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1962 USAC Championship Car season

Sports season


Sports season

The 1962 USAC Championship Car season consisted of 13 races, beginning in Trenton, New Jersey on April 8 and concluding in Phoenix, Arizona on November 18. There was also one non-championship event at Pikes Peak, Colorado. The USAC National Champion and Indianapolis 500 winner was Rodger Ward. Hugh Randall was killed in the first Langhorne 100 at Langhorne Speedway; he was 29 years old.

Schedule and results

RndDateRace nameTrackLocationTypePole positionWinning driver1234NC5678-910111213
April 8US Trenton 100Trenton International SpeedwayTrenton, New JerseyPavedUS Don DavisUS A. J. Foyt
May 30US International 500 Mile SweepstakesIndianapolis Motor SpeedwaySpeedway, IndianaPavedUS Parnelli JonesUS Rodger Ward
June 10US Rex Mays ClassicMilwaukee MileWest Allis, WisconsinPavedUS A. J. FoytUS A. J. Foyt
July 1US Langhorne 100Langhorne SpeedwayLanghorne, PennsylvaniaDirtUS Jim HurtubiseUS A. J. Foyt
July 4US Pikes Peak Auto Hill ClimbPikes Peak HighwayPikes Peak, ColoradoHillUS Bobby UnserUS Bobby Unser
July 22US Trenton 150Trenton International SpeedwayTrenton, New JerseyPavedUS A. J. FoytUS Rodger Ward
August 19US Tony Bettenhausen MemorialIllinois State FairgroundsSpringfield, IllinoisDirtUS Roger McCluskeyUS Jim Hurtubise
August 20US Tony Bettenhausen 200Milwaukee MileWest Allis, WisconsinPavedUS Bobby MarshmanUS Rodger Ward
August 26US Langhorne 100Langhorne SpeedwayLanghorne, PennsylvaniaDirtUS A. J. FoytUS Don Branson
September 3US Ted Horn MemorialDuQuoin State FairgroundsDu Quoin, IllinoisDirt
September 8US Syracuse 100New York State FairgroundsSyracuse, New YorkDirtUS Parnelli JonesUS Rodger Ward
September 15US Hoosier HundredIndiana State FairgroundsIndianapolis, IndianaDirtUS Parnelli JonesUS Parnelli Jones
September 23US Trenton 200Trenton International SpeedwayTrenton, New JerseyPavedUS A. J. FoytUS Don Branson
October 28US Golden State 100California State FairgroundsSacramento, CaliforniaDirtUS A. J. FoytUS A. J. Foyt
November 18US Bobby Ball MemorialArizona State FairgroundsPhoenix, ArizonaDirtUS Parnelli JonesUS Bobby Marshman
  • The Ted Horn Memorial was rained out, and a suitable alternative date was not found.

: 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
USAINDY
USAMIL1
USALAN1
USATRE2
USASPR
USAMIL2
USALAN2
USADUQ
USASYR
USAISF
USATRE3
USASAC
USAPHX
USAPts1246021950317604170051581613407125081210910601096011700126901340514305152801624017230182291920020150211402210023972483258026752770287029603040314032303330342035203610371038103910-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0PosDriverTRE1
USAINDY
USAMIL1
USALAN1
USATRE2
USASPR
USAMIL2
USALAN2
USADUQ
USASYR
USAISF
USATRE3
USASAC
USAPHX
USAPts
USA Rodger Ward3141171C155
USA A. J. Foyt123117724C216412
USA Parnelli Jones27224293C1511954
USA Don Branson41217423251C72128
USA Bobby Marshman10512521439C1363151
USA Jim Hurtubise6133351212C48945
USA Len Sutton721520DNP2109
USA Jim McElreath1661476557C103814DNQ
USA Eddie Sachs183211547
USA Don Davis548173
USA Lloyd Ruby819622C1113683
USA Roger McCluskey816514DNQ1565C6421186
USA Ronnie Duman19DNQ6610DNQ810C91020DNQ
USA Allen CroweDNQ3110108DNQ1012C514
USA Troy Ruttman18DNQ13C3DNQ1367
USA Bud Tingelstad2115797CDNQDNQDNQDNQ
USA Chuck Hulse2221DNQ1313266CDNQ7101310
USA Elmer GeorgeDNQ1718DNQDNQ1017DNQ1818316
USA Jim Rathmann9
USA Johnny Boyd10
USA Shorty Templeman911161318
USA Al FarmerDNQDNQDNQ814248C16DNQ1816DNQ
USA Bobby Grim1981111
USA Bob MathouserDNQDNQ161718DNQ138DNQ12DNQ
USA Johnny Rutherford1514711
USA Bruce Jacobi11DNQDNQ912
USA Bobby Marvin17DNQ91511C1717DNQ12
USA Ernie KochDNQDNQ16C129221117
USA Chuck Rodee321111
USA Chuck Booth915
USA Bob Veith33923DNQ
USA Don FreelandDNQ11
USA Bill CheesbourgDNQDNQ12DNQ1217
USA Jiggs PetersDNQ2311DNQ15DNQ24
USA Red Riegel11
USA Keith RachwitzDNQ13Wth1214CDNQDNQDNQ
USA Ralph LiguoriDNQ1822DNQ17C121713
USA Colby Scroggin1214
USA Dempsey Wilson12DNQ
USA Roy Graham13DNQ
USA Leroy NeumayerDNQ151416DNQDNQ
USA Jack ConelyDNQ221914C16
USA Al MillerDNQDNQ14DNQ
USA Chuck Arnold14DNQDNQ
USA Ebb Rose14
Canada Ed KostenukDNQDNQDNQDNQ15
USA Johnny Coy15DNQDNQ
USA Dick Rathmann2024DNQDNS1816
USA Bob Christie30DNQ16
USA Art MaloneDNQ18
USA Jack Turner2919DNQ23
USA Eddie Johnson2520
USA Jim HemmingsDNQDNQDNQDNQ20DNQ
USA Dan Gurney20
USA Jimmy Daywalt22
USA Bill RandallDNQ24
USA Paul Goldsmith26
USA Gene Hartley27
USA Paul Russo28DNQ
USA Curtis TurnerDNQDNS
USA Herb HillDNQDNQDNQ
USA Gig StephensDNQDNQDNQ
USA Hugh RandallDNQDNQDNQ
USA Duane CarterDNQDNQ
USA Tommy CoppDNQDNQ
USA Mike McGreevyDNQDNQ
USA Ray BrownDNQ
USA Leon ClumDNQ
USA Russ CongdonDNQ
USA Chuck DaighDNQ
USA Jack EnsleyDNQ
UK Jack FairmanDNQ
USA Cliff GriffithDNQ
USA Norm HallDNQ
USA Chuck StevensonDNQ
USA Chuck WeyantDNQ
USA Carl WilliamsDNQ
USA George MorrisDNQ
USA Buzz RoseDNQ
USA Bobby UnserDNQ
USA Ray WearneDNQ
USA Howard OsbornDNQ
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. 270-271)
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