1960 USAC Championship Car season

{{Short description|Sports season}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{American Championship Car season

|series = USAC Championship Car

|year = 1960

|series_logo =

|series_name = USAC National Championship Trail

|races = 12

|start_date = April 10

|end_date = November 20

|season_champ_title = National champion

|season_champ = {{Flagicon|USA}} A. J. Foyt

|indy_winner = {{Flagicon|USA|1959}} Jim Rathmann

|previous = 1959

|next = 1961

}}

The 1960 USAC Championship Car season consisted of 12 races, beginning in Trenton, New Jersey on April 10 and concluding in Phoenix, Arizona on November 20. There were also two non-championship events at Langhorne, Pennsylvania, and Pikes Peak, Colorado. This was the final year that the Indianapolis 500 was a part of the Formula One World Championship. The USAC National Champion was A. J. Foyt and the Indianapolis 500 winner was Jim Rathmann. Foyt also scored the first four victories of his career, which was four out of the final six races of the season which helped catapult him to his first series championship. Three time USAC/AAA National Champion (1954, 1956, 1957), and 1958 Indianapolis 500 winner Jimmy Bryan, was killed in an accident during the Langhorne 100 at Langhorne Speedway; he was 34 years old.

Schedule and results

{{Clear}}

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Rnd

! Date

! Race Name

! Track

! Location

! Type

! Pole Position

! Winning Driver

style="background:#FFFFFF;"

! 1

| April 10

| {{flagicon|US|1959}} Trenton 100

| Trenton International Speedway

| Trenton, New Jersey

| Paved

| {{flagicon|US|1959}} Johnny Thomson

| {{flagicon|US|1959}} Rodger Ward

style="background:#FFFFFF;"

! style="background:#fb9902; text-align:center;"|NC

| April 13

| {{flagicon|US|1959}} Langhorne 10

| Langhorne Speedway

| Langhorne, Pennsylvania

| Dirt

| {{flagicon|US|1959}} Don Branson

| {{flagicon|US|1959}} Don Branson

style="background:#FFFFFF;"

! 2

| May 30

| {{flagicon|US|1959}} International 500 Mile Sweepstakes{{ref|A|A}}

| Indianapolis Motor Speedway

| Speedway, Indiana

| Paved

| {{flagicon|US|1959}} Eddie Sachs

| {{flagicon|US|1959}} Jim Rathmann

style="background:#FFFFFF;"

! 3

| June 5

| {{flagicon|US|1959}} Rex Mays Classic

| Milwaukee Mile

| West Allis, Wisconsin

| Paved

| {{flagicon|US|1959}} Lloyd Ruby

| {{flagicon|US|1959}} Rodger Ward

style="background:#FFFFFF;"

! 4

| June 19

| {{flagicon|US|1959}} Langhorne 100

| Langhorne Speedway

| Langhorne, Pennsylvania

| Dirt

| {{flagicon|US|1959}} Don Branson

| {{flagicon|US|1959}} Jim Hurtubise

style="background:#D0E7FF;"

! style="background:#fb9902; text-align:center;"|NC

| July 4

| {{flagicon|US}} Pikes Peak Auto Hill Climb

| Pikes Peak Highway

| Pikes Peak, Colorado

| Hill

| {{flagicon|US}} Al Unser{{ref|B|B}}

| {{flagicon|US}} Bobby Unser

style="background:#FFFFFF;"

! 5

| August 20

| {{flagicon|US}} Springfield 100

| Illinois State Fairgrounds

| Springfield, Illinois

| Dirt

| {{flagicon|US}} Don Branson

| {{flagicon|US}} Jim Packard

style="background:#FFFFFF;"

! 6

| August 28

| {{flagicon|US}} Milwaukee 200

| Milwaukee Mile

| West Allis, Wisconsin

| Paved

| {{flagicon|US}} Rodger Ward

| {{flagicon|US}} Len Sutton

style="background:#FFFFFF;"

! 7

| September 5

| {{flagicon|US}} Ted Horn Memorial

| DuQuoin State Fairgrounds

| Du Quoin, Illinois

| Dirt

| {{flagicon|US}} Don Branson

| {{flagicon|US}} A. J. Foyt

style="background:#FFFFFF;"

