The 1965 USAC Championship Car season consisted of 18 races, beginning in Avondale, Arizona on March 28 and concluding at the same location on November 21. This season was notable for the Hoosier Grand Prix, the first Championship Car event held on a road course since the 1937 Vanderbilt Cup. The USAC National Champion was Mario Andretti and the Indianapolis 500 winner was Jim Clark.
^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.
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The 1965 USAC Championship Car season consisted of 18 races beginning in Avondale Arizona on March 28 and concluding at the same location on November 21 This season was notable for the Hoosier Grand Prix the first Championship Car event held on a road course since the 1937 Vanderbilt Cup The USAC National Champion was Mario Andretti and the Indianapolis 500 winner was Jim Clark 1965 USAC Championship Car seasonUSAC National Championship TrailSeasonRaces18Start dateMarch 28End dateNovember 21AwardsNational championMario AndrettiIndianapolis 500 winnerJim Clark 19641966 Contents 1 Schedule and results 2 Final points standings 3 References 4 See alsoSchedule and results editRnd Date Race Name Track Location Type Pole Position Winning Driver1 March 28 nbsp Jimmy Bryan Memorial Phoenix International Raceway Avondale Arizona Paved nbsp A J Foyt nbsp Don Branson2 April 25 nbsp Trenton 100 Trenton International Speedway Trenton New Jersey Paved nbsp A J Foyt nbsp Jim McElreath3 May 31 nbsp International 500 Mile Sweepstakes Indianapolis Motor Speedway Speedway Indiana Paved nbsp A J Foyt nbsp Jim Clark4 June 6 nbsp Rex Mays Classic Milwaukee Mile West Allis Wisconsin Paved nbsp A J Foyt nbsp Parnelli Jones5 June 20 nbsp Langhorne 100 Langhorne Speedway Langhorne Pennsylvania Paved nbsp Mario Andretti nbsp Jim McElreath6 July 4 nbsp Pikes Peak Auto Hill Climb Pikes Peak Highway Pikes Peak Colorado Hill nbsp Al UnserA nbsp Al Unser7 July 18 nbsp Trenton 150 Trenton International Speedway Trenton New Jersey Paved nbsp A J Foyt nbsp A J Foyt8 July 25 nbsp Hoosier Grand Prix Indianapolis Raceway Park Clermont Indiana Road nbsp Mario Andretti nbsp Mario Andretti9 August 1 nbsp Atlanta Championship 250 Atlanta International Raceway Hampton Georgia Paved nbsp A J Foyt nbsp Johnny Rutherford10 August 8 nbsp Langhorne 125 Langhorne Speedway Langhorne Pennsylvania Paved nbsp Gordon Johncock nbsp Jim McElreath11 August 14 nbsp Milwaukee 150 Milwaukee Mile West Allis Wisconsin Paved nbsp Parnelli Jones nbsp Joe Leonard12 August 21 nbsp Tony Bettenhausen Memorial Illinois State Fairgrounds Springfield Illinois Dirt nbsp Jim McElreath nbsp A J Foyt13 August 22 nbsp Tony Bettenhausen 200 Milwaukee Mile West Allis Wisconsin Paved nbsp A J Foyt nbsp Gordon Johncock14 September 6 nbsp Ted Horn Memorial DuQuoin State Fairgrounds Du Quoin Illinois Dirt nbsp A J Foyt nbsp Don Branson15 September 