North East Division SCCA Formula B 1976
NEDiv was fantastically competitive in 1976, with five of the top six drivers having 1976 cars. Duclos won yet again, finally replacing his Brabham BT40 with a brand new Chevron B34, followed by Bobby Brown in second place after giving up on his new Chevron B34 and buying a new March 76B instead. Tim Coconis also had a new Lola T460, but focused on the Pro series.
Further back were a smattering of older cars, including 1974 and 1975 Chevrons, several March 73Bs, and even a March 722. The last of the Brabhams had disappeared from the points table, but there were still some circulating in Regionals.
Final standings
| 1. | Ken Duclos | Chevron [B34] | New England | 54 pts |
| 2. | Bob Brown | Chevron [B34 & March 76B] | New York | 39 pts |
| 3. | John Mortensen | March [76B] | New York | 34 pts |
| 4. | Eric Kerman | March [73B/75B] | New York | 33 pts |
| 5. | Rick Bell | Chevron [B34] | New England | 32 pts |
| 6. | Robert J. Nelkin | Chevron [B29 & B34] | New York | 26 pts |
| 7. | Joe Sposato | Chevron [B29] | New York | 21 pts |
| 8. | Ronald Swartz | Royale [RP20] | New York | 13 pts |
| 9. | Tim Coconis | Lola [T460] | New York | 10 pts |
| 10. | Robert Silvestro | Lotus [69] | New York | 10 pts |
| 11. | Folis Jones | "Brabham" [March 722] | Glen | 8 pts |
| 12. | Joe Ostrowski | March [73B] | New England | 6 pts |
| 13. | Diana Black | March [73B & Chevron B34] | NNJ | 5 pts |
| 14. | Lyle Heck | Chevron [B29] | Blue Mntn | 4 pts |
| 15. | Paul Corazzo | Chevron [B27] | New England | 3 pts |
| 16. | Ken Valan | "Chevron" [Brabham BT29] | Philadelphia | 3 pts |
| 17. | Frank Del Vecchio | March [73B] | New England | 3 pts |
| 18. | Peter Dodge | March [74B] | New England | 3 pts |
| 19. | Bruce Jensen | Chevron [B29] | Finger Lakes | 2 pts |
Northeast Division SCCA Nationals in 1976
| 24 Apr 1976 | Lime Rock | New York Region |
| 16 May 1976 | Bridgehampton | Northern New Jersey Region |
| 30 May 1976 | Bryar Motorsport Park | New England Region |
| 06 Jun 1976 | Pocono (road course) | Tri-Region (NE Penn, Philadelphia & South Jersey) |
| 13 Jun 1976 | Nelson Ledges | Steel Cities Region |
| 27 Jun 1976 | Summit Point | Washington DC Region |
| 05 Jul 1976 | Lime Rock | Northern New Jersey Region |
| 25 Jul 1976 | Nelson Ledges | Mahoning Valley Region |
| 15 Aug 1976 | Watkins Glen | Glen Region |
| 22 Aug 1976 | Summit Point | Central Penn & Washington DC Regions |
| 06 Sep 1976 | Lime Rock | New England Region |
| 19 Sep 1976 | Bridgehampton | New York Region |
Mid-Atlantic Road Racing Series
Joining the North Atlantic Road Racing Championship in Northeast Division for 1976 was the Mid-Atlantic Road Racing Series, led by Washington Region and incorprating Regional events at Summit Point and Pocono.
Northeast Division sources
Most of our knowledge of NEDiv racing comes from the SCCA's Sports Car magazine and from Competition Press & Autoweek. We are very keen to acquire or borrow 1960s, 1970s and 1980s copies of SCCA regional publications from this Division. These include:
- Pit Talk (New England Region) - full archive available at pittalk.org
- The Drift (Steel Cities Region)
- Knock Off (Mohawk Hudson Region) - full archive available at mohud-scca.org
- Regional Review (New York Region)
- Spark Plug (Glen Region)
- The Bulletin (North Carolina Region - full archive available at ncrscca.com.
- The Spokesmen (Philadelphia Region)
- The Straightpipe (Washington DC Region)
- Top End Magazine (Finger Lakes Region)
Three regionals have scanned all copies of their newsletters and made them available online: New England Region's 'Pit Talk', Mohawk Hudson Region's 'Knock Off', and North Carolina Region's 'The Bulletin'.
Additionally, Racing Magazine was published as a Lime Rock track magazine.
We are also keen to get scans of entry lists from SCCA Nationals in this Division.