1967 USAC Championship Car season

The 1967 USAC Championship Car season consisted of 21 races, beginning in Avondale, Arizona on April 9 and concluding in Riverside, California on November 26. This season saw three new road courses added to the schedule in addition to the Hoosier Grand Prix at IRP: Mosport in Canada; Circuit Mont-Tremblant also in Canada; and the season finale at Riverside International Raceway in southern California in the United States. The USAC National Champion and Indianapolis 500 winner was A. J. Foyt.

1967 USAC Championship Car season
USAC National Championship Trail
Season
Races21
Start dateApril 9
End dateNovember 26
Awards
National champion A. J. Foyt
Indianapolis 500 winner A. J. Foyt

Schedule and results
Rnd Date Race Name Track Location Type Pole Position Winning Driver
1 April 9 Jimmy Bryan Memorial Phoenix International Raceway Avondale, Arizona Paved Lloyd Ruby Lloyd Ruby
2 April 23 Trenton 150 Trenton International Speedway Trenton, New Jersey Paved Mario Andretti Mario Andretti
3 May 30
May 31		 International 500 Mile SweepstakesA Indianapolis Motor Speedway Speedway, Indiana Paved Mario Andretti A. J. Foyt
4 June 4 Rex Mays Classic Milwaukee Mile West Allis, Wisconsin Paved Gordon Johncock Gordon Johncock
5 June 18 Langhorne 150 Langhorne Speedway Langhorne, Pennsylvania Paved Al Unser Lloyd Ruby
6 June 25 Pikes Peak Auto Hill Climb Pikes Peak Highway Pikes Peak, Colorado Hill Bobby UnserB Wes Vandervoort
7 July 1 Telegraph Trophy 200C Mosport Park Bowmanville, Ontario Road Bobby Unser Bobby Unser
8 Bobby Unser Bobby Unser
9 July 23 Indianapolis 150 Indianapolis Raceway Park Clermont, Indiana Road Lloyd Ruby Mario Andretti
10 July 30 Langhorne 150 Langhorne Speedway Langhorne, Pennsylvania Paved Gordon Johncock Mario Andretti
11 August 6 Labatt IndyD Circuit Mont-Tremblant Saint-Jovite, Quebec Road Bobby Unser Mario Andretti
12 Mario Andretti Mario Andretti
13 August 19 Tony Bettenhausen Memorial Illinois State Fairgrounds Springfield, Illinois Dirt Larry Dickson A. J. Foyt
14 August 20 Tony Bettenhausen 200 Milwaukee Mile West Allis, Wisconsin Paved Roger McCluskey Mario Andretti
15 September 4 Ted Horn Memorial DuQuoin State Fairgrounds Du Quoin, Illinois Dirt Bobby Unser A. J. Foyt
16 September 9 Hoosier Hundred Indiana State Fairgrounds Indianapolis, Indiana Dirt Bruce Walkup Mario Andretti
17 September 24 Trenton 200 Trenton International Speedway Trenton, New Jersey Paved Mario Andretti A. J. Foyt
18 October 1 Golden State 100 California State Fairgrounds Sacramento, California Dirt Bruce Walkup A. J. Foyt
19 October 22 Hanford 200 Hanford Motor Speedway Hanford, California Paved Art Pollard Gordon Johncock
20 November 19 Bobby Ball 150 Phoenix International Raceway Avondale, Arizona Paved Bobby Unser Mario Andretti
21 November 26 Rex Mays 300 Riverside International Raceway Riverside, California Road Dan Gurney Dan Gurney
  Paved/Dirt Oval
  Road Course/Hill Climb
^A Race was red flagged on May 30th lap 19 due to rain. The race was run to completion the next day (May 31st).
^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.
^C Run in two heats of 98 miles (158 kilometers) each.
^D Run in two heats of 100 miles (161 kilometers) each.

Final points standings

Note: Ronnie Bucknum, George Follmer, Dan Gurney, Jimmy Clark, Lothar Motschenbacher, Jochen Rindt, Denis Hulme, Jackie Stewart, Graham Hill, John Surtees, Cale Yarborough, LeeRoy Yarbrough, Peter Revson and Jerry Titus are not eligible for points.

