1953 SCCA National Sports Car Championship

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The 1953 SCCA National Sports Car Championship season was the third season of the Sports Car Club of America's National Sports Car Championship. It began February 21, 1953, and ended November 8, 1953, after fifteen races. Bill Spear won the season championship.

Schedule

RndRaceLength A CircuitLocationDate
1Florida National Sports Car Races6 hours MacDill Air Force Base Tampa, Florida February 21
2Lone Star National Sports Car Races100 mi (160 km) Bergstrom Air Force Base Austin, Texas April 12
3 Pebble Beach Sports Car Road Race 100 mi (160 km)Pebble Beach road circuit Pebble Beach, California April 19
4Bridgehampton Sports Car Races100 mi (160 km)Bridgehampton road circuit Bridgehampton, New York May 23
5Golden Gate Sports Car Races100 mi (160 km) Golden Gate Park San Francisco, California May 31
6Race To The Clouds2.5 mi (4.0 km) Mount Equinox Manchester, Vermont June 21
7Offutt National Sports Car Races200 mi (320 km) Offutt Air Force Base Omaha, Nebraska July 5
8 Giants Despair Hillclimb 1 mi (1.6 km)Giants Despair hill climb Laurel Run, Pennsylvania July 24
9Ohio Sesqui-centennial National Sports Car Races100 mi (160 km) Lockbourne Air Force Base Columbus, Ohio August 9
10Moffet NAS Races2 hours, 30 minutes Naval Air Station Moffett Mountain View, California August 16
11Janesville National Sports Car Races92.5 mi (148.9 km) Rock County Municipal Airport Janesville, Wisconsin August 23
12Thompson National Races15 mi (24 km) Thompson International Speedway Thompson, Connecticut September 6
13Stead National Sports Car Races2 hours, 30 minutes Stead Air Force Base Reno, Nevada October 18
14Sowega International Sports Car Races250 mi (400 km) Turner Air Force Base Albany, Georgia October 25
15Orange Empire National Sports Car Races175 mi (282 km) March Air Force Base Moreno Valley, California November 8
^A Feature race

Season results

Note: Although support races counted towards the season points championship, only feature race overall winners are listed below.

RndCircuitWinning teamResults
Winning driver(s)
1 MacDill #4 Cunningham Results
Flag of the United States.svg John Fitch
2 Bergstrom #5 Ferrari Results
Flag of the United States.svg Jim Kimberly
3Pebble Beach#2 Phil Hill Results
Flag of the United States.svg Phil Hill
4Bridgehampton#1 William C. Spear Results
Flag of the United States.svg Bill Spear
5 Golden Gate #58 Jaguar Results
Flag of the United States.svg Masten Gregory
6Mt. Equinox#74 Jaguar Results
Flag of the United States.svg Sherwood Johnston
7 Offutt #58 Masten Gregory Results
Flag of the United States.svg Masten Gregory
8 Giants' Despair #21 Delvan Lee Results
Flag of the United States.svg Delvan Lee
9 Lockbourne #11 Ferrari Results
Flag of the United States.svg Bill Spear
10 Moffett #30 Bill Stroppe Results
Flag of the United States.svg Bill Stroppe
11 Janesville #5 Ferrari Results
Flag of the United States.svg Jim Kimberly
12 Thompson #32 Briggs Cunningham Results
Flag of the United States.svg Phil Walters
13 Reno #26 Sterling Edwards Results
Flag of the United States.svg Sterling Edwards
14 Turner #90 Bill Spear Results
Flag of the United States.svg Bill Spear
15 March #15 Briggs Cunningham Results
Flag of the United States.svg John Fitch
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