# 1962 SCCA National Sports Car Championship

The 1962 SCCA National Sports Car Championship season was the twelfth season of the Sports Car Club of America's National Sports Car Championship. It began January 28, 1962, and ended September 22, 1962, after thirteen races.

## Schedule

| Rnd | Race | Length | Circuit | Location | Date |
| 1 | SCCA National Race | 150 km (93 mi) | Daytona International Speedway | Daytona Beach, Florida | January 28 |
| 2 | SCCA National Race | 68 mi (109 km) | Marlboro Motor Raceway | Upper Marlboro, Maryland | April 15 |
| 3 | President's Cup | 2 hours, 30 minutes | Virginia International Raceway | Danville, Virginia | April 29 |
| 4 | Cumberland National Championship Sports Car Races | 75 km (47 mi) | Greater Cumberland Regional Airport | Wiley Ford, West Virginia | May 13 |
| 5 | SCCA National Race | 90 mi (140 km) | Stuttgart Municipal Airport | Stuttgart, Arkansas | May 27 |
| 6 | SCCA National Race | 70 mi (110 km) | Bridgehampton Race Circuit | Bridgehampton, New York | June 3 |
| 7 | International June Sprints | 150 mi (240 km) | Road America | Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin | June 17 |
| 8 | Lime Rock Nationals | 60 km (37 mi) | Lime Rock Park | Lakeville, Connecticut | June 30 |
| 9 | Lake Garnett Grand Prix | 70 mi (110 km) | Lake Garnett Circuit | Garnett, Kansas | July 8 |
| 10 | Meadowdale SCCA National Championships | 210 km (130 mi) | Meadowdale International Raceway | Carpentersville, Illinois | August 5 |
| 11 | SCCA National Races | 60 mi (97 km) | Thompson International Speedway | Thompson, Connecticut | September 3 |
| 12 | Road America 500 | 500 mi (800 km) | Road America | Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin | September 9 |
| 13 | Grand Prix at Watkins Glen | 100 mi (160 km) | Watkins Glen International | Watkins Glen, New York | September 22 |
    ^A Feature race

