1963 USAC Championship Car season


The 1963 USAC Championship Car season consisted of 12 races, beginning in Trenton, New Jersey on April 21 and concluding in Phoenix, Arizona on November 17. There was also one non-championship event at Pikes Peak, Colorado. The USAC National Champion was A. J. Foyt, and the Indianapolis 500 winner was Parnelli Jones. Jim Clark's win at Milwaukee in August marked the first win for a rear-engined car in Champ Car competition.

Schedule and results

RndDateRace NameTrackLocationTypePole PositionWinning Driver
1April 21 Trenton 100Trenton International SpeedwayTrenton, New JerseyPaved Lloyd Ruby A. J. Foyt
2May 30 International 500 Mile SweepstakesIndianapolis Motor SpeedwaySpeedway, IndianaPaved Parnelli Jones Parnelli Jones
3June 9 Rex Mays ClassicMilwaukee MileWest Allis, WisconsinPaved Johnny Boyd Rodger Ward
4June 23 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 28 Trenton 150Trenton International SpeedwayTrenton, New JerseyPaved A. J. Foyt A. J. Foyt
6August 17 Tony Bettenhausen MemorialIllinois State FairgroundsSpringfield, IllinoisDirt A. J. Foyt Rodger Ward
7August 18 Tony Bettenhausen 200Milwaukee MileWest Allis, WisconsinPaved Jim Clark Jim Clark
8September 2 Ted Horn MemorialDuQuoin State FairgroundsDu Quoin, IllinoisDirt Rodger Ward A. J. Foyt
9September 14 Hoosier HundredIndiana State FairgroundsIndianapolis, IndianaDirt Rodger Ward Rodger Ward
10September 22 Trenton 200Trenton International SpeedwayTrenton, New JerseyPaved Jim Clark A. J. Foyt
11October 27 Golden State 100California State FairgroundsSacramento, CaliforniaDirt Rodger Ward Rodger Ward
12November 17 Bobby Ball MemorialArizona State FairgroundsPhoenix, ArizonaDirt Johnny Rutherford Rodger Ward

Final points standings


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