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1965 USAC Championship Car season

Sports season


Sports season

The 1965 USAC Championship Car season consisted of 18 races, beginning in Avondale, Arizona on March 28 and concluding at the same location on November 21. This season was notable for the Hoosier Grand Prix, the first Championship Car event held on a road course since the 1937 Vanderbilt Cup. The USAC National Champion was Mario Andretti and the Indianapolis 500 winner was Jim Clark.

Also of note, the 1965 season featured the final IndyCar victory of Parnelli Jones career in June at the Milwaukee Mile.

Schedule and results

RndDateRace nameTrackLocationTypePole positionWinning driver123456789101112131415161718
March 28USA Jimmy Bryan MemorialPhoenix International RacewayAvondale, ArizonaPavedUSA A. J. FoytUSA Don Branson
April 25USA Trenton 100Trenton International SpeedwayTrenton, New JerseyPavedUSA A. J. FoytUSA Jim McElreath
May 31USA [International 500 Mile Sweepstakes](1965-indianapolis-500)Indianapolis Motor SpeedwaySpeedway, IndianaPavedUSA A. J. FoytUK Jim Clark
June 6USA Rex Mays ClassicMilwaukee MileWest Allis, WisconsinPavedUSA A. J. FoytUSA Parnelli Jones
June 20USA Langhorne 100Langhorne SpeedwayLanghorne, PennsylvaniaPavedUSA Mario AndrettiUSA Jim McElreath
July 4USA Pikes Peak Auto Hill ClimbPikes Peak HighwayPikes Peak, ColoradoHillUSA Al UnserUSA Al Unser
July 18USA Trenton 150Trenton International SpeedwayTrenton, New JerseyPavedUSA A. J. FoytUSA A. J. Foyt
July 25USA Hoosier Grand PrixIndianapolis Raceway ParkClermont, IndianaRoadUSA Mario AndrettiUSA Mario Andretti
August 1USA Atlanta Championship 250Atlanta International RacewayHampton, GeorgiaPavedUSA A. J. FoytUSA Johnny Rutherford
August 8USA Langhorne 125Langhorne SpeedwayLanghorne, PennsylvaniaPavedUSA Gordon JohncockUSA Jim McElreath
August 14USA Milwaukee 150Milwaukee MileWest Allis, WisconsinPavedUSA Parnelli JonesUSA Joe Leonard
August 21USA Tony Bettenhausen MemorialIllinois State FairgroundsSpringfield, IllinoisDirtUSA Jim McElreathUSA A. J. Foyt
August 22USA Tony Bettenhausen 200Milwaukee MileWest Allis, WisconsinPavedUSA A. J. FoytUSA Gordon Johncock
September 6USA Ted Horn MemorialDuQuoin State FairgroundsDu Quoin, IllinoisDirtUSA A. J. FoytUSA Don Branson
September 18USA Hoosier HundredIndiana State FairgroundsIndianapolis, IndianaDirtUSA A. J. FoytUSA A. J. Foyt
September 26USA Trenton 200Trenton International SpeedwayTrenton, New JerseyPavedUSA A. J. FoytUSA A. J. Foyt
October 24USA Golden State 100California State FairgroundsSacramento, CaliforniaDirtUSA Don BransonUSA Don Branson
November 21USA Bobby Ball MemorialPhoenix International RacewayAvondale, ArizonaPavedUSA Mario AndrettiUSA A. J. Foyt

: 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

Note: Bobby Johns is not eligible for points.

