1963 Tony Bettenhausen 200

February 2025 Tony Bettenhausen 200 The Milwaukee Mile.PNG August 18 1963 USAC Championship Car 17th Tony Bettenhausen 200 7th The Milwaukee MileWest Allis, Wisconsin Permanent racing facility 1 1.609 200 200 321.8 Temperatures reaching up to 73 F C; wind speeds approaching 22 mph km/h onhttp://www.almanac.com/weather/history/WI/West%20Allis/1963-08-13 1963 Tony Bettenhausen 200 weather information Old Farmers' Almanac 2013-07-13 Jim Clark Team Lotus 32.93 (109.323 mph / 175.902 km/h) GBR Jim Clark Team Lotus GBR A. J. Foyt Sheraton-Thompson USA Dan Gurney Team Lotus USA The 1963 Tony Bettenhausen 200 was the seventh round of the 1963 USAC Championship Car season, held on August 18, 1963, at the 1 mi km on Milwaukee Mile, in West Allis, Wisconsin. The race was the first American Championship Car race won by a rear-engined car. Jim Clark and Team Lotus had finished second at the 1963 Indianapolis 500 after a controversy surrounding the lack of a black flag for winner Parnelli Jones, whose car was leaking oil. Colin Chapman and Team Lotus decided to return to Champ Car competition at Milwaukee and Trenton later in the year. The rear-engined Lotuses dominated practice and qualifying, breaking the track record by over a second. In the race, Clark led all 200 laps and lapped the entire field, save for second place A. J. Foyt. Clark's teammate Dan Gurney finished third, battling a misfire.Case Dean The Day the Dinosaurs Died http://www.allamericanracers.com/dino/case.html 28 February 2011 December 31, 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20101231205319/http://www.allamericanracers.com/dino/case.html dead Although a rear-engined car would not win the Indianapolis 500 until 1965, the win signaled a shift in Champ Car design. The last win for a front-engined roadster on a paved track was the opening round of the 1965 season at Phoenix,Crucean Gene American Motorsports Timeline http://www.crucean.com/timeline2.php Crucean Auto Racing Photography 6 March 2011 January 8, 2010 barely a year and a half after Clark's Milwaukee victory. Qualifying Clark, Gurney, Foyt, and Jones broke the previous qualifying record set in 1961 by Don Branson at 34.09 sec (105.62 mph / 169.94 km/h). Race result Pos No. Driver Team/Sponsor Car Laps Time/Retired Grid Laps Led Points 192GBR Jim ClarkLotus Powered by FordLotus-Ford2001:54:53.0981200400 22USA A. J. FoytSheraton-ThompsonTrevis-Offenhauser200Finished30320 393USA Dan GurneyLotus Powered by FordLotus-Ford199+ 1 Lap20280 41USA Rodger WardKaiser AluminumWatson-Offenhauser199+ 1 Lap140240 510USA Chuck HulseDean Van LinesEwing-Offenhauser197+ 3 Laps60200 614USA Roger McCluskeyKonstant HotWatson-Offenhauser197+ 3 Laps150160 746USA Johnny RutherfordRacing AssociatesTurner-Chevrolet196+ 3 Laps90120 838USA Jim HurtubiseKonstant HotPhilipp-Offenhauser195+ 5 Laps130100 929USA Bobby GrimVita Fresh Orange JuiceKuzma-Offenhauser195+ 5 Laps16080 104USA Don BransonLeader Card 500Watson-Offenhauser194+ 6 Laps11060 118USA Jim McElreathJim Forbes RacingWatson-Offenhauser194+ 6 Laps23040 1220USA Len SuttonLeader Card 500Watson-Offenhauser193+ 7 Laps20020 1386USA Bob VeithRacing AssociatesPorter-Offenhauser193+ 7 Laps80 1427USA Troy RuttmanDayton Steel WheelWatson-Offenhauser190+ 10 Laps170 1561USA Bob MathouserFederal EngineeringKurtis-Offenhauser189+ 11 Laps240 1626USA Bob WenteMorcroftTrevis-Offenhauser187+ 13 Laps210 1789USA Jack ConelyJ & E EngineeringDunn-Offenhauser174+ 26 Laps260 1881USA Bud TingelstadGabriel ShockerKuzma-Offenhauser160Magneto200 1921USA Johnny WhitePfrommer TruckingMeskowski-Offenhauser157Blown engine100 2053USA Chuck RodeeSpirit of St. LouisWatson-Offenhauser67Oil line250 2137CAN Ed KostenukCity of VictoriaKurtis-Offenhauser64Water hose180 225USA Bobby MarshmanEcono Car RentalEpperly-Offenhauser56Differential120 2398USA Parnelli JonesAgajanian/Willard BatteryWatson-Offenhauser42Brakes40 249USA Eddie SachsBryant Heating & CoolingWatson-Offenhauser37Overheating220 2545USA Al MillerBardahlWatson-Offenhauser27Wrecked70 2635USA Lloyd RubyGabriel ShockerTrevis-Offenhauser11Engine50 DNS33USA Ralph LiguoriConcannonKurtis-Offenhauser-DNS-0 DNS95USA Bob MacLeanMitchell GallasKurtis-Offenhauser-DNS-0 DNS66USA Mickey ShawLil-BeanieMeskowski-Chevrolet-DNS-0 Tony Bettenhausen 200 http://www.champcarstats.com/races/196307.htm Champ Car Stats 28 February 2011 Standings after the race National Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 USA A. J. Foyt2000 2 USA Rodger Ward1450 3 USA Parnelli Jones1330 4 GBR Jim Clark1200 5 USA Jim McElreath975 Note: Only the top five positions are included. References Tony Bettenhausen Category:Milwaukee Indy 225