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1966 USAC Championship Car season

Sports season


Sports season

The 1966 USAC Championship Car season consisted of 16 races, beginning in Avondale, Arizona on March 20 and concluding at the same location on November 20. There was also one non-championship event at Fuji Speedway in Japan. The USAC National Champion was Mario Andretti, and the Indianapolis 500 winner was Graham Hill. At Indianapolis, Chuck Rodee was killed while qualifying for the 1966 Indianapolis 500. Also of note was the end of the career of two-time 500 and two-time National Champion Rodger Ward as he ran the final three races of his IndyCar career at the start of the season which included the final IndyCar victory of his career at Trenton.

Schedule and results

RndDateRace nameTrackLocationTypePole positionWinning driver1234567891011121314NC1516
March 20USA Jimmy Bryan MemorialPhoenix International RacewayAvondale, ArizonaPavedUSA Mario AndrettiUSA Jim McElreath
April 24USA Trenton 150Trenton International SpeedwayTrenton, New JerseyPavedUSA Mario AndrettiUSA Rodger Ward
May 30USA International 500 Mile SweepstakesIndianapolis Motor SpeedwaySpeedway, IndianaPavedUSA Mario AndrettiUK Graham Hill
June 5USA Rex Mays ClassicMilwaukee MileWest Allis, WisconsinPavedUSA Mario AndrettiUSA Mario Andretti
June 12USA Langhorne 100Langhorne SpeedwayLanghorne, PennsylvaniaPavedUSA Mario AndrettiUSA Mario Andretti
June 26USA Atlanta 300Atlanta Motor SpeedwayHampton, GeorgiaPavedUSA Mario AndrettiUSA Mario Andretti
July 4USA Pikes Peak Auto Hill ClimbPikes Peak HighwayPikes Peak, ColoradoHillUSA Bobby UnserUSA Bobby Unser
July 24USA Hoosier Grand PrixIndianapolis Raceway ParkClermont, IndianaRoadUSA Lloyd RubyUSA Mario Andretti
August 7USA Langhorne 150Langhorne SpeedwayLanghorne, PennsylvaniaPavedUSA Don BransonUSA Roger McCluskey
August 20USA Tony Bettenhausen MemorialIllinois State FairgroundsSpringfield, IllinoisDirtUSA Don BransonUSA Don Branson
August 27USA Tony Bettenhausen 200Milwaukee MileWest Allis, WisconsinPavedUSA Mario AndrettiUSA Mario Andretti
September 5USA Ted Horn MemorialDuQuoin State FairgroundsDu Quoin, IllinoisDirtUSA Bobby UnserUSA Bud Tingelstad
September 10USA Hoosier HundredIndiana State FairgroundsIndianapolis, IndianaDirtUSA A. J. FoytUSA Mario Andretti
September 25USA Trenton 200Trenton International SpeedwayTrenton, New JerseyPavedUSA Mario AndrettiUSA Mario Andretti
October 9JPN Fuji RaceFuji SpeedwayOyama, JapanRoadUK Jackie StewartUK Jackie Stewart
October 23USA Golden State 100California State FairgroundsSacramento, CaliforniaDirtUSA Don BransonUSA Dick Atkins
November 19USA Bobby Ball MemorialPhoenix International RacewayAvondale, ArizonaPavedUSA Mario AndrettiUSA Mario Andretti

: 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: Jerry Grant, Dan Gurney, Jim Clark, Jackie Stewart, Graham Hill, Peter Revson and Cale Yarborough are not eligible for points.

