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.
Feature race overall winners in bold.
| Rnd | Circuit | BM 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 | Results |
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| BM 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) | |||
| 1 | Walterboro | #18 Cunningham | #59 Briggs Cunningham | #22 Jaguar | #44 Ferrari | #0 Mercedes-Benz | no entries | #9 Arnolt-Bristol | #47 Porsche | #36 Porsche | #35 Lotus | #40 MG | #90 Crosley | Results |
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| 2 | Pebble Beach | #108 Kurtis-Cadillac | #2 John von Neumann | #46 Chevrolet | #24 Dick Hall | #136 Mercedes-Benz | #38 Frazer Nash | #59 Morgan | #188 Porsche | #86 Porsche | #6 Cooper-Climax | #33 MG | #154 Crosley Special | Results |
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| 3 | Cumberland | #29 Allard-Cadillac | #206 Tage Hansgen | #180 Jaguar | #30 Maserati | #233 Mercedes-Benz #170 Austin-Healey A | #6 Ferrari | #181 A.C.-Bristol | #80 Porsche | #209 Porsche | #2 Lotus | #88 Porsche | #249 D.B. | Results |
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| 4 | Eagle Mountain | #16 Allard-Lincoln | #58 Ferrari | #18 Chevrolet | #110 Richard Hall | #35 Mercedes-Benz | #83 Siata | #26 Porsche | #78 Porsche | #45 Porsche | #171 Lotus | #66 Alfa Romeo | #76 Giaur | Results |
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| 5 | Road America | #51 Allard-Packard | #111 Ferrari | #22 Chevrolet | #66 Maserati | #1 Mercedes-Benz | #6 Ferrari | #44 A.C.-Bristol | #188 Porsche | #26 Porsche | #255 Cooper | #178 Alfa Romeo | #41 FiberSport Crosley [1] | Results |
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| 6 | Beverly | #29 Allard-Cadillac | #144 R. Cherryholme | #111 Chevrolet | #47 Ferrari | #0 Mercedes-Benz | #6 Ferrari | #177 Porsche | #69 Porsche | #37 Porsche | #35 Lotus | #88 Porsche | #2 Bandini | Results |
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| 7 | Seafair | #108 Kurtis-Cadillac | #98 John Edgar | #106 Chevrolet | B | #33 Mercedes-Benz | C | #97 Morgan | #188 Porsche | #9 Porsche | #66 Cooper-Climax | #87 Alfa Romeo | D | Results |
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| 8 | Thompson | no finishers | #41 Auto Engineering | #80 Jaguar | E | #111 George Tilp | #7 Temple Buell | #127 A.C.-Bristol | #47 Porsche | #29 Porsche | #44 Lotus | #89 Porsche | #4 PBX | Results |
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| 9 | Road America | #98 Nash-Healey | #10 John Kilborn | #36 Jaguar | #65 Aston Martin | #33 Mercedes-Benz | #7 Ted Boynton | #86 A.C. | #5 Osca | #56 Porsche | #23 Cooper | #52 Alfa Romeo | #46 Herman Behm | Results |
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| 10 | Watkins Glen | #29 Bob Bucher | #49 Mary L. Constantine | #30 Raymond E. Mason | #86 Edward F. Droesch | #10 George Tilp | #75 William M. Wonder | no entries | #146 Austin L. Conley | #58 F. V. Grauds #67 Sherman L. Decker | #2 M. R. J. Wyllie | #44 Victor V. Forno #105 Robert Holbert | #131 Ecruie Broque | Results |
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| 11 | Palm Springs | #84 Hagemann Special-Chrysler | #98 John Edgar | #106 Chevrolet | #49 Aston Martin | #35 Mercedes-Benz #277 Austin-Healey | #39 Frazer Nash | #59 A.C.-Bristol | #95 Cooper-Climax | #20 Porsche | #91 Lotus | #181 Alfa Romeo | #7 Devin-Panhard | Results |
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| Class | Driver | Car |
|---|---|---|
| B Modified | | Allard J2-Lincoln, Allard J2-Packard |
| C Modified | | Jaguar D-Type |
| C Production | | Jaguar XK140MC |
| D Modified | | Maserati 300S |
| D Production | | Mercedes-Benz 300SL |
| E Modified | | Ferrari 500 TR |
| E Production | | Porsche 356 1600 |
| F Modified | | Porsche 550 Spyder |
| F Production | | Porsche 356 1500 |
| G Modified | | Lotus Mark IX |
| G Production | | Porsche 356 1300 |
| H Modified | | Devin-Panhard |