | BP Winning Team | CM Winning Team | CP Winning Team | DM Winning Team | DP Winning Team | EM Winning Team | EP Winning Team | FM Winning Team | FP Winning Team | GM Winning Team | GP Winning Team | HM Winning Team | HP Winning Team | IP Winning Team | JP Winning Team | Results |
| Rnd | Circuit | BM Winning Driver(s) | BP Winning Driver(s) | CM Winning Driver(s) | CP Winning Driver(s) | DM Winning Driver(s) | DP Winning Driver(s) | EM Winning Driver(s) | EP Winning Driver(s) | FM Winning Driver(s) | FP Winning Driver(s) | GM Winning Driver(s) | GP Winning Driver(s) | HM Winning Driver(s) | HP Winning Driver(s) | IP Winning Driver(s) | JP Winning Driver(s) | Results |
| 1 | Pensacola | unknown | #1 Chevrolet | #41 E.D. Martin | unknown | unknown | no entries | unknown | unknown | unknown | #0 Porsche | #28 Cooper-Climax | unknown | #76 Osca | unknown | unknown | unknown | Results |
| 1 | Pensacola | unknown | Jim Jeffords | Edwin D. Martin | unknown | unknown | no entries | unknown | unknown | unknown | Chuck Rickert | Charlie Kolb | unknown | James Eichenlaub | unknown | unknown | unknown | Results |
| 2 | Marlboro | #228 Chevrolet | Chevrolet | #60 Briggs Cunningham | Jaguar | Ferrari | unknown | no entries | A.C.-Bristol | Porsche | Porsche | Cooper-Climax | Alfa Romeo | #61 Team Roosevelt | #91 D.B.-Panhard | no entries | no entries | Results |
| 2 | Marlboro | Bud Gates | Jim Jeffords | Walt Hansgen | Louis Hatcher | Augie Pabst | unknown | no entries | Arch Means | Don Sesslar | Harry Blanchard | Charlie Kolb | John Guthrie | Ray Cuomo | Howard Hanna | no entries | no entries | Results |
| 3 | VIR | #36 Lister-Corvette | #1 Chevrolet | #60 Briggs Cunningham | #19 Ferrari | | #247 Austin-Healey | #24 Ferrari | #175 A.C.-Bristol | #74 Porsche | #77 Porsche | #37 Elva | #5 Alfa Romeo | #28 Osca | | #65 Team Roosevelt | | Results |
| 3 | VIR | Fred Windridge | Jim Jeffords | Walt Hansgen | Bob Grossman | | Fred Spross | William Burroughs | Ed Welch | Don Sesslar | Bruce Jennings | Art Tweedale | Chuck Stoddard | James Eichenlaub | | Paul Richards | | Results |
| 4 | Cumberland | #222 Sadler | #69 Chevrolet | #60 Briggs Cunningham | #29 Ferrari | #15 Ferrari | #247 Austin-Healey | #7 Maserati | #126 A.C.-Bristol | #140 Porsche | #58 Porsche | #2 Lotus | #123 Alfa Romeo | #23 Osca | #211 D.B. | #83 Fiat-Abarth | #137 Berkeley | Results |
| 4 | Cumberland | Bill Sadler | Frank Dominianni | Walt Hansgen | Bob Grossman | James Johnston | Fred Spross | Charlie Kolb | Ross Wees | Bob Holbert | Bruce Jennings | M. R. J. Wyllie | Chuck Stoddard | Denise McCluggage | Ray Heppenstall | Paul Richards | Ed Wright | Results |
| 5 | Bridgehampton | #36 Kelso Auto Dynamics | #99 Chevrolet | #60 Briggs Cunningham | | #124 Alan Connell | #247 Austin-Healey | #25 Mike Garber | #80 A.C.-Bristol | #140 Porsche | #149 Porsche | #70 Lotus | #15 Alfa Romeo | #28 Osca | #50 D.B.-Panhard | #83 Fiat-Abarth | no entries | Results |
| 5 | Bridgehampton | Fred Windridge | Roy Tuerke | Walt Hansgen | | Alan Connell | Fred Spross | Gaston Andrey | Harry Carter | Bob Holbert | Harry Blanchard | Tom Fleming | Tom O'Brien | James Eichenlaub | Ray Heppenstall | Paul Richards | no entries | Results |
| 6 | Road America | #36 Kelso Auto Dynamics | #1 John Stephani | #49 Elisha Walker | #38 Duke Knowlton | #12 Alan B. Connell, Jr. | #34 Tim Mayer | #76 Ted Baumgartner | #5 Harvey Woodward | #1 Bob Donner, Jr. | #49 Harry C. Blanchard | #13 John Miller | #77 William Wuesthoff | #9 Ed Walsh | #15 Ray Heppenstall | #83 Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr. | #31 Derr L. Andrlik | Results |
