1958 USAC Championship Car season
1958 USAC Championship Car season | |
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USAC National Championship Trail | |
Season | |
Races | 13 |
Start date | March 30 |
End date | November 11 |
Awards | |
National champion | Tony Bettenhausen |
Indianapolis 500 winner | Jimmy Bryan |
The 1958 USAC Championship Car season consisted of 13 races, beginning in Trenton, New Jersey on March 30 and concluding in Phoenix, Arizona on November 11. There were also five non-championship events. The USAC National Champion was Tony Bettenhausen and the Indianapolis 500 winner was Jimmy Bryan. There were three fatalities during the season. Pat O'Connor lost his life in a first lap accident during the Indy 500. Art Bisch died of injuries suffered during the race at Lakewood Speedway. Jimmy Reece was killed in a late-race incident at the Trenton 100.
Schedule and results[]
Rnd | Date | Race Name | Track | Location | Type | Pole Position | Winning Driver |
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1 | March 30 | Trenton 100 | Trenton International Speedway | Trenton, New Jersey | Paved | Len Sutton | Len Sutton |
2 | May 30 | International 500 Mile SweepstakesA | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | Speedway, Indiana | Paved | Dick Rathmann | Jimmy Bryan |
3 | June 8 | Rex Mays Classic | Milwaukee Mile | West Allis, Wisconsin | Paved | Art Bisch | Art Bisch |
4 | June 15 | Langhorne 100 | Langhorne Speedway | Langhorne, Pennsylvania | Dirt | Jud Larson | Eddie Sachs |
NC | June 29 | 500 Miglia di Monza | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | Monza, Italy | Paved | Heat 1: Luigi Musso | Heat 1: Jim Rathmann |
Heat 2: Jim Rathmann | Heat 2: Jim Rathmann | ||||||
Heat 3: Jim Rathmann | Heat 3: Jim Rathmann | ||||||
5 | July 4 | Atlanta 100 | Lakewood Speedway | Atlanta, Georgia | Dirt | Don Branson | Jud Larson |
NC | July 4 | Pikes Peak Auto Hill Climb | Pikes Peak Highway | Pikes Peak, Colorado | Hill | B | Bobby Unser |
NC | July 20 | Indianapolis Sweepstakes | Williams Grove Speedway | Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania | Dirt | Johnny Thomson | Jud Larson |
6 | August 16 | Springfield 100 | Illinois State Fairgrounds | Springfield, Illinois | Dirt | Jud Larson | Johnny Thomson |
7 | August 24 | Milwaukee 200 | Milwaukee Mile | West Allis, Wisconsin | Paved | Jim Rathmann | Rodger Ward |
8 | September 1 | Ted Horn Memorial | DuQuoin State Fairgrounds | Du Quoin, Illinois | Dirt | Johnny Thomson | Johnny Thomson |
9 | September 6 | Syracuse 100 | New York State Fairgrounds | Syracuse, New York | Dirt | Jud Larson | Johnny Thomson |
10 | September 13 | Hoosier Hundred | Indiana State Fairgrounds | Indianapolis, Indiana | Dirt | Jud Larson | Eddie Sachs |
11 | September 28 | Trenton 100 | Trenton International Speedway | Trenton, New Jersey | Paved | Jimmy Reece | Rodger Ward |
12 | October 26 | Golden State 100 | California State Fairgrounds | Sacramento, California | Dirt | Johnny Thomson | Johnny Thomson |
13 | November 11 | Bobby Ball Memorial | Arizona State Fairgrounds | Phoenix, Arizona | Dirt | Jud Larson |
Paved/Dirt Oval
Road Course/Hill Climb
Non-championship race
- ^A Indianapolis 500 was USAC-sanctioned and counted towards the 1958 FIA World Championship of Drivers title.
- ^B No pole is awarded for the Pikes Peak Hill Climb, in this schedule on the pole is the driver who started first. No lap led was awarded for the Pikes Peak Hill Climb, however, a lap was awarded to the drivers that completed the climb.
Final points standings[]
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References[]
- Åberg, Andreas. "USAC National Championship 1958". Driver Database. Archived from the original on 2011-01-02. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
- "1958 USAC National Championship Trail". ChampCarStats.com. Archived from the original on 2011-01-02. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
- http://media.indycar.com/pdf/2011/IICS_2011_Historical_Record_Book_INT6.pdf (p. 278-279)
See also[]
Categories:
- 1958 in motorsport
- USAC Championship Car
- 1958 in American motorsport