1965 USAC Championship Car season

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 ever road course race for this series. The USAC National Champion was Mario Andretti and the Indianapolis 500 winner was Jim Clark.

1965 USAC Championship Car season
USAC National Championship Trail
Season
Races18
Start dateMarch 28
End dateNovember 21
Awards
National champion Mario Andretti
Indianapolis 500 winner Jim Clark

Schedule and results
Rnd Date Race Name Track Location Type Pole Position Winning Driver
1 March 28 Jimmy Bryan Memorial Phoenix International Raceway Avondale, Arizona Paved A. J. Foyt Don Branson
2 April 25 Trenton 100 Trenton International Speedway Trenton, New Jersey Paved A. J. Foyt Jim McElreath
3 May 31 International 500 Mile Sweepstakes Indianapolis Motor Speedway Speedway, Indiana Paved A. J. Foyt Jim Clark
4 June 6 Rex Mays Classic Milwaukee Mile West Allis, Wisconsin Paved A. J. Foyt Parnelli Jones
5 June 20 Langhorne 100 Langhorne Speedway Langhorne, Pennsylvania Paved Mario Andretti Jim McElreath
6 July 4 Pikes Peak Auto Hill Climb Pikes Peak Highway Pikes Peak, Colorado Hill Al UnserA Al Unser
7 July 18 Trenton 150 Trenton International Speedway Trenton, New Jersey Paved A. J. Foyt A. J. Foyt
8 July 25 Hoosier Grand Prix Indianapolis Raceway Park Clermont, Indiana Road Mario Andretti Mario Andretti
9 August 1 Atlanta Championship 250 Atlanta International Raceway Hampton, Georgia Paved A. J. Foyt Johnny Rutherford
10 August 8 Langhorne 125 Langhorne Speedway Langhorne, Pennsylvania Paved Gordon Johncock Jim McElreath
11 August 14 Milwaukee 150 Milwaukee Mile West Allis, Wisconsin Paved Parnelli Jones Joe Leonard
12 August 21 Tony Bettenhausen Memorial Illinois State Fairgrounds Springfield, Illinois Dirt Jim McElreath A. J. Foyt
13 August 22 Tony Bettenhausen 200 Milwaukee Mile West Allis, Wisconsin Paved A. J. Foyt Gordon Johncock
14 September 6 Ted Horn Memorial DuQuoin State Fairgrounds Du Quoin, Illinois Dirt A. J. Foyt Don Branson
15 September 18 Hoosier Hundred Indiana State Fairgrounds Indianapolis, Indiana Dirt A. J. Foyt A. J. Foyt
16 September 26 Trenton 200 Trenton International Speedway Trenton, New Jersey Paved A. J. Foyt A. J. Foyt
17 October 24 Golden State 100 California State Fairgrounds Sacramento, California Dirt Don Branson Don Branson
18 November 21 Bobby Ball Memorial Phoenix International Raceway Avondale, Arizona Paved Mario Andretti 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

Note: Bobby Johns is not eligible for points.