| 6 | Road America | Fred Windridge | Jim Jeffords | George Constantine | Duke Knowlton | Alan Connell | Tim Mayer | Ted Baumgartner | Harvey Woodward | Bob Donner | Harry Blanchard | Alan Ross | Bill Wuesthoff | Ed Walsh | Ray Heppenstall | Paul Richards | Derr Andrlik | Results |
| 7 | Lime Rock | no entries | | #49 Elisha Walker | #9 Ferrari | | #171 Austin-Healey | #25 Mike Garber | #48 A.C.-Bristol | #74 Porsche | #149 Porsche | #35 Elva | #21 Alfa Romeo | #28 Osca | #90 D.B. | #83 Fiat-Abarth | no entries | Results |
| 7 | Lime Rock | no entries | | George Constantine | Bob Grossman | | John Colgate | Gaston Andrey | Evelyn Mull | Don Sesslar | Harry Blanchard | Frank Baptista | Chuck Stoddard | James Eichenlaub | Ray Heppenstall | Paul Richards | no entries | Results |
| 8 | Buckley Field | #10 Nickey Chevrolet | #1 Chevrolet | | | #21 Ferrari | #73 Austin-Healey | #152 Lotus | #7 A.C.-Bristol | #171 Porsche | #162 Porsche | #19 Lola | #47 Alfa Romeo | #28 Osca | #90 D.B. | #83 Fiat-Abarth | no entries | Results |
| 8 | Buckley Field | Jim Jeffords | Jim Jeffords | | | Dan Collins | Charles Byerly | Jay Chamberlain | Bill Steele | Bob Donner | Michael Collins | Alan Ross | Bob Betts | James Eichenlaub | Ray Heppenstall | Paul Richards | no entries | Results |
| 9 | Riverside | no finishers | #51 Chevrolet | | #45 Mercedes-Benz | #46 Ferrari | | #55 Porsche | #77 A.C.-Bristol | #11 Porsche | #10 Porsche | #33 Lotus | #57 Alfa Romeo | #20 Lotus-Crosley | #90 D.B. | #5 Fiat-Abarth | no entries | Results |
| 9 | Riverside | no finishers | Bob Bondurant | | Dean Mears | Dick Morgensen | | Sam Weiss | Bill Steele | Bob Holbert | Chuck Parsons | Jack Reddish | Chuck Kessinger | Harry Jones | Ray Heppenstall | Dan Parkinson | no entries | Results |
| 10 | Montgomery | no finishers | #119 Chevrolet | #49 Elisha Walker | #14 Ferrari | #12 Alan Connell | #247 Austin-Healey | #72 Lotus | #59 A.C.-Bristol | #140 Porsche | #149 Porsche | #35 Elva | #85 Alfa Romeo | #123 Briggs Cunningham | #66 D.B.-Panhard | #82 Fiat-Abarth | no entries | Results |
| 10 | Montgomery | no finishers | Harold Keck | George Constantine | Bob Grossman | Alan Connell | Fred Spross | Sy Kaback | Pierre Mion | Bob Holbert | Harry Blanchard | Frank Baptista | Norman Webb | Denise McCluggage | William Loverre | Paul Richards | no entries | Results |
| 11 | Thompson | no entries | #99 Chevrolet | #49 Elisha Walker | #146 Ferrari | #12 Maserati | #247 Austin-Healey | #25 Ferrari | #180 A.C.-Bristol | #140 Porsche | #149 Porsche | #35 Elva | #110 Alfa Romeo | #123 Briggs Cunningham | #27 D.B | #83 Fiat-Abarth | no entries | Results |
| 11 | Thompson | no entries | Roy Tuerke | George Constantine | Dean McCarthy | Alan Connell | Fred Spross | Gaston Andrey | Harry Carter | Bob Holbert | Harry Blanchard | Frank Baptista | John Kingsley | Phil Forno | Bud Fehnel | Paul Richards | no entries | Results |
| 12 | Road America | #64 John Staver | #2 Kack Stephani | #62 Briggs Cunningham | #47 Wayne Burnett | #57 William Sturgis | #24 Frank J. Opalka | #89 Pat Pigott | #73 Fritz Taylor | #6 Harry C. Blanchard | #0 Chuck Rickert | #37 Elva | #78 William Wuesthoff | #65 Briggs Cunningham | #22 Arthur W. Subberra | #83 Fiat-Abarth | | Results |
