1967 USAC Championship Car season

1967 USAC Championship Car season
1967 USAC Championship Car season
USAC National Championship Trail
Season
Races	21
Start date	April 9
End date	November 26
Awards
National champion	A. J. Foyt
Indianapolis 500 winner	A. J. Foyt

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	Jimmy Bryan Memorial	Phoenix International Raceway	Avondale, Arizona	Paved	Lloyd Ruby	Lloyd Ruby
2	April 23	Trenton 150	Trenton International Speedway	Trenton, New Jersey	Paved	Mario Andretti	Mario Andretti
3	May 30 May 31	International 500 Mile Sweepstakes^A	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Speedway, Indiana	Paved	Mario Andretti	A. J. Foyt
4	June 4	Rex Mays Classic	Milwaukee Mile	West Allis, Wisconsin	Paved	Gordon Johncock	Gordon Johncock
5	June 18	Langhorne 150	Langhorne Speedway	Langhorne, Pennsylvania	Paved	Al Unser	Lloyd Ruby
6	June 25	Pikes Peak Auto Hill Climb	Pikes Peak Highway	Pikes Peak, Colorado	Hill	Bobby Unser^B	Wes Vandervoort
7	July 1	Telegraph Trophy 200^C	Mosport Park	Bowmanville, Ontario	Road	Bobby Unser	Bobby Unser
8	July 1	Telegraph Trophy 200^C	Mosport Park	Bowmanville, Ontario	Road	Bobby Unser	Bobby Unser
9	July 23	Indianapolis 150	Indianapolis Raceway Park	Clermont, Indiana	Road	Lloyd Ruby	Mario Andretti
10	July 30	Langhorne 150	Langhorne Speedway	Langhorne, Pennsylvania	Paved	Gordon Johncock	Mario Andretti
11	August 6	Labatt Indy^D	Circuit Mont-Tremblant	Saint-Jovite, Quebec	Road	Bobby Unser	Mario Andretti
12	August 6	Labatt Indy^D	Circuit Mont-Tremblant	Saint-Jovite, Quebec	Road	Mario Andretti	Mario Andretti
13	August 19	Tony Bettenhausen Memorial	Illinois State Fairgrounds	Springfield, Illinois	Dirt	Larry Dickson	A. J. Foyt
14	August 20	Tony Bettenhausen 200	Milwaukee Mile	West Allis, Wisconsin	Paved	Roger McCluskey	Mario Andretti
15	September 4	Ted Horn Memorial	DuQuoin State Fairgrounds	Du Quoin, Illinois	Dirt	Bobby Unser	A. J. Foyt
16	September 9	Hoosier Hundred	Indiana State Fairgrounds	Indianapolis, Indiana	Dirt	Bruce Walkup	Mario Andretti
17	September 24	Trenton 200	Trenton International Speedway	Trenton, New Jersey	Paved	Mario Andretti	A. J. Foyt
18	October 1	Golden State 100	California State Fairgrounds	Sacramento, California	Dirt	Bruce Walkup	A. J. Foyt
19	October 22	Hanford 200	Hanford Motor Speedway	Hanford, California	Paved	Art Pollard	Gordon Johncock
20	November 19	Bobby Ball 150	Phoenix International Raceway	Avondale, Arizona	Paved	Bobby Unser	Mario Andretti
21	November 26	Rex Mays 300	Riverside International Raceway	Riverside, California	Road	Dan Gurney	Dan Gurney

Paved/Dirt Oval

Road Course/Hill Climb

^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 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 Run in two heats of 98 miles (158 kilometers) each.

^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.

