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1977 USAC Championship Car season

{{Short description|Sports season}}

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

{{American Championship Car season

|series = USAC Championship Car

|year = 1977

|series_logo =

|series_name = USAC National Championship Trail

|races = 14

|start_date = March 6

|end_date = October 29

|season_champ_title = National champion

|season_champ = {{flagicon|United States}} Tom Sneva

|indy_winner = {{flagicon|United States}} A. J. Foyt

|previous = 1976

|next = 1978

}}

The 1977 USAC Championship Car season consisted of 14 races, beginning in Ontario, California on March 6 and concluding in Avondale, Arizona on October 29. The USAC National Champion was Tom Sneva and the Indianapolis 500 winner was A. J. Foyt. The schedule included a road course for the first time since 1970.

Schedule and results

{{Clear}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%"

! Rnd

! Date

! Race Name

! Track

! Location

! Pole Position

! Winning Driver

1

| March 6

| Datsun Twin 200s

| {{Color box|transparent|O|border=silver}} Ontario Motor Speedway

| Ontario, California

| {{flagicon|USA}} Johnny Rutherford

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

2

| March 27

| Jimmy Bryan 150

| {{Color box|transparent|O|border=silver}} Phoenix International Raceway

| Avondale, Arizona

| {{flagicon|USA}} Johnny Rutherford

| {{flagicon|USA}} Johnny Rutherford

3

| April 2

| Texas Grand Prix

| {{Color box|transparent|O|border=silver}} Texas World Speedway

| College Station, Texas

| {{flagicon|USA}} Johnny Rutherford

| {{flagicon|USA}} Tom Sneva

4

| April 30

| Trenton 200

| {{Color box|transparent|O|border=silver}} Trenton International Speedway

| Trenton, New Jersey

| {{flagicon|USA}} Johnny Rutherford

| {{flagicon|USA}} Wally Dallenbach Sr.