Pos Driver PHX1
 TRE1
 INDY
 MIL1
 LAN1
 PIP
 MOS
 IRP
 LAN2
 MTR
 SPR
 MIL2
 DQSF
 ISF
 TRE2
 SAC
 HAN
 PHX2
 RIV
 Pts
1 A. J. Foyt 5 15 1 21 5 7 7 7 17 2 2 1 8 1 2 1 1 4 17 17 3440
2 Mario Andretti DNS 1 30 DNQ 3 14 21 11 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 25 2 24 1 3 3360
3 Bobby Unser 19 3 9 6 6 5 1 1 3 3 22 13 8 26 6 18 3 18 2 3 2 3020
4 Gordon Johncock 3 20 12 1 4 3 3 6 2 7 4 4 2 1 4 26 2700
5 Al Unser 23 12 2 19 2 DNQ 6 5 2 22 5 5 11 2 9 3 11 14 25 2 12 2505
6 Lloyd Ruby 1 21 33 2 1 4 4 16 DNQ 4 3 13 DNQ 26 3 5 4 2090
7 Jim McElreath 15 4 5 4 11 Wth 4 5 12 16 12 6 15 5 4 DNS 12 20 DNS 1750
8 Roger McCluskey 2 2 19 3 17 2 2 19 21 24 13 3 3 8 14 DNQ 21 21 5 1620
9 Joe Leonard 4 14 3 8 7 10 8 DNQ 6 6 5 17 7 24 16 1575
10 Bud Tingelstad 18 14 17 8 13 13 10 9 21 3 9 7 DNQ 5 8 6 7 27 965
11 Art Pollard 7 8 8 20 14 9 21 DNQ 5 14 30 655
12 Arnie Knepper 8 7 22 DNQ 19 5 6 5 24 DNQ 8 DNQ 595
13 Carl Williams 10 DNQ 16 15 15 8 11 14 17 9 23 8 7 10 4 18 23 585
14 Mel Kenyon 10 5 16 10 DNQ 7 24 10 9 21 500
15 Bill Vukovich II 23 23 11 6 16 5 4 13 17 26 DNQ 7 470
16 Chuck Hulse 7 9 9 9 DNP 29 460
17 Larry Dickson 20 16 15 9 21 19 16 21 8 9 18 10 11 4 14 16 7 425
18 Ronnie Duman 19 23 11 18 Wth DNQ 18 14 DNQ 10 11 9 13 8 6 13 420
19 Wally Dallenbach Sr. 18 DNQ 29 5 12 12 12 15 4 8 15 17 21 DNQ DNQ 19 DNQ 17 15 25 410
20 Parnelli Jones 6 400
21 Johnny Rutherford DNQ 25 12 10 14 14 13 20 15 16 25 11 16 DNQ 5 23 22 8 315
22 Bob Hurt 24 DNQ 22 20 22 22 19 10 9 22 6 20 10 24 290
23 Jim Hurtubise DNQ 16 15 8 9 11 13 17 7 5 19 DNQ 18 280
24 Bob Harkey 11 DNQ 7 22 18 17 7 DNQ DNQ 12 DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 230
25 Norm Brown 16 DNQ DNQ 15 9 24 DNQ 4 10 17 13 16 220
26 Wes Vandervoort 1 200
27 Jim Malloy  RY  DNQ DNQ 12 6 19 24 22 16 16 11 195
28 Bruce Walkup  R  DNQ DNQ 12 6 6 DNQ 13 170
29 Ted Foltz 2 160
30 George Snider 21 26 18 DNQ DNQ 18 DNQ 16 17 DNQ 3 22 140
31 Dan Morgan 3 140
32 Orville Nance 4 120
33 Greg Weld 6 13 DNQ DNQ 120
34 Gig Stephens 6 DNQ DNQ DNQ 23 120
35 Mike Mosley  R  DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 7 13 120
36 Ralph Liguori DNQ 9 DNQ DNQ 16 19 DNQ DNQ DNQ 18 DNS 10 10 120
37 Rick Muther  R  11 10 20 DNQ 11 10 DNQ 12 23 120
38 Sam Sessions DNQ 16 8 100
39 Bob Veith 11 100
40 Paul Kleinschmidt 6 80
41 Jerry Grant 12 20 13 DNQ 17 20 18 12 18 8 18 14 80
42 Bob Wente DNQ 7 DNQ DNQ 60
43 Don Wilcox  R  7 DNQ 60
44 Gary Bettenhausen DNQ 11 11 19 DNQ 60
45 Ralph Bruning  R  8 50
46 Gary Congdon 22 DNQ DNQ DNQ 20 14 10 16 19 DNQ 14 DNQ DNQ 45
47 Bob Tattersall 10 45
