1958 USAC Championship Car season

Sports season August 2023 USAC Championship Car 1958 USAC National Championship Trail 13 March 30 November 11 National champion US 1912 Tony Bettenhausen US 1912 Jimmy Bryan 1957 1959 The 1958 USAC Championship Car season consisted of 13 races, beginning in Trenton, New Jersey on March 30 and concluding in Phoenix, Arizona on November 11. There were also five non-championship events. The USAC National Champion was Tony Bettenhausen and the Indianapolis 500 winner was Jimmy Bryan. The victory was Bryan's final victory in IndyCar racing. There were three fatalities during the season. Pat O'Connor lost his life in a first lap accident during the Indy 500. Art Bisch died of injuries suffered during the race at Lakewood Speedway. Jimmy Reece was killed in a late-race incident at the second Trenton 100. Bettenhausen became the first USAC champion without a single race win (and at the time the only one) during the season until Tom Sneva did so 20 years later. Schedule and results Rnd Date Race name Track Location Type Pole position Winning driver 1 March 30 US 1912 Trenton 100 Trenton International Speedway Trenton, New Jersey Paved US 1912 Len Sutton US 1912 Len Sutton 2 May 30 US 1912 International 500 Mile SweepstakesA A Indianapolis Motor Speedway Speedway, Indiana Paved US 1912 Dick Rathmann US 1912 Jimmy Bryan 3 June 8 US 1912 Rex Mays Classic Milwaukee Mile West Allis, Wisconsin Paved US 1912 Art Bisch US 1912 Art Bisch 4 June 15 US 1912 Langhorne 100 Langhorne Speedway Langhorne, Pennsylvania Dirt US 1912 Jud Larson US 1912 Eddie SachsNC June 29 Italy 500 Miglia di Monza Autodromo Nazionale di Monza Monza, Italy Paved Heat 1: Italy Luigi Musso Heat 1: US 1912 Jim Rathmann Heat 2: US 1912 Jim Rathmann Heat 2: US 1912 Jim Rathmann Heat 3: US 1912 Jim Rathmann Heat 3: US 1912 Jim Rathmann 5 July 4 US 1912 Atlanta 100 Lakewood Speedway Atlanta, Georgia Dirt US 1912 Don Branson US 1912 Jud LarsonNC July 4 US 1912 Pikes Peak Auto Hill Climb Pikes Peak Highway Pikes Peak, Colorado Hill US 1912 Louie UnserB B US 1912 Bobby UnserNC July 20 US 1912 Indianapolis Sweepstakes Williams Grove Speedway Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania Dirt US 1912 Johnny Thomson US 1912 Jud Larson 6 August 16 US 1912 Springfield 100 Illinois State Fairgrounds Springfield, Illinois Dirt US 1912 Jud Larson US 1912 Johnny Thomson 7 August 24 US 1912 Milwaukee 200 Milwaukee Mile West Allis, Wisconsin Paved US 1912 Jim Rathmann US 1912 Rodger Ward 8 September 1 US 1912 Ted Horn Memorial DuQuoin State Fairgrounds Du Quoin, Illinois Dirt US 1912 Johnny Thomson US 1912 Johnny Thomson 9 September 6 US 1912 Syracuse 100 Syracuse Mile Syracuse, New York Dirt US 1912 Jud Larson US 1912 Johnny Thomson 10 September 13 US 1912 Hoosier Hundred Indiana State Fairgrounds Indianapolis, Indiana Dirt US 1912 Jud Larson US 1912 Eddie Sachs 11 September 28 US 1912 Trenton 100 Trenton International Speedway Trenton, New Jersey Paved US 1912 Jimmy Reece US 1912 Rodger Ward 12 October 26 US 1912 Golden State 100 California State Fairgrounds Sacramento, California Dirt US 1912 Johnny Thomson US 1912 Johnny Thomson 13 November 11 US 1912 Bobby Ball Memorial Arizona State Fairgrounds Phoenix, Arizona Dirt US 1912 Rex Easton US 1912 Jud Larson #FFFFFF Paved/Dirt Oval solid 1px #AAAAAA #D0E7FF Road Course/Hill Climb solid 1px #AAAAAA #FB9902 Non-championship race solid 1px #AAAAAA A A Indianapolis 500 was USAC-sanctioned and counted towards the 1958 FIA World Championship of Drivers title. 