The 1970 USAC Championship Car season consisted of 18 races, beginning in Avondale, Arizona on March 28 and concluding at the same location on November 21. There was also one non-championship event at Pikes Peak, Colorado. The USAC National Champion and Indianapolis 500 winner was Al Unser. After this season, dirt courses did not reappear in the USAC Championship until 1981-82. Road courses after this season did not reappear in the USAC Championship until 1977. The Pikes Peak Auto Hill Climb was the only non-championship event.
^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. ^B Scheduled for 300 miles, stopped early due to rain.
Final points standingsedit
Note: Mark Donohue, Kevin Bartlett, Peter Revson, LeeRoy Yarbrough, John Cannon, Donnie Allison, Ron Grable, Jack Eiteljorg and Jack Brabham are not eligible for points.
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The 1970 USAC Championship Car season consisted of 18 races beginning in Avondale Arizona on March 28 and concluding at the same location on November 21 There was also one non championship event at Pikes Peak Colorado The USAC National Champion and Indianapolis 500 winner was Al Unser After this season dirt courses did not reappear in the USAC Championship until 1981 82 Road courses after this season did not reappear in the USAC Championship until 1977 The Pikes Peak Auto Hill Climb was the only non championship event 1970 USAC Championship Car seasonUSAC National Championship TrailSeasonRaces18Start dateMarch 28End dateNovember 21AwardsNational championAl UnserIndianapolis 500 winnerAl Unser 19691971 Championship Car 1971 Dirt Car Contents 1 Schedule and results 2 Final points standings 3 References 4 See alsoSchedule and results editRnd Date Race Name Length Track Location Type Pole Position Winning Driver 1 March 28 nbsp Phoenix 150 150 mi 240 km Phoenix International Raceway Avondale Arizona Paved nbsp Mario Andretti nbsp Al Unser 2 April 4 nbsp Golden Gate 150 151 38 mi 243 62 km Sears Point Raceway Sonoma California Road nbsp Mark Donohue nbsp Dan Gurney 3 April 26 nbsp Trenton 200 201 mi 323 km Trenton International Speedway Trenton New Jersey Paved nbsp Al Unser nbsp Lloyd Ruby 4 May 30 nbsp International 500 Mile Sweepstakes 500 mi 800 km Indianapolis Motor Speedway Speedway Indiana Paved nbsp Al Unser nbsp Al Unser 5 June 7 nbsp Rex Mays Classic 150 mi 240 km Wisconsin State Fair Park Speedway West Allis Wisconsin Paved nbsp Mario Andretti nbsp Joe Leonard 6 June 14 nbsp Langhorne 150 150 mi 240 km Langhorne Speedway Langhorne Pennsylvania Paved nbsp Bobby Unser nbsp Bobby Unser 7 June 28 nbsp Rocky Mountain 150 151 62 mi 244 01 km Continental Divide Raceways Mead Colorado Road nbsp Al Unser nbsp Mario Andretti 8 July 4 nbsp Michigan Twin 200s 200 mi 320 km Michigan International Speedway Brooklyn Michigan Paved nbsp Gary Bettenhausen nbsp Gary Bettenhausen NC July 4 nbsp Pikes Peak Auto Hill Climb 12 42 mi 19 99 km Pikes Peak Highway Pikes Peak Colorado Hill nbsp Orville NanceA nbsp Ted Foltz 9 July 26 nbsp Indy 150 150 mi 240 km Indianapolis Raceway Park Clermont Indiana Road nbsp Mario Andretti nbsp Al Unser 10 August 22 nbsp Tony Bettenhausen 100 100 mi 160 km Illinois State Fairgrounds Springfield Illinois Dirt nbsp Larry Dickson nbsp Al Unser 11 August 23 nbsp Tony Bettenhausen 200 200 mi 320 km Wisconsin State Fair Park Speedway West Allis Wisconsin Paved nbsp Al Unser nbsp Al Unser 12 September 6 nbsp California 500 500 mi 