1961 USAC Championship Car season
1961 USAC Championship Car season | |
---|---|
USAC National Championship Trail | |
Season | |
Races | 12 |
Start date | April 9 |
End date | November 19 |
Awards | |
National champion | A. J. Foyt |
Indianapolis 500 winner | A. J. Foyt |
The 1961 USAC Championship Car season consisted of 12 races, beginning in Trenton, New Jersey on April 9 and concluding in Phoenix, Arizona on November 19. There was also one non-championship event at Pikes Peak, Colorado. The USAC National Champion and Indianapolis 500 winner was A. J. Foyt. The season was marred by the deaths of 1951 and 1958 season champion Tony Bettenhausen at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway and Al Keller at Phoenix.
Schedule and results[]
Rnd | Date | Race Name | Track | Location | Type | Pole Position | Winning Driver |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | April 9 | Trenton 100 | Trenton International Speedway | Trenton, New Jersey | Paved | Tony Bettenhausen | Eddie Sachs |
2 | May 30 | International 500 Mile Sweepstakes | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | Speedway, Indiana | Paved | Eddie Sachs | A. J. Foyt |
3 | June 4 | Rex Mays Classic | Milwaukee Mile | West Allis, Wisconsin | Paved | Dick Rathmann | Rodger Ward |
4 | June 18 | Langhorne 100 | Langhorne Speedway | Langhorne, Pennsylvania | Dirt | Al Keller | A. J. Foyt |
NC | July 4 | Pikes Peak Auto Hill Climb | Pikes Peak Highway | Pikes Peak, Colorado | Hill | Bobby UnserA | Bobby Unser |
5 | August 20 | Tony Bettenhausen 200 | Milwaukee Mile | West Allis, Wisconsin | Paved | Don Branson | Lloyd Ruby |
6 | August 21 | Tony Bettenhausen Memorial | Illinois State Fairgrounds | Springfield, Illinois | Dirt | Parnelli Jones | Jim Hurtubise |
7 | September 4 | Ted Horn Memorial | DuQuoin State Fairgrounds | Du Quoin, Illinois | Dirt | Jim Hurtubise | A. J. Foyt |
8 | September 9 | Syracuse 100 | New York State Fairgrounds | Syracuse, New York | Dirt | Rodger Ward | Rodger Ward |
9 | September 16 | Hoosier Hundred | Indiana State Fairgrounds | Indianapolis, Indiana | Dirt | A. J. Foyt | A. J. Foyt |
10 | September 24 | Trenton 100 | Trenton International Speedway | Trenton, New Jersey | Paved | Eddie Sachs | Eddie Sachs |
11 | October 29 | Golden State 100 | California State Fairgrounds | Sacramento, California | Dirt | Shorty Templeman | Rodger Ward |
12 | November 19 | Bobby Ball Memorial | Arizona State Fairgrounds | Phoenix, Arizona | Dirt | Al Keller | Parnelli Jones |
Paved/Dirt Oval
Road Course/Hill Climb
Non-championship race
- ^A 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[]
|
|
References[]
- Åberg, Andreas. "USAC National Championship 1961". Driver Database. Archived from the original on 2011-01-01. Retrieved 2010-12-31.
- "1961 USAC National Championship Trail". ChampCarStats.com. Archived from the original on 2011-01-01. Retrieved 2010-12-31.
- http://media.indycar.com/pdf/2011/IICS_2011_Historical_Record_Book_INT6.pdf (p. 272-273)
See also[]
Categories:
- 1961 in motorsport
- USAC Championship Car
- 1961 in American motorsport