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. Final points standings List of American Championship car racing point scoring systems Pos Driver TRE1US 1912 INDYUS 1912 MIL1US 1912 LHSUS 1912 LAKUS 1912 SPRUS 1912 MIL2US 1912 DQSFUS 1912 SYRUS 1912 ISFUS 1912 TRE2US 1912 CSFUS 1912 ASFUSA Pts 1US 1912 Tony Bettenhausen 2 4 2 5 18 12 25 2 3 5 3 5 2 1830 2US 1912 George Amick 6 2 6 14 2 18 4 18 2 Wth 19 4 15 1640 3US 1912 Johnny Thomson 3 23 4 18 3 1 22 1 1 2 2 1 14 1520 4US 1912 Jud Larson 5 8 9 3 1 13 7 5 17 22 2 1 1250 5US 1912 Rodger Ward 11 20 19 DNQ 7 16 1 4 4 3 1 16 5 1160 6US 1912 Jimmy Bryan 1 1000 7US 1912 Eddie Sachs DNQ 22 10 1 6 DNQ 3 17 10 1 10 15 3 990 8US 1912 Johnny Boyd 3 5 15 800 9US 1912 Don Branson DNQ 4 5 7 12 3 6 4 6 12 7 790 10US 1912 A. J. Foyt 16 21 2 11 11 7 8 14 8 11 3 4 700 11US 1912 Len Sutton 1 32 11 9 4 9 9 6 DNQ DNQ 8 DNQ 9 670 12US 1912 Jimmy Reece DNQ 6 3 26 DNQ 7 7 660 13US 1912 Don Freeland 7 DNQ 6 3 21 9 18 16 14 DNQ 560 14US 1912 Jim Rathmann 5 7 23 560 15US 1912 Bob Veith 26 DNQ 6 2 16 6 18 480 16US 1912 Johnny Tolan 13 8 15 6 5 9 11 18 8 10 450 17US 1912 Eddie Johnson 9 22 10 DNQ 5 360 18US 1912 Joe Barzda gold RY silver 9 13 16 4 11 13 15 4 320 19US 1912 Elmer George 12 DNQ 17 13 8 2 DNQ DNS 16 10 DNQ 17 8 300 20US 1912 Rex Easton DNQ 15 17 13 5 17 10 7 DNQ 13 13 6 270 21US 1912 Jack Turner 25 DNS 12 17 5 11 DNQ DNQ DNQ 230 22US 1912 Bill Cheesbourg 10 12 10 10 DNQ DNS DNS DNQ 220 23US 1912 Art Bisch 33 1 DNQ 16 200 24US 1912 Ed Elisian 28 DNQ DNQ 17 8 9 9 180 25US 1912 Ralph Liguori 4 8 15 DNQ 18 DNQ DNQ 170 26US 1912 Buzz Barton 7 DNQ 11 9 8 DNQ DNQ DNQ 170 27US 1912 Earl Motter DNQ 16 DNQ 10 14 16 DNQ 6 11 130 28US 1912 Al Keller DNQ 11 100 29US 1912 Jim Packard orange R silver 14 DNQ 12 DNQ 12 DNQ 7 DNQ 80 30US 1912 Mike Magill 17 7 DNQ 60 31US 1912 Dempsey Wilson 10 15 20 DNQ 19 DNQ 12 18 11 60 32US 1912 Paul Russo 18 8 14 50 33US 1912 Chuck Rodee 8 50 34US 1912 Johnnie Parsons 12 Wth 50 35US 1912 Wayne Weiler orange R silver 9 17 40 36US 1912 Bobby Grim orange R silver 10 12 40 37US 1912 Shorty Templeman 19 13 11 12 DNQ 20 DNQ DNQ 30 38US 1912 Roy Graham 12 DNQ DNQ 10 -US 1912 Bob Schroeder orange R silver DNQ DNQ DNQ 13 15 DNQ 15 DNQ DNQ 0 -US 1912 Gene Hartley DNQ 18 13 0 -US 1912 Pat O’Connor 13 29 0 -US 1912 Lloyd Ruby orange R silver 13 0 -US 1912 Dick Linder orange R silver 14 17 DNQ 17 0 -US 1912 Dick Rathmann 27 14 24 0 -US 1912 Troy Ruttman DNQ 14 DNP 0 -US 1912 Bob Christie 14 0 -US 1912 Jiggs Peters 14 0 -US 1912 Jimmy Davies 20 15 DNQ DNP 0 -US 1912 Gene Force 15 DNQ 0 -US 1912 Bill Homeier DNQ DNQ 16 0 -US 1912 Pat Flaherty DNQ 16 0 -US 1912 Billy Garrett 21 18 0 -US 1912 Tony Bonadies DNQ DNQ 21 0 -US 1912 Chuck Weyant 24 DNQ DNQ DNS DNQ 0 -US 1912 Paul Goldsmith orange R silver 30 0 -US 1912 Jerry Unser 31 DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 0 -US 1912 Red Amick DNS 0 -US 1912 Jim McWithey DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 0 -US 1912 Van Johnson DNQ DNQ 0 -US 1912 Allen Crowe DNQ DNQ 0 -US 1912 Jimmy Daywalt DNQ DNQ 0 -US 1912 Don Edmunds DNQ DNQ 0 -US 1912 Bill Hyde DNQ DNQ 0 -US 1912 Ernie Koch DNQ DNQ 0 -US 1912 Tom Pistone DNP DNQ 0 -UK Peter Collins DNQ 0 -US 1912 Fred Agabashian DNQ 0 -US 1912 Bud Clemons DNQ 0 -US 1912 Bob Cortner DNQ 0 -US 1912 Ray Crawford DNQ 0 -US 1912 Jack Ensley DNQ 0 -Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio DNQ 0 -US 1912 Joe Giba DNQ 0 -US 1912 Al Herman DNQ 0 -US 1912 Eddie Russo DNQ 0 -US 1912 Carroll Shelby DNQ 0 -US 1912 Marshall Teague DNQ 0 -US 1912 Leroy Warriner DNQ 0 -US 1912 Norm Hall DNQ 0 -US 1912 Bill Chennault DNQ 0 -US 1912 Chuck Hulse DNQ 0 -US 1912 Buddy Cagle DNQ 0 -US 1912 Don Whittington DNQ 0 -US 1912 Dutch Schaefer DNP 0 Pos Driver TRE1US 1912 INDYUS 1912 MIL1US 1912 LHSUS 1912 LAKUS 1912 SPRUS 1912 MIL2US 1912 DQSFUS 1912 SYRUS 1912 ISFUS 1912 TRE2US 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/980-1958/ USAC National Championship 1958 Åberg, Andreas Driver Database 2011-01-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20120910234509/http://www.driverdb.com/standings/980-1958/ 2012-09-10 live http://www.champcarstats.com/year/1958.htm 1958 USAC National Championship Trail ChampCarStats.com 2011-01-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20120224075601/http://www.champcarstats.com/year/1958.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. 278-279) See also 1958 Indianapolis 500 USAC Championship Car season Category:USAC Championship Car Category:1958 in American motorsport