1967 USAC Championship Car season

Sports season August 2023 USAC Championship Car 1967 USAC National Championship Trail 21 April 9 November 26 National champion USA A. J. Foyt USA A. J. Foyt 1966 1968 The 1967 USAC Championship Car season consisted of 21 races, beginning in Avondale, Arizona, on April 9 and concluding in Riverside, California, on November 26. This season saw three new road courses added to the schedule in addition to the Hoosier Grand Prix at IRP: Mosport in Canada; Circuit Mont-Tremblant also in Canada; and the season finale at Riverside International Raceway in southern California in the United States. The USAC National Champion and Indianapolis 500 winner was A. J. Foyt. Schedule and results Rnd Date Race name Track Location Type Pole position Winning driver 1 April 9 USA Jimmy Bryan Memorial Phoenix International Raceway Avondale, Arizona Paved USA Lloyd Ruby USA Lloyd Ruby 2 April 23 USA Trenton 150 Trenton International Speedway Trenton, New Jersey Paved USA Mario Andretti USA Mario Andretti 3 May 30May 31 USA International 500 Mile SweepstakesA A Indianapolis Motor Speedway Speedway, Indiana Paved USA Mario Andretti USA A. J. Foyt 4 June 4 USA Rex Mays Classic Milwaukee Mile West Allis, Wisconsin Paved USA Gordon Johncock USA Gordon Johncock 5 June 18 USA Langhorne 150 Langhorne Speedway Langhorne, Pennsylvania Paved USA Al Unser USA Lloyd Ruby 6 June 25 USA Pikes Peak Auto Hill Climb Pikes Peak Highway Pikes Peak, Colorado Hill USA Bobby UnserB B USA Wes Vandervoort 7 July 1 CAN Telegram Trophy 200C C Mosport Park Bowmanville, Ontario Road USA Bobby Unser USA Bobby Unser 8 USA Bobby Unser USA Bobby Unser 9 July 23 USA Indianapolis 150 Indianapolis Raceway Park Clermont, Indiana Road USA Lloyd Ruby USA Mario Andretti 10 July 30 USA Langhorne 150 Langhorne Speedway Langhorne, Pennsylvania Paved USA Gordon Johncock USA Mario Andretti 11 August 6 CAN Labatt IndyD D Circuit Mont-Tremblant Saint-Jovite, Quebec Road USA Bobby Unser USA Mario Andretti 12 USA Mario Andretti USA Mario Andretti 13 August 19 USA Tony Bettenhausen Memorial Illinois State Fairgrounds Springfield, Illinois Dirt USA Larry Dickson USA A. J. Foyt 14 August 20 USA Tony Bettenhausen 200 Milwaukee Mile West Allis, Wisconsin Paved USA Roger McCluskey USA Mario Andretti 15 September 4 USA Ted Horn Memorial DuQuoin State Fairgrounds Du Quoin, Illinois Dirt USA Bobby Unser USA A. J. Foyt 16 September 9 USA Hoosier Hundred Indiana State Fairgrounds Indianapolis, Indiana Dirt USA Bruce Walkup USA Mario Andretti 17 September 24 USA Trenton 200 Trenton International Speedway Trenton, New Jersey Paved USA Mario Andretti USA A. J. Foyt 18 October 1 USA Golden State 100 California State Fairgrounds Sacramento, California Dirt USA Bruce Walkup USA A. J. Foyt 19 October 22 USA Hanford 200 Hanford Motor Speedway Hanford, California Paved USA Art Pollard USA Gordon Johncock 20 November 19 USA Bobby Ball 150 Phoenix International Raceway Avondale, Arizona Paved USA Bobby Unser USA Mario Andretti 21 November 26 USA Rex Mays 300 Riverside International Raceway Riverside, California Road USA Dan Gurney USA Dan Gurney #FFFFFF Paved/Dirt Oval solid 1px #AAAAAA #D0E7FF Road Course/Hill Climb solid 1px #AAAAAA A A Race was red flagged on May 30th lap 19 due to rain. The race was run to completion the next day (May 31st). 