5

| May 29

| International 500 Mile Sweepstakes

| {{Color box|transparent|O|border=silver}} Indianapolis Motor Speedway

| Speedway, Indiana

| {{flagicon|USA}} Tom Sneva

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

6

| June 12

| Rex Mays Classic 150

| {{Color box|transparent|O|border=silver}} Wisconsin State Fair Park Speedway

| West Allis, Wisconsin

| {{flagicon|USA}} Bobby Unser

| {{flagicon|USA}} Johnny Rutherford

7

| June 26

| Schaefer 500

| {{Color box|transparent|O|border=silver}} Pocono International Raceway

| Long Pond, Pennsylvania

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

| {{flagicon|USA}} Tom Sneva

8

| July 3

| Molson Diamond Indy

| {{Color box|lightblue|R|border=silver}} Mosport Park

| Bowmanville, Ontario

| {{flagicon|USA}} Al Unser

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

9

| July 17

| Norton 200

| {{Color box|transparent|O|border=silver}} Michigan International Speedway

| Brooklyn, Michigan

| {{flagicon|USA}} Tom Sneva

| {{flagicon|USA}} Danny Ongais

10

| July 31

| American Parts 200

| {{Color box|transparent|O|border=silver}} Texas World Speedway

| College Station, Texas

| {{flagicon|USA}} Danny Ongais

| {{flagicon|USA}} Johnny Rutherford

11

| August 21

| Tony Bettenhausen 200

| {{Color box|transparent|O|border=silver}} Wisconsin State Fair Park Speedway

| West Allis, Wisconsin

| {{flagicon|USA}} Danny Ongais

| {{flagicon|USA}} Johnny Rutherford

12

| September 4

| California 500

| {{Color box|transparent|O|border=silver}} Ontario Motor Speedway

| Ontario, California

| {{flagicon|USA}} Johnny Rutherford

| {{flagicon|USA}} Al Unser

13

| September 17

| Michigan Grand Prix

| {{Color box|transparent|O|border=silver}} Michigan International Speedway

| Brooklyn, Michigan

| {{flagicon|USA}} Danny Ongais

| {{flagicon|USA}} Gordon Johncock

-

| September 24

| Machinists Union 150

| {{Color box|transparent|O|border=silver}} Trenton International Speedway

| Trenton, New Jersey

|colspan=2 align=center| Race postponed due to rain; eventually cancelled

14

| October 29

| Bobby Ball 150

| {{Color box|transparent|O|border=silver}} Phoenix International Raceway

| Avondale, Arizona

| {{flagicon|USA}} Bobby Unser

| {{flagicon|USA}} Gordon Johncock

{{legend|#FFFFFF|text=O|Oval/Speedway|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}

{{legend|lightblue|text=R|Road Course|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}

  • The Machinist Union 150, scheduled for September 24, was first postponed due to rain, and was eventually cancelled on October 3.{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1977/10/04/archives/trenton-race-canceled.html|title=Trenton Race Canceled|work=The New York Times|access-date=August 2, 2019|date=October 4, 1977}}{{cite news |url=https://www.oldracingcars.com/results/result.php?RaceID=Y77O|title=Trenton 200|publisher=OldRacingCars.com|access-date=August 2, 2019}}

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

! ONT1

! PHX1

! TXS1

! TRE1

! INDY

! MIL1

! POC

! MOS

! MIC1

! TXS2

! MIL2

! ONT2

! MIC2

!TRE2

! PHX2

!valign="middle"| Pts

1

|{{flagicon|USA}} Tom Sneva

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

|style="background:white;" align=center| C

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

! 3965

2

|{{flagicon|USA}} Al Unser

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

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

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

|

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

|style="background:white;" align=center| C

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

! 3030

3

|{{flagicon|USA}} Johnny Rutherford

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

|style="background:white;" align=center| C

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

! 2840

4

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

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

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

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

|

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

|

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

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

|style="background:#DFC484;" align=center| Wth

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

|

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

|

|style="background:white;" align=center| C

|

! 2840

5

|{{flagicon|USA}} Gordon Johncock

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

|style="background:white;" align=center| C

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

! 2830

6

|{{flagicon|USA}} Wally Dallenbach Sr.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

