1963 United States Road Racing Championship
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The 1963 United States Road Racing Championship season was the first season of the Sports Car Club of America's United States Road Racing Championship. It began February 3, 1963, and ended September 22, 1963, after eight races. Separate races for sportscars and GTs were held at four rounds, while three rounds were combined races, and one round (Daytona) was for sportscars only. Bob Holbert won the season championship, splitting time between the under-two liter sportscar and GT classes.
Schedule
| Rnd | Race | Length | Class | Circuit | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daytona 200 | 200 mi (320 km) | Sports | Daytona International Speedway | Daytona Beach, Florida | February 3 |
| 2 | USRRC Pensacola | 150 mi (240 km) | GT | Corry Field | Pensacola, Florida | May 26 |
| 260 mi (420 km) | Sports | |||||
| 3 | Laguna Seca 150 | 150 mi (240 km) | All | Laguna Seca Raceway | Monterey, California | June 9 |
| 4 | Watkins Glen Sports Car Grand Prix | 150 mi (240 km) | GT | Watkins Glen Grand Prix Race Course | Watkins Glen, New York | June 30 |
| 300 km (190 mi) | Sports | |||||
| 5 | Pacific North West Grand Prix | 150 mi (240 km) | GT | Pacific Raceways | Kent, Washington | July 21 |
| 150 mi (240 km) | Sports | |||||
| 6 | Continental Divide 150 | 150 mi (240 km) | All | Continental Divide Raceway | Castle Rock, Colorado | August 18 |
| 7 | Road America 500 | 500 mi (800 km) | All | Road America | Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin | September 8 |
| 8 | USRRC Mid-Ohio | 270 km (170 mi) | GT | Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course | Lexington, Ohio | September 22 |
| 270 km (170 mi) | Sports |
Season results
Overall winner in bold.
| Rnd | Circuit | Sports +2.0 Winning Team | Sports 2.0 Winning Team | GT Winning Team | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sports +2.0 Winning Driver(s) | Sports 2.0 Winning Driver(s) | GT Winning Driver(s) | |||
| 1 | Daytona | #166 Hap Sharp | #14 Porsche | Did Not Participate | Results |
 Jim Hall |
Bob Holbert |
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| 2 | Pensacola | Lotus-Climax | #14 Porsche | Mecom Racing Team | Results |
| Tim Mayer |
Bob Holbert |
Roger Penske | |||
| 3 | Laguna Seca | #92 Team Meridian Inc. | #10 Chuck Parsons | #196 Shelby American | Results |
| Skip Hudson |
Chuck Parsons |
Bob Holbert | |||
| 4 | Watkins Glen | #98 Shelby American | #14 Porsche | #33 Bob Johnson | Results |
 Ken Miles |
Bob Holbert |
Bob Johnson | |||
| 5 | Kent | #448 Kjell Qvale | Porsche | #97 Shelby American | Results |
 Pedro RodrÃguez |
Don Wester |
Dave MacDonald | |||
| 6 | Castle Rock | #14 Meister Brauser | Porsche | #98 Shelby American | Results |
| Augie Pabst |
Don Wester |
Bob Bondurant | |||
| 7 | Road America | #98 Williamson Ford, Inc. | #76 Porsche Car Import/Oliver Schmidt | #97 Steve McQueen/Shelby American | Results |
| Bob Holbert Ken Miles |
Augie Pabst Bill Wuesthoff |
Bob Bondurant Dave MacDonald | |||
| 8 | Mid-Ohio | #98 Shelby American | #89 Porsche | #99 Shelby American | Results |
| Ken Miles |
Herb Swan |
Bob Holbert |
External links
- World Sports Racing Prototypes: USRRC 1963
- World Sports Racing Prototypes: USRRC GT 1963
- Racing Sports Cars: USRRC archive
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