Pos	Driver	PHX1	TRE1	INDY	MIL1	LAN1	PIP	MOS		IRP	LAN2	MTR		SPR	MIL2	DQSF	ISF	TRE2	SAC	HAN	PHX2	RIV	Pts
1	A. J. Foyt	5	15	1	21	5		7	7	7	17	2	2	1	8	1	2	1	1	4	17	17	3440
2	Mario Andretti	DNS	1	30	Wth	3	14	21	11	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	25	2	24	1	3	3360
3	Bobby Unser	19	3	9	6	6	5	1	1	3	3	22	13	8	26	6	18	3	18	2	3	2	3020
4	Gordon Johncock	3	20	12	1	4		3	3	6	2	7	4		4			2		1	4	26	2700
5	Al Unser	23	12	2	19	2	DNQ	6	5	2	22	5	5	11	2	9	3	11	14	25	2	12	2505
6	Lloyd Ruby	1	21	33	2	1		4	4	16	DNQ	4	3		13		DNQ	26		3	5	4	2090
7	Jim McElreath	15	4	5	4	11		Wth		4	5	12	16	12	6	15	5	4	DNS	12	20	DNS	1750
8	Roger McCluskey	2	2	19	3	17		2	2	19	21	24		13	3	3	8	14	DNQ	21	21	5	1620
9	Joe Leonard	4	14	3	8	7		10	8		DNQ	6	6		5			17		7	24	16	1575
10	Bud Tingelstad		18	14	17	8		13	13	10	9	21		3	9	7	DNQ	5	8	6	7	27	965
11	Art Pollard	7	8	8	20	14		9	21		DNQ									5	14	30	655
12	Arnie Knepper	8	7	22	DNQ	19		5	6	5	24	DNQ									8	DNQ	595
13	Carl Williams			10	DNQ	16		15	15	8	11	14	17	9	23	8	7	10	4	18	23		585
14	Mel Kenyon	10	5	16	10					DNQ					7			24		10	9	21	500
15	Bill Vukovich II										23	23	11	6	16	5	4	13	17	26	DNQ	7	470
16	Chuck Hulse			7													9		9	9	DNP	29	460
17	Larry Dickson	20	16	15	9	21		19	16	21	8	9	18	10	11	4	14	16	7				425
18	Ronnie Duman		19	23	11	18		Wth		DNQ	18			14	DNQ	10	11	9	13	8	6	13	420
19	Wally Dallenbach Sr.	18	DNQ	29	5	12		12	12	15	4	8	15	17	21	DNQ	DNQ	19	DNQ	17	15	25	410
20	Parnelli Jones			6																			400
21	Johnny Rutherford			25	12	10		14	14	13	20	15		16	25	11	16	Wth	5	23	22	8	315
22	Bob Hurt	24		DNQ	22	20		22		22	19	10	9		22			6		20	10	24	290
23	Jim Hurtubise			DNQ	16	15		8	9	11	13	17	7	5	19		DNQ					18	280
24	Bob Harkey		11	DNQ	7	22		18	17		7	DNQ		DNQ	12	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ		DNQ		230
25	Norm Brown	16	DNQ	DNQ	15	9				24	DNQ			4	10	17	13		16				220
26	Wes Vandervoort						1																200
27	Jim Malloy RY			DNQ	DNQ					12	6	19			24			22		16	16	11	195
28	Bruce Walkup R													DNQ	DNQ	12	6		6	DNQ	13		170
29	Ted Foltz						2																160
30	George Snider	21		26	18	DNQ				DNQ				18	DNQ	16	17	DNQ	3	22			140
31	Dan Morgan						3																140
32	Orville Nance						4																120
33	Greg Weld	6	13	DNQ										DNQ									120
34	Gig Stephens		6	DNQ		DNQ					DNQ							23					120
35	Mike Mosley R	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ										DNQ			7		13			120
36	Ralph Liguori	DNQ	9	DNQ		DNQ		16	19	DNQ	DNQ			DNQ	18	DNS	10		10				120
37	Rick Muther R							11	10	20	DNQ	11	10		DNQ						12	23	120
38	Sam Sessions			DNQ							16							8					100
39	Bob Veith			11																			100
40	Paul Kleinschmidt						6																80
41	Jerry Grant	12		20	13	DNQ		17	20	18	12	18	8								18	14	80
42	Bob Wente			DNQ										7		DNQ	DNQ						60
43	Don Wilcox R						7			DNQ													60
44	Gary Bettenhausen																DNQ		11	11	19	DNQ	60
45	Ralph Bruning R						8																50
46	Gary Congdon	22		DNQ	DNQ	DNQ		20		14	10	16	19	DNQ	14	DNQ	DNQ						45
47	Bob Tattersall		10																				45
48	Grier Manning						9																40
49	Al Miller	17	DNQ	28		13				23	DNQ	13	14		17		DNQ	18		15	11	19	40
50	Bob Daly						10																30
51	George Benson R	11																			DNQ		30
52	Charles Louderman						11																20
53	Mickey Shaw			DNQ											DNQ	14		12					20
54	Rollie Beale R										DNQ			15		DNQ	12						10
55	Jerry Daniels			DNQ	DNQ											DNQ			12				10
56	Bob Herring R						12																10
-	Dan Gurney			21																		1	0
-	Ronnie Bucknum R			DNQ				DNS	18	9	DNQ	3	12									9	0
-	Denny Hulme R			4																			0
-	George Follmer R									17	DNQ							21				6	0
-	Lothar Motschenbacher R	9	DNQ	DNP																		28	0
-	Jerry Titus R																					10	0
-	Cale Yarborough						12																0
-	Bobby Grim			13	23					DNQ	DNQ				15			20		14			0
-	Bill Puterbaugh R													DNQ		13	15		15				0
-	Peter Revson	13	DNQ	DNP																			0
-	Larry Overholser R						13																0
-	Bruce Jacobi	14	DNQ	DNQ	14						14	20			20								0
-	Al Smith			DNQ	24	DNQ					15									19			0
-	Chuck Arnold			DNQ														15				DNS	0
-	Malcolm Brazier						15																0
-	Chuck Parsons R																					15	0
-	Don Anderson						16																0
-	Lucien Bianchi R	DNQ	17	DNQ																			0
-	Butch Hardman						17																0
-	Jackie Stewart			18																		DNS	0
-	Al Farmer						18																0
-	Rick Vermillion						19																0
-	Gene Pacheco R						20																0
-	John Surtees R																					20	0
-	Jim Clark			31																		22	0
-	Jochen Rindt R			24																			0
-	LeeRoy Yarbrough R			27																			0
-	Graham Hill			32																			0
-	Jigger Sirois				DNQ									DNQ		DNQ	DNQ	DNS					0
-	Al Loquasto		DNS			DNQ				DNQ	DNQ												0
-	Dempsey Wilson	DNQ		DNQ																DNQ		DNS	0
-	Bay Darnell																	DNS					0
-	Don Thomas			DNQ		DNQ										DNQ	DNQ						0
-	Don Meacham				DNQ	DNQ													DNQ		DNQ		0
-	Sonny Ates																	DNQ		DNQ	DNQ		0
-	Norm Hall	DNQ		DNQ																			0
-	Johnny Boyd			DNQ	DNQ																		0
-	Bill Cheesbourg			DNQ	DNQ																		0
-	Aldo Andretti				DNQ	DNQ																	0
-	Ray Duckworth													DNQ		DNQ							0
-	Dale Breedlove									DNQ							DNQ						0
-	Chuck Booth																DNQ	DNQ					0
-	Frank Secrist					DNQ													DNQ				0
-	John McIntyre																		DNQ	DNQ			0
-	Masten Gregory			DNQ																		DNP	0
-	Skip Hedrick	DNQ																					0
-	Chris Amon			DNQ																			0
-	Bob Bondurant			DNQ																			0
-	Bob Christie			DNQ																			0
-	Richie Ginther			DNQ																			0
-	Bobby Johns			DNQ																			0
-	Pedro Rodríguez			DNQ																			0
-	Vern Root			DNQ																			0
-	Ebb Rose			DNQ																			0
-	Les Scott			DNQ																			0
-	Chuck Stevenson			DNQ																			0
-	Johnny Coy					DNQ																	0
-	Dave Paul					DNQ																	0
-	Jerry Colton						DNQ																0
-	Butch Earley						DNQ																0
-	Gilbert Ligon						DNQ																0
-	P. McCormick						DNQ																0
-	Walter Miller						DNQ																0
-	Ralph Murdock						DNQ																0
-	Wib Spalding																		DNQ				0
-	Tommy Copp																			DNQ			0
-	Bobby Hogle																				DNQ		0
-	Dusty Smith																				DNQ		0
-	Lorenzo Bandini			DNP																			0
-	Sam McQuagg			DNP																			0
Pos	Driver	PHX1	TRE1	INDY	MIL1	LAN1	PIP	MOS1	MOS2	IRP	LAN2	MTR1	MTR2	SPR	MIL2	DQSF	ISF	TRE2	SAC	HAN	PHX2	RIV	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 not participate (DNP)
Blank	Not competing

