1957 USAC Championship Car season

Sports season August 2023 USAC Championship Car 1957 USAC National Championship Trail 13 May 30 November 11 National champion US 1912 Jimmy Bryan US 1912 Sam Hanks 1956 1958 The 1957 USAC Championship Car season consisted of 13 races, beginning in Speedway, Indiana on May 30 and concluding in Phoenix, Arizona on November 11. There were also five non-championship events. The USAC National Champion was Jimmy Bryan and the Indianapolis 500 winner was Sam Hanks. Hanks would retire from IndyCar racing following his Indy victory but still raced USAC Stock Cars until the end of this year. Keith Andrews was killed in crash while practicing for the Indianapolis 500; he was 36 years old. Schedule and results Rnd Date Race name Track Location Type Pole position Winning driver 1 May 30 US 1912 International 500 Mile SweepstakesA A Indianapolis Motor Speedway Speedway, Indiana Paved US 1912 Pat O'Connor US 1912 Sam Hanks 2 June 2 US 1912 Langhorne 100 Langhorne Speedway Langhorne, Pennsylvania Dirt US 1912 Johnny Thomson US 1912 Johnny Thomson 3 June 9 US 1912 Rex Mays Classic Milwaukee Mile West Allis, Wisconsin Paved US 1912 Jimmy Bryan US 1912 Rodger Ward 4 June 23 US 1912 Detroit 100 Michigan State Fairgrounds Speedway Detroit, Michigan Dirt US 1912 George Amick US 1912 Jimmy BryanNC June 29 Italy 500 Miglia di MonzaB B Autodromo Nazionale di Monza Monza, Italy Paved Heat 1: US 1912 Tony Bettenhausen Heat 1: US 1912 Jimmy Bryan Heat 2: US 1912 Jimmy Bryan Heat 2: US 1912 Jimmy Bryan Heat 3: US 1912 Jimmy Bryan Heat 3: US 1912 Troy Ruttman 5 July 4 US 1912 Atlanta 100 Lakewood Speedway Atlanta, Georgia Dirt US 1912 Jimmy Bryan US 1912 George AmickNC July 4 US 1912 Pikes Peak Auto Hill Climb Pikes Peak Highway Pikes Peak, Colorado Hill US 1912 Bill McConnellC C US 1912 Bob FinneyNC July 20 US 1912 Indianapolis Sweepstakes Williams Grove Speedway Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania Dirt US 1912 Jud Larson US 1912 Jud Larson 6 August 17 US 1912 Springfield 100 Illinois State Fairgrounds Springfield, Illinois Dirt US 1912 George Amick US 1912 Rodger Ward 7 August 25 US 1912 Milwaukee 200 Milwaukee Mile West Allis, Wisconsin Paved US 1912 Andy Linden US 1912 Jim Rathmann 8 September 2 US 1912 Ted Horn Memorial DuQuoin State Fairgrounds Du Quoin, Illinois Dirt US 1912 Jud Larson US 1912 Jud Larson 9 September 7 US 1912 Syracuse 100 Syracuse Mile Syracuse, New York Dirt US 1912 Elmer George US 1912 Elmer George 10 September 14 US 1912 Hoosier Hundred Indiana State Fairgrounds Indianapolis, Indiana Dirt US 1912 Jud Larson US 1912 Jud Larson 11 September 29 US 1912 Trenton 100 Trenton International Speedway Trenton, New Jersey Paved US 1912 Johnny Thomson US 1912 Pat O'Connor 12 October 20 US 1912 Golden State 100 California State Fairgrounds Sacramento, California Dirt US 1912 Rodger Ward US 1912 Rodger Ward 13 November 11 US 1912 Bobby Ball Memorial Arizona State Fairgrounds Phoenix, Arizona Dirt US 1912 Rodger Ward US 1912 Jimmy Bryan #FFFFFF Paved/Dirt Oval solid 1px #AAAAAA #D0E7FF Road Course/Hill Climb solid 1px #AAAAAA A A Indianapolis 500 was USAC-sanctioned and counted towards the 1957 FIA World Championship of Drivers title. B B Run in three heats of 166 miles (267 km). C C 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 List of American Championship car racing point scoring systems Pos Driver INDYUS 1912 LHSUS 1912 MIL1US 1912 MSFUS 1912 LAKUS 1912 SPRUS 1912 MIL2US 1912 DQSFUS 1912 SYRUS 1912 ISFUS 1912 TREUS 1912 CSFUS 1912 ASFUSA Pts 1US 1912 Jimmy Bryan 3 DNQ 19 1 13 7 22 18 4 2 8 2 1 1650 2US 1912 Jim Rathmann 2 5 1 6 12 6 1470 3US 1912 George Amick DNQ 5 6 2 1 3 5 16 5 3 3 4 11 1400 4US 1912 Pat O'Connor 8 DNQ 4 DNQ 3 8 2 10 1 15 2 1250 5US 1912 Jud Larson DNQ 16 4 2 2 8 1 6 1 22 3 12 