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1958 USAC Championship Car season

Sports season

The 1958 USAC Championship Car season consisted of 13 races, beginning in Trenton, New Jersey on March 30 and concluding in Phoenix, Arizona on November 11. There were also five non-championship events. The USAC National Champion was Tony Bettenhausen and the Indianapolis 500 winner was Jimmy Bryan. The victory was Bryan's final victory in IndyCar racing. There were three fatalities during the season. Pat O'Connor lost his life in a first lap accident during the Indy 500. Art Bisch died of injuries suffered during the race at Lakewood Speedway. Jimmy Reece was killed in a late-race incident at the second Trenton 100. Bettenhausen became the first USAC champion without a single race win (and at the time the only one) during the season until Tom Sneva did so 20 years later.

Schedule and results

Rnd	Date	Race name	Track	Location	Type	Pole position
March 30	US Trenton 100	Trenton International Speedway	Trenton, New Jersey	Paved	US Len Sutton	US Len Sutton
May 30	US [International 500 Mile Sweepstakes](1958-indianapolis-500)	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Speedway, Indiana	Paved	US Dick Rathmann	US Jimmy Bryan
June 8	US Rex Mays Classic	Milwaukee Mile	West Allis, Wisconsin	Paved	US Art Bisch	US Art Bisch
June 15	US Langhorne 100	Langhorne Speedway	Langhorne, Pennsylvania	Dirt	US Jud Larson	US Eddie Sachs
June 29	Italy 500 Miglia di Monza	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza	Monza, Italy	Paved	Heat 1: Italy Luigi Musso	Heat 1: US Jim Rathmann
Heat 2: US Jim Rathmann	Heat 2: US Jim Rathmann
Heat 3: US Jim Rathmann	Heat 3: US Jim Rathmann
July 4	US Atlanta 100	Lakewood Speedway	Atlanta, Georgia	Dirt	US Don Branson	US Jud Larson
July 4	US Pikes Peak Auto Hill Climb	Pikes Peak Highway	Pikes Peak, Colorado	Hill	US Louie Unser	US Bobby Unser
July 20	US Indianapolis Sweepstakes	Williams Grove Speedway	Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania	Dirt	US Johnny Thomson	US Jud Larson
August 16	US Springfield 100	Illinois State Fairgrounds	Springfield, Illinois	Dirt	US Jud Larson	US Johnny Thomson
August 24	US Milwaukee 200	Milwaukee Mile	West Allis, Wisconsin	Paved	US Jim Rathmann	US Rodger Ward
September 1	US Ted Horn Memorial	DuQuoin State Fairgrounds	Du Quoin, Illinois	Dirt	US Johnny Thomson	US Johnny Thomson
September 6	US Syracuse 100	New York State Fairgrounds	Syracuse, New York	Dirt	US Jud Larson	US Johnny Thomson
September 13	US Hoosier Hundred	Indiana State Fairgrounds	Indianapolis, Indiana	Dirt	US Jud Larson	US Eddie Sachs
September 28	US Trenton 100	Trenton International Speedway	Trenton, New Jersey	Paved	US Jimmy Reece	US Rodger Ward
October 26	US Golden State 100	California State Fairgrounds	Sacramento, California	Dirt	US Johnny Thomson	US Johnny Thomson
November 11	US Bobby Ball Memorial	Arizona State Fairgrounds	Phoenix, Arizona	Dirt	US Rex Easton	US Jud Larson

