The 1958 SCCA National Sports Car Championship season was the eighth season of the Sports Car Club of America's National Sports Car Championship. It began January 12, 1958, and ended October 5, 1958, after sixteen races.

Classes Class Modified Production B 5000-8000cc 3500-5000cc C 3000-5000cc 2700-3500cc D 2000-3000cc 2000-2700cc E 1500-2000cc 1600-2000cc F 1100-1500cc 1300-1600cc G 750-1100cc 1000-1300cc H 500-750cc 750-1000cc I 350-500cc 500-750cc J under 350cc 350-500cc K - under 350cc

Schedule

Rnd Race Length Circuit Location Date 1 Orange Bowl National Championship Sports Car Races Master Field Miami, Florida January 12 2 President's Cup Marlboro Motor Raceway Upper Marlboro, Maryland April 20 3 National Championship Spring Sprint Sports Car Road Races 1 hour Virginia International Raceway Danville, Virginia May 4 4 Cumberland National Championship Sports Car Races 1 hour Greater Cumberland Regional Airport Wiley Ford, West Virginia May 19 5 SCCA National Races Bridgehampton Race Circuit Bridgehampton, New York June 1 6 Lime Rock National Sports Car Races Lime Rock Park Lakeville, Connecticut June 15 7 International June Sprints Road America Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin June 22 8 Lime Rock National Championship Races Lime Rock Park Lakeville, Connecticut July 5 9 SCCA National Races Milwaukee State Fair Park West Allis, Wisconsin August 16 10 SCCA National Races Montgomery Airport Montgomery, New York August 17 11 Thompson National Championship Races Thompson International Speedway Thompson, Connecticut September 1 12 Road America 500 Road America Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin September 7 13 Watkins Glen Grand Prix Watkins Glen International Watkins Glen, New York September 20 14 SCCA National Races 1 hour Vaca Valley Raceway Vacaville, California October 5 15 Autumn Festival Sports Car Races Virginia International Raceway Danville, Virginia October 5 16 Palm Springs Exhibition Sports Car Races Palm Springs Municipal Airport Palm Springs, California November 2

Feature race

Season results Feature race overall winners in bold.

