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1963 USAC Championship Car season

Sports season

Sports season

The 1963 USAC Championship Car season consisted of 12 races, beginning in Trenton, New Jersey on April 21 and concluding in Phoenix, Arizona on November 17. There was also one non-championship event at Pikes Peak, Colorado. The USAC National Champion was A. J. Foyt, and the Indianapolis 500 winner was Parnelli Jones. Jim Clark's win at Milwaukee in August marked the first win for a rear-engined car in Champ Car competition.

Schedule and results

RndDateRace nameTrackLocationTypePole positionWinning driver1234NC56789101112
April 21US Trenton 100Trenton International SpeedwayTrenton, New JerseyPavedUS Lloyd RubyUS A. J. Foyt
May 30US International 500 Mile SweepstakesIndianapolis Motor SpeedwaySpeedway, IndianaPavedUS Parnelli JonesUS Parnelli Jones
June 9US Rex Mays ClassicMilwaukee MileWest Allis, WisconsinPavedUS Johnny BoydUS Rodger Ward
June 23US 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 28US Trenton 150Trenton International SpeedwayTrenton, New JerseyPavedUS A. J. FoytUS A. J. Foyt
August 17US Tony Bettenhausen MemorialIllinois State FairgroundsSpringfield, IllinoisDirtUS A. J. FoytUS Rodger Ward
August 18US Tony Bettenhausen 200Milwaukee MileWest Allis, WisconsinPavedGB Jim ClarkGB Jim Clark
September 2US Ted Horn MemorialDuQuoin State FairgroundsDu Quoin, IllinoisDirtUS Rodger WardUS A. J. Foyt
September 14US Hoosier HundredIndiana State FairgroundsIndianapolis, IndianaDirtUS Rodger WardUS Rodger Ward
September 22US Trenton 200Trenton International SpeedwayTrenton, New JerseyPavedGB Jim ClarkUS A. J. Foyt
October 27US Golden State 100California State FairgroundsSacramento, CaliforniaDirtUS Rodger WardUS Rodger Ward
November 17US Bobby Ball MemorialArizona State FairgroundsPhoenix, ArizonaDirtUS Johnny RutherfordUS Rodger Ward

: 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
USALAN
USATRE2
USASPR
USAMIL2
USADQSF
USAISF
USATRE3
USASAC
USAPHX
USAPts12950222103165541540513526120071020875096601064011580125801349014440153231632017320182351920020170211602216023150241202510026702750285029403040313032303320341035103610-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0PosDriverTRE1
USAINDY
USAMIL1
USALAN
USATRE2
USASPR
USAMIL2
USADQSF
USAISF
USATRE3
USASAC
USAPHX
USAPts
USA A. J. Foyt134112213128
USA Rodger Ward1841314212611
USA Jim McElreath4652861175433
USA Parnelli Jones21DNQ42282361822124
USA Don Branson17517DNS1231052567
UK Jim Clark2121
USA Chuck Hulse2283126DNQ531519162
USA Roger McCluskey81518107461161855
USA Jim Hurtubise32219341788102411
USA Johnny Rutherford1029207165710461711
USA Troy Ruttman512DNQ5143
USA Dan Gurney7316
USA Bud Tingelstad281591118122136
USA Bobby Grim25112911810
USA Bobby Marshman616751915224DNQ201818
USA Lloyd Ruby191912249261788416
USA Johnny White719977915
USA Ronnie Duman9DNQ10610169
USA Al Miller922DNQDNQ25DNQ
USA Len Sutton7DNQ621121213DNQDNQ
USA Eddie Sachs15172DNQ2423
USA Dempsey Wilson11DNQDNQ10
USA Dick Rathmann10DNQ
USA Bob HarkeyDNQDNQ91713DNQ14915DNQ
USA Bobby Unser331879
USA Bob Mathouser11DNQDNQ111115DNQ15DNQ14
USA Colby Scroggin13DNQ8DNQ1717
USA Ralph LiguoriDNQ1681514DNQ1816DNQ
USA Jack ConelyDNQ917
Canada Ed KostenukDNQDNQ2111
USA Arnie Knepper13DNQ1014
USA Chuck Booth10DNQ
USA Eddie Johnson2012
USA Sonny Helms1312
USA Curtis Turner12DNQ
USA Jerry Daniels12
USA Bob Veith261313
USA Jerry WeldDNQ16DNQ14DNQ13
USA Chuck RodeeDNQ20DNQ13
USA Bruce JacobiDNQDNQ13DNQDNQDNQ
USA Bob Christie13DNQ
USA Johnny Boyd3214
USA Billy CantrellDNQ14DNQ
USA Mel Kenyon14DNQ
USA Jiggs Peters14
USA Ebb Rose14
USA Mickey Shaw2018DNQDNQ15DNQ25
USA Bob WenteDNQDNQ1617
USA Allen Crowe1627
USA Paul Goldsmith18
USA Art Malone31DNQ20
USA Al Farmer21Wth23DNQDNQ
USA Pat Flaherty21DNQDNQ
USA Chuck Stevenson21DNQ
USA Duane Carter23
USA Jim Rathmann24
USA Elmer George30DNQ
USA Jimmy DaviesDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQ
USA Ed HoyleDNQDNQDNQDNQ
Canada Bob McLeanDNQDNQDNQ
USA Bobby HogleDNQDNQDNQ
USA Gig StephensDNQDNQ
USA Masten GregoryDNQDNQ
USA Paul RussoDNQDNQ
USA Bill CheesbourgDNQDNQ
USA George MorrisDNQDNQ
USA Tommy CoppDNQDNQ
USA Ray CrawfordDNQ
USA Jimmy DaywaltDNQ
USA Chuck EngleDNQ
USA Don FreelandDNQ
USA Cliff GriffithDNQ
USA Norm HallDNQ
USA Gene HartleyDNQ
UK Graham HillDNQ
USA Junior JohnsonDNQ
USA Bill KrauseDNQ
USA Keith RachwitzDNQ
Mexico Pedro RodríguezDNQ
USA Joe SostilioDNQ
USA Jack TurnerDNQ
USA Red AmickDNQ
USA Howard OsbornDNQ
USA Wally TalbotDNQ
USA Curly BoydDNQ
USA Dee JonesDNQ
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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Notes

  • http://media.indycar.com/pdf/2011/IICS_2011_Historical_Record_Book_INT6.pdf (p. 268-269)

References

References

  1. Case, Dean. "Eagle-eye Feature: August 18, 1963 - The Day the Dinosaurs Died". All American Racers.
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