! 8

| September 10

| {{flagicon|US}} Syracuse 100

| New York State Fairgrounds

| Syracuse, New York

| Dirt

| {{flagicon|US}} Johnny Thomson

| {{flagicon|US}} Bobby Grim

style="background:#FFFFFF;"

! 9

| September 17

| {{flagicon|US}} Hoosier Hundred

| Indiana State Fairgrounds

| Indianapolis, Indiana

| Dirt

| {{flagicon|US}} Rodger Ward

| {{flagicon|US}} A. J. Foyt

style="background:#FFFFFF;"

! 10

| September 25

| {{flagicon|US}} Trenton 100

| Trenton International Speedway

| Trenton, New Jersey

| Paved

| {{flagicon|US}} Don Branson

| {{flagicon|US}} Eddie Sachs

style="background:#FFFFFF;"

! 11

| October 30

| {{flagicon|US}} Golden State 100

| California State Fairgrounds

| Sacramento, California

| Dirt

| {{flagicon|US}} Don Branson

| {{flagicon|US}} A. J. Foyt

style="background:#FFFFFF;"

! 12

| November 20

| {{flagicon|US}} Bobby Ball Memorial

| Arizona State Fairgrounds

| Phoenix, Arizona

| Dirt

| {{flagicon|US}} Bob Cleberg

| {{flagicon|US}} A. J. Foyt

{{legend|#FFFFFF|Paved/Dirt Oval|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}

{{legend|#D0E7FF|Road Course/Hill Climb|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}

{{legend|#FB9902|Non-championship race|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}

:{{note|A|A}} Indianapolis 500 was USAC-sanctioned and counted towards the 1960 FIA World Championship of Drivers title.

:{{note|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

{{further|List of American Championship car racing point scoring systems}}

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%"
valign="top"

!valign="middle"| Pos

!valign="middle"| Driver

! TRE1
{{flagicon|US|1959}}

! INDY
{{flagicon|US|1959}}

! MIL1
{{flagicon|US|1959}}

! LAN
{{flagicon|US|1959}}

! SPR
{{flagicon|USA}}

! MIL2
{{flagicon|USA}}

! DQSF
{{flagicon|USA}}

! SYR
{{flagicon|USA}}

! ISF
{{flagicon|USA}}

! TRE2
{{flagicon|USA}}

! SAC
{{flagicon|USA}}

! PHX
{{flagicon|USA}}

!valign="middle"| Pts

1

|{{flagicon|USA}} A. J. Foyt

|style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 4

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 25

|style="background:#DFDFDF;" align=center| 2

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 16

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 17

|style="background:#DFDFDF;" align=center| 2

|style="background:#FFFFBF;" align=center| 1

|style="background:#FFDF9F;" align=center| 3

|style="background:#FFFFBF;" align=center| 1

|style="background:#FFDF9F;" align=center| 3

|style="background:#FFFFBF;" align=center| 1

|style="background:#FFFFBF;" align=center| 1

! 1680

2

|{{flagicon|USA}} Rodger Ward

|style="background:#FFFFBF;" align=center| 1

|style="background:#DFDFDF;" align=center| 2

|style="background:#FFFFBF;" align=center| 1

|

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 21

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 16

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 18

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 14

|style="background:#DFDFDF;" align=center| 2

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 17

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 10

! 1390

3

|{{flagicon|USA}} Don Branson

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 22

|style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 4

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 22

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 15

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 7

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 19

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 8

|style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 12

|style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 4

|style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 4

|style="background:#FFDF9F;" align=center| 3

|style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 4

! 1220

4

|{{flagicon|USA}} Jim Rathmann

|

|style="background:#FFFFBF;" align=center| 1

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

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|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 18

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|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 21

