1957 USAC Championship Car season


The 1957 USAC Championship Car season consisted of 13 races, beginning in Speedway, Indiana on May 30 and concluding in Phoenix, Arizona on November 11. There were also five non-championship events. The USAC National Champion was Jimmy Bryan and the Indianapolis 500 winner was Sam Hanks. Keith Andrews was killed in crash while practicing for the Indianapolis 500; he was 36 years old.

Schedule and results

RndDateRace NameTrackLocationTypePole PositionWinning Driver
1May 30 International 500 Mile SweepstakesIndianapolis Motor SpeedwaySpeedway, IndianaPaved Pat O'Connor Sam Hanks
2June 2 Langhorne 100Langhorne SpeedwayLanghorne, PennsylvaniaDirt Johnny Thomson Johnny Thomson
3June 9 Rex Mays ClassicMilwaukee MileWest Allis, WisconsinPaved Jimmy Bryan Rodger Ward
4June 23 Detroit 100Michigan State Fairgrounds SpeedwayDetroit, MichiganDirt George Amick Jimmy Bryan
NCJune 29 500 Miglia di MonzaAutodromo Nazionale di MonzaMonza, ItalyPavedHeat 1: Tony BettenhausenHeat 1: Jimmy Bryan
NCJune 29 500 Miglia di MonzaAutodromo Nazionale di MonzaMonza, ItalyPavedHeat 2: Jimmy BryanHeat 2: Jimmy Bryan
NCJune 29 500 Miglia di MonzaAutodromo Nazionale di MonzaMonza, ItalyPavedHeat 3: Jimmy BryanHeat 3: Troy Ruttman
5July 4 Atlanta 100Lakewood SpeedwayAtlanta, GeorgiaDirt Jimmy Bryan George Amick
NCJuly 4 Pikes Peak Auto Hill ClimbPikes Peak HighwayPikes Peak, ColoradoHill Bill McConnell Bob Finney
NCJuly 20 Indianapolis SweepstakesWilliams Grove SpeedwayMechanicsburg, PennsylvaniaDirt Jud Larson Jud Larson
6August 17 Springfield 100Illinois State FairgroundsSpringfield, IllinoisDirt George Amick Rodger Ward
7August 25 Milwaukee 200Milwaukee MileWest Allis, WisconsinPaved Andy Linden Jim Rathmann
8September 2 Ted Horn MemorialDuQuoin State FairgroundsDu Quoin, IllinoisDirt Jud Larson Jud Larson
9September 7 Syracuse 100New York State FairgroundsSyracuse, New YorkDirt Elmer George Elmer George
10September 14 Hoosier HundredIndiana State FairgroundsIndianapolis, IndianaDirt Jud Larson Jud Larson
11September 29 Trenton 100Trenton International SpeedwayTrenton, New JerseyPaved Johnny Thomson Pat O'Connor
12October 20 Golden State 100California State FairgroundsSacramento, CaliforniaDirt Rodger Ward Rodger Ward
13November 11 Bobby Ball MemorialArizona State FairgroundsPhoenix, ArizonaDirt Rodger Ward Jimmy Bryan

Final points standings


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