1969 USAC Championship Car season
The 1969 USAC Championship Car season consisted of 24 races, beginning in Avondale, Arizona on March 30 and concluding in Riverside, California on December 7. The USAC National Champion and Indianapolis 500 winner was Mario Andretti.
Schedule and results
In the IZOD IndyCar Series 2011 Historical Record Book the winner of the Rex Mays Classic was declared to be only Art Pollard, because Greg Weld vacated the car on lap 2 of 150.Rnd | Date | Race Name | Track | Location | Type | Pole Position | Winning Driver |
1 | March 30 | Jimmy Bryan 150 | Phoenix International Raceway | Avondale, Arizona | Paved | Al Unser | George Follmer |
2 | April 13 | California 200 | Hanford Motor Speedway | Hanford, California | Paved | Mario Andretti | Mario Andretti |
3 | May 30 | International 500 Mile Sweepstakes | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | Speedway, Indiana | Paved | A. J. Foyt | Mario Andretti |
4 | June 8 | Rex Mays Classic | Milwaukee Mile | West Allis, Wisconsin | Paved | Mario Andretti | Art Pollard |
5 | June 15 | Langhorne 150 | Langhorne Speedway | Langhorne, Pennsylvania | Paved | Mario Andretti | Bobby Unser |
6 | June 29 | Pikes Peak Auto Hill Climb | Pikes Peak Highway | Pikes Peak, Colorado | Hill | Orville Nance | Mario Andretti |
7 | July 6 | Rocky Mountain 150 | Continental Divide Raceways | Mead, Colorado | Road | Dan Gurney | Gordon Johncock |
8 | July 12 | Nazareth 100 | Nazareth Speedway | Nazareth, Pennsylvania | Dirt | Bill Vukovich II | Mario Andretti |
9 | July 19 | Trenton 200 | Trenton International Speedway | Trenton, New Jersey | Paved | Mario Andretti | Mario Andretti |
10 | July 27 | Indy 200 | Indianapolis Raceway Park | Clermont, Indiana | Road | Dan Gurney | Dan Gurney |
11 | July 27 | Indy 200 | Indianapolis Raceway Park | Clermont, Indiana | Road | Dan Gurney | Peter Revson |
12 | August 17 | Tony Bettenhausen 200 | Milwaukee Mile | West Allis, Wisconsin | Paved | Al Unser | Al Unser |
13 | August 18 | Tony Bettenhausen 100 | Illinois State Fairgrounds | Springfield, Illinois | Dirt | Greg Weld | Mario Andretti |
14 | August 24 | Delaware 200 | Dover Downs International Speedway | Dover, Delaware | Paved | Bobby Unser | Art Pollard |
15 | September 1 | Ted Horn Memorial | DuQuoin State Fairgrounds | Du Quoin, Illinois | Dirt | Greg Weld | Al Unser |
16 | September 6 | Hoosier Hundred | Indiana State Fairgrounds | Indianapolis, Indiana | Dirt | Greg Weld | A. J. Foyt |
17 | September 14 | Brainerd 200 | Donnybrooke Speedway | Brainerd, Minnesota | Road | Al Unser | Gordon Johncock |
18 | September 14 | Brainerd 200 | Donnybrooke Speedway | Brainerd, Minnesota | Road | Gordon Johncock | Dan Gurney |
19 | September 21 | Trenton 300 | Trenton International Speedway | Trenton, New Jersey | Paved | Bobby Unser | Mario Andretti |
20 | September 28 | Golden State 100 | California State Fairgrounds | Sacramento, California | Dirt | Greg Weld | Al Unser |
21 | October 19 | Dan Gurney 200 | Pacific Raceways | Kent, Washington | Road | Dan Gurney | Mario Andretti |
22 | October 19 | Dan Gurney 200 | Pacific Raceways | Kent, Washington | Road | Mario Andretti | Al Unser |
23 | November 21 | Bobby Ball 150 | Phoenix International Raceway | Avondale, Arizona | Paved | Al Unser | Al Unser |
24 | December 7 | Rex Mays 300 | Riverside International Raceway | Riverside, California | Road | Dan Gurney | Mario Andretti |
Final points standings
Note1: Sam Posey, Mark Donohue, Swede Savage, Peter Revson, John Cannon, Jerry Hansen, David Hobbs, Jack Brabham, Denis Hulme and LeeRoy Yarbrough are not eligible for points.Note2: Art Pollard qualified fifth for Milwaukee event and was eliminated in a 10-car accident at the start of the race. His original car was scored in 15th. Pollard then took over the car of Greg Weld and went on to win the race. Weld gets credit for a start but has no finishing position.