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! 1000

5

|{{flagicon|USA}} Tony Bettenhausen

|style="background:#DFDFDF;" align=center| 2

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 23

|style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 4

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 15

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 14

|style="background:#DFDFDF;" align=center| 2

|style="background:#DFDFDF;" align=center| 2

|style="background:#DFDFDF;" align=center| 2

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 6

|style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 5

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 16

! 940

6

|{{flagicon|USA}} Gene Force

|style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 5

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 28

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 7

|style="background:#FFDF9F;" align=center| 3

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 5

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 12

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 16

|style="background:#FFDF9F;" align=center| 3

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 9

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 6

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 7

! 830

7

|{{flagicon|USA}} Johnny Thomson

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 20

|style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 5

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 18

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 9

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 23

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 9

|style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 4

|style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 5

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! 800

8

|{{flagicon|USA}} Len Sutton

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 18

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 30

|style="background:#FFDF9F;" align=center| 3

|

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 8

|style="background:#FFFFBF;" align=center| 1

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 7

|style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 5

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 10

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

! 780

9

|{{flagicon|USA}} Lloyd Ruby

|

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 7

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 6

|style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 11

|style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 4

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 17

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 6

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 7

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 8

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 13

! 710

10

|{{flagicon|USA}} Jim Packard

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 6

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#DFDFDF;" align=center| 2

|style="background:#FFFFBF;" align=center| 1

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 6

|style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 5

|style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 13

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 18

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 20

|

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! 700

11

|{{flagicon|USA}} Paul Goldsmith

|

|style="background:#FFDF9F;" align=center| 3

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! 700

12

|{{flagicon|USA}} Eddie Sachs

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 8

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 21

|style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 5

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 13

|style="background:#DFDFDF;" align=center| 2

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 20

|style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 4

|style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 11

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 13

|style="background:#FFFFBF;" align=center| 1

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

! 650

13

|{{flagicon|USA}} Wayne Weiler

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 7

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 24

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 21

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 5

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 7

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 19

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 7

|style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 11

|style="background:#FFDF9F;" align=center| 3

! 500

14

|{{flagicon|USA}} Bobby Grim

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 10

|style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 16

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 19

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 8

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 18

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 7

|style="background:#FFFFBF;" align=center| 1

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 16

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 9

|style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 5

! 480

15

|{{flagicon|USA}} Eddie Johnson

|

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 6

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 11

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 22

|

|

! 440

16

|{{flagicon|USA}} Jim Hurtubise

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 17

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 18

|style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 11

|style="background:#FFFFBF;" align=center| 1

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 10

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 26

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 13

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 15

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 12

|style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 13

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 14

|style="background:#DFDFDF;" align=center| 2

! 420

17

|{{flagicon|USA}} Dick Rathmann

|

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 31

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 10

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 10

|

|style="background:#FFDF9F;" align=center| 3

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 10

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! 370

18

|{{flagicon|USA}} Parnelli Jones {{color box|gold|RY|border=silver}}

|

|

|style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 16

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 6

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 13

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 18

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 6

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 17

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 19

|style="background:#DFDFDF;" align=center| 2

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

! 333

19

|{{flagicon|USA}} Roger McCluskey {{color box|orange|R|border=silver}}

|

|

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 5

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 13

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 15

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 6

|style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 11

|style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 4

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

! 320

20

|{{flagicon|USA}} Al Farmer

|style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 11

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 4

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 16

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 25

|style="background:#FFDF9F;" align=center| 3

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 15

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 11

! 300

21

|{{flagicon|USA}} Elmer George

|

|

|

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#FFDF9F;" align=center| 3

|

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 14

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 8

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 13

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 6

! 270

22

|{{flagicon|USA}} Ernie Koch {{color box|orange|R|border=silver}}

|

|

|

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|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 14

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 9

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 5

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 12

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 7

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

! 250

23

|{{flagicon|USA}} Bob Veith

|

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 8

|style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 14

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|align=center| DNP

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! 250

24

|{{flagicon|USA}} Don Freeland

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 21

|style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 22

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

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|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 4

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|style="background:#FFFFFF;" align=center| DNS

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! 240

25

|{{flagicon|USA}} Bud Tingelstad {{color box|orange|R|border=silver}}

|

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 9

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

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|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

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|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 14

|style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 12

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

! 210

26

|{{flagicon|USA}} Jim McWithey

|style="background:#FFDF9F;" align=center| 3

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 29

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 14

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|style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 12

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

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|style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 15

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! 160

27

|{{flagicon|USA}} Shorty Templeman

|

|style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 17

|style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 13

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|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 10

