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1967 USAC Championship Car season

Sports season


Sports season

The 1967 USAC Championship Car season consisted of 21 races, beginning in Avondale, Arizona, on April 9 and concluding in Riverside, California, on November 26. This season saw three new road courses added to the schedule in addition to the Hoosier Grand Prix at IRP: Mosport in Canada; Circuit Mont-Tremblant also in Canada; and the season finale at Riverside International Raceway in southern California in the United States. The USAC National Champion and Indianapolis 500 winner was A. J. Foyt.

Schedule and results

RndDateRace nameTrackLocationTypePole positionWinning driver123456789101112131415161718192021
April 9USA Jimmy Bryan MemorialPhoenix International RacewayAvondale, ArizonaPavedUSA Lloyd RubyUSA Lloyd Ruby
April 23USA Trenton 150Trenton International SpeedwayTrenton, New JerseyPavedUSA Mario AndrettiUSA Mario Andretti
May 30
May 31USA International 500 Mile SweepstakesIndianapolis Motor SpeedwaySpeedway, IndianaPavedUSA Mario AndrettiUSA A. J. Foyt
June 4USA Rex Mays ClassicMilwaukee MileWest Allis, WisconsinPavedUSA Gordon JohncockUSA Gordon Johncock
June 18USA Langhorne 150Langhorne SpeedwayLanghorne, PennsylvaniaPavedUSA Al UnserUSA Lloyd Ruby
June 25USA Pikes Peak Auto Hill ClimbPikes Peak HighwayPikes Peak, ColoradoHillUSA Bobby UnserUSA Wes Vandervoort
July 1CAN Telegram Trophy 200Mosport ParkBowmanville, OntarioRoadUSA Bobby UnserUSA Bobby Unser
USA Bobby UnserUSA Bobby Unser
July 23USA Indianapolis 150Indianapolis Raceway ParkClermont, IndianaRoadUSA Lloyd RubyUSA Mario Andretti
July 30USA Langhorne 150Langhorne SpeedwayLanghorne, PennsylvaniaPavedUSA Gordon JohncockUSA Mario Andretti
August 6CAN Labatt IndyCircuit Mont-TremblantSaint-Jovite, QuebecRoadUSA Bobby UnserUSA Mario Andretti
USA Mario AndrettiUSA Mario Andretti
August 19USA Tony Bettenhausen MemorialIllinois State FairgroundsSpringfield, IllinoisDirtUSA Larry DicksonUSA A. J. Foyt
August 20USA Tony Bettenhausen 200Milwaukee MileWest Allis, WisconsinPavedUSA Roger McCluskeyUSA Mario Andretti
September 4USA Ted Horn MemorialDuQuoin State FairgroundsDu Quoin, IllinoisDirtUSA Bobby UnserUSA A. J. Foyt
September 9USA Hoosier HundredIndiana State FairgroundsIndianapolis, IndianaDirtUSA Bruce WalkupUSA Mario Andretti
September 24USA Trenton 200Trenton International SpeedwayTrenton, New JerseyPavedUSA Mario AndrettiUSA A. J. Foyt
October 1USA Golden State 100California State FairgroundsSacramento, CaliforniaDirtUSA Bruce WalkupUSA A. J. Foyt
October 22USA Hanford 200Hanford Motor SpeedwayHanford, CaliforniaPavedUSA Art PollardUSA Gordon Johncock
November 19USA Bobby Ball 150Phoenix International RacewayAvondale, ArizonaPavedUSA Bobby UnserUSA Mario Andretti
November 26USA Rex Mays 300Riverside International RacewayRiverside, CaliforniaRoadUSA Dan GurneyUSA Dan Gurney

: Race was red flagged on May 30th lap 19 due to rain. The race was run to completion the next day (May 31st). : 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 98 miles (158 kilometers) each. : Run in two heats of 100 miles (161 kilometers) each.

Final points standings

Note: Ronnie Bucknum, George Follmer, Dan Gurney, Jimmy Clark, Lothar Motschenbacher, Jochen Rindt, Denis Hulme, Jackie Stewart, Graham Hill, John Surtees, Cale Yarborough, LeeRoy Yarbrough, Peter Revson and Jerry Titus are not eligible for points.

