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The 1952 SCCA National Sports Car Championship was the second season of the Sports Car Club of America's National Sports Car Championship. It began March 8, 1952 and ended October 26, 1952 after eleven rounds. Sherwood Johnston won the championship.
| Rnd | Race | Length A | Circuit | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida Handicap Vero Beach Endurance Road Race | 12 hours | Vero Beach Airport | Vero Beach, Florida | March 8 |
| 2 | Pebble Beach Sports Car Road Race | 100 mi (160 km) | Pebble Beach road circuit | Pebble Beach, California | April 20 |
| 3 | Bridgehampton Sports Car Road Races | 100 mi (160 km) | Bridgehampton road circuit | Bridgehampton, New York | May 24 |
| 4 | Golden Gate Road Race | 100 mi (160 km) | Golden Gate Park | San Francisco, California | May 31 |
| 5 | Climb To The Clouds | 2.5 mi (4.0 km) | Mount Equinox | Manchester, Vermont | ? |
| 6 | Burke Mountain Hillclimb | ? | Burke Mountain | Burke, Vermont | ? |
| 7 | Giants Despair Hillclimb | 1 mi (1.6 km) | Giants Despair hill climb | Laurel Run, Pennsylvania | July 25 |
| 8 | SCCA National Races | 15 mi (24 km) | Thompson International Speedway | Thompson, Connecticut | August 17 |
| 9 | Elkhart Lake Road Race | 200 mi (320 km) | Elkhart Lake road circuit | Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin | September 7 |
| 10 | International Sports Car Grand Prix of Watkins Glen | 100 mi (160 km) | Watkins Glen road circuit | Watkins Glen, New York | September 20 |
| 11 | Sowega National Sports Car Races | 4 hours | Turner Air Force Base | Albany, Georgia | October 26 |
Note: Although both support and feature races counted towards the championship, only feature race overall winners are listed below.
| Rnd | Circuit | Winning Team | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winning Driver(s) | |||
| 1 | Vero Beach | #5 Ferrari | Results |
 Jim Kimberly Marshall Lewis | |||
| 2 | Pebble Beach | #14 Bill Carstens | Results |
| Bill Pollack | |||
| 3 | Bridgehamption | #20 Bill Spear | Results |
| Bill Spear | |||
| 4 | Golden Gate | Tom Carstens | Results |
| Bill Pollack | |||
| 5 | Mt. Equinox | ? | Results |
| George Weaver | |||
| 6 | Burke Mountain | ? | Results |
| George Weaver | |||
| 7 | Giants Despair | #76 Briggs Cunningham | Results |
| Phil Walters | |||
| 8 | Thompson | #76 Briggs Cunningham | Results |
| Phil Walters | |||
| 9 | Elkhart Lake | #3 Briggs Cunningham | Results |
| John Fitch | |||
| 10 | Watkins Glen | not completed A | Results |
| 11 | Turner | #2 Briggs Cunningham | Results |
| John Fitch |
^A Race not completed due to fatal accident involving spectators.
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