In-line notation
Bold	Pole position
Italics	Ran fastest race lap
*	Led most race laps
RY Rookie of the Year
R Rookie

References

Åberg, Andreas. "USAC National Championship 1967". Driver Database. Archived from the original on September 10, 2012. Retrieved December 31, 2010.
"1967 USAC National Championship Trail". ChampCarStats.com. Archived from the original on February 24, 2012. Retrieved December 31, 2010.
http://media.indycar.com/pdf/2011/IICS_2011_Historical_Record_Book_INT6.pdf Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine (p. 250-255)

American Championship car racing (Indy car) seasons
AAA	1905 1906–1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942–1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955
USAC	1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95
CART	1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
CCWS	2004 2005 2006 2007 ~~2008~~
IRL	1996 1996–97 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
INDYCAR	2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Years marked in italics are not official championship years or upcoming seasons.

USAC Championship Cars (1956-1970)
Seasons	1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970
Indianapolis 500s	1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970
National Champions	Mario Andretti (three times) Tony Bettenhausen Jimmy Bryan (twice) A. J. Foyt (five times) Al Unser Bobby Unser Rodger Ward (twice)
Tracks	Arizona State Fair Atlanta Brainerd California State Fair Continental Divide Darlington Daytona Dover DuQuoin State Fair Hanford Illinois State Fair Indianapolis Indianapolis Raceway Park Indiana State Fair Lakewood Langhorne Michigan Michigan State Fair Milwaukee Missouri State Fair Mont-Tremblant Mosport Nazareth New York State Fair Ontario Phoenix Pikes Peak Riverside Stardust Sears Point Seattle Trenton

Schedule and results

Final points standings

References

See also