Rnd Circuit BM Winning Team BP 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 HP Winning Team KM Winning Team Results BM Winning Driver(s) BP 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) HP Winning Driver(s) KM Winning Driver(s) 1 Miami #92 Ferrari #14 Chevrolet #60 Briggs Cunningham #621 Jaguar #115 Ferrari #188 Austin-Healey #25 Ferrari #55 A.C.-Bristol #0 Porsche #83 Porsche #37 Lotus #130 Alfa Romeo #77 Bandini-Saab no entries no entries Results George Reed Rees Makins Walt Hansgen Don Smith James Johnston Fred Moore Gaston Andrey Duncan Forlong Charles Wallace John Cuevas Roy Schechter Art Tweedale George Parsons 2 Marlboro A.C.-Jaguar Chevrolet #60 Briggs Cunningham Jaguar Maserati Austin-Healey Ferrari A.C.-Bristol Porsche PorscheMG Elva Alfa Romeo Bandini-Saab D.B.-Panhard no entries Results Chuck Sarle Fred Windridge Walt Hansgen John Hayes Bark Henry Fred Moore Gaston Andrey Ed Welch Bob Holbert Emil Pupulidy (Porsche) Ben Fowke (MG) Frank Baptista Bob Grossman George Parsons Richard Toland 3 VIR #16 Lance Reventlow Chevrolet #60 Briggs Cunningham #97 Ferrari no finishers #26 Austin-Healey #50 Ferrari #20 A.C.-Bristol #74 Porsche #33 Porsche #35 Elva #179 Alfa Romeo #160 Osca #7 D.B.-Panhard no entries Results Lance Reventlow Fred Windridge Walt Hansgen George Arents Reed Rollo Gaston Andrey Ross Wees Don Sesslar Emil Pupulidy Frank Baptista Tony Briggs Robert Ferguson Howard Hanna 4 Cumberland no finishers Chevrolet #60 Briggs Cunningham Ferrari no finishers #17 David L. Herson #7 J.V. Quackenbush A.C.-Bristol #74 Cyrus L. Fulton #33 Emil Pupulidy #35 Continental Motors, Ltd. #82 Barry Budlong, Jr. #127 James P. Eichenlaub #1 Richard H.R. Toland no entries Results Fred Windridge Walt Hansgen George Arents Dick Thompson John Quackenbush Ross Mees Don Sesslar Emil Pupulidy Frank Baptista Barry Budlong James Eichenlaub Richard Toland 5 Bridgehampton no finishers Cheetah #60 Briggs Cunningham Ferrari Aston Martin Austin-Healey Ferrari A.C.-Bristol Porsche Porsche unknown Alfa Romeo unknown no entries no entries Results John Plaisted Walt Hansgen George Arents Fred Windridge Dick Thompson Gaston Andrey Harry Carter Bob Holbert Emil Pupulidy Bob Grossman 6 Lime Rock no entries #99 Chevrolet #60 Briggs Cunningham #98 Ferrari #76 Aston Martin #11 Austin-Healey #8 Maserati #80 A.C.-Bristol #140 Porsche #33 Porsche #35 Lotus #71 Alfa Romeo #74 PBX no entries Results Fred Windridge Walt Hansgen George Arents Alan Markelson Dick Thompson John Fitch Harry Carter Bob Holbert Emil Pupulidy Frank Baptista John Clapp Candy Poole 7 Road America #91 J. M. Lyeth, Jr. #14 L. Lindheimer #60 Briggs Cunningham unknown #21 C.J. Hughes unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown no entries no entries Results Richard Lyeth Jim Jeffords Walt Hansgen Dan Collins 8 Lime Rock no entries #99 Chevrolet #61 Briggs Cunningham #98 Ferrari #17 Austin-Healey #8 Maserati #180 A.C.-Bristol #140 Porsche #33 Porsche #16 Lotus #32 Alfa Romeo #174 PBX no entries Results Fred Windridge Ed Crawford George Arents Dick Thompson John Fitch Harry Carter Bob Holbert Emil Pupulidy Floyd Aaskov Ray Anderson Candy Poole 9 Milwaukee no finishers #1 Chevrolet #10 Ferrari #96 Ferrari #7 Pabst Motors #66 Austin-Healey #27 Porsche #21 A.C.-Bristol #44 Porsche #0 Porsche #214 Lotus Cars #8 Alfa Romeo #53 Martin T no entries no entries Results Jim Jeffords John Kilborn George Reed Augie Pabst Ralph Durbin Ernie Erickson Luke Stear Dean Causey Chuck Rickert John C. Kilburn Kaser Martin Tanner 10 Montgomery #15 Reventlow Automobiles #1 Chevrolet #60 Briggs Cunningham #80 Jaguar no finishers #11 Austin-Healey #46 Ed Hugus #246 A.C.-Bristol #140 Porsche #33 Porsche #2 Lotus-Climax #170 Alfa Romeo #38 Danielini Special #171 D.B.-Panhard no entries Results Chuck Daigh Jim Jeffords Walt Hansgen Harry Carter Dick Thompson Ed Hugus Jordan King Bob Holbert Emil Pupulidy Floyd Aaskov John Guthrie Joe Daniels Howard Hanna 11 Thompson Reventlow Automobiles unknown #60 Briggs Cunningham Jaguar unknown unknown unknown A.C.-Bristol Porsche unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown unknown Results Lance Reventlow Walt Hansgen Harry Bristol Harry Bristol Bob Holbert 12 Road America #45 Excalibur #2 Chevrolet #25 North American Racing Team #96 Ferrari #15 James R. Johnston #66 Austin-Healey #13 Ferrari #7 A.C.-Bristol #42 Porsche #0 Porsche #35 Elva #2 Alfa Romeo #53 Martin T no entries no entries Results Hal Ullrich Carl Haas Jim Jeffords Gaston Andrey Lance Reventlow George Reed James Johnston Bud Seaverns Ralph Durbin James Place Ken Neill Luke Stear Dean Causey Chuck Rickert Chuck Rickert Frank Baptista Ted Baumgartner Martin Tanner 13 Watkins Glen no finishers #1 John F. Stephani #61 Briggs Cunningham #80 Harry E. Carter no entries #11 David Herson #45 A. H. Burrough #27 Arch M. Means #140 Bob Holbert #71 Harry C. Blanchard #67 Louis C. Bartol #47 Alfa Romeo #121 John Milos #29 D.B. #134 Berkeley Results Jim Jeffords Ed Crawford Harry Carter Dick Thompson Gilbert Geitner Arch M. Means Bob Holbert Harry Blanchard Floyd Aaskov Chuck Stoddard John Milos Richard Toland Sam Moses 14 Vaca Valley no finishers #5 Chevrolet #11 John von Neumann #47 Jaguar Ferrari #1 Mercedes-Benz #88 Porsche #117 A.C.-Bristol #12 Porsche #44 Porsche #37 Lotus #148 Alfa Romeo #79 D.B. no finishers no entries Results Jim Jeffords John von Neumann Cliff Wright Josie von Neumann Ray Rairdon Jack McAfee Chick Leson Eldon Beagle John Barneson Stan Peterson Steve Froines Bill Wood 15 VIR #91 Ferrari-Chevrolet #69 Chevrolet #60 Briggs Cunningham #190 Jaguar no entries #73 Austin-Healey #25 Ferrari #19 A.C.-Bristol #74 Porsche #123 MG #14 Lotus #90 Alfa Romeo #121 Osca no entries no entries Results Richard Lyeth Frank Dominianni Walt Hansgen Bob Grossman Fred Moore Gaston Andrey Arch Means Don Sesslar Murray Clark Floyd Aaskov Bob Grossman Ed Ginther 16 Palm Springs no finishers Chevrolet Ferrari Mercedes-Benz #146 Ferrari Austin-Healey no entries Porsche Porsche Porsche Lotus Alfa Romeo Little Digger-Crosley Austin-Healey Berkeley Results Fred Grant Jim Connor Pete Caulkin Dick Morgensen Jack Rowe D. D. Michelmore Jack McAfee Richard Bellows Chuck Schroeder Bythiner Bill Beck Bill Louden Jerry Beem

