1963 USAC Championship Car season

Sports season August 2023 USAC Championship Car 1963 USAC National Championship Trail 12 April 21 November 17 National champion USA A. J. Foyt USA Parnelli Jones 1962 1964 The 1963 USAC Championship Car season consisted of 12 races, beginning in Trenton, New Jersey on April 21 and concluding in Phoenix, Arizona on November 17. There was also one non-championship event at Pikes Peak, Colorado. The USAC National Champion was A. J. Foyt, and the Indianapolis 500 winner was Parnelli Jones. Jim Clark's win at Milwaukee in August marked the first win for a rear-engined car in Champ Car competition.Case Dean Eagle-eye Feature: August 18, 1963 - The Day the Dinosaurs Died http://www.allamericanracers.com/dino/case.html All American Racers 1 January 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20101231205319/http://www.allamericanracers.com/dino/case.html 31 December 2010 live Schedule and results Rnd Date Race name Track Location Type Pole position Winning driver 1 April 21 US Trenton 100 Trenton International Speedway Trenton, New Jersey Paved US Lloyd Ruby US A. J. Foyt 2 May 30 US International 500 Mile Sweepstakes Indianapolis Motor Speedway Speedway, Indiana Paved US Parnelli Jones US Parnelli Jones 3 June 9 US Rex Mays Classic Milwaukee Mile West Allis, Wisconsin Paved US Johnny Boyd US Rodger Ward 4 June 23 US Langhorne 100 Langhorne Speedway Langhorne, Pennsylvania Dirt US Jim Hurtubise US A. J. FoytNC July 4 US Pikes Peak Auto Hill Climb Pikes Peak Highway Pikes Peak, Colorado Hill US Bobby UnserA A US Bobby Unser 5 July 28 US Trenton 150 Trenton International Speedway Trenton, New Jersey Paved US A. J. Foyt US A. J. Foyt 6 August 17 US Tony Bettenhausen Memorial Illinois State Fairgrounds Springfield, Illinois Dirt US A. J. Foyt US Rodger Ward 7 August 18 US Tony Bettenhausen 200 Milwaukee Mile West Allis, Wisconsin Paved GB Jim Clark GB Jim Clark 8 September 2 US Ted Horn Memorial DuQuoin State Fairgrounds Du Quoin, Illinois Dirt US Rodger Ward US A. J. Foyt 9 September 14 US Hoosier Hundred Indiana State Fairgrounds Indianapolis, Indiana Dirt US Rodger Ward US Rodger Ward 10 September 22 US Trenton 200 Trenton International Speedway Trenton, New Jersey Paved GB Jim Clark US A. J. Foyt 11 October 27 US Golden State 100 California State Fairgrounds Sacramento, California Dirt US Rodger Ward US Rodger Ward 12 November 17 US Bobby Ball Memorial Arizona State Fairgrounds Phoenix, Arizona Dirt US Johnny Rutherford US Rodger Ward #FFFFFF Paved/Dirt Oval solid 1px #AAAAAA #D0E7FF Road Course/Hill Climb solid 1px #AAAAAA #FB9902 Non-championship race solid 1px #AAAAAA A A 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 TRE1USA INDYUSA MIL1USA LHSUSA TRE2USA SPRUSA MIL2USA DQSFUSA ISFUSA TRE3USA CSFUSA ASFUSA Pts 1USA A. J. Foyt 1 3 4 1 1 2 2 1 3 1 2 8 2950 2USA Rodger Ward 18 4 1 3 1 4 2 1 26 1 1 2210 3USA Jim McElreath 4 6 5 2 8 6 11 7 5 4 3 3 1655 4USA Parnelli Jones 2 1 DNQ 4 22 8 23 6 18 22 12 4 1540 5USA Don Branson 17 5 17 DNS 12 3 10 5 2 5 6 7 1352 6UK Jim Clark gold RY silver 2 1 21 1200 7USA Chuck Hulse 22 8 3 12 6 DNQ 5 3 15 19 16 2 1020 8USA Roger McCluskey 8 15 18 10 7 4 6 11 6 18 5 5 750 9USA Jim Hurtubise 3 22 19 3 4 17 8 8 10 24 11 660 10USA Johnny Rutherford 10 29 20 7 16 5 7 10 4 6 17 11 640 11USA Troy Ruttman 5 12 DNQ 5 14 3 580 12USA