800 km Ontario Motor Speedway Ontario California Paved nbsp Lloyd Ruby nbsp Jim McElreath 13 September 7 nbsp Ted Horn Memorial 100 100 mi 160 km DuQuoin State Fairgrounds Du Quoin Illinois Dirt nbsp Al Unser nbsp Al Unser 14 September 12 nbsp Hoosier Hundred 100 mi 160 km Indiana State Fairgrounds Indianapolis Indiana Dirt nbsp Johnny Parsons nbsp Al Unser 15 September 19 nbsp Sedalia 100 100 mi 160 km State Fair Raceway Sedalia Missouri Dirt nbsp Al Unser nbsp Al Unser 16 October 3 nbsp Trenton 300 264 mi 425 km B Trenton International Speedway Trenton New Jersey Paved nbsp Al Unser nbsp Al Unser 17 October 4 nbsp Golden State 100 100 mi 160 km California State Fairgrounds Sacramento California Dirt nbsp Mario Andretti nbsp Al Unser 18 November 21 nbsp Bobby Ball 150 150 mi 240 km Phoenix International Raceway Avondale Arizona Paved nbsp Al Unser nbsp Swede Savage Paved Dirt Oval Road Course Hill Climb Non championship race 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 B Scheduled for 300 miles stopped early due to rain Final points standings editNote Mark Donohue Kevin Bartlett Peter Revson LeeRoy Yarbrough John Cannon Donnie Allison Ron Grable Jack Eiteljorg and Jack Brabham are not eligible for points Further information List of American Championship car racing point scoring systems Pos Driver PHX1 nbsp SON nbsp TRE1 nbsp INDY nbsp MIL1 nbsp LAN nbsp CDR nbsp MIC nbsp IRP nbsp SPR nbsp MIL2 nbsp ONT nbsp DQSF nbsp ISF nbsp SED nbsp TRE2 nbsp SAC nbsp PHX2 nbsp Pts 1 nbsp Al Unser 1 3 3 1 3 2 5 18 1 1 1 9 1 1 1 1 1 2 5130 2 nbsp Bobby Unser 2 18 4 11 6 1 4 2 24 9 19 22 2 DNQ DNQ 2 6 17 2260 3 nbsp Jim McElreath 6 7 5 DNS 3 1 Wth 10 13 DNP 16 5 2060 4 nbsp Mike Mosley 5 7 5 21 7 3 15 4 14 10 5 14 18 5 4 3 8 20 1900 5 nbsp Mario Andretti 13 2 2 6 5 8 1 21 18 24 24 10 17 11 2 21 14 8 1890 6 nbsp Roger McCluskey DNQ DNQ 25 2 Wth 7 9 DNP 2 25 10 5 5 3 1380 7 nbsp Gordon Johncock 18 4 15 28 12 10 7 12 3 4 DNQ 1160 8 nbsp Art Pollard 11 21 30 18 DNP 19 17 DNP 11 2 6 24 1110 9 nbsp A J Foyt 4 Wth 6 10 24 3 8 12 15 7 15 10 3 DNQ 23 1105 10 nbsp Dick Simon R 24 6 9 14 11 9 11 19 13 3 DNQ DNQ 9 1080 11 nbsp Dan Gurney 1 3 18 1000 12 nbsp Johnny Rutherford DNP 5 20 18 14 DNQ 3 17 11 21 31 11 DNQ 12 4 13 6 960 13 nbsp Mel Kenyon 16 DNQ 10 3 6 9 860 14 nbsp Lloyd Ruby 3 1 27 4 DNP 17 20 23 22 16 790 15 nbsp Bentley Warren R DNQ 8 DNQ 10 6 5 4 DNQ 8 5 20 11 775 16 nbsp Gary Bettenhausen 17 21 12 26 9 5 1 22 20 17 19 9 DNQ 16 DNQ 9 19 710 17 nbsp Wally Dallenbach Sr 10 17 17 8 7 DNP 16 5 9 28 DNS 15 4 620 18 nbsp Swede Savage 2 8 27 1 615 19 nbsp Jim Malloy 33 19 4 5 16 22 DNQ 11 DNQ 12 7 13 DNP 13 570 20 nbsp Greg Weld 18 32 DNQ DNP 27 7 15 7 8 DNQ 4 530 21 nbsp George Snider 7 20 23 23 14 DNQ 4 14 15 18 2 7 460 22 nbsp Carl Williams 9 2 12 DNQ 15 DNQ 10 440 23 nbsp Jerry Grant 22 7 17 DNP 6 21 DNQ 14 420 24 nbsp Rick Muther 8 DNQ 14 DNQ 33 8 22 400 25 nbsp Sam Sessions 12 DNQ 21 6 17 DNQ 4 11 DNP 12 365 26 nbsp Steve Krisiloff 8 15 10 DNQ 22 13 18 DNQ 29 7 DNS 315 27 nbsp Larry Dickson DNQ 25 DNQ 3 DNQ 3 DNS 11 310 28 nbsp John Mahler R 13 16 DNQ 15 8 9 6 14 12 DNQ 305 29 nbsp Joe Leonard 24 1 13 300 30 nbsp Bill Simpson 22 10 19 DNQ 20 19 14 7 6 DNQ 19 21 295 31 nbsp Ralph Liguori DNQ 13 5 2 DNQ 15 260 32 nbsp Bill Vukovich II DNS 20 DNP 23 13 12 DNP DNQ 3 10 200 33 nbsp Max Dudley 8 22 9 DNQ 10 DNQ 195 34 nbsp Bruce Jacobi 19 9 DNQ 20 20 4 15 DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 180 35 nbsp Tom Bigelow