1969 USAC Championship Car season

Sports season August 2023 USAC Championship Car 1969 USAC National Championship Trail 24 March 30 December 7 National champion USA Mario Andretti USA Mario Andretti 1968 1970 The 1969 USAC Championship Car season consisted of 24 races, beginning in Avondale, Arizona on March 30 and concluding in Riverside, California on December 7. The USAC National Champion and Indianapolis 500 winner was Mario Andretti. Schedule and results In the IZOD IndyCar Series 2011 Historical Record Book the winner of the Rex Mays Classic was declared to be only Art Pollard, because Greg Weld vacated the car on lap 2 of 150. Rnd Date Race name Track Location Type Pole position Winning driver 1 March 30 USA Jimmy Bryan 150 Phoenix International Raceway Avondale, Arizona Paved USA Al Unser USA George Follmer 2 April 13 USA California 200 Hanford Motor Speedway Hanford, California Paved USA Mario Andretti USA Mario Andretti 3 May 30 USA International 500 Mile Sweepstakes Indianapolis Motor Speedway Speedway, Indiana Paved USA A. J. Foyt USA Mario Andretti 4 June 8 USA Rex Mays Classic Milwaukee Mile West Allis, Wisconsin Paved USA Mario Andretti USA Art PollardA A 5 June 15 USA Langhorne 150 Langhorne Speedway Langhorne, Pennsylvania Paved USA Mario Andretti USA Bobby Unser 6 June 29 USA Pikes Peak Auto Hill Climb Pikes Peak Highway Pikes Peak, Colorado Hill USA Orville NanceB B USA Mario Andretti 7 July 6 USA Rocky Mountain 150 Continental Divide Raceways Mead, Colorado Road USA Dan Gurney USA Gordon Johncock 8 July 12 USA Nazareth 100 Nazareth Speedway Nazareth, Pennsylvania Dirt USA Bill Vukovich II USA Mario Andretti 9 July 19 USA Trenton 200 Trenton International Speedway Trenton, New Jersey Paved USA Mario Andretti USA Mario Andretti 10 July 27 USA Indy 200C C Indianapolis Raceway Park Clermont, Indiana Road USA Dan Gurney USA Dan Gurney 11 USA Dan Gurney USA Peter Revson 12 August 17 USA Tony Bettenhausen 200 Milwaukee Mile West Allis, Wisconsin Paved USA Al Unser USA Al Unser 13 August 18 USA Tony Bettenhausen 100 Illinois State Fairgrounds Springfield, Illinois Dirt USA Greg Weld USA Mario Andretti 14 August 24 USA Delaware 200 Dover Downs International Speedway Dover, Delaware Paved USA Bobby Unser USA Art Pollard 15 September 1 USA Ted Horn Memorial DuQuoin State Fairgrounds Du Quoin, Illinois Dirt USA Greg Weld USA Al Unser 16 September 6 USA Hoosier Hundred Indiana State Fairgrounds Indianapolis, Indiana Dirt USA Greg Weld USA A. J. Foyt 17 September 14 USA Brainerd 200D D Brainerd International Raceway Brainerd, Minnesota Road USA Al Unser USA Gordon Johncock 18 USA Gordon Johncock USA Dan Gurney 19 September 21 USA Trenton 300 Trenton International Speedway