PosDriverPHX1
USATRE1
USA[INDY](1965-indianapolis-500)
USAMIL1
USALAN1
USAPIP
USATRE2
USAIRP
USAATL
USALAN2
USAMIL2
USASPR
USAMIL3
USADQSF
USAISF
USATRE3
USASAC
USAPHX2
USAPts13110225003203541875515406141571402810609102810100011100012993138501474315655165201750018500194952046021453224472337024325253252623027225282052920030190311633215033150341403511036803780387539754070416042604350444545404640473048304930502551205220531554105510565-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0PosDriverPHX1
USATRE1
USA[INDY](1965-indianapolis-500)
USAMIL1
USALAN1
USAPIP
USATRE2
USAIRP
USAATL
USALAN2
USAMIL2
USASPR
USAMIL3
USADQSF
USAISF
USATRE3
USASAC
USAPHX2
USAPts
USA Mario Andretti6234**2**Wth**1**242316152133**2**
USA A. J. Foyt**19****17****15****16**17**1**4**19**2191**2****3****1****1**21
USA Jim McElreath21203111510114**5**62DNQ3823
USA Don Branson113820154686662511315**1**5
USA Gordon Johncock17857102386**3**1511110DNQ1421
USA Joe Leonard29219510Wth1524
USA Bobby Unser1610191714214222541018174643
USA Roger McCluskey21306131739DNQ54DNS4926
USA Jud Larson125DNQDNQ619161278943858
USA Parnelli JonesDNQ21**17**DNQ
GBR Jim Clark1
USA Johnny Rutherford15113115DNQDNS1118134245616622
USA Lloyd Ruby5DNQ1119318723931026DNQ
USA Jim Hurtubise41933DNQ2121842116DNQ217162516
USA Al Miller4DNQWth20101215WthDNQ18
CAN Billy Foster24717DNQ520DNP31720261224DNQ13
USA Bobby Grim15DNQ8113282487
USA Mickey Rupp6518
USA Al Unser91312**1**22122616117DNQ201117
USA Bud Tingelstad13416184151419217131614166
USA George Snider2321DNQ169925721481015DNQ
USA Ronnie Duman36229616141214231514WthDNS19DNQ
USA Carl WilliamsDNQ12DNQDNQ97138717137
USA Chuck Rodee222851210DNQDNQ
USA Bob Harkey209DNQDNQ881511DNQ9DNQ1011
USA Dan Gurney26312
USA Tommy CoppDNQ78DNQ25
USA Red RiegelDNQDNQ111465DNQ
USA Art Pollard225DNQ19
USA Arnie Knepper716181422DNQ1621DNQ161113157
USA Gary Congdon10221091111DNQ18DNQ
USA Sam SessionsDNSDNQ139DNQDNQ1110
USA Eddie Johnson10
USA Bob Wente143DNQDNQ
USA Len Sutton12217DNQ
USA Wally Dallenbach Sr.13DNQ9
USA Bill Vukovich II9
USA Bob Hurt8DNQDNQDNQWth29DNQDNQ
USA Norm Hall10DNQ10DNQ1921
USA Charles Louderman3
USA Wes Vandervoort4
USA Dee Jones924DNQDNQDNQ
USA Paul Kleinschmidt5
USA Bob Mathouser21DNQ11DNQ12132718DNQ17122218
USA Jack Hahn6
USA Bay Darnell9DNQ
USA Roy Walker7
USA Rodger Ward1120DNQ22DNQDNQ2422232315
USA Dick Atkins1212
USA Orville Nance8
USA Slim Roberts9
USA Greg WeldDNQDNQ1712DNQ20
USA Grier Manning10
USA Malcolm Brazier11
USA Bill Cheesbourg3212DNQ17DNQ
USA Louis Unser12
USA Bobby Johns7
USA Dave PaulDNQDNQ132015DNQDNQ
USA Johnny Boyd13
USA Vern Root13
USA Art Malone14DNQ21231522DNQ20
USA Larry Dickson1424
USA Dempsey WilsonDNQDNQ14
USA Walt Hansgen14
USA Thurel Novotny14
USA Bob Daly15
USA Bob McLees16
USA Ralph Liguori1818DNQ20242017DNQ
USA Mike McGreevyDNQ17DNQDNQ
USA Bob Tattersall17DNQ
USA Rick Vermillion17
USA Bruce JacobiDNQ18DNQ18
USA Mel KenyonDNQDNQ18
USA Bob Werner18
USA George Morris18
USA Clark Yowell19
USA Bob Pratt19
USA Hank Davis20
USA Dan Morgan21
USA Skip Hedrick21
USA Ted Foltz22
USA Masten Gregory23
USA Clyde McFarlin23
USA Bob Veith24
USA Walter Miller24
USA Chuck Stevenson25DNQDNQ
USA Danny Collins25
USA Jerry Grant27DNQ
USA Chuck ArnoldDNQDNS
USA Bill EldridgeDNQDNQDNQDNQ
USA Gig StephensDNQDNQDNQ
USA Bob KingDNQDNQ
USA Chuck BoothDNQDNQ
USA Bob HuebnerWthDNQ
USA Bob ChristieDNQ
USA Paul GoldsmithDNQ
USA Skip HudsonDNQ
USA Ebb RoseDNQ
USA Paul RussoDNQ
USA Bill SullivanDNQ
USA Chuck HulseDNQ
USA Ray FurnalDNP
USA Sherman ClevelandDNP
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. 260-265)
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