Dan Gurney 7 3 16 580 13USA Bud Tingelstad 28 15 9 11 18 12 2 13 6 490 14USA Bobby Grim 25 11 2 9 11 8 10 440 15USA Bobby Marshman 6 16 7 5 19 15 22 4 DNQ 20 18 18 323 16USA Lloyd Ruby 19 19 12 24 9 26 17 8 8 4 16 320 17USA Johnny White orange R silver 7 19 9 7 7 9 15 320 18USA Ronnie Duman 9 DNQ 10 6 10 16 9 235 19USA Al Miller 9 22 DNQ DNQ 25 DNQ 200 20USA Len Sutton 7 DNQ 6 21 12 12 13 DNQ DNQ 170 21USA Eddie Sachs 15 17 2 DNQ 24 23 160 22USA Dempsey Wilson 11 DNQ DNQ 10 160 23USA Dick Rathmann 10 DNQ 150 24USA Bob Harkey orange R silver DNQ DNQ 9 17 13 DNQ 14 9 15 DNQ 120 25USA Bobby Unser 33 18 7 9 100 26USA Bob Mathouser 11 DNQ DNQ 11 11 15 DNQ 15 DNQ 14 70 27USA Colby Scroggin 13 DNQ 8 DNQ 17 17 50 28USA Ralph Liguori DNQ 16 8 15 14 DNQ 18 16 DNQ 50 29USA Jack Conely DNQ 9 17 40 30Canada 1957 Ed Kostenuk DNQ DNQ 21 11 40 31USA Arnie Knepper orange R silver 13 DNQ 10 14 30 32USA Chuck Booth 10 DNQ 30 33USA Eddie Johnson 20 12 20 34USA Sonny Helms orange R silver 13 12 10 35USA Curtis Turner orange R silver 12 DNQ 10 36USA Jerry Daniels orange R silver 12 10 -USA Bob Veith 26 13 13 0 -USA Jerry Weld orange R silver DNQ 16 DNQ 14 DNQ 13 0 -USA Chuck Rodee DNQ 20 DNQ 13 0 -USA Bruce Jacobi DNQ DNQ 13 DNQ DNQ DNQ 0 -USA Bob Christie 13 DNQ 0 -USA Johnny Boyd 32 14 0 -USA Billy Cantrell orange R silver DNQ 14 DNQ 0 -USA Mel Kenyon orange R silver 14 DNQ 0 -USA Jiggs Peters 14 0 -USA Ebb Rose 14 0 -USA Mickey Shaw orange R silver 20 18 DNQ DNQ 15 DNQ 25 0 -USA Bob Wente orange R silver DNQ DNQ 16 17 0 -USA Allen Crowe 16 27 0 -USA Paul Goldsmith 18 0 -USA Art Malone 31 DNQ 20 0 -USA Al Farmer 21 Wth 23 DNQ DNQ 0 -USA Pat Flaherty 21 DNQ DNQ 0 -USA Chuck Stevenson 21 DNQ 0 -USA Duane Carter 23 0 -USA Jim Rathmann 24 0 -USA Elmer George 30 DNQ 0 -USA Jimmy Davies DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 0 -USA Ed Hoyle DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 0 -Canada 1957 Bob McLean DNQ DNQ DNQ 0 -USA Bobby Hogle DNQ DNQ DNQ 0 -USA Gig Stephens DNQ DNQ 0 -USA Masten Gregory DNQ DNQ 0 -USA Paul Russo DNQ DNQ 0 -USA Bill Cheesbourg DNQ DNQ 0 -USA George Morris DNQ DNQ 0 -USA Tommy Copp DNQ DNQ 0 -USA Ray Crawford DNQ 0 -USA Jimmy Daywalt DNQ 0 -USA Chuck Engle DNQ 0 -USA Don Freeland DNQ 0 -USA Cliff Griffith DNQ 0 -USA Norm Hall DNQ 0 -USA Gene Hartley DNQ 0 -UK Graham Hill DNQ 0 -USA Junior Johnson DNQ 0 -USA Bill Krause DNQ 0 -USA Keith Rachwitz DNQ 0 -Mexico 1934 Pedro Rodríguez DNQ 0 -USA Joe Sostilio DNQ 0 -USA Jack Turner DNQ 0 -USA Red Amick DNQ 0 -USA Howard Osborn DNQ 0 -USA Wally Talbot DNQ 0 -USA Curly Boyd DNQ 0 -USA Dee Jones DNQ 0 Pos Driver TRE1USA INDYUSA MIL1USA LHSUSA TRE2USA SPRUSA MIL2USA DQSFUSA ISFUSA TRE3USA CSFUSA 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 Notes http://www.driverdb.com/standings/980-1963/ USAC National Championship 1963 Åberg, Andreas Driver Database 2010-12-31 https://web.archive.org/web/20120910234635/http://www.driverdb.com/standings/980-1963/ 2012-09-10 live http://www.champcarstats.com/year/1963.htm 1963 USAC National Championship Trail ChampCarStats.com 2010-12-31 https://web.archive.org/web/20120224075948/http://www.champcarstats.com/year/1963.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. 268-269) References See also 1963 Indianapolis 500 Category:USAC Championship Car Category:1963 in American motorsport