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1969 USAC Championship Car season

Sports season

The 1969 USAC Championship Car season consisted of 24 races, beginning in Avondale, Arizona on March 30 and concluding in Riverside, California on December 7. The USAC National Champion and Indianapolis 500 winner was Mario Andretti.

Schedule and results

In the IZOD IndyCar Series 2011 Historical Record Book the winner of the Rex Mays Classic was declared to be only Art Pollard, because Greg Weld vacated the car on lap 2 of 150.

Rnd	Date	Race name	Track	Location	Type	Pole position
March 30	USA Jimmy Bryan 150	Phoenix International Raceway	Avondale, Arizona	Paved	USA Al Unser	USA George Follmer
April 13	USA California 200	Hanford Motor Speedway	Hanford, California	Paved	USA Mario Andretti	USA Mario Andretti
May 30	USA [International 500 Mile Sweepstakes](1969-indianapolis-500)	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Speedway, Indiana	Paved	USA A. J. Foyt	USA Mario Andretti
June 8	USA Rex Mays Classic	Milwaukee Mile	West Allis, Wisconsin	Paved	USA Mario Andretti	USA Art Pollard
June 15	USA Langhorne 150	Langhorne Speedway	Langhorne, Pennsylvania	Paved	USA Mario Andretti	USA Bobby Unser
June 29	USA Pikes Peak Auto Hill Climb	Pikes Peak Highway	Pikes Peak, Colorado	Hill	USA Orville Nance	USA Mario Andretti
July 6	USA Rocky Mountain 150	Continental Divide Raceways	Mead, Colorado	Road	USA Dan Gurney	USA Gordon Johncock
July 12	USA Nazareth 100	Nazareth Speedway	Nazareth, Pennsylvania	Dirt	USA Bill Vukovich II	USA Mario Andretti
July 19	USA Trenton 200	Trenton International Speedway	Trenton, New Jersey	Paved	USA Mario Andretti	USA Mario Andretti
July 27	USA Indy 200	Indianapolis Raceway Park	Clermont, Indiana	Road	USA Dan Gurney	USA Dan Gurney
USA Dan Gurney	USA Peter Revson
August 17	USA Tony Bettenhausen 200	Milwaukee Mile	West Allis, Wisconsin	Paved	USA Al Unser	USA Al Unser
August 18	USA Tony Bettenhausen 100	Illinois State Fairgrounds	Springfield, Illinois	Dirt	USA Greg Weld	USA Mario Andretti
August 24	USA Delaware 200	Dover Downs International Speedway	Dover, Delaware	Paved	USA Bobby Unser	USA Art Pollard
September 1	USA Ted Horn Memorial	DuQuoin State Fairgrounds	Du Quoin, Illinois	Dirt	USA Greg Weld	USA Al Unser
September 6	USA Hoosier Hundred	Indiana State Fairgrounds	Indianapolis, Indiana	Dirt	USA Greg Weld	USA A. J. Foyt
September 14	USA Brainerd 200	Donnybrooke Speedway	Brainerd, Minnesota	Road	USA Al Unser	USA Gordon Johncock
USA Gordon Johncock	USA Dan Gurney
September 21	USA Trenton 300	Trenton International Speedway	Trenton, New Jersey	Paved	USA Bobby Unser	USA Mario Andretti
September 28	USA Golden State 100	California State Fairgrounds	Sacramento, California	Dirt	USA Greg Weld	USA Al Unser
October 19	USA Dan Gurney 200	Pacific Raceways	Kent, Washington	Road	USA Dan Gurney	USA Mario Andretti
USA Mario Andretti	USA Al Unser
November 21	USA Bobby Ball 150	Phoenix International Raceway	Avondale, Arizona	Paved	USA Al Unser	USA Al Unser
December 7	USA Rex Mays 300	Riverside International Raceway	Riverside, California	Road	USA Dan Gurney	USA Mario Andretti

: Pollard relieved Greg Weld on lap 2 of 150. : 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. : Run in two heats of 100 miles (160 kilometers) each. : Run in two heats of 96.3 miles (155 kilometers) each. : Run in two heats of 99 miles (159 kilometers) each.

Final points standings

Note 1: Sam Posey, Mark Donohue, Swede Savage, Peter Revson, John Cannon, Jerry Hansen, David Hobbs, Jack Brabham, Denis Hulme and LeeRoy Yarbrough are not eligible for points.

Note 2: Art Pollard qualified fifth for the Milwaukee event and was eliminated in a 10-car accident at the start of the race. His original car was scored in 15th. Pollard then took over the car of Greg Weld and went on to win the race. Weld gets credit for a start but has no finishing position.

