Sports season
1960 USAC Championship Car season |
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USAC National Championship Trail |
Season |
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Races | 12 |
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Start date | April 10 |
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End date | November 20 |
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Awards |
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National champion | A. J. Foyt |
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Indianapolis 500 winner | Jim Rathmann |
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The 1960 USAC Championship Car season consisted of 12 races, beginning in Trenton, New Jersey on April 10 and concluding in Phoenix, Arizona on November 20. There were also two non-championship events at Langhorne, Pennsylvania, and Pikes Peak, Colorado. This was the final year that the Indianapolis 500 was a part of the Formula One World Championship. The USAC National Champion was A. J. Foyt and the Indianapolis 500 winner was Jim Rathmann. Three time USAC/AAA National Champion (1954, 1956, 1957), and 1958 Indianapolis 500 winner Jimmy Bryan, was killed in an accident during the Langhorne 100 at Langhorne Speedway; he was 34 years old.
Schedule and results
Rnd | Date | Race Name | Track | Location | Type | Pole Position | Winning Driver |
1 | April 10 | Trenton 100 | Trenton International Speedway | Trenton, New Jersey | Paved | Johnny Thomson | Rodger Ward |
NC | April 13 | Langhorne 10 | Langhorne Speedway | Langhorne, Pennsylvania | Dirt | Don Branson | Don Branson |
2 | May 30 | International 500 Mile SweepstakesA | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | Speedway, Indiana | Paved | Eddie Sachs | Jim Rathmann |
3 | June 5 | Rex Mays Classic | Milwaukee Mile | West Allis, Wisconsin | Paved | Lloyd Ruby | Rodger Ward |
4 | June 19 | Langhorne 100 | Langhorne Speedway | Langhorne, Pennsylvania | Dirt | Don Branson | Jim Hurtubise |
NC | July 4 | Pikes Peak Auto Hill Climb | Pikes Peak Highway | Pikes Peak, Colorado | Hill | Al UnserB | Bobby Unser |
5 | August 20 | Springfield 100 | Illinois State Fairgrounds | Springfield, Illinois | Dirt | Don Branson | Jim Packard |
6 | August 28 | Milwaukee 200 | Milwaukee Mile | West Allis, Wisconsin | Paved | Rodger Ward | Len Sutton |
7 | September 5 | Ted Horn Memorial | DuQuoin State Fairgrounds | Du Quoin, Illinois | Dirt | Don Branson | A. J. Foyt |
8 | September 10 | Syracuse 100 | New York State Fairgrounds | Syracuse, New York | Dirt | Johnny Thomson | Bobby Grim |
9 | September 17 | Hoosier Hundred | Indiana State Fairgrounds | Indianapolis, Indiana | Dirt | Rodger Ward | A. J. Foyt |
10 | September 25 | Trenton 100 | Trenton International Speedway | Trenton, New Jersey | Paved | Don Branson | Eddie Sachs |
11 | October 30 | Golden State 100 | California State Fairgrounds | Sacramento, California | Dirt | Don Branson | A. J. Foyt |
12 | November 20 | Bobby Ball Memorial | Arizona State Fairgrounds | Phoenix, Arizona | Dirt | Bob Cleberg | A. J. Foyt |
Paved/Dirt Oval
Road Course/Hill Climb
Non-championship race
- ^A Indianapolis 500 was USAC-sanctioned and counted towards the 1960 FIA World Championship of Drivers title.
- ^B 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
| 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 | | In-line notation | Bold | Pole position | Italics | Ran fastest race lap | * | Led most race laps | RY Rookie of the Year | R Rookie | | |
References
- Åberg, Andreas. "USAC National Championship 1960". Driver Database. Archived from the original on September 10, 2012. Retrieved December 31, 2010.
- "1960 USAC National Championship Trail". ChampCarStats.com. Archived from the original on February 24, 2012. Retrieved December 31, 2010.
- http://media.indycar.com/pdf/2011/IICS_2011_Historical_Record_Book_INT6.pdf Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine (p. 274-275)
See also
USAC Championship Cars (1956-1970) |
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Seasons | |
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Indianapolis 500s | |
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National Champions | |
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