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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

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Rnd Race LengthA Circuit Location Date
1 Florida National Sports Car Races 6 hours MacDill Air Force Base Tampa, Florida February 21
2 Lone Star National Sports Car Races 100 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
4 Bridgehampton Sports Car Races 100 mi (160 km) Bridgehampton road circuit Bridgehampton, New York May 23
5 Golden Gate Sports Car Races 100 mi (160 km) Golden Gate Park San Francisco, California May 31
6 Race To The Clouds 2.5 mi (4.0 km) Mount Equinox Manchester, Vermont June 21
7 Offutt National Sports Car Races 200 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
9 Ohio Sesqui-centennial National Sports Car Races 100 mi (160 km) Lockbourne Air Force Base Columbus, Ohio August 9
10 Moffet NAS Races 2 hours, 30 minutes Naval Air Station Moffett Mountain View, California August 16
11 Janesville National Sports Car Races 92.5 mi (148.9 km) Rock County Municipal Airport Janesville, Wisconsin August 23
12 Thompson National Races 15 mi (24 km) Thompson International Speedway Thompson, Connecticut September 6
13 Stead National Sports Car Races 2 hours, 30 minutes Stead Air Force Base Reno, Nevada October 18
14 Sowega International Sports Car Races 250 mi (400 km) Turner Air Force Base Albany, Georgia October 25
15 Orange Empire National Sports Car Races 175 mi (282 km) March Air Force Base Moreno Valley, California November 8
^A Feature race

Season results

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

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