A K Production class was also held, won by George Metzger in a Berkeley. A K Production class was also held, won by William Harding in a Berkeley-Excelsior. Separate Porsche and MG winners were declared in F Production at Marlboro. H Production were classified with G Production at Lime Rock (June). D Modified were classified with C Modified at Lime Rock (July). H Production were classified with G Production at Lime Rock (July).

Champions Class Driver Car B Modified Hal Ullrich Excalibur B Production Jim Jeffords Chevrolet Corvette C Modified Walt Hansgen Jaguar D-type, Lister-Jaguar C Production George Reed Ferrari 250 GT D Modified James Johnston Ferrari 250 TR D Production Dick Thompson Austin-Healey 100-Six E Modified Gaston Andrey Ferrari 500 TRC Spyder E Production Harry Carter AC Ace-Bristol F Modified Bob Holbert Porsche 550 RS F Production Emil Pupulidy Porsche 356 Carrera G Modified Frank Baptista Elva Mk II, Lotus Eleven, Elva Mk III G Production Bob Grossman Alfa Romeo Giulietta Veloce H Modified Martin Tanner "Martin T" Special H Production Howard Hanna D.B.-Panhard K Modified Sam Moses Berkeley Excelsior

References

External links World Sports Racing Prototypes: SCCA 1958 Racing Sports Cars: SCCA archive Etceterini: 1958 program covers