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 98 miles (158 kilometers) each. D D Run in two heats of 100 miles (161 kilometers) each. Final points standings Note: Ronnie Bucknum, George Follmer, Dan Gurney, Jimmy Clark, Lothar Motschenbacher, Jochen Rindt, Denis Hulme, Jackie Stewart, Graham Hill, John Surtees, Cale Yarborough, LeeRoy Yarbrough, Peter Revson and Jerry Titus are not eligible for points. List of American Championship car racing point scoring systems Pos Driver PHX1USA TRE1USA INDYUSA MIL1USA LHS1USA PIKUSAMOSCAN IRPUSA LHS2USA CMTCAN SPRUSA MIL2USA DQSFUSA ISFUSA TRE2USA CSFUSA HANUSA PHX2USA RIVUSA Pts 1USA A. J. Foyt 5 15 1 21 5 7 7 7 17 2 2 1 8 1 2 1 1 4 17 17 3440 2USA Mario Andretti DNS 1 30 Wth 3 14 21 11 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 25 2 24 1 3 3360 3USA Bobby Unser 19 3 9 6 6 5 1 1 3 3 22 13 8 26 6 18 3 18 2 3 2 3020 4USA Gordon Johncock 3 20 12 1 4 3 3 6 2 7 4 4 2 1 4 26 2700 5USA Al Unser 23 12 2 19 2 DNQ 6 5 2 22 5 5 11 2 9 3 11 14 25 2 12 2505 6USA Lloyd Ruby 1 21 33 2 1 4 4 16 DNQ 4 3 13 DNQ 26 3 5 4 2090 7USA Jim McElreath 15 4 5 4 11 Wth 4 5 12 16 12 6 15 5 4 DNS 12 20 DNS 1750 8USA Roger McCluskey 2 2 19 3 17 2 2 19 21 24 13 3 3 8 14 DNQ 21 21 5 1620 9USA Joe Leonard 4 14 3 8 7 10 8 DNQ 6 6 5 17 7 24 16 1575 10USA Bud Tingelstad 18 14 17 8 13 13 10 9 21 3 9 7 DNQ 5 8 6 7 27 965 11USA Art Pollard 7 8 8 20 14 9 21 DNQ 5 14 30 655 12USA Arnie Knepper 8 7 22 DNQ 19 5 6 5 24 DNQ 8 DNQ 595 13USA Carl Williams 10 DNQ 16 15 15 8 11 14 17 9 23 8 7 10 4 18 23 585 14USA Mel Kenyon 10 5 16 10 DNQ 7 24 10 9 21 500 15USA Bill Vukovich II 23 23 11 6 16 5 4 13 17 26 DNQ 7 470 16USA Chuck Hulse 7 9 9 9 DNP 29 460 17USA Larry Dickson 20 16 15 9 21 19 16 21 8 9 18 10 11 4 14 16 7 425 18USA Ronnie Duman 19 23 11 18 Wth DNQ 18 14 DNQ 10 11 9 13 8 6 13 420 19USA Wally Dallenbach Sr. 18 DNQ 29 5 12 12 12 15 4 8 15 17 21 DNQ DNQ 19 DNQ 17 15 25 410 20USA Parnelli Jones 6 400 21USA Johnny Rutherford 25 12 10 14 14 13 20 15 16 25 11 16 Wth 5 23 22 8 315 22USA Bob Hurt 24 DNQ 22 20 22 22 19 10 9 22 6 20 10 24 290 23USA Jim Hurtubise DNQ 16 15 8 9 11 13 17 7 5 19 DNQ 18 280 24USA Bob Harkey 11 DNQ 7 22 18 17 7 DNQ DNQ 12 DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 230 25USA Norm Brown 16 DNQ DNQ 15 9 24 DNQ 4 10 17 13 16 220 26USA Wes Vandervoort 1 200 27USA Jim Malloy gold RY silver DNQ DNQ 12 6 19 24 22 16 16 11 195 28USA Bruce Walkup orange R silver DNQ DNQ 12 6 6 DNQ 13 170 29USA Ted Foltz 2 160 30USA George Snider 21 26 18 DNQ DNQ 18 DNQ 16 17 DNQ 3 22 140 31USA Dan Morgan 3 140 32USA Orville Nance 4 120 33USA Greg Weld 6 13 DNQ DNQ 120 34USA Gig Stephens 6 DNQ DNQ DNQ 23 120 35USA Mike Mosley orange R silver DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 7 13 120 36USA Ralph Liguori DNQ 9 DNQ DNQ 16 19 DNQ DNQ DNQ 18 DNS 10 10 120 37USA Rick Muther orange R silver 11 10 20 DNQ 11 10 DNQ 12 23 120 38USA Sam Sessions DNQ 16 8 100 39USA Bob Veith 11 100 40USA Paul Kleinschmidt 6 80 41USA Jerry Grant 12 20 13 DNQ 17 20 18 12 18 8 18 14 80 42USA Bob Wente DNQ 7 DNQ DNQ 60 43USA Don Wilcox orange R silver 7 DNQ 60 44USA Gary Bettenhausen DNQ 11 11 19 DNQ 60 45USA Ralph Bruning orange R silver 8 50 46USA Gary Congdon 22 DNQ DNQ DNQ 20 14 10 16 19 DNQ 14 DNQ DNQ 45 47USA Bob Tattersall 10 45 48USA Grier Manning 9 40 49USA Al