## Season results

Feature race overall winners in bold.
| Rnd | Circuit | AP 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 | Results |
| Rnd | Circuit | AP 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) | Results |
| 1 | Daytona | #77 Ferrari | #25 Chevrolet | #5 Maserati-Ferrari | Daimler | no entries | Alfa Romeo | #14 Porsche | Elva | #42 Porsche | D.B. | Elva | Alfa Romeo | Osca | Berkeley | Results |
| 1 | Daytona | Doug Thiem | Ralph Salyer | Alan Connell | Duncan Black | no entries | Bob Richardson | Bob Holbert | Jay Signore | Joseph Hoppen | Howard Hanna | Curt Gonstead | Bob Durren | George Peck | Hugh Kleinpeter | Results |
| 2 | Marlboro | #90 Ferrari | #1 Chevrolet | #18 Maserati | Lotus | #6 Cooper | Porsche | #14 Porsche | Elva | #29 Porsche | Turner | #2 Lola | #20 Alfa Romeo | Lotus | Fiat-Abarth | Results |
| 2 | Marlboro | Bob Grossman | Don Yenko | Charlie Kolb | Horace Pettit | Roger Penske | Bert Everett | Bob Holbert | Jay Signore | Bob Bucher | Skip Barber | M. R. J. Wyllie | Jack Crusoe | Glenn Baldwin | Ed Hessert | Results |
| 3 | VIR | #11 Chevrolet | #12 Chevrolet | | #37 Lotus | #6 Cooper | #27 Alfa Romeo | #14 Porsche | #44 Triumph | #29 Porsche | #74 Sports Car Forum | #37 Lola | #21 Alfa Romeo | #39 Osca | #5 Fiat-Abarth | Results |
| 3 | VIR | Dick Thompson | Don Yenko | | Dave Clark | Roger Penske | Eric Mangelsen | Bob Holbert | Bob Tullius | Bob Bucher | Don Sesslar | Art Tweedale | Jack Crusoe | John Gordon | Ed Astri | Results |
| 4 | Cumberland | #11 Grady Davis | #15 Ralph C. Salyer | #56 E. E. Hobbs, Jr. | #6 Dave Clark | #6 John M. Wyatt | #55 Herbert E. Everett | #14 Robert Holbert | #80 Jay Signore | #199 Herb Swan | #40 Skip Barber | #2 M. R. J. Wyllie | #46 Lynn Blanchard | #70 John Holmes | #119 Edmund C. Hessert | Results |
| 4 | Cumberland | Dick Thompson | Ralph Salyer | E. Hobbs, Jr. | Dave Clark | Roger Penske | Bert Everett | Bob Holbert | Jay Signore | Herb Swan | Skip Barber | M. R. J. Wyllie | Lynn Blanchard | John Holmes | Ed Hessert | Results |
| 5 | Stuttgart | Chevrolet | Chevrolet | no entries | Daimler | Cooper | Porsche | no entries | Triumph | Porsche | D.B. | Lola | Alfa Romeo | Lotus | Austin-Healey | Results |
| 5 | Stuttgart | Dick Thompson | Don Yenko | no entries | Eugene Clements | Hap Sharp | Tommy Allen | no entries | Bob Tullius | Harry Washburn | Howard Hanna | M. R. J. Wyllie | Lynn Blanchard | Glenn Baldwin | Bill Stone | Results |
| 6 | Bridgehampton | Chevrolet | Chevrolet | #60 Briggs Cunningham | Lotus | | Porsche | Bob Donner | Morgan | Porsche | Sports Car Forum | Elva | Alfa Romeo | Lola-Osca | Austin-Healey | Results |
| 6 | Bridgehampton | Dick Thompson | Don Yenko | Walt Hansgen | Dave Clark | | Bill Romig | Bob Donner | Arch McNeill | David Schiff | Don Sesslar | Frank Baptista | Howard Brown | John Holmes | Rod Harmon | Results |
| 7 | Road America | #11 Grady Davis | #1 Grady Davis | #10 Chaparral Cars | #28 Ledwith & Edwards | #95 Hap Sharp | #73 Eric Mangelsen | #7 Bob Donner | #88 Jay Signore | #77 William Wuesthoff | #61 Ferril M. Miller | #76 Ollie Schmidt | #35 Alfa Romeo | #98 Martin W. Tanner | #15 Edward Astri | Results |
| 7 | Road America | Dick Thompson | Don Yenko | Jim Hall | Pete Ledwith | Hap Sharp | Eric Mangelsen | Bob Donner | Jay Signore | Bill Wuesthoff | Shorty Miller | James Scott | Howard Brown | Martin Tanner | Ed Astri | Results |
| 8 | Lime Rock | #16 Allan Wyllie | #77 Porsche | | #7 Lotus | #6 Cooper | #55 Porsche | #14 Porsche | #94 Morgan | #11 Kelso Auto Dynamics | #48 Turner | #6 De Tomaso-Osca | #1 Alfa Romeo | #76 Lola-Osca | #12 Austin-Healey | Results |
| 8 | Lime Rock | Gerry Georgi | Bruce Jennings | | Dave Clark | Roger Penske | Bert Everett | Bob Holbert | Arch McNeill | Paul Richards | Skip Barber | James Scott | Chris Noyes | John Holmes | Harvey Glass | Results |