|style="background:white;" align=center| C

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

! 2635

7

|{{flagicon|USA}} Mario Andretti

|

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

|

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

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

|

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

|

|

|

|

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

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

|style="background:white;" align=center| C

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

! 1580

8

|{{flagicon|USA}} Pancho Carter

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

|

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

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

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

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

|

|

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

! 1420

9

|{{flagicon|USA}} Tom Bigelow

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

|style="background:white;" align=center| C

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

! 1370

10

|{{flagicon|USA}} Mike Mosley

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

|

|style="background:#DFC484;" align=center| Wth

|

|

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

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

|style="background:white;" align=center| C

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

! 1030

11

|{{flagicon|USA}} Roger McCluskey

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

|style="background:white;" align=center| C

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

! 940

12

|{{flagicon|USA}} Danny Ongais {{color box|gold|RY|border=silver}}

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

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

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

|

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

|style="background:white;" align=center| C

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

! 935

13

|{{flagicon|USA}} Bobby Olivero

|

|

|

|

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

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

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

|

|

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

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

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

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

|style="background:white;" align=center| C

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

! 920

14

|{{flagicon|USA}} Gary Bettenhausen

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

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

|

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

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

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

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

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

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

|

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

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

|

|style="background:white;" align=center| C

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

! 850

15

|{{flagicon|USA}} Johnny Parsons

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

|align=center| DNP

|

|

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

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

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

|

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

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

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

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

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

|style="background:white;" align=center| C

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

! 840

16

|{{flagicon|USA}} Larry Dickson

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

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

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

|

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

|

|

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

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

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

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

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

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

|style="background:white;" align=center| C

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

! 740

17

|{{flagicon|USA}} Lee Kunzman

|

|

|

|

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

|align=center| DNP

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

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

|

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

|

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

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

|

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

! 700

18

|{{flagicon|USA}} Todd Gibson

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

|

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

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

|

|

|

! 600

19

|{{flagicon|USA}} Rick Mears

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

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

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

|

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

|

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

|

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

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

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

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

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

|style="background:white;" align=center| C

|

! 555

20

|{{flagicon|USA}} Spike Gehlhausen

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

|style="background:white;" align=center| C

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

! 550

21

|{{flagicon|USA}} Jim McElreath

|

|

|

|

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

|

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

|

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

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

|

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

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

|

|

! 530

22

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Vern Schuppan

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

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

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

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

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

|

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

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

|

|

|

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

|

|

|

! 475

23

|{{flagicon|USA}} Salt Walther

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

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

|

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

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

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

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

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

|

|align=center| DNP

|

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

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

|style="background:white;" align=center| C

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

! 450

24

|{{flagicon|USA}} Dick Simon

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

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

|

|

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

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

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

|

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

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

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

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

|

|style="background:white;" align=center| C

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

! 360

25

|{{flagicon|USA}} Steve Krisiloff

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

|

|

|

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

|align=center| DNP

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

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

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

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

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

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

|

|

|

! 320

26

|{{flagicon|USA}} James McElreath {{color box|orange|R|border=silver}}

|

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

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

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

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

|

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

|

|

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

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

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

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

|style="background:white;" align=center| C

|

! 240

27

|{{flagicon|USA}} Bill Vukovich II

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

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

|

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

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

|

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

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

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

|

|

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

|

|

|

! 220

28

|{{flagicon|USA}} Joe Saldana {{color box|orange|R|border=silver}}

|

|

|

|

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

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

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

|

|style="background:#DFC484;" align=center| Wth

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

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

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

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

|style="background:white;" align=center| C

|

! 220

29

|{{flagicon|USA}} Jerry Grant

|

|

|

|

|style="background:#DFC484;" align=center| Wth

|

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

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

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

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

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

|

|

|

|

! 200

30

|{{flagicon|CAN}} Ed Crombie

|

|

|

|

|

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

|

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

|

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

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

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

|

|

|

! 165

31

|{{flagicon|USA}} Jerry Sneva

|

|

|

|

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

|align=center| DNP

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

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

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

|

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

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

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

|style="background:white;" align=center| C

|

! 150

32

|{{flagicon|USA}} John Martin

|

|

|

|

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

|

|

|

|

|

|

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

|

|

|

! 150

33

|{{flagicon|USA}} Larry Cannon

|

|

|align=center| DNP

|

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

|

|

|

|

|

|

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

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

|style="background:white;" align=center| C

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

! 125

34

|{{flagicon|USA}} Bill Simpson

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

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

|

|

|style="background:#DFC484;" align=center| Wth

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

! 80

35

|{{flagicon|USA}} Bobby Unser

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

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

|align=center| DNP

|style="background:#DFC484;" align=center| Wth

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

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

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

|

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

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

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

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

|

|

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

! 75

36

|{{flagicon|USA}} Clark Templeman {{color box|orange|R|border=silver}}

|

|

|

|

|

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

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

! 75

37

|{{flagicon|USA}} Al Loquasto

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

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

|align=center| DNP

|style="background:#DFC484;" align=center| Wth

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

|

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

|

|

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

|

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

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

|style="background:white;" align=center| C

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

! 70

38

|{{flagicon|USA}} Gary Irvin {{color box|orange|R|border=silver}}

|

|

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

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

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

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

! 60

39

|{{flagicon|USA}} Bill Puterbaugh

|

|

|

|

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

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

! 50

40

|{{flagicon|USA}} George Snider

|

|

|

|

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

|

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

|

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

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

|

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

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

|style="background:white;" align=center| C

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

! 45

41

|{{flagicon|CAN}} Cliff Hucul {{color box|orange|R|border=silver}}

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

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

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

|

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

|

|

|

|

|

|

|align=center| DNP

|

|

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

! 20

-

|{{flagicon|USA}} Phil Threshie {{color box|orange|R|border=silver}}

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

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

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

|

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

|

|

|

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|CAN}} Eldon Rasmussen

|

|

|

|

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

|

|

|

|

|

|

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

|

|

|

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|USA}} John Mahler

|

|

|

|

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

|

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

|

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

|

|

|

|

|

|

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|USA}} Tom Gloy {{color box|orange|R|border=silver}}

