▁amateur ▁and ▁professional ▁rac ers . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁S CC A ▁traces ▁its ▁roots ▁to ▁the ▁Autom obile ▁Racing ▁Club ▁of ▁America ▁( not ▁to ▁be ▁confused ▁with ▁the ▁current ▁stock ▁car ▁series ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁name ). ▁ ▁AR CA ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁by ▁brothers ▁Mil es ▁and ▁Sam ▁Col lier , ▁and ▁dissol ved ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁at ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁ ▁The ▁S CC A ▁was ▁formed ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁as ▁an ▁enthus iast ▁group . ▁ ▁The ▁S CC A ▁began ▁san ction ing ▁road ▁racing ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁with ▁the ▁inaug ural ▁Wat kins ▁Glen ▁Grand ▁Prix . ▁ ▁Camer on ▁Ar get sing er , ▁an ▁S CC A ▁member ▁and ▁local ▁enthus iast ▁who ▁would ▁later ▁become ▁Director ▁of ▁Pro ▁Racing ▁and ▁Executive ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁S CC A , ▁helped ▁organ ize ▁the ▁event ▁for ▁the ▁S CC A . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 1 , ▁the ▁S CC A ▁National ▁Sports ▁Car ▁Championship ▁was ▁formed ▁from ▁existing ▁marque e ▁events ▁around ▁the ▁nation , ▁including ▁Wat kins ▁Glen , ▁P eb ble ▁Beach , ▁and ▁El kh art ▁Lake . ▁ ▁Many ▁early ▁S CC A ▁events ▁were ▁held ▁on ▁dis used ▁air ▁force ▁bases , ▁organized ▁with ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁Air ▁Force ▁General ▁Curt is ▁Le May , ▁a ▁ren owned ▁enthus iast ▁of ▁sports ▁car ▁racing . ▁Le May ▁loan