1967 USAC Championship Car season
1967 USAC Championship Car season | |
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USAC National Championship Trail | |
Season | |
Races | 21 |
Start date | April 9 |
End date | November 26 |
Awards | |
National champion | A. J. Foyt |
Indianapolis 500 winner | A. J. Foyt |
The 1967 USAC Championship Car season consisted of 21 races, beginning in Avondale, Arizona on April 9 and concluding in Riverside, California on November 26. This season saw three new road courses added to the schedule in addition to the Hoosier Grand Prix at IRP: Mosport in Canada; Circuit Mont-Tremblant also in Canada; and the season finale at Riverside International Raceway in southern California in the United States. The USAC National Champion and Indianapolis 500 winner was A. J. Foyt.
Schedule and results[]
Rnd | Date | Race Name | Track | Location | Type | Pole Position | Winning Driver |
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1 | April 9 | Jimmy Bryan Memorial | Phoenix International Raceway | Avondale, Arizona | Paved | Lloyd Ruby | Lloyd Ruby |
2 | April 23 | Trenton 150 | Trenton International Speedway | Trenton, New Jersey | Paved | Mario Andretti | Mario Andretti |
3 | May 30 May 31 |
International 500 Mile SweepstakesA | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | Speedway, Indiana | Paved | Mario Andretti | A. J. Foyt |
4 | June 4 | Rex Mays Classic | Milwaukee Mile | West Allis, Wisconsin | Paved | Gordon Johncock | Gordon Johncock |
5 | June 18 | Langhorne 150 | Langhorne Speedway | Langhorne, Pennsylvania | Paved | Al Unser | Lloyd Ruby |
6 | June 25 | Pikes Peak Auto Hill Climb | Pikes Peak Highway | Pikes Peak, Colorado | Hill | Bobby UnserB | Wes Vandervoort |
7 | July 1 | Telegraph Trophy 200C | Mosport Park | Bowmanville, Ontario | Road | Bobby Unser | Bobby Unser |
8 | Bobby Unser | Bobby Unser | |||||
9 | July 23 | Indianapolis 150 | Indianapolis Raceway Park | Clermont, Indiana | Road | Lloyd Ruby | Mario Andretti |
10 | July 30 | Langhorne 150 | Langhorne Speedway | Langhorne, Pennsylvania | Paved | Gordon Johncock | Mario Andretti |
11 | August 6 | Labatt IndyD | Circuit Mont-Tremblant | Saint-Jovite, Quebec | Road | Bobby Unser | Mario Andretti |
12 | Mario Andretti | Mario Andretti | |||||
13 | August 19 | Tony Bettenhausen Memorial | Illinois State Fairgrounds | Springfield, Illinois | Dirt | Larry Dickson | A. J. Foyt |
14 | August 20 | Tony Bettenhausen 200 | Milwaukee Mile | West Allis, Wisconsin | Paved | Roger McCluskey | Mario Andretti |
15 | September 4 | Ted Horn Memorial | DuQuoin State Fairgrounds | Du Quoin, Illinois | Dirt | Bobby Unser | A. J. Foyt |
16 | September 9 | Hoosier Hundred | Indiana State Fairgrounds | Indianapolis, Indiana | Dirt | Bruce Walkup | Mario Andretti |
17 | September 24 | Trenton 200 | Trenton International Speedway | Trenton, New Jersey | Paved | Mario Andretti | A. J. Foyt |
18 | October 1 | Golden State 100 | California State Fairgrounds | Sacramento, California | Dirt | Bruce Walkup | A. J. Foyt |
19 | October 22 | Hanford 200 | Hanford Motor Speedway | Hanford, California | Paved | Art Pollard | Gordon Johncock |
20 | November 19 | Bobby Ball 150 | Phoenix International Raceway | Avondale, Arizona | Paved | Bobby Unser | Mario Andretti |
21 | November 26 | Rex Mays 300 | Riverside International Raceway | Riverside, California | Road | Dan Gurney | Dan Gurney |
Paved/Dirt Oval
Road Course/Hill Climb
- ^A Race was red flagged on May 30th lap 19 due to rain. The race was run to completion the next day (May 31st).
- ^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.
- ^C Run in two heats of 98 miles (158 kilometers) each.
- ^D Run in two heats of 100 miles (161 kilometers) each.
Final points standings[]
Note: Ronnie Bucknum, George Follmer, Dan Gurney, Jimmy Clark, Lothar Motschenbacher, Jochen Rindt, Denis Hulme, Jackie Stewart, Graham Hill, John Surtees, Cale Yarborough, LeeRoy Yarbrough, Peter Revson and Jerry Titus are not eligible for points.
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References[]
- Åberg, Andreas. "USAC National Championship 1967". Driver Database. Archived from the original on 2010-12-31. Retrieved 2010-12-31.
- "1967 USAC National Championship Trail". ChampCarStats.com. Archived from the original on 2010-12-31. Retrieved 2010-12-31.
- http://media.indycar.com/pdf/2011/IICS_2011_Historical_Record_Book_INT6.pdf (p. 250-255)
See also[]
Categories:
- 1967 in motorsport
- USAC Championship Car
- 1967 in American motorsport