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1957 USAC Championship Car season

Sports season

The 1957 USAC Championship Car season consisted of 13 races, beginning in Speedway, Indiana on May 30 and concluding in Phoenix, Arizona on November 11. There were also five non-championship events. The USAC National Champion was Jimmy Bryan and the Indianapolis 500 winner was Sam Hanks. Hanks would retire from IndyCar racing following his Indy victory but still raced USAC Stock Cars until the end of this year. Keith Andrews was killed in crash while practicing for the Indianapolis 500; he was 36 years old.

Schedule and results

Rnd	Date	Race name	Track	Location	Type	Pole position
May 30	US [International 500 Mile Sweepstakes](1957-indianapolis-500)	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Speedway, Indiana	Paved	US Pat O'Connor	US Sam Hanks
June 2	US Langhorne 100	Langhorne Speedway	Langhorne, Pennsylvania	Dirt	US Johnny Thomson	US Johnny Thomson
June 9	US Rex Mays Classic	Milwaukee Mile	West Allis, Wisconsin	Paved	US Jimmy Bryan	US Rodger Ward
June 23	US Detroit 100	Michigan State Fairgrounds Speedway	Detroit, Michigan	Dirt	US George Amick	US Jimmy Bryan
June 29	Italy 500 Miglia di Monza	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza	Monza, Italy	Paved	Heat 1: US Tony Bettenhausen	Heat 1: US Jimmy Bryan
Heat 2: US Jimmy Bryan	Heat 2: US Jimmy Bryan
Heat 3: US Jimmy Bryan	Heat 3: US Troy Ruttman
July 4	US Atlanta 100	Lakewood Speedway	Atlanta, Georgia	Dirt	US Jimmy Bryan	US George Amick
July 4	US Pikes Peak Auto Hill Climb	Pikes Peak Highway	Pikes Peak, Colorado	Hill	US Bill McConnell	US Bob Finney
July 20	US Indianapolis Sweepstakes	Williams Grove Speedway	Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania	Dirt	US Jud Larson	US Jud Larson
August 17	US Springfield 100	Illinois State Fairgrounds	Springfield, Illinois	Dirt	US George Amick	US Rodger Ward
August 25	US Milwaukee 200	Milwaukee Mile	West Allis, Wisconsin	Paved	US Andy Linden	US Jim Rathmann
September 2	US Ted Horn Memorial	DuQuoin State Fairgrounds	Du Quoin, Illinois	Dirt	US Jud Larson	US Jud Larson
September 7	US Syracuse 100	New York State Fairgrounds	Syracuse, New York	Dirt	US Elmer George	US Elmer George
September 14	US Hoosier Hundred	Indiana State Fairgrounds	Indianapolis, Indiana	Dirt	US Jud Larson	US Jud Larson
September 29	US Trenton 100	Trenton International Speedway	Trenton, New Jersey	Paved	US Johnny Thomson	US Pat O'Connor
October 20	US Golden State 100	California State Fairgrounds	Sacramento, California	Dirt	US Rodger Ward	US Rodger Ward
November 11	US Bobby Ball Memorial	Arizona State Fairgrounds	Phoenix, Arizona	Dirt	US Rodger Ward	US Jimmy Bryan