Pos	Driver	PHX1
USA	HAN
USA	[INDY](1969-indianapolis-500)
USA	MIL1
USA	LAN
USA	PIP
USA	CDR
USA	NAZ
USA	TRE1
USA	IRP
USA	MIL2
USA	SPR
USA	DOV
USA	DQSF
USA	ISF
USA	BRN
USA	TRE2
USA	SAC
USA	KEN
USA	PHX2
USA	RIV
USA	Pts	1	5025	2	2630	3	2585	4	2280	5	2070	6	1795	7	1570	8	1280	9	1220	10	1190	11	1130	12	1110	13	1090	14	940	15	920	16	880	17	840	18	780	19	615	20	600	21	510	22	475	23	400	24	355	25	330	26	320	27	290	28	250	29	215	30	210	31	210	32	175	33	160	34	150	35	150	36	130	37	120	38	110	39	100	40	90	41	65	42	61	43	60	44	60	45	60	46	60	47	50	48	50	49	40	50	40	51	30	53	30	52	30	54	24	55	21	56	20	57	20	58	18	59	15	60	15	61	12	62	9	63	8	64	6	65	4	66	3	67	2	-	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	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	Pos	Driver	PHX1
USA	HAN
USA	[INDY](1969-indianapolis-500)
USA	MIL1
USA	LAN
USA	PIP
USA	CDR
USA	NAZ
USA	TRE1
USA	IRP1
USA	IRP2
USA	MIL2
USA	SPR
USA	DOV
USA	DQSF
USA	ISF
USA	BRN1
USA	BR2N
USA	TRE2
USA	SAC
USA	KEN1
USA	KEN2
USA	PHX2
USA	RIV
USA	Pts
USA Mario Andretti	16	1	1	7	5	1	10	1	1	9	2	4	1	11	2	6	4	3	1	15	1	2	21	1
USA Al Unser	22	13	Wth				9		25	2	19	1	8	12	1	4	3	9	21	1	2	1	1	2
USA Bobby Unser	8	7	3	16	1		16		23	24		2	10	22	5	3	13	11	7	3	17	5	22	4
USA Dan Gurney			2				2			1	21						2	1			3	4		3
USA Gordon Johncock	10	3	19	8	20		1		4	10	14	19		2			1	2	6				10	9
USA Wally Dallenbach Sr.	2	5	21	20	3		8	5	2	DNS		18	7	14	Wth	DNQ			10	9			3	7
USA A. J. Foyt	21	25	8	3			3		10	5	4	9	5	19	3	1	8	8	13				25	DNS
USA Bill Vukovich II	4	8	32	17	4		19	13	6	22		5	3		4	14	DNQ		24	13	9	17	6	27
USA Mike Mosley	6	12	13	6	16		14		3	19		7	17	4	18	17	9	5	23	17	6	9	17	11
USA Lloyd Ruby	3	2	20	13	21				15	7	15	3		DNQ									2	DNP
USA Johnny Rutherford	DNS	4	29	5	15		11		22	Wth		Wth		7	14	DNQ	11		12		19		4	5
USA Art Pollard	19	15	31	1	2		18		DNQ	25	16	6		1	DNQ	18	18		14	14	18	12	19	16
USA Roger McCluskey	14	17	14	9			5		21	4	18	14	15	3	16	15	15		2	DNQ			DNQ	22
USA Gary Bettenhausen	20	10	26	21	6			2	16	DNQ		13	6	5	10	2			19	2			20	DNQ
USA Bud Tingelstad			15	4	13		DNQ	4	24	11	5	15	13	15	DNQ	9			3	DNS			11
USA George Follmer	1	9	27							6	3	11					6	6			15	6	DNQ	14
USA George Snider		14	16	DNQ	9				5	20		25	2		7	7	DNQ		5	DNQ			26	18
USA Jim Malloy		6	11	2	7		DNS	12	DNQ			26	DNP	16					18				7
USA Mel Kenyon			4	12								24											DNP
USA Joe Leonard			6						19			20		21					27		DNS		5	19
USA Larry Dickson		DNP	9	18				6					4	DNQ	6	DNQ			22	10			23
USA Sam Sessions	DNQ	DNP	12	19	10		DNQ	16	DNQ	18	12	23	14		12	DNQ	DNQ		4				24	23
USA Jim McElreath	DNP		28						7	13	20	8	DNQ	18	9	13	DNQ		11	16			9
USA Steve Krisiloff				DNQ	12				9			17		8					8		12	15	13	26
USA Rick Muther			DNQ	11	DNQ							12		6					9				18	28
USA Bill Simpson	DNQ	11		DNQ			13			12	8	21		DNQ			12	7			DNQ		15	8
USA Jerry Grant	17	19	DNQ	DNQ			4			DNQ							DNQ				13	11	DNQ	10
USA Bruce Walkup			33		23							22	DNP	DNQ		10				4			8
USA Bob Harkey					8		7	11					DNQ		DNQ	12				11
USA Greg Weld	13	DNS		15					8				16	DNS	17	5				12
USA Max Dudley	23	22	DNQ	DNQ			6			17	10	DNQ		13					DNQ		10	14	DNP	12
USA Al Smith				10	DNQ			8	20			16		9		DNQ
USA Jerry Daniels								3					DNQ		11
USA Jigger Sirois	5	18	DNQ	DNQ	DNS														25				14
USA Bobby Johns	DNP	DNP	10	DNQ	DNQ
USA Carl Williams			25										12		DNQ	11				5
USA Bill Puterbaugh													9		15	16			16	6			16
USA Tom Bigelow					DNQ			7	18	21	17		DNQ	DNQ	8	DNQ			DNQ