Pos Driver PHX1
 TRE1
 INDY
 MIL1
 LAN1
 PIP
 TRE2
 IRP
 ATL
 LAN2
 MIL2
 SPR
 MIL3
 DQSF
 ISF
 TRE3
 SAC
 PHX2
 Pts
1 Mario Andretti 6 2 3 4 2 DNQ 1 2 4 2 3 16 15 2 13 3 2 3110
2 A. J. Foyt 19 17 15 16 17 1 4 19 2 19 1 2 3 1 1 2 1 2500
3 Jim McElreath 2 1 20 3 1 11 5 10 1 14 5 6 2 DNQ 3 8 23 2035
4 Don Branson 1 13 8 20 15 4 6 8 6 6 6 25 1 13 15 1 5 1875
5 Gordon Johncock 17 8 5 7 10 23 8 6 3 15 11 1 10 DNQ 14 21 1540
6 Joe Leonard 29 2 19 5 10 Wth 1 5 2 4 1415
7 Bobby Unser 16 10 19 17 14 2 14 2 22 5 4 10 18 17 4 6 4 3 1402
8 Roger McCluskey 21 30 6 13 17 3 9 DNQ 5 4 DNS 4 9 26 1060
9 Jud Larson 12 5 DNQ DNQ 6 19 16 12 7 8 9 4 3 8 5 8 1028
10 Parnelli Jones DNQ 2 1 17 DNQ 1000
11 Jim Clark 1 1000
12 Johnny Rutherford 15 11 31 15 DNQ DNS 11 1 8 13 4 24 5 6 16 6 22 993
13 Lloyd Ruby 5 DNQ 11 19 3 18 7 23 9 3 10 26 DNQ 850
14 Jim Hurtubise 4 19 33 DNQ 21 2 18 4 21 16 DNQ 21 7 16 25 16 743
15 Al Miller 4 DNQ Wth 20 10 12 15 Wth DNQ 18 655
16 Billy Foster 24 7 17 DNQ 5 20 DNP 3 17 20 26 12 24 DNQ 13 520
17 Bobby Grim 15 DNQ 8 11 3 28 24 8 7 500
18 Mickey Rupp 6 5 18 500
19 Al Unser DNQ 9 13 12 1 22 12 26 16 11 DNQ 7 DNQ DNQ 20 11 17 495
20 Bud Tingelstad 13 4 16 18 4 15 14 19 21 7 13 16 14 16 6 460
21 George Snider 23 21 DNQ 16 9 9 25 7 2 14 8 10 15 DNQ 453
22 Ronnie Duman 3 6 22 9 6 16 14 12 14 23 15 14 Wth DNS 19 DNQ 447
23 Carl Williams  RY  DNQ 12 DNQ DNQ 9 7 13 8 7 17 13 7 370
24 Chuck Rodee 22 28 5 12 10 DNQ DNQ 325
25 Bob Harkey 20 9 DNQ DNQ 8 8 15 11 DNQ 9 DNQ 10 11 325
26 Dan Gurney 26 3 12 230
27 Tommy Copp DNQ 7 8 DNQ 25 225
28 Red Riegel DNQ DNQ 11 14 6 5 DNQ 205
29 Art Pollard  R  22 5 DNQ 19 200
30 Arnie Knepper 7 16 18 14 22 DNQ 16 21 DNQ 16 11 13 15 7 190
31 Gary Congdon  R  10 22 10 9 11 11 DNQ 18 DNQ 163
32 Sam Sessions  R  DNS DNQ 13 9 DNQ DNQ 11 10 150
33 Eddie Johnson 10 150
34 Bob Wente 14 3 DNQ DNQ 140
35 Len Sutton 12 21 7 DNQ 110
36 Wally Dallenbach Sr.  R  13 DNQ 9 80
37 Bill Vukovich II  R  9 80
38 Bob Hurt 8 DNQ DNQ DNQ Wth 29 DNQ DNQ 75
39 Norm Hall 10 DNQ 10 DNQ 19 21 75
40 Charles Louderman 3 70
41 Wes Vandervoort  R  4 60
42 Dee Jones 9 24 DNQ DNQ DNQ 60
43 Paul Kleinschmidt 5 50
44 Bob Mathouser 21 DNQ 11 DNQ 12 13 27 18 DNQ 17 12 22 18 45
45 Jack Hahn 6 40
46 Bay Darnell  R  9 DNQ 40
47 Roy Walker  R  7 30
48 Rodger Ward 11 20 DNQ 22 DNQ DNQ 24 22 23 23 15 30
49 Dick Atkins  R  12 12 30
50 Orville Nance  R  8 25
51 Slim Roberts 9 20
52 Greg Weld  R  DNQ DNQ 17 12 DNQ 20 20
53 Grier Manning  R  10 15
54 Malcolm Brazier 11 10
55 Bill Cheesbourg 32 12 DNQ 17 DNQ 10
56 Louis Unser 12 5
- Bobby Johns  R  7 0
- Dave Paul  R  DNQ DNQ 13 20 15 DNQ DNQ 0
- Johnny Boyd 13 0
- Vern Root  R  13 0
- Art Malone 14 DNQ 21 23 15 22 DNQ 20 0
- Larry Dickson  R  14 24 0
- Dempsey Wilson DNQ DNQ 14 0
- Walt Hansgen 14 0
- Thurel Novotny  R  14 0
- Bob Daly  R  15 0
- Bob McLees  R  16 0
- Ralph Liguori 18 18 DNQ 20 24 20 17 DNQ 0
- Mike McGreevy  R  DNQ 17 DNQ DNQ 0
- Bob Tattersall  R  17 DNQ 0
- Rick Vermillion  R  17 0
- Bruce Jacobi DNQ 18 DNQ 18 0
- Mel Kenyon DNQ DNQ 18 0
- Bob Werner  R  18 0
- George Morris  R  18 0
- Clark Yowell  R  19 0
- Bob Pratt  R  19 0
- Hank Davis  R  20 0
- Dan Morgan 21 0
- Skip Hedrick  R  21 0
- Ted Foltz 22 0
- Masten Gregory  R  23 0
- Clyde McFarlin  R  23 0
- Bob Veith 24 0
- Walter Miller  R  24 0
- Chuck Stevenson 25 DNQ DNQ 0
- Danny Collins 25 0
- Jerry Grant  R  27 DNQ 0
- Chuck Arnold DNQ DNS 0
- Bill Eldridge DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 0
- Gig Stephens DNQ DNQ DNQ 0
- Bob King DNQ DNQ 0
- Chuck Booth DNQ DNQ 0
- Bob Huebner Wth DNQ 0
- Bob Christie DNQ 0
- Paul Goldsmith DNQ 0
- Skip Hudson DNQ 0
- Ebb Rose DNQ 0
- Paul Russo DNQ 0
- Bill Sullivan DNQ 0
- Chuck Hulse DNQ 0
- Ray Furnal DNP 0
- Sherman Cleveland DNP 0
Pos Driver PHX1
 TRE1
 INDY
 MIL1
 LAN1
 PIP
 TRE2
 IRP
 ATL
 LAN2
 MIL2
 SPR
 MIL3
 DQSF
 ISF
 TRE3
 SAC
 PHX2
 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)
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 1965". Driver Database. Archived from the original on 2010-12-31. Retrieved 2010-12-31.
  • "1965 USAC National Championship Trail". ChampCarStats.com. Archived from the original on 2010-12-31. Retrieved 2010-12-31.
  • http://media.indycar.com/pdf/2011/IICS_2011_Historical_Record_Book_INT6.pdf (p. 260-265)

See also
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