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 10

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 9

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 9

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|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

! 157

28

|{{flagicon|USA}} Bob Christie

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|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 10

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! 150

29

|{{flagicon|USA}} Chuck Stevenson

|

|style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 15

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 20

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 6

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 24

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 17

|align=center| DNP

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 8

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! 130

30

|{{flagicon|USA}} Dempsey Wilson

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|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 33

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 8

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 17

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 18

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

! 100

31

|{{flagicon|USA}} Red Amick

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 11

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 17

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! 100

32

|{{flagicon|USA}} Jack Rounds

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|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 7

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 11

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|align=center| DNP

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|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 18

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! 80

33

|{{flagicon|USA}} Chuck Hulse

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|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

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|style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 11

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 10

|style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 11

|style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 17

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 17

! 70

34

|{{flagicon|USA}} Jack Turner

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|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 8

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|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 15

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|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

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! 50

35

|{{flagicon|USA}} Bruce Jacobi {{color box|orange|R|border=silver}}

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|align=center| DNP

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

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|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

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|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

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|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 8

! 50

36

|{{flagicon|USA}} A. J. Shepherd {{color box|orange|R|border=silver}}

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|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 8

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

! 50

37

|{{flagicon|USA}} Bill Homeier

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|style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 13

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 9

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 12

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#FFFFFF;" align=center| DNS

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|style="background:#FFFFFF;" align=center| DNS

|

! 50

38

|{{flagicon|USA}} Duane Carter

|

|style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 12

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

! 50

39

|{{flagicon|USA}} Johnny Boyd

|

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 27

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 9

|

|

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 22

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|

|

! 40

40

|{{flagicon|USA}} Gig Stephens

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 9

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

! 40

41

|{{flagicon|USA}} Don Davis {{color box|orange|R|border=silver}}

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 9

! 40

42

|{{flagicon|USA}} Lee Drollinger

|style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 12

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 10

|

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 15

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 14

! 40

43

|{{flagicon|USA}} Jiggs Peters

|

|

|

|style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 12

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|align=center| DNP

|style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 16

|

|

! 10

44

|{{flagicon|USA}} Bob Cleberg

|

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 12

! 10

45

|{{flagicon|USA}} Bill Cheesbourg

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 12

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|

|

! 10

-

|{{flagicon|USA}} Chuck Arnold

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 13

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|align=center| DNP

|

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|USA}} Gene Hartley

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 19

|style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 14

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|USA}} Al Herman

|style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 14

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 32

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|USA}} Harold Leep {{color box|orange|R|border=silver}}

|

|

|

|

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 14

|

|

|

|

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|USA}} Bill Hyde

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 15

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|USA}} Len Duncan

|style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 15

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|USA}} Nelson Stacy {{color box|orange|R|border=silver}}

|

|

|style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 15

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|USA}} Chuck Rodee

|

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 17

|

|

|style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 16

|

|

|

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|USA}} Danny Jones {{color box|orange|R|border=silver}}

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 16

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 18

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|USA}} Ralph Liguori

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 16

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|

|

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|USA}} Jimmy Bryan

|

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 19

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 18

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|USA}} Troy Ruttman

|

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 20

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|USA}} Eddie Russo

|

|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 26

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|USA}} Ebb Rose

|

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|style="background:#FFFFFF;" align=center| DNS