Miller 17 DNQ 28 13 23 DNQ 13 14 17 DNQ 18 15 11 19 40 50USA Bob Daly 10 30 51USA George Benson orange R silver 11 DNQ 30 52USA Charles Louderman 11 20 53USA Mickey Shaw DNQ DNQ 14 12 20 54USA Rollie Beale orange R silver DNQ 15 DNQ 12 10 55USA Jerry Daniels DNQ DNQ DNQ 12 10 56USA Bob Herring orange R silver 12 10 -USA Dan Gurney 21 1 0 -USA Ronnie Bucknum orange R silver DNQ DNS 18 9 DNQ 3 12 9 0 -NZL Denny Hulme orange R silver 4 0 -USA George Follmer orange R silver 17 DNQ 21 6 0 -DEU Lothar Motschenbacher orange R silver 9 DNQ DNP 28 0 -USA Jerry Titus orange R silver 10 0 -USA Cale Yarborough 12 0 -USA Bobby Grim 13 23 DNQ DNQ 15 20 14 0 -USA Bill Puterbaugh orange R silver DNQ 13 15 15 0 -USA Peter Revson 13 DNQ DNP 0 -USA Larry Overholser orange R silver 13 0 -USA Bruce Jacobi 14 DNQ DNQ 14 14 20 20 0 -USA Al Smith DNQ 24 DNQ 15 19 0 -USA Chuck Arnold DNQ 15 DNS 0 -USA Malcolm Brazier 15 0 -USA Chuck Parsons orange R silver 15 0 -USA Don Anderson 16 0 -BEL Lucien Bianchi orange R silver DNQ 17 DNQ 0 -USA Butch Hardman 17 0 -GBR Jackie Stewart 18 DNS 0 -USA Al Farmer 18 0 -USA Rick Vermillion 19 0 -USA Gene Pacheco orange R silver 20 0 -GBR John Surtees orange R silver 20 0 -GBR Jim Clark 31 22 0 -AUT Jochen Rindt orange R silver 24 0 -USA LeeRoy Yarbrough orange R silver 27 0 -GBR Graham Hill 32 0 -USA Jigger Sirois DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNS 0 -USA Al Loquasto DNS DNQ DNQ DNQ 0 -USA Dempsey Wilson DNQ DNQ DNQ DNS 0 -USA Bay Darnell DNS 0 -USA Don Thomas DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 0 -USA Don Meacham DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 0 -USA Sonny Ates DNQ DNQ DNQ 0 -USA Norm Hall DNQ DNQ 0 -USA Johnny Boyd DNQ DNQ 0 -USA Bill Cheesbourg DNQ DNQ 0 -USA Aldo Andretti DNQ DNQ 0 -USA Ray Duckworth DNQ DNQ 0 -USA Dale Breedlove DNQ DNQ 0 -USA Chuck Booth DNQ DNQ 0 -USA Frank Secrist DNQ DNQ 0 -USA John McIntyre DNQ DNQ 0 -USA Masten Gregory DNQ DNP 0 -USA Skip Hedrick DNQ 0 -NZL Chris Amon DNQ 0 -USA Bob Bondurant DNQ 0 -USA Bob Christie DNQ 0 -USA Richie Ginther DNQ 0 -USA Bobby Johns DNQ 0 -Mexico 1934 Pedro Rodríguez DNQ 0 -USA Vern Root DNQ 0 -USA Ebb Rose DNQ 0 -USA Les Scott DNQ 0 -USA Chuck Stevenson DNQ 0 -USA Johnny Coy DNQ 0 -USA Dave Paul DNQ 0 -USA Jerry Colton DNQ 0 -USA Butch Earley DNQ 0 -USA Gilbert Ligon DNQ 0 -USA P. McCormick DNQ 0 -USA Walter Miller DNQ 0 -USA Ralph Murdock DNQ 0 -USA Wib Spalding DNQ 0 -USA Tommy Copp DNQ 0 -USA Bobby Hogle DNQ 0 -USA Dusty Smith DNQ 0 -ITA Lorenzo Bandini DNP 0 -USA Sam McQuagg DNP 0 Pos Driver PHX1USA TRE1USA INDYUSA MIL1USA LHS1USA PIKUSA MOS1CAN MOS2CAN IRPUSA LHS2USA CMT1CAN CMT2CAN SPRUSA MIL2USA DQSFUSA ISFUSA TRE2USA CSFUSA HANUSA 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/980-1967/ USAC National Championship 1967 Åberg, Andreas Driver Database 2010-12-31 https://web.archive.org/web/20120910235037/http://www.driverdb.com/standings/980-1967/ 2012-09-10 live http://www.champcarstats.com/year/1967.htm 1967 USAC National Championship Trail ChampCarStats.com 2010-12-31 https://web.archive.org/web/20120224080028/http://www.champcarstats.com/year/1967.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. 250-255) See also 1967 Indianapolis 500 USAC Championship Car season Category:USAC Championship Car Category:1967 in American motorsport