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

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

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|USA}} Lloyd Ruby

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

|

|

|

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

|

|

|

|

|

|

|align=center| DNP

|

|

|

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|USA}} Bubby Jones

|

|

|

|

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

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

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

|style="background:white;" align=center| C

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

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|USA}} Bob Harkey

|

|

|

|

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

|

|

|

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

|

|

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

|

|

|

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|USA}} Chuck Gurney

|

|

|

|

|

|

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

|

|

|

|

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

|

|

|

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|USA}} Sheldon Kinser

|

|

|

|

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

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|AUS}} Alan Jones

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

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|USA}} Larry McCoy

|

|

|

|

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

|

|style="background:#DFC484;" align=center| Wth

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|USA}} Tommy Hunt

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

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

|

|

|

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|USA}} Ed Finley

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|style="background:white;" align=center| C

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

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|USA}} Jerry Karl

|

|

|

|

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

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

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

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|SWE}} Bertil Roos

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

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

|style="background:white;" align=center| C

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

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|USA}} Jim Hurtubise

|

|

|

|

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

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|USA}} Mel Kenyon

|

|

|

|

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

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|BEL}} Teddy Pilette

|

|

|

|

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

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|USA}} Tom Frantz

|

|

|

|

|style="background:#DFC484;" align=center| Wth

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|USA}} Jack Owens

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|style="background:white;" align=center| C

|

! 0

colspan="18" |Ineligible for USAC championship points
-

|{{flagicon|USA}} Janet Guthrie

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

|

|

|

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

|

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

|

|

|

|

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

|

|style="background:white;" align=center| C

|

! 0

-

|{{flagicon|CHE}} Clay Regazzoni {{color box|orange|R|border=silver}}

|

|

|

|

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

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

|

! 0

valign="top"

!valign="middle"| Pos

!valign="middle"| Driver

! ONT1

! PHX1

! TXS1

! TRE1

! INDY

! MIL1

! POC

! MOS

! MIC1

! TXS2

! MIL2

! ONT2

! MIC2

!TRE2

! PHX2

!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

|}

|}

See also

References

{{Reflist}}

  • {{cite web|url=http://www.driverdb.com/standings/980-1977/ |title=USAC National Championship 1977 |author=Åberg, Andreas |publisher=Driver Database |access-date=2009-05-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080325034428/http://www.driverdb.com/standings/980-1977/ |archive-date=2008-03-25 |url-status=live }}
  • {{cite web|url=http://www.oldracingcars.com/indy/ |title=Indy 500 and USAC racing (1971-1978) |author1=Harms, Phil |author2=Ferner, Michael |author3=Measures, Gerry |author4=Brown, Allen |publisher=OldRacingCars.com |access-date=2009-05-04 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120906023507/http://www.oldracingcars.com/indy/ |archive-date=2012-09-06 |url-status=live }}
  • {{cite web|url=http://www.champcarstats.com/year/1977.htm |title=1977 USAC National Championship Trail |publisher=ChampCarStats.com |access-date=2009-05-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080827191427/http://www.champcarstats.com/year/1977.htm |archive-date=2008-08-27 |url-status=live }}
  • {{cite web |url=http://old.motorsport.com/stats/champ/data/1977sum.pdf |title=1977 Championship Driver Summary |last=Harms |first=Phil |work=Motorsport.com |access-date=2011-05-03 |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/5yQ3uPhkG?url=http://www.motorsport.com/stats/champ/data/1977sum.pdf |archive-date=2011-05-04 |url-status=dead }}
  • 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. 217-218)

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