USA Arnie Knepper			22		DNQ		15	DNQ	DNQ	26	6		11		13	DNQ
USA Dave Strickland	7	23	DNQ
CAN Ludwig Heimrath Sr.				DNQ	DNQ		12		14	14	13	DNQ		17			19		28		8	13	DNQ	15
USA Sonny Ates			17	22	24				12			10
USA Johnny Parsons			DNQ																	7			DNQ	30
USA Al Loquasto				23	14			9	13	16	11			20			DNS		26				DNQ
USA Keith Rachwitz	9	16
USA Jerry Karl														10					15				DNP
USA Ralph Liguori													18		DNQ	8
USA Johnny Anderson																				8			DNQ
USA Don Schisler										15	9
USA Les Scott			DNQ	DNQ					11	23		DNQ							20
USA Don Nordhorn								10					DNQ			DNQ
USA Denny Zimmerman	11	DNP	DNQ	DNQ
USA Bobby Grim				DNQ	11
USA Ted Foltz						2
USA Wes Vandervoort						3
USA Bob Gregg																					11	16	DNQ	13
USA Lee Kunzman													DNQ			DNQ							12
USA Bob Herring						4
USA Malcolm Brazier						5
CAN George Fejer	12	DNP
USA Charles Louderman						6
USA Grier Manning						7
USA Clark Yowell						8
USA Bob Daly						9
USA Jack Guynn						10
USA Rick Vermillion						18
USA James Byrd						16
USA Peter Revson			5							3	1													DNP
USA Sam Posey			DNQ							8	7						16				4	3		25
USA Mark Donohue			7							DNQ							7	4			16			21
USA Swede Savage																	5				14	7		6
CAN John Cannon																					5	10	DNQ	29
USA Jerry Hansen																	17				7	8		DNQ
GBR David Hobbs																	10	10
USA Orville Nance						11
USA Gene Pacheco						12
USA Butch Earley						13
USA Jim Reynard					DNQ			14	DNQ				DNP	DNQ		DNP
USA George Benson			DNQ	14
USA LaVerne Ravenstein						14
USA Hamilton Vose																	14
USA Rollie Beale					19			15	DNP				DNQ		DNQ	DNQ
USA Dempsey Wilson	15	20			DNQ				DNQ
USA Ralph Murdock						15
USA Charlie Masters									17			DNS							17
USA Todd Gibson				24	17				DNQ	DNP		DNQ					DNQ
USA Ronnie Bucknum	DNP	DNP	30																		DNP		DNQ	17
USA Wib Spalding		DNQ			DNQ		17			DNP		DNQ		DNQ	DNQ
USA Larry Overholser						17
USA Tommy Copp	18	DNQ																		18			DNQ
USA Gig Stephens					18									DNQ					DNQ
NZL Denny Hulme			18
USA Lou Sell																								20
USA Earl Smith	DNS	21																					DNQ
USA Mickey Shaw					22
USA LeeRoy Yarbrough			23
USA Ned Spath	DNQ	24			DNQ				DNQ														DNQ
USA Ed Marshall																							DNQ	24
AUS Jack Brabham			24
USA Bob Pratt									26
USA Dick Simon																					DNS		DNQ	DNQ
USA Cy Fairchild			DNQ	DNQ
USA Charlie Glotzbach			DNQ	DNQ
USA Dee Jones			DNQ	DNQ
USA Roger West			DNQ										DNQ
USA Chuck Booth			DNQ													DNQ
USA Bobby Hogle															DNQ	DNQ
USA Karl Busson																							DNP	DNQ
USA Bud Morley	DNQ
USA Jim Hurtubise			DNQ
USA Al Miller			DNQ
DEU Lothar Motschenbacher			DNQ
USA Bob Veith			DNQ
USA Merle Bettenhausen																DNQ
USA Dale Breedlove																								DNQ
ITA Dino Dioguardi																								DNQ
ITA Nick Dioguardi																								DNQ
USA Scott Carr			Wth
GBR Graham Hill			Wth
AUT Jochen Rindt			Wth
USA Bob West																								DNQ
USA Pat O'Reilly			DNP
USA Jimmy Maguire				DNP
USA Joe Lehman						DNP
USA Roger Veys						DNP
USA Eugene Willbanks						DNP
USA Steve Diulo																								DNP
CAN George Eaton																								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. 238–243)

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