: Indianapolis 500 was USAC-sanctioned and counted towards the 1958 FIA World Championship of Drivers title. : 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
US	[INDY](1958-indianapolis-500)
US	MIL1
US	LAN
US	ATL
US	SPR
US	MIL2
US	DQSF
US	SYR
US	ISF
US	TRE2
US	SAC
US	PHX
US	Pts	1	1830	2	1640	3	1520	4	1250	5	1160	6	1000	7	990	8	800	9	790	10	700	11	670	12	660	13	560	14	560	15	480	16	450	17	360	18	320	19	300	20	270	21	230	22	220	23	200	24	180	25	170	26	170	27	130	28	100	29	80	30	60	31	60	32	50	33	50	34	50	35	40	36	40	37	30	38	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	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	Pos	Driver	TRE1
US	[INDY](1958-indianapolis-500)
US	MIL1
US	LAN
US	ATL
US	SPR
US	MIL2
US	DQSF
US	SYR
US	ISF
US	TRE2
US	SAC
US	PHX
US	Pts
US Tony Bettenhausen	2	4	2	5	18	12	25	2	3	5	3	5	2
US George Amick	6	2	6	14	2	18	4	18	2	Wth	19	4	15
US Johnny Thomson	3	23	4	18	3	1	22	1	1	2	2	1	14
US Jud Larson	5	8	9	3	1	13		7	5	17	22	2	1
US Rodger Ward	11	20	19	DNQ	7	16	1	4	4	3	1	16	5
US Jimmy Bryan		1
US Eddie Sachs	DNQ	22	10	1	6	DNQ	3	17	10	1	10	15	3
US Johnny Boyd		3	5	15
US Don Branson			DNQ	4	5	7	12	3	6	4	6	12	7
US A. J. Foyt		16	21	2	11	11	7	8	14	8	11	3	4
US Len Sutton	1	32	11	9	4	9	9	6	DNQ	DNQ	8	DNQ	9
US Jimmy Reece	DNQ	6	3				26	DNQ		7	7
US Don Freeland		7	DNQ	6		3	21	9	18	16	14	DNQ
US Jim Rathmann		5	7				23
US Bob Veith		26	DNQ			6	2				16	6	18
US Johnny Tolan		13	8			15	6	5	9	11	18	8	10
US Eddie Johnson		9	22				10			DNQ	5
US Joe Barzda	9		13	16		4	11		13	15	4
US Elmer George	12	DNQ	17	13	8	2	DNQ	DNS	16	10	DNQ	17	8
US Rex Easton		DNQ	15	17	13	5	17	10	7	DNQ	13	13	6
US Jack Turner		25	DNS	12	17		5		11	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ
US Bill Cheesbourg		10	12	10	10	DNQ	DNS			DNS			DNQ
US Art Bisch		33	1	DNQ	16
US Ed Elisian		28	DNQ	DNQ		17	8			9	9
US Ralph Liguori	4			8	15	DNQ				18		DNQ	DNQ
US Buzz Barton	7		DNQ	11	9	8	DNQ	DNQ		DNQ
US Earl Motter		DNQ	16	DNQ		10	14	16	DNQ	6		11
US Al Keller	DNQ	11
US Jim Packard						14	DNQ	12	DNQ	12	DNQ	7	DNQ
US Mike Magill		17		7							DNQ
US Dempsey Wilson	10	15	20	DNQ			19			DNQ	12	18	11
US Paul Russo		18							8	14
US Chuck Rodee	8
US Johnnie Parsons		12	Wth
US Wayne Weiler												9	17
US Bobby Grim												10	12
US Shorty Templeman		19					13	11	12	DNQ	20	DNQ	DNQ
US Roy Graham					12	DNQ					DNQ
US Bob Schroeder					DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	13	15	DNQ	15	DNQ	DNQ
US Gene Hartley		DNQ					18			13
US Pat O’Connor	13	29
US Lloyd Ruby													13
US Dick Linder								14	17	DNQ	17
US Dick Rathmann		27	14				24
US Troy Ruttman		DNQ										14	DNP
US Bob Christie		14
US Jiggs Peters					14
US Jimmy Davies							20	15		DNQ	DNP
US Gene Force							15			DNQ
US Bill Homeier		DNQ										DNQ	16
US Pat Flaherty		DNQ					16
US Billy Garrett		21	18
US Tony Bonadies		DNQ	DNQ								21
US Chuck Weyant		24	DNQ			DNQ	DNS	DNQ
US Paul Goldsmith		30
US Jerry Unser		31				DNQ	DNQ	DNQ		DNQ
US Red Amick	DNS
US Jim McWithey		DNQ							DNQ	DNQ	DNQ
US Van Johnson		DNQ				DNQ
US Allen Crowe					DNQ	DNQ
US Jimmy Daywalt		DNQ								DNQ
US Don Edmunds		DNQ									DNQ
US Bill Hyde												DNQ	DNQ
US Ernie Koch												DNQ	DNQ
US Tom Pistone		DNP	DNQ
UK Peter Collins	DNQ
US Fred Agabashian		DNQ
US Bud Clemons		DNQ
US Bob Cortner		DNQ
US Ray Crawford		DNQ
US Jack Ensley		DNQ
Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio		DNQ
US Joe Giba		DNQ
US Al Herman		DNQ
US Eddie Russo		DNQ
US Carroll Shelby		DNQ
US Marshall Teague		DNQ
US Leroy Warriner		DNQ
US Norm Hall				DNQ
US Bill Chennault								DNQ
US Chuck Hulse												DNQ
US Buddy Cagle													DNQ
US Don Whittington													DNQ
US Dutch Schaefer		DNP

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. 278-279)

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