DNQ DNQ 17 DNQ 7 13 7 DNQ 6 17 17 DNQ 180 36 nbsp Bob Harkey 12 16 17 6 13 9 DNQ DNQ 130 37 nbsp Merle Bettenhausen R DNP 8 7 110 38 nbsp Dee Jones DNQ 8 DNQ 100 39 nbsp Karl Busson R 9 11 DNS 18 22 23 DNS DNQ DNQ DNQ 14 15 100 40 nbsp Bud Tingelstad DNQ 25 24 16 DNQ 10 18 90 41 nbsp Bruce Walkup 16 29 21 16 DNS 13 26 23 16 14 6 14 DNQ DNQ DNQ 80 42 nbsp Jimmy Caruthers R 6 DNP 80 43 nbsp Jerry Karl 12 24 13 DNQ DNQ 11 DNQ DNP 12 25 DNQ 65 44 nbsp Ludwig Heimrath Sr 23 14 23 DNQ 12 10 60 45 nbsp Ronnie Bucknum 16 15 DNQ DNP 20 DNP 11 60 46 nbsp Dick Tobias R 19 8 50 47 nbsp Will Cagle R 21 DNQ 9 DNQ DNQ 40 48 nbsp Arnie Knepper DNQ 15 11 18 22 DNQ DNQ DNQ 40 49 nbsp Johnny Parsons DNQ 16 12 17 18 DNQ DNQ 10 50 nbsp Johnny Anderson 20 12 10 nbsp Mark Donohue 25 2 2 30 0 nbsp John Cannon 11 DNQ DNP 4 DNQ 0 nbsp Donnie Allison R 4 0 nbsp Peter Revson 22 5 0 nbsp LeeRoy Yarbrough 19 8 0 nbsp Jack Eiteljorg 10 DNQ 0 nbsp Ron Grable R 11 0 nbsp Kevin Bartlett 12 DNQ 16 26 0 nbsp Ned Spath 14 17 13 DNQ 0 nbsp Larry Cannon R DNQ DNQ 18 13 DNQ DNQ 16 DNP DNQ 0 nbsp Jack Brabham 13 DNQ 0 nbsp Darrell Dockery R 15 23 14 DNQ 23 23 DNQ DNQ 0 nbsp Al Loquasto 24 DNQ DNQ 14 DNP 23 0 nbsp John Martin R 15 DNQ 0 nbsp Al Miller 15 0 nbsp Bill Puterbaugh DNQ DNS DNQ DNQ 16 17 DNP 0 nbsp Sonny Ates DNQ 16 DNP 0 nbsp Salt Walther R DNS 18 0 nbsp Jerry Poland R DNQ 18 DNQ 0 nbsp Crockey Peterson R 19 20 DNQ 0 nbsp Scooter Patrick R 19 0 nbsp George Follmer 31 21 20 0 nbsp Bud Morley 21 DNQ 0 nbsp Nick Dioguardi R 21 0 nbsp Gig Stephens 22 26 0 nbsp Bob DeJong R DNP DNQ DNQ 22 DNQ DNQ 0 nbsp Don Brown R 24 DNQ 0 nbsp Jim Hurtubise DNQ 32 0 nbsp Ron Burke DNQ DNQ DNQ DNS 0 nbsp Ed Marshall DNQ DNS 0 nbsp Leigh Earnshaw DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 0 nbsp Jigger Sirois DNQ DNP DNQ 0 nbsp Keith Rachwitz DNQ DNP DNQ 0 nbsp Lee Kunzman DNQ DNQ 0 nbsp Denny Zimmerman DNQ DNQ 0 nbsp Rollie Beale DNQ DNQ 0 nbsp Jim Reynard DNQ DNQ 0 nbsp Bob Gregg DNP DNQ 0 nbsp Tony Adamowicz DNQ 0 nbsp Chris Amon DNQ 0 nbsp Charlie Glotzbach DNQ 0 nbsp Denny Hulme DNQ 0 nbsp Bruce McLaren DNQ 0 nbsp Butch Morley DNQ 0 nbsp Carlos Pairetti DNQ 0 nbsp Sam Posey DNQ 0 nbsp Bob Veith DNQ 0 nbsp Les Scott DNQ 0 nbsp Gary Ponzini DNQ 0 nbsp Bob Allen DNQ 0 nbsp Tom Sneva DNQ 0 nbsp Dave Strickland DNQ 0 nbsp Carl Adams DNP 0 Pos Driver PHX1 nbsp SON nbsp TRE1 nbsp INDY nbsp MIL1 nbsp LAN nbsp CDR nbsp MIC nbsp IRP nbsp SPR nbsp MIL2 nbsp ONT nbsp DQSF nbsp ISF nbsp SED nbsp TRE2 nbsp SAC nbsp PHX2 nbsp Pts Color Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green 4th amp 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 notation Bold Pole position Italics Ran fastest race lap Led most race laps RY Rookie of the Year R RookieReferences editAberg Andreas USAC National Championship 1970 Driver Database Archived from the original on March 25 2008 Retrieved May 12 2009 1970 USAC National Championship Trail ChampCarStats com Archived from the original on November 22 2008 Retrieved May 12 2009 Harms Phil 1970 Championship Driver Summary PDF Motorsport com Archived from the original PDF on August 10 2012 Retrieved May 3 2011 http media indycar com pdf 2011 IICS 2011 Historical Record Book INT6 pdf Archived 2016 03 04 at the Wayback Machine p 232 237 See also edit1970 Indianapolis 500 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1970 USAC Championship Car season amp oldid 1219834461, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
