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1960 USAC Championship Car season

Sports season


Sports season

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. Foyt also scored the first four victories of his career, which was four out of the final six races of the season which helped catapult him to his first series championship. 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

RndDateRace nameTrackLocationTypePole positionWinning driver1**NC**234**NC**56789101112
April 10US Trenton 100Trenton International SpeedwayTrenton, New JerseyPavedUS Johnny ThomsonUS Rodger Ward
April 13US Langhorne 10Langhorne SpeedwayLanghorne, PennsylvaniaDirtUS Don BransonUS Don Branson
May 30US [International 500 Mile Sweepstakes](1960-indianapolis-500)Indianapolis Motor SpeedwaySpeedway, IndianaPavedUS Eddie SachsUS Jim Rathmann
June 5US Rex Mays ClassicMilwaukee MileWest Allis, WisconsinPavedUS Lloyd RubyUS Rodger Ward
June 19US Langhorne 100Langhorne SpeedwayLanghorne, PennsylvaniaDirtUS Don BransonUS Jim Hurtubise
July 4US Pikes Peak Auto Hill ClimbPikes Peak HighwayPikes Peak, ColoradoHillUS Al UnserUS Bobby Unser
August 20US Springfield 100Illinois State FairgroundsSpringfield, IllinoisDirtUS Don BransonUS Jim Packard
August 28US Milwaukee 200Milwaukee MileWest Allis, WisconsinPavedUS Rodger WardUS Len Sutton
September 5US Ted Horn MemorialDuQuoin State FairgroundsDu Quoin, IllinoisDirtUS Don BransonUS A. J. Foyt
September 10US Syracuse 100New York State FairgroundsSyracuse, New YorkDirtUS Johnny ThomsonUS Bobby Grim
September 17US Hoosier HundredIndiana State FairgroundsIndianapolis, IndianaDirtUS Rodger WardUS A. J. Foyt
September 25US Trenton 100Trenton International SpeedwayTrenton, New JerseyPavedUS Don BransonUS Eddie Sachs
October 30US Golden State 100California State FairgroundsSacramento, CaliforniaDirtUS Don BransonUS A. J. Foyt
November 20US Bobby Ball MemorialArizona State FairgroundsPhoenix, ArizonaDirtUS Bob ClebergUS A. J. Foyt

: Indianapolis 500 was USAC-sanctioned and counted towards the 1960 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