48 Grier Manning 9 40
49 Al Miller 17 DNQ 28 13 23 DNQ 13 14 17 DNQ 18 15 11 19 40
50 Bob Daly 10 30
51 George Benson  R  11 DNQ 30
52 Charles Louderman 11 20
53 Mickey Shaw DNQ DNQ 14 12 20
54 Rollie Beale  R  DNQ 15 DNQ 12 10
55 Jerry Daniels DNQ DNQ DNQ 12 10
56 Bob Herring  R  12 10
- Dan Gurney 21 1 0
- Ronnie Bucknum  R  DNQ DNS 18 9 DNQ 3 12 9 0
- Denny Hulme  R  4 0
- George Follmer  R  17 DNQ 21 6 0
- Lothar Motschenbacher  R  9 DNQ DNP 28 0
- Jerry Titus  R  10 0
- Cale Yarborough 12 0
- Bobby Grim 13 23 DNQ DNQ 15 20 14 0
- Bill Puterbaugh  R  DNQ 13 15 15 0
- Peter Revson 13 DNQ DNP 0
- Larry Overholser  R  13 0
- Bruce Jacobi 14 DNQ DNQ 14 14 20 20 0
- Al Smith DNQ 24 DNQ 15 19 0
- Chuck Arnold DNQ 15 DNS 0
- Malcolm Brazier 15 0
- Chuck Parsons  R  15 0
- Don Anderson 16 0
- Lucien Bianchi  R  DNQ 17 DNQ 0
- Butch Hardman 17 0
- Jackie Stewart 18 DNS 0
- Al Farmer 18 0
- Rick Vermillion 19 0
- Gene Pacheco  R  20 0
- John Surtees  R  20 0
- Jim Clark 31 22 0
- Jochen Rindt  R  24 0
- LeeRoy Yarbrough  R  27 0
- Graham Hill 32 0
- Jigger Sirois DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNS 0
- Al Loquasto DNS DNQ DNQ DNQ 0
- Dempsey Wilson DNQ DNQ DNQ DNS 0
- Bay Darnell DNS 0
- Don Thomas DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 0
- Don Meacham DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 0
- Sonny Ates DNQ DNQ DNQ 0
- Norm Hall DNQ DNQ 0
- Johnny Boyd DNQ DNQ 0
- Bill Cheesbourg DNQ DNQ 0
- Aldo Andretti DNQ DNQ 0
- Ray Duckworth DNQ DNQ 0
- Dale Breedlove DNQ DNQ 0
- Chuck Booth DNQ DNQ 0
- Frank Secrist DNQ DNQ 0
- John McIntyre DNQ DNQ 0
- Masten Gregory DNQ DNP 0
- Skip Hedrick DNQ 0
- Chris Amon DNQ 0
- Bob Bondurant DNQ 0
- Bob Christie DNQ 0
- Richie Ginther DNQ 0
- Bobby Johns DNQ 0
- Pedro Rodríguez DNQ 0
- Vern Root DNQ 0
- Ebb Rose DNQ 0
- Les Scott DNQ 0
- Chuck Stevenson DNQ 0
- Johnny Coy DNQ 0
- Dave Paul DNQ 0
- Jerry Colton DNQ 0
- Butch Earley DNQ 0
- Gilbert Ligon DNQ 0
- P. McCormick DNQ 0
- Walter Miller DNQ 0
- Ralph Murdock DNQ 0
- Wib Spalding DNQ 0
- Tommy Copp DNQ 0
- Bobby Hogle DNQ 0
- Dusty Smith DNQ 0
- Lorenzo Bandini DNP 0
- Sam McQuagg DNP 0
Pos Driver PHX1
 TRE1
 INDY
 MIL1
 LAN1
 PIP
 MOS1
 MOS2
 IRP
 LAN2
 MTR1
 MTR2
 SPR
 MIL2
 DQSF
 ISF
 TRE2
 SAC
 HAN
 PHX2
 RIV
 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 1967". Driver Database. Archived from the original on 2010-12-31. Retrieved 2010-12-31.
  • "1967 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. 250-255)

See also
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