PosDriverPHX1
USATRE1
USAINDY
USAMIL1
USALAN1
USAPIP
USAMOS
CANIRP
USALAN2
USACMT
CANSPR
USAMIL2
USADQSF
USAISF
USATRE2
USASAC
USAHAN
USAPHX2
USARIV
USAPts13440233603302042700525056209071750816209157510965116551259513585145001547016460174251842019410204002131522290232802423025220262002719528170291603014031140321203312034120351203612037120381003910040804180426043604460455046454745484049405030513052205320541055105610-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0PosDriverPHX1
USATRE1
USAINDY
USAMIL1
USALAN1
USAPIP
USAMOS1
CANMOS2
CANIRP
USALAN2
USACMT1
CANCMT2
CANSPR
USAMIL2
USADQSF
USAISF
USATRE2
USASAC
USAHAN
USAPHX2
USARIV
USAPts
USA A. J. Foyt5151215777172218121141717
USA Mario AndrettiDNS130Wth3142111111121212522413
USA Bobby Unser193966511332213826618318232
USA Gordon Johncock3201214336274421426
USA Al Unser23122192DNQ652225511293111425212
USA Lloyd Ruby12133214416DNQ4313DNQ26354
USA Jim McElreath1545411Wth4512161261554DNS1220DNS
USA Roger McCluskey2219317221921241333814DNQ21215
USA Joe Leonard414387108DNQ6651772416
USA Bud Tingelstad1814178131310921397DNQ586727
USA Art Pollard7882014921DNQ51430
USA Arnie Knepper8722DNQ1956524DNQ8DNQ
USA Carl Williams10DNQ1615158111417923871041823
USA Mel Kenyon1051610DNQ72410921
USA Bill Vukovich II23231161654131726DNQ7
USA Chuck Hulse7999DNP29
USA Larry Dickson20161592119162189181011414167
USA Ronnie Duman19231118WthDNQ1814DNQ10119138613
USA Wally Dallenbach Sr.18DNQ2951212121548151721DNQDNQ19DNQ171525
USA Parnelli Jones6
USA Johnny Rutherford251210141413201516251116Wth523228
USA Bob Hurt24DNQ2220222219109226201024
USA Jim HurtubiseDNQ1615891113177519DNQ18
USA Bob Harkey11DNQ72218177DNQDNQ12DNQDNQDNQDNQDNQ
USA Norm Brown16DNQDNQ15924DNQ410171316
USA Wes Vandervoort1
USA Jim MalloyDNQDNQ126192422161611
USA Bruce WalkupDNQDNQ1266DNQ13
USA Ted Foltz2
USA George Snider212618DNQDNQ18DNQ1617DNQ322
USA Dan Morgan3
USA Orville Nance4
USA Greg Weld613DNQDNQ
USA Gig Stephens6DNQDNQDNQ23
USA Mike MosleyDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQ713
USA Ralph LiguoriDNQ9DNQDNQ1619DNQDNQDNQ18DNS1010
USA Rick Muther111020DNQ1110DNQ1223
USA Sam SessionsDNQ168
USA Bob Veith11
USA Paul Kleinschmidt6
USA Jerry Grant122013DNQ172018121881814
USA Bob WenteDNQ7DNQDNQ
USA Don Wilcox7DNQ
USA Gary BettenhausenDNQ111119DNQ
USA Ralph Bruning8
USA Gary Congdon22DNQDNQDNQ2014101619DNQ14DNQDNQ
USA Bob Tattersall10
USA Grier Manning9
USA Al Miller17DNQ281323DNQ131417DNQ18151119
USA Bob Daly10
USA George Benson11DNQ
USA Charles Louderman11
USA Mickey ShawDNQDNQ1412
USA Rollie BealeDNQ15DNQ12
USA Jerry DanielsDNQDNQDNQ12
USA Bob Herring12
USA Dan Gurney211
USA Ronnie BucknumDNQDNS189DNQ3129
NZL Denny Hulme4
USA George Follmer17DNQ216
DEU Lothar Motschenbacher9DNQDNP28
USA Jerry Titus10
USA Cale Yarborough12
USA Bobby Grim1323DNQDNQ152014
USA Bill PuterbaughDNQ131515
USA Peter Revson13DNQDNP
USA Larry Overholser13
USA Bruce Jacobi14DNQDNQ14142020
USA Al SmithDNQ24DNQ1519
USA Chuck ArnoldDNQ15DNS
USA Malcolm Brazier15
USA Chuck Parsons15
USA Don Anderson16
BEL Lucien BianchiDNQ17DNQ
USA Butch Hardman17
GBR Jackie Stewart18DNS
USA Al Farmer18
USA Rick Vermillion19
USA Gene Pacheco20
GBR John Surtees20
GBR Jim Clark3122
AUT Jochen Rindt24
USA LeeRoy Yarbrough27
GBR Graham Hill32
USA Jigger SiroisDNQDNQDNQDNQDNS
USA Al LoquastoDNSDNQDNQDNQ
USA Dempsey WilsonDNQDNQDNQDNS
USA Bay DarnellDNS
USA Don ThomasDNQDNQDNQDNQ
USA Don MeachamDNQDNQDNQDNQ
USA Sonny AtesDNQDNQDNQ
USA Norm HallDNQDNQ
USA Johnny BoydDNQDNQ
USA Bill CheesbourgDNQDNQ
USA Aldo AndrettiDNQDNQ
USA Ray DuckworthDNQDNQ
USA Dale BreedloveDNQDNQ
USA Chuck BoothDNQDNQ
USA Frank SecristDNQDNQ
USA John McIntyreDNQDNQ
USA Masten GregoryDNQDNP
USA Skip HedrickDNQ
NZL Chris AmonDNQ
USA Bob BondurantDNQ
USA Bob ChristieDNQ
USA Richie GintherDNQ
USA Bobby JohnsDNQ
Mexico Pedro RodríguezDNQ
USA Vern RootDNQ
USA Ebb RoseDNQ
USA Les ScottDNQ
USA Chuck StevensonDNQ
USA Johnny CoyDNQ
USA Dave PaulDNQ
USA Jerry ColtonDNQ
USA Butch EarleyDNQ
USA Gilbert LigonDNQ
USA P. McCormickDNQ
USA Walter MillerDNQ
USA Ralph MurdockDNQ
USA Wib SpaldingDNQ
USA Tommy CoppDNQ
USA Bobby HogleDNQ
USA Dusty SmithDNQ
ITA Lorenzo BandiniDNP
USA Sam McQuaggDNP
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. 250-255)
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