1976 USAC Championship Car seasonRaces 13 Start date March 14 End date November 7 National champion Gordon Johncock Indianapolis 500 winner Johnny Rutherford
The 1976 USAC Championship Car season consisted of 13 races, beginning in Avondale , Arizona on March 14 and concluding at the same location on November 7. The USAC National Champion was Gordon Johncock and the Indianapolis 500 winner was Johnny Rutherford .
Schedule and results [ ]
All races running on Oval/Speedway.
Rnd
Date
Race Name
Track
Location
Pole Position
Winning Driver
1
March 14
Jimmy Bryan 150
Phoenix International Raceway
Avondale , Arizona
Al Unser
Bobby Unser
2
May 2
Trenton 200
Trenton International Speedway
Trenton , New Jersey
A. J. Foyt
Johnny Rutherford
3
May 30
International 500 Mile Sweepstakes A
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Speedway , Indiana
Johnny Rutherford
Johnny Rutherford
4
June 13
Rex Mays Classic
Wisconsin State Fair Park Speedway
West Allis , Wisconsin
Gordon Johncock
Mike Mosley
5
June 27
Schaefer 500
Pocono International Raceway
Long Pond , Pennsylvania
Johnny Parsons
Al Unser
6
July 18
Norton Twin 200s
Michigan International Speedway
Brooklyn , Michigan
A. J. Foyt
Gordon Johncock
7
August 1
Texas 150
Texas World Speedway
College Station , Texas
A. J. Foyt
A. J. Foyt
8
August 15
Trenton 200B
Trenton International Speedway
Trenton , New Jersey
A. J. Foyt
Gordon Johncock
9
August 22
Tony Bettenhausen 200
Wisconsin State Fair Park Speedway
West Allis , Wisconsin
Johnny Rutherford
Al Unser
10
September 5
California 500
Ontario Motor Speedway
Ontario , California
A. J. Foyt
Bobby Unser
11
September 18
Michigan 150
Michigan International Speedway
Brooklyn , Michigan
A. J. Foyt
A. J. Foyt
12
October 31
Benihana World Series of Auto Racing
Texas World Speedway
College Station , Texas
A. J. Foyt
Johnny Rutherford
13
November 7
Bobby Ball 150
Phoenix International Raceway
Avondale , Arizona
Bobby Unser
Al Unser
^A Scheduled for 500 miles, stopped early due to rain.
^B Scheduled for 200 miles, stopped early due to rain.
Final points standings [ ]
Note: David Hobbs, Danny Ongais and Vern Schuppan are not eligible for points.
Further information: List of American Championship car racing point scoring systems
Color
Result
Gold
Winner
Silver
2nd place
Bronze
3rd place
Green
4th & 5th place
Light Blue
6th-10th place
Dark Blue
Finished (Outside Top 10)
Purple
Did not finish (Ret)
Red
Did not qualify (DNQ)
Brown
Withdrawn (Wth)
Black
Disqualified (DSQ)
White
Did not start (DNS)
Blank
Did not participate (DNP)
Not competing
In-line notation
Bold
Pole position
Italics
Ran fastest race lap
*
Led most race laps
RY Rookie of the Year
R Rookie
References [ ]
See also [ ]
American Championship car racing (Indy car) seasons
AAA USAC CART CCWS IRL INDYCAR
2003
2004
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2007
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Years marked in italics are not official championship years or upcoming seasons.
Seasons Indianapolis 500s National Champions Tracks