| 9 | Lake Garnett | #11 Chevrolet | #1 Chevrolet | #2 Meister Brauser | #44 A.C.-Bristol | #5 Cooper | #72 Alfa Romeo | | #53 Triumph | #161 Porsche | #37 D.B. | #76 De Tomaso-Osca | #361 Alfa Romeo | #98 Martin T | #64 Fiat-Abarth | Results |
| 9 | Lake Garnett | Dick Thompson | Don Yenko | Harry Heuer | R. E. L. Hayes | Alan Connell | Eric Mangelsen | | John Goans | Ed Haussermann | Howard Hanna | James Scott | Lynn Blanchard | Martin Tanner | Bruce Larson | Results |
| 10 | Meadowdale | #11 Chevrolet | #25 Chevrolet | #1 Meister Brauser | #7 Lotus | #94 Wayne Burnett | #13 Alfa Romeo | #17 Ferrari | #92 Triumph | #77 Concours Motors | #33 MG | #2 Lola-Climax | #4 Alfa Romeo | #93 Lotus | #64 Fiat-Abarth | Results |
| 10 | Meadowdale | Dick Thompson | Ralph Salyer | Harry Heuer | Dave Clark | Wayne Burnett | Sheldon Brown | Owen Coon | Bruce Kellner | Bill Wuesthoff | Chuck Cantwell | M. R. J. Wyllie | Jim Kaser | Glenn Baldwin | Bruce Larson | Results |
| 11 | Thompson | #16 Ferrari | #77 Porsche | | #6 Lotus | no entries | #55 Porsche | #14 Porsche | #44 Triumph | #7 Porsche | #22 Porsche | #2 Lola-Climax | #11 Austin-Healey | #95 Osca | #48 Austin-Healey | Results |
| 11 | Thompson | Gerry Georgi | Bruce Jennings | | Dave Clark | no entries | Bert Everett | Bob Holbert | Bob Tullius | Joe Buzzetta | Will Daugherty | M. R. J. Wyllie | Rod Harmon | John Igleheart | Brad Picard | Results |
| 12 | Road America | #8 Doug Thiem | #1 Don Yenko | #4 Jim Hall-Hap Sharp | #47 Ernie Harris | #41 Dean Causey | #1 Chuck Stoddard | #7 Bob Donner | #44 Bob Tullius | #66 E. L. Hall | #38 Chuck Cantwell | #37 L. E. Page | #36 Lynn Blanchard | #98 Martin Tanner | #2 Bob Anderson | Results |
| 12 | Road America | Doug Thiem | Don Yenko | Jim Hall Hap Sharp | Ernie Harris | Dean Causey Dave Causey | Chuck Stoddard | Bob Donner Don Sessler | Bob Tullius | Lee Hall Glenn Carroll | Chuck Cantwell | Art Tweedale Frank Baptista | Lynn Blanchard | Martin Tanner | Bob Anderson | Results |
| 13 | Watkins Glen | #11 Grady Davis | #1 Grady Davis | #61 Briggs Cunningham | #7 Lotus | #6 Cooper | #23 Austin-Healy | #9 Maserati | #44 Triumph | #78 Porsche | #37 D.B. | #76 De Tomaso-Osca | #6 Alfa Romeo | #95 Osca | #22 Fiat-Abarth | Results |
| 13 | Watkins Glen | Dick Thompson | Don Yenko | Walt Hansgen | Dave Clark | Hap Sharp | Robert Priebe | Conrad Kraus | Bob Tullius | Millard Ripley | Howard Hanna | James Scott | Jack Crusoe | John Igleheart | Ed Hessert | Results |
    ^A C and D Modified were classified together at VIR; the combined class was won by Roger Penske in a DM-class Cooper Monaco. The highest-finishing CM car was John Todd's Warwick GT350-Buick in 3rd.
    ^B D Modified were classified with C Modified at Bridgehampton.
    ^C C and D Modified were classified together at Lime Rock; the combined class was won by Roger Penske in a DM-class Cooper Monaco. The highest-finishing CM car was Bob Colombosian's Buick-Mustang in 2nd.
    ^D E Modified were classified with D Modified at Lake Garnett.
    ^E C, D, and E Modified were classified together at Thompson; the combined class was won by Bob Holbert in an EM-class Porsche 718 RS 61. There were no DM cars; the highest-finishing CM car was Don Adams' Lister-Jaguar in 2nd.

## Champions

| Class | Driver | Car |
| A Production | Dick Thompson | Chevrolet Corvette 327 |
| B Production | Don Yenko | Chevrolet Corvette 283 |
| C Modified | Harry Heuer | Chaparral 1-Chevrolet, Scarab |
| C Production | Dave Clark | Lotus Super Seven |
| D Modified | Roger Penske | Cooper Monaco T61-Maserati |
| D Production | Bert Everett | Porsche 356 1600 Super |
| E Modified | Bob Holbert | Porsche 718 RS 61 |
| E Production | Bob Tullius | Triumph TR3, TR4 |
| F Modified | Joe Buzzetta | Porsche 718 RSK |
| F Production | Howard Hanna | D.B. HBR5 |
| G Modified | M. R. J. Wyllie | Lola Mk.1-Climax |
| G Production | Lynn Blanchard | Alfa Romeo Giulietta |
| H Modified | Glenn Baldwin | Lotus 17 |
| H Production | Ed Astri | Fiat-Abarth Allemano, 750 |