: Indianapolis 500 was USAC-sanctioned and counted towards the 1957 FIA World Championship of Drivers title. : Run in three heats of 166 miles (267 km). : 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	[INDY](1957-indianapolis-500)
US	LAN
US	MIL1
US	DET
US	ATL
US	SPR
US	MIL2
US	DQSF
US	SYR
US	ISF
US	TRE
US	SAC
US	PHX
US	Pts	1	1650	2	1470	3	1400	4	1250	5	1170	6	1130	7	1110	8	1040	9	1000	10	830	11	740	12	650	13	600	14	550	15	340	16	300	17	300	18	300	19	280	20	260	21	210	22	200	23	190	24	190	25	160	26	160	27	120	28	110	29	80	30	80	31	70	32	40	33	40	34	40	35	30	36	30	37	20	38	10	39	10	40	10	41	10	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	Pos	Driver	[INDY](1957-indianapolis-500)
US	LAN
US	MIL1
US	DET
US	ATL
US	SPR
US	MIL2
US	DQSF
US	SYR
US	ISF
US	TRE
US	SAC
US	PHX
US	Pts
US Jimmy Bryan	3	DNQ	19	1	13	7	22	18	4	2	8	2	1
US Jim Rathmann	2		5				1				6	12	6
US George Amick	DNQ	5	6	2	1	3	5	16	5	3	3	4	11
US Pat O'Connor	8	DNQ	4			DNQ	3	8	2	10	1	15	2
US Jud Larson	DNQ	16		4	2	2	8	1	6	1	22	3	12
US Andy Linden	5	6	18	3	3	5	10	DNQ	7	18	13	8
US Johnny Thomson	12	1	2	18	17	14	4	2	3	17	2	14
US Johnny Boyd	6		3			4	24	6	9	14	9	6	3
US Sam Hanks	1
US Elmer George	33	17	7	5	15	6	6	4	1	6	21	10	16
US Rodger Ward	30	DNQ	1	16	16	1	18	3	18	13	20	1	13
US Bob Veith	9	7	14	6	4	18	13	5	DNQ	DNQ	15	7	10
US Paul Russo	4
US Jimmy Reece	18	14	12	9			2	14	10	8	5	13
US Ed Elisian	29	4	DNQ	13	5	15	20	10	13	7	10	17
US Len Sutton						DNQ	19	7	17	4	4	DNQ	17
US Billy Garrett	DNQ	8	DNQ	7		DNQ	9	12		DNQ	DNQ	5	18
US Marshall Teague	7	DNQ
US Don Branson		9	21	10	8	11	DNQ	9	DNS	5	19
US Art Bisch		3	20				DNQ					DNQ	4
US Gene Hartley	10		15	15	7					DNP
US Jack Turner	11	DNQ	22			DNQ	11	11	DNP	9		Wth
US Johnnie Tolan	20	DNQ	8				12	DNQ	11	DNQ		16	5
US Don Freeland	17	13	DNQ	8	6	8	15		12	16		DNQ	14
US Eddie Sachs	23	2	16
US A. J. Foyt						9	23	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	11	9	7
US Johnnie Parsons	16						7
US Ralph Liguori		11	DNQ			10	DNQ	17	8	12	DNQ
US Tony Bettenhausen	15		DNQ				21	15	DNQ	11	7	18
US Bud Randall		18		14	10	DNQ	26	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	8
US Bill Cheesbourg	26		11	12	9		DNQ		DNP	DNQ	DNQ		DNQ
US Jim McWithey	DNQ		9				DNQ		DNQ	DNQ	DNQ
US Earl Motter													9
US Don Edmunds	19	15		17	11	17	DNQ	13	14	DNQ	DNQ	11	DNQ
US Van Johnson		10		DNQ		16	DNQ		15	DNQ	DNQ
US Troy Ruttman	31		10				25
US Chuck Weyant	14			11			DNQ		DNQ	DNQ
US Al Herman	21	DNQ					14		DNQ	DNQ	12
US Dick Rathmann	DNQ					12	16		DNP	DNQ	16		DNQ
US Al Keller	27	DNQ			12
US Ken Gottschalk		12	DNQ
US Jimmy Daywalt	28		13								14
US Mike Magill	24	DNQ				13	DNQ		16	DNQ	DNQ
US Bob Christie	13
US Jim Hemmings			DNQ		14
US Rex Easton				DNQ		DNQ				15	DNQ
US Bud Clemons	DNQ												15
US Shorty Templeman							17			DNQ	17
US Fred Agabashian	22		17
US Charles Musselman		DNQ			18
US Chuck Rodee		DNQ									18
US Eddie Johnson	25
US Eddie Russo	32	DNQ
US Bob Tattersall		DNS
US Gene Force	DNQ		DNQ
US Danny Kladis	DNQ		DNQ
US Ray Crawford	DNQ						DNQ
US Don Evans						DNQ		DNQ
US Luther Baughman						DNQ				DNQ
US Bill Homeier												DNQ	DNQ
US Ernie Koch												DNQ	DNQ
US Don Whittington												DNQ	DNQ
US Keith Andrews	DNQ
US Johnny Baldwin	DNQ
US Tony Bonadies	DNQ
US Jimmy Davies	DNQ
Italy Giuseppe Farina	DNQ
US Johnny Fedricks	DNQ
US Andy Furci	DNQ
US Cliff Griffith	DNQ
US Cal Niday	DNQ
US Leroy Warriner	DNQ
US Dempsey Wilson	DNQ
US Chuck Arnold											DNQ
US Del Fanning													DNQ

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

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References

http://media.indycar.com/pdf/2011/IICS_2011_Historical_Record_Book_INT6.pdf (p. 280-281)

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