Trenton, New Jersey Paved USA Bobby Unser USA Mario Andretti 20 September 28 USA Golden State 100 California State Fairgrounds Sacramento, California Dirt USA Greg Weld USA Al Unser 21 October 19 USA Dan Gurney 200E E Pacific Raceways Kent, Washington Road USA Dan Gurney USA Mario Andretti 22 USA Mario Andretti USA Al Unser 23 November 21 USA Bobby Ball 150 Phoenix International Raceway Avondale, Arizona Paved USA Al Unser USA Al Unser 24 December 7 USA Rex Mays 300 Riverside International Raceway Riverside, California Road USA Dan Gurney USA Mario Andretti #FFFFFF Paved/Dirt Oval solid 1px #AAAAAA #D0E7FF Road Course/Hill Climb solid 1px #AAAAAA A A Pollard relieved Greg Weld on lap 2 of 150. B 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. C C Run in two heats of 100 miles (160 kilometers) each. D D Run in two heats of 96.3 miles (155 kilometers) each. E E Run in two heats of 99 miles (159 kilometers) each. Final points standings Note 1: Sam Posey, Mark Donohue, Swede Savage, Peter Revson, John Cannon, Jerry Hansen, David Hobbs, Jack Brabham, Denis Hulme and LeeRoy Yarbrough are not eligible for points. Note 2: Art Pollard qualified fifth for the Milwaukee event and was eliminated in a 10-car accident at the start of the race. His original car was scored in 15th. Pollard then took over the car of Greg Weld and went on to win the race. Weld gets credit for a start but has no finishing position. List of American Championship car racing point scoring systems Pos Driver PHX1USA HANUSA INDYUSA MIL1USA LHSUSA PIKUSA CDRUSA NAZUSA TRE1USAIRPUSA MIL2USA SPRUSA DOVUSA DQSFUSA ISFUSABRNUSA TRE2USA CSFUSASEAUSA PHX2USA RIVUSA Pts 1USA Mario Andretti 16 1 1 7 5 1 10 1 1 9 2 4 1 11 2 6 4 3 1 15 1 2 21 1 5025 2USA Al Unser 22 13 Wth 9 25 2 19 1 8 12 1 4 3 9 21 1 2 1 1 2 2630 3USA Bobby Unser 8 7 3 16 1 16 23 24 2 10 22 5 3 13 11 7 3 17 5 22 4 2585 4USA Dan Gurney 2 2 1 21 2 1 3 4 3 2280 5USA Gordon Johncock 10 3 19 8 20 1 4 10 14 19 2 1 2 6 10 9 2070 6USA Wally Dallenbach Sr. 2 5 21 20 3 8 5 2 DNS 18 7 14 Wth DNQ 10 9 3 7 1795 7USA A. J. Foyt 21 25 8 3 3 10 5 4 9 5 19 3 1 8 8 13 25 DNS 1570 8USA Bill Vukovich II 4 8 32 17 4 19 13 6 22 5 3 4 14 DNQ 24 13 9 17 6 27 1280 9USA Mike Mosley 6 12 13 6 16 14 3 19 7 17 4 18 17 9 5 23 17 6 9 17 11 1220 10USA Lloyd Ruby 3 2 20 13 21 15 7 15 3 DNQ 2 DNP 1190 11USA Johnny Rutherford DNS 4 29 5 15 11 22 Wth Wth 7 14 DNQ 11 12 19 4 5 1130 12USA Art Pollard 19 15 31 1 2 18 DNQ 25 16 6 1 DNQ 18 18 14 14 18 12 19 16 1110 13USA Roger McCluskey 14 17 14 9 5 21 4 18 14 15 3 16 15 15 2 DNQ DNQ 22 1090 14USA Gary Bettenhausen 20 10 26 21 6 2 16 DNQ 13 6 5 10 2 19 2 20 DNQ 940 15USA Bud Tingelstad 15 4 13 DNQ 4 24 11 5 15 13 15 DNQ 9 3 DNS 11 920 16USA George Follmer 