1976 USAC Championship Car season


The 1976 USAC Championship Car season consisted of 13 races, beginning in Avondale, Arizona on March 14 and concluding at the same location on November 7. The USAC National Champion was Gordon Johncock and the Indianapolis 500 winner was Johnny Rutherford.

Schedule and results

All races running on Oval/Speedway.
RndDateRace NameTrackLocationPole PositionWinning Driver
1March 14Jimmy Bryan 150Phoenix International RacewayAvondale, Arizona Al Unser Bobby Unser
2May 2Trenton 200Trenton International SpeedwayTrenton, New Jersey A. J. Foyt Johnny Rutherford
3May 30International 500 Mile SweepstakesIndianapolis Motor SpeedwaySpeedway, Indiana Johnny Rutherford Johnny Rutherford
4June 13Rex Mays ClassicWisconsin State Fair Park SpeedwayWest Allis, Wisconsin Gordon Johncock Mike Mosley
5June 27Schaefer 500Pocono International RacewayLong Pond, Pennsylvania Johnny Parsons Al Unser
6July 18Norton Twin 200sMichigan International SpeedwayBrooklyn, Michigan A. J. Foyt Gordon Johncock
7August 1Texas 150Texas World SpeedwayCollege Station, Texas A. J. Foyt A. J. Foyt
8August 15Trenton 200Trenton International SpeedwayTrenton, New Jersey A. J. Foyt Gordon Johncock
9August 22Tony Bettenhausen 200Wisconsin State Fair Park SpeedwayWest Allis, Wisconsin Johnny Rutherford Al Unser
10September 5California 500Ontario Motor SpeedwayOntario, California A. J. Foyt Bobby Unser
11September 18Michigan 150Michigan International SpeedwayBrooklyn, Michigan A. J. Foyt A. J. Foyt
12October 31Benihana World Series of Auto RacingTexas World SpeedwayCollege Station, Texas A. J. Foyt Johnny Rutherford
13November 7Bobby Ball 150Phoenix International RacewayAvondale, Arizona Bobby Unser Al Unser

Final points standings

Note: David Hobbs, Danny Ongais and Vern Schuppan are not eligible for points.

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