PosDriverTRE1
US[INDY](1960-indianapolis-500)
USMIL1
USLAN
USSPR
USAMIL2
USADQSF
USASYR
USAISF
USATRE2
USASAC
USAPHX
USAPts11680213903122041000594068307800878097101070011700126501350014480154401642017370183331932020300212702225023250242402521026160271572815029130301003110032803370345035503650375038503940404041404240431044104510-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0PosDriverTRE1
US[INDY](1960-indianapolis-500)
USMIL1
USLAN
USSPR
USAMIL2
USADQSF
USASYR
USAISF
USATRE2
USASAC
USAPHX
USAPts
USA A. J. Foyt425216172131311
USA Rodger Ward121DNQ**21**1618**14**21710
USA Don Branson22422**15****7**19**8**124**4****3**4
USA Jim Rathmann1DNQ1821
USA Tony Bettenhausen2234DNQ15142226516
USA Gene Force52873DNQ512163967
USA Johnny Thomson**20**518DNQ9239**4**5
USA Len Sutton1830381DNQDNQ7510DNQ
USA Lloyd Ruby7**6**1141767DNQ8DNQ13
USA Jim Packard6DNQDNQ2165131820
USA Paul Goldsmith3
USA Eddie Sachs8**21**513220411131DNQ
USA Wayne Weiler72421DNQ57DNQDNQ197113
USA Bobby Grim101619818DNQ7116DNQ95
USA Eddie Johnson6DNQDNQDNQ11DNQDNQDNQ22
USA Jim Hurtubise1718111102613151213142
USA Dick Rathmann3110103DNQDNQ10
USA Parnelli Jones166DNQ1318617192DNQ
USA Roger McCluskeyDNQ513DNQ15DNQ6114DNQ
USA Al Farmer11DNQDNQ416253DNQ15DNQDNQ11
USA Elmer GeorgeDNQ3148DNQ136
USA Ernie Koch149DNQ5DNQ127DNQ
USA Bob Veith814DNP
USA Don Freeland2122DNQDNQ4DNS
USA Bud Tingelstad9DNQDNQDNQDNQ1412DNQ
USA Jim McWithey329DNQ1412DNQ15
USA Shorty Templeman1713DNQ101099DNQ
USA Bob Christie10
USA Chuck Stevenson1520DNQ62417DNP8
USA Dempsey Wilson33DNQDNQDNQ8DNQ17DNQ18DNQDNQ
USA Red AmickDNQ11DNQ17
USA Jack RoundsDNQDNQ711DNP18
USA Chuck HulseDNQ11101117DNQ17
USA Jack TurnerDNQ815DNQDNQ
USA Bruce JacobiDNPDNQDNQDNQDNQ8
USA A. J. Shepherd8DNQ
USA Bill Homeier13DNQ912DNQDNQDNSDNS
USA Duane Carter12DNQ
USA Johnny Boyd27922DNQDNQ
USA Gig Stephens9DNQ
USA Don DavisDNQ9
USA Lee Drollinger12DNQDNQDNQDNQ101514
USA Jiggs Peters12DNQDNQDNP16
USA Bob ClebergDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQ**12**
USA Bill CheesbourgDNQDNQ12DNQDNQDNQ
USA Chuck Arnold13DNQDNQDNQDNQDNPDNQ
USA Gene Hartley1914DNQ
USA Al Herman1432
USA Harold LeepDNQDNQDNQ14
USA Bill HydeDNQ15
USA Len Duncan15
USA Nelson Stacy15
USA Chuck RodeeDNQ1716DNQ
USA Danny Jones1618
USA Ralph Liguori16DNQ
USA Jimmy Bryan19DNQ18
USA Troy Ruttman20DNQ
USA Eddie Russo26
USA Ebb RoseDNQDNQDNQDNSDNQ
USA Tommy CoppDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQ
USA Jimmy DaviesDNQDNQDNQDNQ
USA Norm HallDNQDNQDNQDNQ
USA Johnny TolanDNQDNQDNQ
USA Paul RussoDNQDNQDNQ
Canada Bob McLeanDNQDNQDNP
USA Johnny CoyDNPDNQDNQ
USA Russ CongdonDNQDNQ
USA Cliff GriffithDNQDNQ
USA Tony RomitDNQDNQ
USA Mike MagillDNQDNQ
USA Bob TattersallDNQDNQ
USA Mike McGreevyDNQDNQ
USA Jim HemmingsDNPDNQ
USA George ConstantineDNQ
USA Jimmy DaywaltDNQ
USA Duke DinsmoreDNQ
USA Jack EnsleyDNQ
USA Bob GreggDNQ
USA Eddie JacksonDNQ
USA Al KellerDNQ
USA Marvin PiferDNQ
USA Bob WenteDNQ
USA Chuck WeyantDNQ
USA Wib SpaldingDNQ
USA Bobby MarshmanDNQ
USA Cliff SpaldingDNQ
USA Don HorvathDNQ
USA Foster CampbellDNP
USA Leon ClumDNP
ColorResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
Green4th & 5th place
Light Blue6th-10th place
Dark BlueFinished
(Outside Top 10)
PurpleDid not finish
(Ret)
RedDid not qualify
(DNQ)
BrownWithdrawn
(Wth)
BlackDisqualified
(DSQ)
WhiteDid not start
(DNS)
BlankDid not
participate
(DNP)
Not competing

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References

  • http://media.indycar.com/pdf/2011/IICS_2011_Historical_Record_Book_INT6.pdf (p. 274-275)
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