1 9 27 6 3 11 6 6 15 6 DNQ 14 880 17USA George Snider 14 16 DNQ 9 5 20 25 2 7 7 DNQ 5 DNQ 26 18 840 18USA Jim Malloy 6 11 2 7 DNS 12 DNQ 26 DNP 16 18 7 780 19USA Mel Kenyon 4 12 24 DNP 615 20USA Joe Leonard 6 19 20 21 27 DNS 5 19 600 21USA Larry Dickson DNP 9 18 6 4 DNQ 6 DNQ 22 10 23 510 22USA Sam Sessions DNQ DNP 12 19 10 DNQ 16 DNQ 18 12 23 14 12 DNQ DNQ 4 24 23 475 23USA Jim McElreath DNP 28 7 13 20 8 DNQ 18 9 13 DNQ 11 16 9 400 24USA Steve Krisiloff gold RY silver DNQ 12 9 17 8 8 12 15 13 26 355 25USA Rick Muther DNQ 11 DNQ 12 6 9 18 28 330 26USA Bill Simpson DNQ 11 DNQ 13 12 8 21 DNQ 12 7 DNQ 15 8 320 27USA Jerry Grant 17 19 DNQ DNQ 4 DNQ DNQ 13 11 DNQ 10 290 28USA Bruce Walkup 33 23 22 DNP DNQ 10 4 8 250 29USA Bob Harkey 8 7 11 DNQ DNQ 12 11 215 30USA Greg Weld 13 DNS 15 8 16 DNS 17 5 12 210 31USA Max Dudley 23 22 DNQ DNQ 6 17 10 DNQ 13 DNQ 10 14 DNP 12 210 32USA Al Smith 10 DNQ 8 20 16 9 DNQ 175 33USA Jerry Daniels 3 DNQ 11 160 34USA Jigger Sirois 5 18 DNQ DNQ DNS 25 14 150 35USA Bobby Johns DNP DNP 10 DNQ DNQ 150 36USA Carl Williams 25 12 DNQ 11 5 130 37USA Bill Puterbaugh 9 15 16 16 6 16 120 38USA Tom Bigelow DNQ 7 18 21 17 DNQ DNQ 8 DNQ DNQ 110 39USA Arnie Knepper 22 DNQ 15 DNQ DNQ 26 6 11 13 DNQ 100 40USA Dave Strickland orange R silver 7 23 DNQ 90 41CAN Ludwig Heimrath Sr. orange R silver DNQ DNQ 12 14 14 13 DNQ 17 19 28 8 13 DNQ 15 65 42USA Sonny Ates 17 22 24 12 10 61 43USA Johnny Parsons orange R silver DNQ 7 DNQ 30 60 44USA Al Loquasto orange R silver 23 14 9 13 16 11 20 DNS 26 DNQ 60 45USA Keith Rachwitz 9 16 60 46USA Jerry Karl orange R silver 10 15 DNP 60 47USA Ralph Liguori 18 DNQ 8 50 48USA Johnny Anderson orange R silver 8 DNQ 50 49USA Don Schisler orange R silver 15 9 40 50USA Les Scott orange R silver DNQ DNQ 11 23 DNQ 20 40 51USA Don Nordhorn orange R silver 10 DNQ DNQ 30 53USA Denny Zimmerman 11 DNP DNQ DNQ 30 52USA Bobby Grim DNQ 11 30 54USA Ted Foltz 2 24 55USA Wes Vandervoort 3 21 56USA Bob Gregg orange R silver 11 16 DNQ 13 20 57USA Lee Kunzman orange R silver DNQ DNQ 12 20 58USA Bob Herring 4 18 59USA Malcolm Brazier 5 15 60CAN George Fejer 12 DNP 15 61USA Charles Louderman 6 12 62USA Grier Manning 7 9 63USA Clark Yowell 8 8 64USA Bob Daly 9 6 65USA Jack Guynn orange R silver 10 4 66USA Rick Vermillion 18 3 67USA James Byrd orange R silver 16 2 -USA Peter Revson 5 3 1 DNP 0 -USA Sam Posey orange R silver DNQ 8 7 16 4 3 25 0 -USA Mark Donohue 7 DNQ 7 4 16 21 0 -USA Swede Savage orange R silver 5 14 7 6 0 -CAN John Cannon 5 10 DNQ 29 0 -USA Jerry Hansen orange R silver 17 7 8 DNQ 0 -GBR David Hobbs orange R silver 10 10 0 -USA Orville Nance 11 0 -USA Gene Pacheco 12 0 -USA Butch Earley 13 0 -USA Jim Reynard orange R silver DNQ 14 DNQ DNP DNQ DNP 0 -USA George