PosDriverPHX1
USATRE1
USAINDY
USAMIL1
USALAN
USAATL
USAPIP
USAIRP
USALAN
USASPR
USAMIL2
USADQSF
USAISF
USATRE2
USAFUJ
JAPSAC
USAPHX2
USAPts1307022430320504127551260612107113581030993010870118151278013775145601554016420173901837519365203552132022300232802427525260262102721028190291803018031140321403313534100358036803775387539704060416042604350444545404640473048254920501551155210535545000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000PosDriverPHX1
USATRE1
USAINDY
USAMIL1
USALAN
USAATL
USAPIP
USAIRP
USALAN
USASPR
USAMIL2
USADQSF
USAISF
USATRE2
USAFUJ
JAPSAC
USAPHX2
USAPts
USA Mario Andretti15418111121211511DNS101
USA Jim McElreath13321212322114101061773
USA Gordon Johncock924DNQ19352212DNSDNQ
USA Joe Leonard14933218Wth434DNQDNQ5
USA Al Unser2012691623202DNS182
USA Bobby Unser19188161414141958317DNQ254
USA Don Branson16102315469512364234
USA Chuck Hulse3DNQ205124187182116513112DNQ
CAN Billy Foster72224DNQ5213205915189DNQ12
USA Bud Tingelstad4521121828176711171420825
USA Dick Atkins22DNQ20DNQ231091212264DNS1
USA Roger McCluskey20132627221141818145DNS11
USA A. J. Foyt111526Wth2924Wth3247231717
USA Mel Kenyon5722DNP23
USA Rodger Ward2115
USA Al Smith5DNQ1725713
USA Gary Congdon1713259202420415612DNQ1541415
USA Arnie Knepper192914882112DNQDNQ1132131321
USA George Snider6191021DNQ611610DNQ12DNP11
USA Lloyd Ruby122111DNP1624922126
USA Larry Dickson1132131119DNQDNQ917892063DNQ
USA Eddie Johnson7
USA Art PollardDNQ42222DNQ237DNS922
USA Bobby Grim7318DNQ1312132587
USA Ralph LiguoriDNQ108516101626
USA Carl Williams51416DNQ1015191510DNQ1713DNQ211518
USA Sam Sessions9DNQDNQ15911DNQDNQ2418
USA Al Miller30101514191411919DNQ
USA Greg WeldDNQDNQ14816614
USA Johnny Boyd22DNQ723
USA Ron Lux6DNQ1118
USA Ronnie Duman1633DNQ131771617DNQ82622DNQDNQ
USA Bob HarkeyDNQDNQ720148131619DNSDNQ
USA Bruce JacobiDNQ19DNQ25DNP18DNQ8
USA Wes Vandervoort2
USA Norm Brown9
USA Bob Hurt8DNQ171616
USA Bob Mathouser8DNQ
USA Paul Kleinschmidt3
USA Ted Foltz4
USA Parnelli Jones14DNS10
USA Chuck Arnold11DNQDNQ
USA Orville Nance5
USA John Hollansworth1017DNQDNQDNQ13DNQDNQ13DNQ
USA Clyde McFarlin6
USA Wally Dallenbach Sr.DNQ131511DNS24
USA Grier Manning7
USA Jack Hahn8
USA Rick Vermillion9
USA Don Anderson10
USA Red Riegel12DNQDNQ
USA Bob Lacy11
USA Bob TattersallDNQ16131812DNQ
USA Clark Yowell12
GBR Graham Hill15
GBR Jim Clark2DNS
GBR Jackie Stewart61
USA Jerry Grant101020
USA Jim Hurtubise1317221726DNQ261715DNQ
USA Bob Daly14
USA Butch Hardman15
USA Malcolm Brazier16
USA Peter Revson16
USA Bob Werner17
USA Gig StephensDNQDNP18DNQDNQDNQDNQ
USA Johnny Rutherford18DNP
USA Paul Wigton18
USA Gary BettenhausenDNQDNQDNPDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQ19
USA Walter Miller19
USA Mike McGreevy21DNQDNQ
USA Dee Jones23
USA Dan Gurney27
USA Cale Yarborough28DNQDNQ
USA Tommy Copp30
USA Bob HerringDNS
USA Gordon SullivanDNS
USA Bob KingDNQDNQDNPDNQDNQDNQ
USA Ray DuckworthDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQ
USA Don MeachamDNQDNQDNQDNQ
USA Dave PaulDNQDNQDNQ
USA Skip HedrickDNQDNQDNQ
USA Bill CheesbourgDNPDNQDNP7DNQ
USA Dick FriesDNPDNQDNQ
USA Hal MinyardDNQDNQ
USA Dempsey WilsonDNQDNQ
USA Bud RandallDNQDNQ
USA Bob WenteDNQDNSDNQ
USA Jud LarsonDNQDNP
USA Dick GuldstrandDNPDNQ
USA Ronnie BucknumDNQ
USA Masten GregoryDNQ
USA Bobby JohnsDNQ
USA Art MaloneDNQ
USA Chuck RodeeDNQ
USA Chuck StevensonDNQ
USA Bob VeithDNQ
USA LeeRoy YarbroughDNQ
USA Bay DarnellDNQ
USA Leo CaldwellDNQ
USA George LandryDNQ
USA Chuck BoothDNQ
USA Jim AdamsDNP
USA Jack ConelyDNP
USA Ebb RoseDNP
USA Billy WilkersonDNP
USA Bob PrattDNP
NZL Chris Amon14
USA Rick MutherDNS
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. 256-259)
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