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1961 American Championship Car season
Series  : USAC Championship Car
Champion : 25px USA A. J. Foyt
Previous: 1960 Next: 1962

The 1961 USAC Championship Car season consisted of 12 races, beginning in Trenton, New Jersey on April 9 and concluding in Phoenix, Arizona on November 19. There was also one non-championship event at Pikes Peak, Colorado. The USAC National Champion and Indianapolis 500 winner was A. J. Foyt.

Schedule and results[]


Rnd Date Race Name Track Location Type Pole Position Winning Driver
1 April 9 25px USA Trenton 100 Trenton International Speedway Trenton, New Jersey Paved 25px USA Tony Bettenhausen 25px USA Eddie Sachs
2 May 30 25px USA International 500 Mile Sweepstakes Indianapolis Motor Speedway Speedway, Indiana Paved 25px USA Eddie Sachs 25px USA A. J. Foyt
3 June 4 25px USA Rex Mays Classic Milwaukee Mile West Allis, Wisconsin Paved 25px USA Dick Rathmann 25px USA Rodger Ward
4 June 18 25px USA Langhorne 100 Langhorne Speedway Langhorne, Pennsylvania Dirt 25px USA Al Keller 25px USA A. J. Foyt
NC July 4 25px USA Pikes Peak Auto Hill Climb Pikes Peak Highway Pikes Peak, Colorado Hill 25px USA Bobby Unser
5 August 20 25px USA Tony Bettenhausen 200 Milwaukee Mile West Allis, Wisconsin Paved 25px USA Don Branson 25px USA Lloyd Ruby
6 August 21 25px USA Tony Bettenhausen Memorial Illinois State Fairgrounds Springfield, Illinois Dirt 25px USA Parnelli Jones 25px USA Jim Hurtubise
7 September 4 25px USA Ted Horn Memorial DuQuoin State Fairgrounds Du Quoin, Illinois Dirt 25px USA Jim Hurtubise 25px USA A. J. Foyt
8 September 9 25px USA Syracuse 100 New York State Fairgrounds Syracuse, New York Dirt 25px USA Rodger Ward 25px USA Rodger Ward
9 September 16 25px USA Hoosier Hundred Indiana State Fairgrounds Indianapolis, Indiana Dirt 25px USA A. J. Foyt 25px USA A. J. Foyt
10 September 24 25px USA Trenton 100 Trenton International Speedway Trenton, New Jersey Paved 25px USA Eddie Sachs 25px USA Eddie Sachs
11 October 29 25px USA Golden State 100 California State Fairgrounds Sacramento, California Dirt 25px USA Rodger Ward 25px USA Shorty Templeman
12 November 19 25px USA Bobby Ball Memorial Arizona State Fairgrounds Phoenix, Arizona Dirt 25px USA Al Keller 25px USA Parnelli Jones

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Leading National Championship standings[]

 #  Driver Team/Car Owner Points
1 25px USA A. J. Foyt Bowes Seal Fast 2150
2 25px USA Eddie Sachs Dean Racing Enterprises 1760
3 25px USA Rodger Ward Leader Card Racing

Dean Racing Enterprises

1680
4 25px USA Shorty Templeman Bill Forbes Racing 1190
5 25px USA Al Keller Bruce Homeyer 1000

References[]

from the original on 2010-12-31. http://www.driverdb.com/standings/980-1961/. Retrieved 2010-12-31. 


from the original on 2010-12-31. http://www.champcarstats.com/year/1961.htm. Retrieved 2010-12-31. 


See also[]

Template:Pre-1971 USAC Championship Car seasons

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