|

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|USA}} Tommy Copp

|

|

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|USA}} Jimmy Davies

|

|

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|

|

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|USA}} Norm Hall

|

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|

|

|

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|USA}} Johnny Tolan

|

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|

|

|

|

|

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|USA}} Paul Russo

|

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|

|

|

|

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|Canada|1957}} Bob McLean

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|

|

|

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|align=center| DNP

|

|

|

|

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|USA}} Johnny Coy

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|align=center| DNP

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|USA}} Russ Congdon

|

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|USA}} Cliff Griffith

|

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|USA}} Tony Romit

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|USA}} Mike Magill

|

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|USA}} Bob Tattersall

|

|

|

|

|

|

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|

|

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|USA}} Mike McGreevy

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|USA}} Jim Hemmings

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|align=center| DNP

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|

|

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|USA}} George Constantine

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|USA}} Jimmy Daywalt

|

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|USA}} Duke Dinsmore

|

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|USA}} Jack Ensley

|

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|USA}} Bob Gregg

|

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|USA}} Eddie Jackson

|

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|USA}} Al Keller

|

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|USA}} Marvin Pifer

|

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|USA}} Bob Wente

|

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|USA}} Chuck Weyant

|

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|USA}} Wib Spalding

|

|

|

|

|

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|

|

|

|

|

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|USA}} Bobby Marshman

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

|

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|USA}} Cliff Spalding

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

|

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|USA}} Don Horvath

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|USA}} Foster Campbell

|

|align=center| DNP

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|USA}} Leon Clum

|

|align=center| DNP

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

! 0

valign="top"

!valign="middle"| Pos

!valign="middle"| Driver

! TRE1
{{flagicon|US|1959}}

! INDY
{{flagicon|US|1959}}

! MIL1
{{flagicon|US|1959}}

! LAN
{{flagicon|US|1959}}

! SPR
{{flagicon|USA}}

! MIL2
{{flagicon|USA}}

! DQSF
{{flagicon|USA}}

! SYR
{{flagicon|USA}}

! ISF
{{flagicon|USA}}

! TRE2
{{flagicon|USA}}

! SAC
{{flagicon|USA}}

! PHX
{{flagicon|USA}}

!valign="middle"| Pts

|valign="top"|

{| style="margin-right:0; font-size:85%; text-align:center;" class="wikitable"

! Color

! Result

style="background:#FFFFBF;"

| Gold

| Winner

style="background:#DFDFDF;"

| Silver

| 2nd place

style="background:#FFDF9F;"

| Bronze

| 3rd place

style="background:#DFFFDF;"

| Green

| 4th & 5th place

style="background:#CFEAFF;"

| Light Blue

| 6th-10th place

style="background:#CFCFFF;"

| Dark Blue

| Finished
(Outside Top 10)

style="background:#EFCFFF;"

| Purple

| Did not finish
(Ret)

style="background:#FFCFCF;"

| Red

| Did not qualify
(DNQ)

style="background:#DFC484;"

| Brown

| Withdrawn
(Wth)

style="background:#000000; color:white;"

| Black

| Disqualified
(DSQ)

style="background:#FFFFFF;"

| rowspan="1" | White

| Did not start
(DNS)

rowspan="2" | Blank

| Did not
participate
(DNP)

Not competing

|-

|

style="margin-right:0; font-size:85%; text-align:center;" class="wikitable"

|style="background:#F2F2F2;" align=center colspan=2|In-line notation

style="background:#F2F2F2;" align=center|Bold

|style="background:#F2F2F2;" align=center|Pole position

style="background:#F2F2F2;" align=center|Italics

|style="background:#F2F2F2;" align=center|Ran fastest race lap

style="background:#F2F2F2;" align=center|*

|style="background:#F2F2F2;" align=center|Led most race laps

style="text-align:center" colspan=2|{{color box|gold|RY|border=silver}} Rookie of the Year
style="text-align:center" colspan=2|{{color box|orange|R|border=silver}} Rookie

|}

|}

References

  • {{cite web|url=http://www.driverdb.com/standings/980-1960/ |title=USAC National Championship 1960 |author=Åberg, Andreas |publisher=Driver Database |access-date=2010-12-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120910234527/http://www.driverdb.com/standings/980-1960/ |archive-date=2012-09-10 |url-status=live }}
  • {{cite web|url=http://www.champcarstats.com/year/1960.htm |title=1960 USAC National Championship Trail |publisher=ChampCarStats.com |access-date=2010-12-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120224075924/http://www.champcarstats.com/year/1960.htm |archive-date=2012-02-24 |url-status=live }}
  • http://media.indycar.com/pdf/2011/IICS_2011_Historical_Record_Book_INT6.pdf {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304053905/http://media.indycar.com/pdf/2011/IICS_2011_Historical_Record_Book_INT6.pdf |date=2016-03-04 }} (p. 274-275)

See also

{{American Championship Car seasons}}

{{Pre-1971 USAC Championship Car seasons}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:USAC Championship Car season}}

Category:1960 in motorsport

1960

Category:1960 in American motorsport