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

RndDateRace NameTrackLocationTypePole PositionWinning Driver
1April 8 Trenton 100Trenton International SpeedwayTrenton, New JerseyPaved Don Davis A. J. Foyt
2May 30 International 500 Mile SweepstakesIndianapolis Motor SpeedwaySpeedway, IndianaPaved Parnelli Jones Rodger Ward
3June 10 Rex Mays ClassicMilwaukee MileWest Allis, WisconsinPaved A. J. Foyt A. J. Foyt
4July 1 Langhorne 100Langhorne SpeedwayLanghorne, PennsylvaniaDirt Jim Hurtubise A. J. Foyt
NCJuly 4 Pikes Peak Auto Hill ClimbPikes Peak HighwayPikes Peak, ColoradoHill Bobby Unser Bobby Unser
5July 22 Trenton 150Trenton International SpeedwayTrenton, New JerseyPaved A. J. Foyt Rodger Ward
6August 19 Tony Bettenhausen MemorialIllinois State FairgroundsSpringfield, IllinoisDirt Roger McCluskey Jim Hurtubise
7August 20 Tony Bettenhausen 200Milwaukee MileWest Allis, WisconsinPaved Bobby Marshman Rodger Ward
8August 26 Langhorne 100Langhorne SpeedwayLanghorne, PennsylvaniaDirt A. J. Foyt Don Branson
9September 8 Syracuse 100New York State FairgroundsSyracuse, New YorkDirt Parnelli Jones Rodger Ward
10September 15 Hoosier HundredIndiana State FairgroundsIndianapolis, IndianaDirt Parnelli Jones Parnelli Jones
11September 23 Trenton 200Trenton International SpeedwayTrenton, New JerseyPaved A. J. Foyt Don Branson
12October 28 Golden State 100California State FairgroundsSacramento, CaliforniaDirt A. J. Foyt A. J. Foyt
13November 18 Bobby Ball MemorialArizona State FairgroundsPhoenix, ArizonaDirt Parnelli Jones Bobby Marshman

Final points standings


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