18 nbsp Hoosier Hundred Indiana State Fairgrounds Indianapolis Indiana Dirt nbsp A J Foyt nbsp A J Foyt16 September 26 nbsp Trenton 200 Trenton International Speedway Trenton New Jersey Paved nbsp A J Foyt nbsp A J Foyt17 October 24 nbsp Golden State 100 California State Fairgrounds Sacramento California Dirt nbsp Don Branson nbsp Don Branson18 November 21 nbsp Bobby Ball Memorial Phoenix International Raceway Avondale Arizona Paved nbsp Mario Andretti nbsp A J Foyt Paved Dirt Oval Road Course Hill Climb 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 editNote Bobby Johns is not eligible for points Further information List of American Championship car racing point scoring systems Pos Driver PHX1 nbsp TRE1 nbsp INDY nbsp MIL1 nbsp LAN1 nbsp PIP nbsp TRE2 nbsp IRP nbsp ATL nbsp LAN2 nbsp MIL2 nbsp SPR nbsp MIL3 nbsp DQSF nbsp ISF nbsp TRE3 nbsp SAC nbsp PHX2 nbsp Pts1 nbsp Mario Andretti 6 2 3 4 2 Wth 1 2 4 2 3 16 15 2 13 3 2 31102 nbsp A J Foyt 19 17 15 16 17 1 4 19 2 19 1 2 3 1 1 2 1 25003 nbsp Jim McElreath 2 1 20 3 1 11 5 10 1 14 5 6 2 DNQ 3 8 23 20354 nbsp Don Branson 1 13 8 20 15 4 6 8 6 6 6 25 1 13 15 1 5 18755 nbsp Gordon Johncock 17 8 5 7 10 23 8 6 3 15 11 1 10 DNQ 14 21 15406 nbsp Joe Leonard 29 2 19 5 10 Wth 1 5 2 4 14157 nbsp Bobby Unser 16 10 19 17 14 2 14 2 22 5 4 10 18 17 4 6 4 3 14028 nbsp Roger McCluskey 21 30 6 13 17 3 9 DNQ 5 4 DNS 4 9 26 10609 nbsp Jud Larson 12 5 DNQ DNQ 6 19 16 12 7 8 9 4 3 8 5 8 102810 nbsp Parnelli Jones DNQ 2 1 17 DNQ 100011 nbsp Jim Clark 1 100012 nbsp Johnny Rutherford 15 11 31 15 DNQ DNS 11 1 8 13 4 24 5 6 16 6 22 99313 nbsp Lloyd Ruby 5 DNQ 11 19 3 18 7 23 9 3 10 26 DNQ 85014 nbsp Jim Hurtubise 4 19 33 DNQ 21 2 18 4 21 16 DNQ 21 7 16 25 16 74315 nbsp Al Miller 4 DNQ Wth 20 10 12 15 Wth DNQ 18 65516 nbsp Billy Foster 24 7 17 DNQ 5 20 DNP 3 17 20 26 12 24 DNQ 13 52017 nbsp Bobby Grim 15 DNQ 8 11 3 28 24 8 7 50018 nbsp Mickey Rupp 6 5 18 50019 nbsp Al Unser 9 13 12 1 22 12 26 16 11 7 DNQ 20 11 17 49520 nbsp Bud Tingelstad 13 4 16 18 4 15 14 19 21 7 13 16 14 16 6 46021 nbsp George Snider 23 21 DNQ 16 9 9 25 7 2 14 8 10 15 DNQ 45322 nbsp Ronnie Duman 3 6 22 9 6 16 14 12 14 23 15 14 Wth DNS 19 DNQ 44723 nbsp Carl Williams RY DNQ 12 DNQ DNQ 9 7 13 8 7 17 13 7 37024 nbsp Chuck Rodee 22 28 5 12 10 DNQ DNQ 32525 nbsp Bob Harkey 20 9 DNQ DNQ 8 8 15 11 DNQ 9 DNQ 10 11 32526 nbsp Dan Gurney 26 3 12 23027 nbsp Tommy Copp DNQ 7 8 DNQ 25 22528 nbsp Red Riegel DNQ DNQ 11 14 6 5 DNQ 20529 nbsp Art Pollard R 22 5 DNQ 19 20030 nbsp Arnie Knepper 7 16 18 14 22 DNQ 16 21 DNQ 16 11 13 15 7 19031 nbsp Gary Congdon R 10 22 10 9 11 11 DNQ 18 DNQ 16332 nbsp Sam Sessions R DNS DNQ 13 9 DNQ DNQ 11 10 15033 nbsp Eddie Johnson 10 15034 nbsp Bob Wente 14 3 DNQ DNQ 14035 nbsp Len Sutton 12 21 7 DNQ 11036 nbsp Wally Dallenbach Sr R 13 DNQ 9 8037 nbsp Bill Vukovich II R 9 8038 nbsp Bob Hurt 8 DNQ DNQ DNQ Wth 29 DNQ DNQ 7539 nbsp Norm