1960 USAC Championship Car season

1960 USAC Championship Car season
USAC National Championship Trail
Season
Races	12
Start date	April 10
End date	November 20
Awards
National champion	A. J. Foyt
Indianapolis 500 winner	Jim Rathmann
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The 1960 USAC Championship Car season consisted of 12 races, beginning in Trenton, New Jersey on April 10 and concluding in Phoenix, Arizona on November 20. There were also two non-championship events at Langhorne, Pennsylvania, and Pikes Peak, Colorado. This was the final year that the Indianapolis 500 was a part of the Formula One World Championship. The USAC National Champion was A. J. Foyt and the Indianapolis 500 winner was Jim Rathmann. Three time USAC/AAA National Champion (1954, 1956, 1957), and 1958 Indianapolis 500 winner Jimmy Bryan, was killed in an accident during the Langhorne 100 at Langhorne Speedway; he was 34 years old.

Schedule and results

Rnd	Date	Race Name	Track	Location	Type	Pole Position	Winning Driver
1	April 10	Trenton 100	Trenton International Speedway	Trenton, New Jersey	Paved	Johnny Thomson	Rodger Ward
NC	April 13	Langhorne 10	Langhorne Speedway	Langhorne, Pennsylvania	Dirt	Don Branson	Don Branson
2	May 30	International 500 Mile SweepstakesA	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Speedway, Indiana	Paved	Eddie Sachs	Jim Rathmann
3	June 5	Rex Mays Classic	Milwaukee Mile	West Allis, Wisconsin	Paved	Lloyd Ruby	Rodger Ward
4	June 19	Langhorne 100	Langhorne Speedway	Langhorne, Pennsylvania	Dirt	Don Branson	Jim Hurtubise
NC	July 4	Pikes Peak Auto Hill Climb	Pikes Peak Highway	Pikes Peak, Colorado	Hill	Al UnserB	Bobby Unser
5	August 20	Springfield 100	Illinois State Fairgrounds	Springfield, Illinois	Dirt	Don Branson	Jim Packard
6	August 28	Milwaukee 200	Milwaukee Mile	West Allis, Wisconsin	Paved	Rodger Ward	Len Sutton
7	September 5	Ted Horn Memorial	DuQuoin State Fairgrounds	Du Quoin, Illinois	Dirt	Don Branson	A. J. Foyt
8	September 10	Syracuse 100	New York State Fairgrounds	Syracuse, New York	Dirt	Johnny Thomson	Bobby Grim
9	September 17	Hoosier Hundred	Indiana State Fairgrounds	Indianapolis, Indiana	Dirt	Rodger Ward	A. J. Foyt
10	September 25	Trenton 100	Trenton International Speedway	Trenton, New Jersey	Paved	Don Branson	Eddie Sachs
11	October 30	Golden State 100	California State Fairgrounds	Sacramento, California	Dirt	Don Branson	A. J. Foyt
12	November 20	Bobby Ball Memorial	Arizona State Fairgrounds	Phoenix, Arizona	Dirt	Bob Cleberg	A. J. Foyt

^A Indianapolis 500 was USAC-sanctioned and counted towards the 1960 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

