1964 United States Road Racing Championship
| 1964 United States Road Racing Championship | |||
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The 1964 United States Road Racing Championship season was the second season of the Sports Car Club of America's United States Road Racing Championship. It began March 1, 1964, and ended September 13, 1964, after ten races. A second GT class for cars under two liters of displacement was added. Separate races for sportscars and GTs were held at eight rounds, while two rounds were combined races. Jim Hall won the season championship.
Schedule
| Rnd | Race | Length | Class | Circuit | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USRRC Augusta | 250 km (160 mi) | GT | Augusta International Raceway | Augusta, Georgia | March 1 |
| 250 km (160 mi) | Sports | |||||
| 2 | USRRC Pensacola | 150 mi (240 km) | GT | Corry Field | Pensacola, Florida | April 5 |
| 220 km (140 mi) | Sports | |||||
| 3 | Riverside Grand Prix | 200 km (120 mi) | GT | Riverside International Raceway | Riverside, California | April 26 |
| 300 km (190 mi) | Sports | |||||
| 4 | USRRC Monterey | 100 mi (160 km) | GT | Laguna Seca Raceway | Monterey, California | May 3 |
| 150 mi (240 km) | Sports | |||||
| 5 | Pacific North West Grand Prix | 100 mi (160 km) | GT | Pacific Raceways | Kent, Washington | May 10 |
| 150 mi (240 km) | Sports | |||||
| 6 | Watkins Glen Sports Car Grand Prix | 100 mi (160 km) | GT | Watkins Glen Grand Prix Race Course | Watkins Glen, New York | June 28 |
| 200 mi (320 km) | Sports | |||||
| 7 | USRRC Greenwood | 165 mi (266 km) | All | Greenwood Roadway | Indianola, Iowa | July 19 |
| 8 | USRRC Meadowdale | 120 mi (190 km) | GT | Meadowdale International Raceway | Carpentersville, Illinois | August 9 |
| 170 mi (270 km) | Sports | |||||
| 9 | USRRC Mid-Ohio | 100 mi (160 km) | GT | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio | August 30 |
| 170 mi (270 km) | Sports | |||||
| 10 | Road America 500 | 500 mi (800 km) | All | Road America | Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin | September 13 |
Season results
Overall winner in bold.
| Rnd | Circuit | Sports +2.0 Winning Team | Sports 2.0 Winning Team | GT +2.0 Winning Team | GT 2.0 Winning Team | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sports +2.0 Winning Driver(s) | Sports 2.0 Winning Driver(s) | GT +2.0 Winning Driver(s) | GT 2.0 Winning Driver(s) | |||
| 1 | Augusta | #97 Shelby American | #77 Scuderia TinCan | #15 Shelby American | Porsche | Results |
 Dave MacDonald |
Charlie Hayes |
 Ken Miles |
Bruce Jennings | |||
| 2 | Pensacola | #66 Chaparral Cars | Lotus | #14 Shelby American | Lotus-Ford | Results |
| Jim Hall |
Ed Hugus |
Ken Miles |
John Whitmore | |||
| 3 | Riverside | #9 Nickey Chevrolet | Frank Arciero | #50 Shelby American | Porsche | Results |
| Skip Hudson |
Bobby Unser |
Ken Miles |
Scooter Patrick | |||
| 4 | Laguna Seca | #366 Chaparral Cars | #77 Scuderia TinCan | Shelby | Porsche | Results |
| Jim Hall |
Charlie Hayes |
Ed Leslie |
Don Wester | |||
| 5 | Kent | #14 Shelby American | Lotus-Climax | #50 Shelby American | Porsche | Results |
| Dave MacDonald |
Tony Settember |
Ken Miles |
Don Wester | |||
| 6 | Watkins Glen | #66 Chaparral Cars | #71 Scuderia TinCan | #98 Shelby American | Stoddard Racing Team | Results |
| Jim Hall |
Charlie Hayes |
Ken Miles |
Chuck Stoddard | |||
| 7 | Greenwood | #96 Shelby American | #71 Ed Wechsler | #98 Shelby American | #15 Alan Mann | Results |
| Ed Leslie |
Bill Wuesthoff |
Ken Miles |
John Whitmore | |||
| 8 | Medowdale | #66 Chaparral Cars | #7 Robert Bosch | #98 Shelby American | Stoddard Racing Team | Results |
| Jim Hall |
Joe Buzzetta |
Ken Miles |
Chuck Stoddard | |||
| 9 | Mid-Ohio | #67 Chaparral Cars | #71 Robert Bosch | #99 Shelby American | #17 Robert Bosch | Results |
| Hap Sharp |
Bill Wuesthoff |
Bob Johnson |
Bill Wuesthoff | |||
| 10 | Road America | #2 Mecom Racing Team | #79 Edward Weschler, Jr. | #99 Shelby American | #5 Stoddard Racing Team | Results |
| Walt Hansgen |
Bill Wuesthoff Joe Buzzetta |
John Morton Skip Scott Ken Miles |
Chuck Stoddard |
External links
- World Sports Racing Prototypes: USRRC 1964
- World Sports Racing Prototypes: USRRC GT 1964
- Racing Sports Cars: USRRC archive
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