Hall 10 DNQ 10 DNQ 19 21 7540 nbsp Charles Louderman 3 7041 nbsp Wes Vandervoort R 4 6042 nbsp Dee Jones 9 24 DNQ DNQ DNQ 6043 nbsp Paul Kleinschmidt 5 5044 nbsp Bob Mathouser 21 DNQ 11 DNQ 12 13 27 18 DNQ 17 12 22 18 4545 nbsp Jack Hahn 6 4046 nbsp Bay Darnell R 9 DNQ 4047 nbsp Roy Walker R 7 3048 nbsp Rodger Ward 11 20 DNQ 22 DNQ DNQ 24 22 23 23 15 3049 nbsp Dick Atkins R 12 12 3050 nbsp Orville Nance R 8 2551 nbsp Slim Roberts 9 2052 nbsp Greg Weld R DNQ DNQ 17 12 DNQ 20 2053 nbsp Grier Manning R 10 1554 nbsp Malcolm Brazier 11 1055 nbsp Bill Cheesbourg 32 12 DNQ 17 DNQ 1056 nbsp Louis Unser 12 5 nbsp Bobby Johns R 7 0 nbsp Dave Paul R DNQ DNQ 13 20 15 DNQ DNQ 0 nbsp Johnny Boyd 13 0 nbsp Vern Root R 13 0 nbsp Art Malone 14 DNQ 21 23 15 22 DNQ 20 0 nbsp Larry Dickson R 14 24 0 nbsp Dempsey Wilson DNQ DNQ 14 0 nbsp Walt Hansgen 14 0 nbsp Thurel Novotny R 14 0 nbsp Bob Daly R 15 0 nbsp Bob McLees R 16 0 nbsp Ralph Liguori 18 18 DNQ 20 24 20 17 DNQ 0 nbsp Mike McGreevy R DNQ 17 DNQ DNQ 0 nbsp Bob Tattersall R 17 DNQ 0 nbsp Rick Vermillion R 17 0 nbsp Bruce Jacobi DNQ 18 DNQ 18 0 nbsp Mel Kenyon DNQ DNQ 18 0 nbsp Bob Werner R 18 0 nbsp George Morris R 18 0 nbsp Clark Yowell R 19 0 nbsp Bob Pratt R 19 0 nbsp Hank Davis R 20 0 nbsp Dan Morgan 21 0 nbsp Skip Hedrick R 21 0 nbsp Ted Foltz 22 0 nbsp Masten Gregory R 23 0 nbsp Clyde McFarlin R 23 0 nbsp Bob Veith 24 0 nbsp Walter Miller R 24 0 nbsp Chuck Stevenson 25 DNQ DNQ 0 nbsp Danny Collins 25 0 nbsp Jerry Grant R 27 DNQ 0 nbsp Chuck Arnold DNQ DNS 0 nbsp Bill Eldridge DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 0 nbsp Gig Stephens DNQ DNQ DNQ 0 nbsp Bob King DNQ DNQ 0 nbsp Chuck Booth DNQ DNQ 0 nbsp Bob Huebner Wth DNQ 0 nbsp Bob Christie DNQ 0 nbsp Paul Goldsmith DNQ 0 nbsp Skip Hudson DNQ 0 nbsp Ebb Rose DNQ 0 nbsp Paul Russo DNQ 0 nbsp Bill Sullivan DNQ 0 nbsp Chuck Hulse DNQ 0 nbsp Ray Furnal DNP 0 nbsp Sherman Cleveland DNP 0Pos Driver PHX1 nbsp TRE1 nbsp INDY nbsp MIL1 nbsp LAN1 nbsp PIP nbsp TRE2 nbsp IRP nbsp ATL nbsp LAN2 nbsp MIL2 nbsp SPR nbsp MIL3 nbsp DQSF nbsp ISF nbsp TRE3 nbsp SAC nbsp PHX2 nbsp Pts Color ResultGold WinnerSilver 2nd placeBronze 3rd placeGreen 4th amp 5th placeLight Blue 6th 10th placeDark 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 competingIn line notationBold Pole positionItalics Ran fastest race lap Led most race laps RY Rookie of the Year R RookieReferences editAberg Andreas USAC National Championship 1965 Driver Database Archived from the original on September 10 2012 Retrieved December 31 2010 1965 USAC National Championship Trail ChampCarStats com Archived from the original on March 24 2010 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 260 265 See also edit1965 Indianapolis 500 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1965 USAC Championship Car season amp oldid 1172133786, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
