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1962 USAC Championship Car season
The
1962
USAC Championship Car
season
consisted of 13 races, beginning in
Trenton, New Jersey
on
April 8
and concluding in
Phoenix, Arizona
on
November 18
. There was also one non-championship event at
Pikes Peak, Colorado
. The
USAC
National Champion
and
Indianapolis 500 winner
was
Rodger Ward
.
Hugh Randall
was killed in the
Langhorne
100 at
Langhorne Speedway
; he was 29 years old.
Schedule and results
Rnd
Date
Race Name
Track
Location
Type
Pole Position
Winning Driver
1
April 8
Trenton
100
Trenton
International Speedway
Trenton,
New Jersey
Paved
Don Davis
A. J. Foyt
2
May 30
International 500
Mile Sweepstakes
Indianapolis
Motor
Speedway
Speedway,
Indiana
Paved
Parnelli Jones
Rodger Ward
3
June 10
Rex Mays
Classic
Milwaukee Mile
West Allis
,
Wisconsin
Paved
A. J. Foyt
A. J. Foyt
4
July 1
Langhorne 100
Langhorne Speedway
Langhorne,
Pennsylvania
Dirt
Jim Hurtubise
A. J. Foyt
NC
July 4
Pikes Peak
Auto
Hill Climb
Pikes Peak Highway
Pikes Peak,
Colorado
Hill
Bobby Unser
Bobby Unser
5
July 22
Trenton 150
Trenton International Speedway
Trenton, New Jersey
Paved
A. J. Foyt
Rodger Ward
6
August
19
Tony Bettenhausen
Memorial
Illinois State
Fairgrounds
Springfield
,
Illinois
Dirt
Roger
McCluskey
Jim Hurtubise
7
August 20
Tony Bettenhausen 200
Milwaukee Mile
West
Allis, Wisconsin
Paved
Bobby Marshman
Rodger Ward
8
August 26
Langhorne 100
Langhorne Speedway
Langhorne, Pennsylvania
Dirt
A. J. Foyt
Don Branson
9
September 8
Syracuse
100
New York State
Fairgrounds
Syracuse,
New York
Dirt
Parnelli Jones
Rodger Ward
10
September 15
Hoosier Hundred
Indiana State
Fairgrounds
Indianapolis, Indiana
Dirt
Parnelli Jones
Parnelli Jones
11
September 23
Trenton 200
Trenton International Speedway
Trenton, New Jersey
Paved
A. J. Foyt
Don Branson
12
October 28
Golden State
100
California State
Fairgrounds
Sacramento
,
California
Dirt
A. J. Foyt
A. J. Foyt
13
November 18
Bobby Ball
Memorial
Arizona State
Fairgrounds
Phoenix
,
Arizona
Dirt
Parnelli Jones
Bobby Marshman
Final points standings