The 1966 United States Road Racing Championship season was the fourth season of the Sports Car Club of America's United States Road Racing Championship. It began April 24, 1966, and ended September 4, 1966, after eight races. GT cars were dropped from the program; only the two sports car classes were run. Chuck Parsons won the season championship.
Schedule
Rnd Race Length Circuit Location Date 1 Stardust Grand Prix Stardust International Raceway Las Vegas, Nevada April 24 2 Riverside 300 Riverside International Raceway Riverside, California May 1 3 Monterey 150 Laguna Seca Raceway Monterey, California May 8 4 Bridgehampton 200 Bridgehampton Race Circuit Bridgehampton, New York May 22 5 Sports Car Grand Prix at Watkins Glen Watkins Glen Grand Prix Race Course Watkins Glen, New York June 26 6 Pacific North West Grand Prix Pacific Raceways Kent, Washington July 30 7 Buckeye Cup Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Lexington, Ohio August 28 8 Road America 500 Road America Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin September 4
Season results Overall winner in bold. Rnd Circuit Over 2.0 Winning Team Under 2.0 Winning Team Results Over 2.0 Winning Driver(s) Under 2.0 Winning Driver(s) 1 Stardust #62 Dan Blocker Racing #34 Otto Zipper Results John Cannon Ken Miles 2 Riverside #26 Lola-Chevrolet #33 Otto Zipper Results John Fulp Scooter Patrick 3 Laguna Seca #97 McLaren Elva-Chevrolet #34 Otto Zipper Results Charlie Hayes Ken Miles 4 Bridgehampton #8 All American Racers #33 Otto Zipper Results Jerry Grant Scooter Patrick 5 Watkins Glen #26 Lola-Chevrolet #56 Ralph Trieschmann Results John Fulp Ralph Trieschmann 6 Kent #16 Roger Penske Racing #60 Porsche Cars Pacific, Inc. Results Mark Donohue Don Wester 7 Mid-Ohio #96 Dan Blocker Racing #7 Porsche of America Results Lothar Motschenbacher Joe Buzzetta 8 Road America #10 Randy Hilton #7 Porsche of America Results Chuck Parsons Joe Buzzetta Günter Klass
External links World Sports Racing Prototypes: USRRC 1966 Racing Sports Cars: USRRC archive