| 12 | Road America | John Staver Ed Grierson | Jim Jeffords | Ed Crawford Walt Hansgen | Wayne Burnett | William Sturgis Bob Bondurant | Frank Opalka | Pat Pigott Frank Becker | Fritz Taylor | Harry Blanchard Roger Penske | Chuck Rickert | Art Tweedale Walter Dickson | Bill Wuesthoff | Briggs Cunningham | Arthur Subberra | Paul Richards | | Results |
| 13 | Watkins Glen | #91 J. M. R. Lyeth, Jr. | #99 Robert M. Rosenthal | #60 Briggs Cunningham | #70 Mercedes-Benz | #213 Fredrick J. Hayes | #88 Glenn Carlson | #78 Millard Ripley | #97 Charles Kurtz | #6 Harry C. Blanchard | #111 Frank Wagenhofer | #13 John Miller | #211 George C. Rainville | #9 Osca | #179 Howard Hanna | #89 F.D. Roosevelt, Jr. | #76 Ellsworth L. Hall | Results |
| 13 | Watkins Glen | Richard Lyeth | Roy Tuerke | Walt Hansgen | Jerry Loman | Fred Hayes | Glenn Carlson | Millard Ripley | Charles Kurtz | Harry Blanchard | Frank Wagenhofer | Alan Ross | Charlie Rainville | Ed Hugus | Howard Hanna | Paul Richards | Ellsworth Hall | Results |
| 14 | Daytona | no entries | #175 Chevrolet | #12 Ferrari | no entries | #90 Ferrari | | #16 Porsche | #157 A.C.-Bristol | | #94 Porsche | #37 Elva | #19 Alfa Romeo | #80 Fiat-Abarth | #9 D.B. | #83 Fiat-Abarth | no entries | Results |
| 14 | Daytona | no entries | Jack Evans Knab | Alan Connell | no entries | David Lane | | Chuck Cassel | Bill Dunn | | Ray Ruprecht | Art Tweedale | Ross Durant | Ray Cuomo | George Peck | Paul Richards | no entries | Results |
    ^A D Modified were classified with C Modified at VIR.
    ^B H Production were classified with G Production at VIR.
    ^C J Production were classified with I Production at VIR.
    ^D C Production were classified with B Production at Bridgehampton.
    ^E B and C Production were classified together at Lime Rock; the combined class was won by Bob Grossman's CP Ferrari. The highest-finishing BP car was Roy Tuerke's Chevrolet Corvette in 2nd.
    ^F D Modified were classified with C Modified at Lime Rock.
    ^G C Modified were classified with B Modified at Buckley Field.
    ^H C Production were classified with B Production at Buckley Field.
    ^I C and D Modified were classified together at Riverside; the combined class was won by Dick Morgensen's DP Ferrari. The highest-finishing CP car was Jack Eubank's Talbot-Lago in 3rd.
    ^J D Production were classified with C Production at Riverside.
    ^K J Production were classified with I Production at the Road America 500.
    ^L D Production were classified with B Production at Daytona.
    ^M F Modified were classified with E Modified at Daytona.

## Champions

| Class | Driver | Car |
| B Modified | John Staver | Echidna-Chevrolet |
| B Production | Jim Jeffords | Chevrolet Corvette |
| C Modified | Walt Hansgen | Lister-Jaguar |
| C Production | Bob Grossman | Ferrari 250 GT California |
| D Modified | Alan Connell | Ferrari 250 TR, Maserati 250S |
| D Production | Fred Spross | Austin-Healey 100-6 |
| E Modified | Gaston Andrey | Ferrari 500 TR |
| E Production | Pierre Mion | AC Ace-Bristol |
| F Modified | Don Sesslar | Porsche 718 RSK |
| F Production | Harry Blanchard | Porsche 356 Carrera GT |
| G Modified | Art Tweedale | Elva Mk IV |
| G Production | Chuck Stoddard | Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spyder |
| H Modified | James Eichenlaub | Osca 750, Osca 187S |
| H Production | Ray Heppenstall | D.B.-Panhard |
| I Production | Paul Richards | Fiat-Abarth Zagato |
| J Production | Ed Wright | Berkeley SE Excelsior |