1170 6US 1912 Andy Linden 5 6 18 3 3 5 10 DNQ 7 18 13 8 1130 7US 1912 Johnny Thomson 12 1 2 18 17 14 4 2 3 17 2 14 1110 8US 1912 Johnny Boyd 6 3 4 24 6 9 14 9 6 3 1040 9US 1912 Sam Hanks 1 1000 10US 1912 Elmer George 33 17 7 5 15 6 6 4 1 6 21 10 16 830 11US 1912 Rodger Ward 30 DNQ 1 16 16 1 18 3 18 13 20 1 13 740 12US 1912 Bob Veith 9 7 14 6 4 18 13 5 DNQ DNQ 15 7 10 650 13US 1912 Paul Russo 4 600 14US 1912 Jimmy Reece 18 14 12 9 2 14 10 8 5 13 550 15US 1912 Ed Elisian 29 4 DNQ 13 5 15 20 10 13 7 10 17 340 16US 1912 Len Sutton DNQ 19 7 17 4 4 DNQ 17 300 17US 1912 Billy Garrett DNQ 8 DNQ 7 DNQ 9 12 DNQ DNQ 5 18 300 18US 1912 Marshall Teague 7 DNQ 300 19US 1912 Don Branson 9 21 10 8 11 DNQ 9 DNS 5 19 280 20US 1912 Art Bisch 3 20 DNQ DNQ 4 260 21US 1912 Gene Hartley 10 15 15 7 DNP 210 22US 1912 Jack Turner 11 DNQ 22 DNQ 11 11 DNP 9 Wth 200 23US 1912 Johnnie Tolan 20 DNQ 8 12 DNQ 11 DNQ 16 5 190 24US 1912 Don Freeland 17 13 DNQ 8 6 8 15 12 16 DNQ 14 190 25US 1912 Eddie Sachs 23 2 16 160 26US 1912 A. J. Foyt gold RY silver 9 23 DNQ DNQ DNQ 11 9 7 160 27US 1912 Johnnie Parsons 16 7 120 28US 1912 Ralph Liguori orange R silver 11 DNQ 10 DNQ 17 8 12 DNQ 110 29US 1912 Tony Bettenhausen 15 DNQ 21 15 DNQ 11 7 18 80 30US 1912 Bud Randall orange R silver 18 14 10 DNQ 26 DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 8 80 31US 1912 Bill Cheesbourg 26 11 12 9 DNQ DNP DNQ DNQ DNQ 70 32US 1912 Jim McWithey DNQ 9 DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 40 33US 1912 Earl Motter 9 40 34US 1912 Don Edmunds orange R silver 19 15 17 11 17 DNQ 13 14 DNQ DNQ 11 DNQ 40 35US 1912 Van Johnson 10 DNQ 16 DNQ 15 DNQ DNQ 30 36US 1912 Troy Ruttman 31 10 25 30 37US 1912 Chuck Weyant 14 11 DNQ DNQ DNQ 20 38US 1912 Al Herman 21 DNQ 14 DNQ DNQ 12 10 39US 1912 Dick Rathmann DNQ 12 16 DNP DNQ 16 DNQ 10 40US 1912 Al Keller 27 DNQ 12 10 41US 1912 Ken Gottschalk 12 DNQ 10 -US 1912 Jimmy Daywalt 28 13 14 0 -US 1912 Mike Magill 24 DNQ 13 DNQ 16 DNQ DNQ 0 -US 1912 Bob Christie 13 0 -US 1912 Jim Hemmings orange R silver DNQ 14 0 -US 1912 Rex Easton DNQ DNQ 15 DNQ 0 -US 1912 Bud Clemons orange R silver DNQ 15 0 -US 1912 Shorty Templeman 17 DNQ 17 0 -US 1912 Fred Agabashian 22 17 0 -US 1912 Charles Musselman DNQ 18 0 -US 1912 Chuck Rodee orange R silver DNQ 18 0 -US 1912 Eddie Johnson 25 0 -US 1912 Eddie Russo 32 DNQ 0 -US 1912 Bob Tattersall DNS 0 -US 1912 Gene Force DNQ DNQ 0 -US 1912 Danny Kladis DNQ DNQ 0 -US 1912 Ray Crawford DNQ DNQ 0 -US 1912 Don Evans DNQ DNQ 0 -US 1912 Luther Baughman DNQ DNQ 0 -US 1912 Bill Homeier DNQ DNQ 0 -US 1912 Ernie Koch DNQ DNQ 0 -US 1912 Don Whittington DNQ DNQ 0 -US 1912 Keith Andrews DNQ 0 -US 1912 Johnny Baldwin DNQ 0 -US 1912 Tony Bonadies DNQ 0 -US 1912 Jimmy Davies DNQ 0 -Italy Giuseppe Farina DNQ 0 -US 1912 Johnny Fedricks DNQ 0 -US 1912 Andy Furci DNQ 0 -US 1912 Cliff Griffith DNQ 0 -US 1912 Cal Niday DNQ 0 -US 1912 Leroy Warriner DNQ 0 -US 1912 Dempsey Wilson DNQ 0 -US 1912 Chuck Arnold DNQ 0 -US 1912 Del Fanning DNQ 0 Pos Driver INDYUS 1912 LHSUS 1912 MIL1US 1912 MSFUS 1912 LAKUS 1912 SPRUS 1912 MIL2US 1912 DQSFUS 1912 SYRUS 1912 ISFUS 1912 TREUS 1912 CSFUS 1912 ASFUSA 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/980-1957/ USAC National Championship 1957 Åberg, Andreas Driver Database 2011-01-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20120910234439/http://www.driverdb.com/standings/980-1957/ 2012-09-10 live http://www.champcarstats.com/year/1957.htm 1957 USAC National Championship Trail ChampCarStats.com 2011-01-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20120224075545/http://www.champcarstats.com/year/1957.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. 280-281) See also 1957 Indianapolis 500 USAC Championship Car season Category:USAC Championship Car Category:1957 in American motorsport