Pos Driver TRE1 INDY MIL1 LAN SPR MIL2 DQSF SYR ISF TRE2 SAC PHX Pts 1 A. J. Foyt 4 25 2 16 17 2 1 3 1 3 1 1 1680 2 Rodger Ward 1 2 1 DNQ 21 16 18 14 2 17 10 1390 3 Don Branson 22 4 22 15 7 19 8 12 4 4 3 4 1220 4 Jim Rathmann 1 DNQ 18 21 1000 5 Tony Bettenhausen 2 23 4 DNQ 15 14 2 2 2 6 5 16 940 6 Gene Force 5 28 7 3 DNQ 5 12 16 3 9 6 7 830 7 Johnny Thomson 20 5 18 DNQ 9 23 9 4 5 800 8 Len Sutton 18 30 3 8 1 DNQ DNQ 7 5 10 DNQ 780 9 Lloyd Ruby 7 6 11 4 17 6 7 DNQ 8 DNQ 13 710 10 Jim Packard 6 DNQ DNQ 2 1 6 5 13 18 20 700 11 Paul Goldsmith 3 700 12 Eddie Sachs 8 21 5 13 2 20 4 11 13 1 DNQ 650 13 Wayne Weiler 7 24 21 DNQ 5 7 DNQ DNQ 19 7 11 3 500 14 Bobby Grim 10 16 19 8 18 DNQ 7 1 16 DNQ 9 5 480 15 Eddie Johnson 6 DNQ DNQ DNQ 11 DNQ DNQ DNQ 22 440 16 Jim Hurtubise 17 18 11 1 10 26 13 15 12 13 14 2 420 17 Dick Rathmann 31 10 10 3 DNQ DNQ 10 370 18 Parnelli Jones  RY  16 6 DNQ 13 18 6 17 19 2 DNQ 333 19 Roger McCluskey  R  DNQ 5 13 DNQ 15 DNQ 6 11 4 DNQ 320 20 Al Farmer 11 DNQ DNQ 4 16 25 3 DNQ 15 DNQ DNQ 11 300 21 Elmer George DNQ 3 14 8 DNQ 13 6 270 22 Ernie Koch  R  14 9 DNQ 5 DNQ 12 7 DNQ 250 23 Bob Veith 8 14 DNP 250 24 Don Freeland 21 22 DNQ DNQ 4 DNS 240 25 Bud Tingelstad  R  9 DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 14 12 DNQ 210 26 Jim McWithey 3 29 DNQ 14 12 DNQ 15 160 27 Shorty Templeman 17 13 DNQ 10 10 9 9 DNQ 157 28 Bob Christie 10 150 29 Chuck Stevenson 15 20 DNQ 6 24 17 DNP 8 130 30 Dempsey Wilson 33 DNQ DNQ DNQ 8 DNQ 17 DNQ 18 DNQ DNQ 100 31 Red Amick DNQ 11 DNQ 17 100 32 Jack Rounds DNQ DNQ 7 11 DNP 18 80 33 Chuck Hulse DNQ 11 10 11 17 DNQ 17 70 34 Jack Turner DNQ 8 15 DNQ DNQ 50 35 Bruce Jacobi  R  DNP DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 8 50 36 A. J. Shepherd  R  8 DNQ 50 37 Bill Homeier 13 DNQ 9 12 DNQ DNQ DNS DNS 50 38 Duane Carter 12 DNQ 50 39 Johnny Boyd 27 9 22 DNQ DNQ 40 40 Gig Stephens 9 DNQ 40 41 Don Davis  R  DNQ 9 40 42 Lee Drollinger 12 DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 10 15 14 40 43 Jiggs Peters 12 DNQ DNQ DNP 16 10 44 Bob Cleberg DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 12 10 45 Bill Cheesbourg DNQ DNQ 12 DNQ DNQ DNQ 10 - Chuck Arnold 13 DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNP DNQ 0 - Gene Hartley 19 14 DNQ 0 - Al Herman 14 32 0 - Harold Leep  R  DNQ DNQ DNQ 14 0 - Bill Hyde DNQ 15 0 - Len Duncan 15 0 - Nelson Stacy  R  15 0 - Chuck Rodee DNQ 17 16 DNQ 0 - Danny Jones  R  16 18 0 - Ralph Liguori 16 DNQ 0 - Jimmy Bryan 19 DNQ 18 0 - Troy Ruttman 20 DNQ 0 - Eddie Russo 26 0 - Ebb Rose DNQ DNQ DNQ DNS DNQ 0 - Tommy Copp DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 0 - Jimmy Davies DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 0 - Norm Hall DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 0 - Johnny Tolan DNQ DNQ DNQ 0 - Paul Russo DNQ DNQ DNQ 0 - Bob McLean DNQ DNQ DNP 0 - Johnny Coy DNP DNQ DNQ 0 - Russ Congdon DNQ DNQ 0 - Cliff Griffith DNQ DNQ 0 - Tony Romit DNQ DNQ 0 - Mike Magill DNQ DNQ 0 - Bob Tattersall DNQ DNQ 0 - Mike McGreevy DNQ DNQ 0 - Jim Hemmings DNP DNQ 0 - George Constantine DNQ 0 - Jimmy Daywalt DNQ 0 - Duke Dinsmore DNQ 0 - Jack Ensley DNQ 0 - Bob Gregg DNQ 0 - Eddie Jackson DNQ 0 - Al Keller DNQ 0 - Marvin Pifer DNQ 0 - Bob Wente DNQ 0 - Chuck Weyant DNQ 0 - Wib Spalding DNQ 0 - Bobby Marshman DNQ 0 - Cliff Spalding DNQ 0 - Don Horvath DNQ 0 - Foster Campbell DNP 0 - Leon Clum DNP 0 Pos Driver TRE1 INDY MIL1 LAN SPR MIL2 DQSF SYR ISF TRE2 SAC PHX Pts

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

• Åberg, Andreas. "USAC National Championship 1960". Driver Database. Archived from the original on September 10, 2012. Retrieved December 31, 2010.
• "1960 USAC National Championship Trail". ChampCarStats.com. Archived from the original on February 24, 2012. Retrieved December 31, 2010.
• http://media.indycar.com/pdf/2011/IICS_2011_Historical_Record_Book_INT6.pdf Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine (p. 274-275)

See also

• 1960 Indianapolis 500

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