Benson DNQ 14 0 -USA LaVerne Ravenstein 14 0 -USA Hamilton Vose orange R silver 14 0 -USA Rollie Beale 19 15 DNP DNQ DNQ DNQ 0 -USA Dempsey Wilson 15 20 DNQ DNQ 0 -USA Ralph Murdock orange R silver 15 0 -USA Charlie Masters orange R silver 17 DNS 17 0 -USA Todd Gibson 24 17 DNQ DNP DNQ DNQ 0 -USA Ronnie Bucknum DNP DNP 30 DNP DNQ 17 0 -USA Wib Spalding DNQ DNQ 17 DNP DNQ DNQ DNQ 0 -USA Larry Overholser 17 0 -USA Tommy Copp 18 DNQ 18 DNQ 0 -USA Gig Stephens 18 DNQ DNQ 0 -NZL Denny Hulme 18 0 -USA Lou Sell 20 0 -USA Earl Smith orange R silver DNS 21 DNQ 0 -USA Mickey Shaw 22 0 -USA LeeRoy Yarbrough 23 0 -USA Ned Spath orange R silver DNQ 24 DNQ DNQ DNQ 0 -USA Ed Marshall orange R silver DNQ 24 0 -AUS Jack Brabham 24 0 -USA Bob Pratt 26 0 -USA Dick Simon DNS DNQ DNQ 0 -USA Cy Fairchild DNQ DNQ 0 -USA Charlie Glotzbach DNQ DNQ 0 -USA Dee Jones DNQ DNQ 0 -USA Roger West DNQ DNQ 0 -USA Chuck Booth DNQ DNQ 0 -USA Bobby Hogle DNQ DNQ 0 -USA Karl Busson DNP DNQ 0 -USA Bud Morley DNQ 0 -USA Jim Hurtubise DNQ 0 -USA Al Miller DNQ 0 -DEU Lothar Motschenbacher DNQ 0 -USA Bob Veith DNQ 0 -USA Merle Bettenhausen DNQ 0 -USA Dale Breedlove DNQ 0 -ITA Dino Dioguardi DNQ 0 -ITA Nick Dioguardi DNQ 0 -USA Scott Carr Wth 0 -GBR Graham Hill Wth 0 -AUT Jochen Rindt Wth 0 -USA Bob West DNQ 0 -USA Pat O'Reilly DNP 0 -USA Jimmy Maguire DNP 0 -USA Joe Lehman DNP 0 -USA Roger Veys DNP 0 -USA Eugene Willbanks DNP 0 -USA Steve Diulo DNP 0 -CAN George Eaton DNP 0 Pos Driver PHX1USA HANUSA INDYUSA MIL1USA LHSUSA PIKUSA CDRUSA NAZUSA TRE1USA IRP1USA IRP2USA MIL2USA SPRUSA DOVUSA DQSFUSA ISFUSA BRN1USA BRN2USA TRE2USA CSFUSA SEA1USA SEA2USA PHX2USA RIVUSA Pts 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 notparticipate(DNP) Not competing In-line notationBoldPole positionItalicsRan fastest race lap*Led most race lapsgold RY silver Rookie of the Yearorange R silver Rookie References http://www.driverdb.com/standings/980-1969/ USAC National Championship 1969 Åberg, Andreas Driver Database 2010-12-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20120910235055/http://www.driverdb.com/standings/980-1969/ 2012-09-10 live http://www.champcarstats.com/year/1969.htm 1969 USAC National Championship Trail ChampCarStats.com 2010-12-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20120224080125/http://www.champcarstats.com/year/1969.htm 2012-02-24 live http://media.indycar.com/pdf/2011/IICS_2011_Historical_Record_Book_INT6.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20160304053905/http://media.indycar.com/pdf/2011/IICS_2011_Historical_Record_Book_INT6.pdf 2016-03-04 (p. 238–243) See also 1969 Indianapolis 500 USAC Championship Car season Category:USAC Championship Car Category:1969 in American motorsport