| 1963 American Championship Car season | |
| Series : USAC Championship Car | |
Champion :  A. J. Foyt
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| Previous: 1962 | Next: 1964 |
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.[1]
Schedule and results[]
| Rnd | Date | Race Name | Track | Location | Type | Pole Position | Winning Driver |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | April 21 | Trenton 100
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Trenton International Speedway | Trenton, New Jersey | Paved | Lloyd Ruby
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A. J. Foyt
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| 2 | May 30 | International 500 Mile Sweepstakes
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Indianapolis Motor Speedway | Speedway, Indiana | Paved | Parnelli Jones
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Parnelli Jones
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| 3 | June 9 | Rex Mays Classic
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Milwaukee Mile | West Allis, Wisconsin | Paved | Johnny Boyd
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Rodger Ward
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| 4 | June 23 | Langhorne 100
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Langhorne Speedway | Langhorne, Pennsylvania | Dirt | Jim Hurtubise
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A. J. Foyt
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| NC | July 4 | Pikes Peak Auto Hill Climb
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Pikes Peak Highway | Pikes Peak, Colorado | Hill | — | Bobby Unser
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| 5 | July 28 | Trenton 150
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Trenton International Speedway | Trenton, New Jersey | Paved | A. J. Foyt
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A. J. Foyt
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| 6 | August 17 | Tony Bettenhausen Memorial
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Illinois State Fairgrounds | Springfield, Illinois | Dirt | A. J. Foyt
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Rodger Ward
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| 7 | August 18 | Tony Bettenhausen 200
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Milwaukee Mile | West Allis, Wisconsin | Paved |  Jim Clark
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Jim Clark
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| 8 | September 2 | Ted Horn Memorial
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DuQuoin State Fairgrounds | Du Quoin, Illinois | Dirt | Rodger Ward
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A. J. Foyt
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| 9 | September 14 | Hoosier Hundred
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Indiana State Fairgrounds | Indianapolis, Indiana | Dirt | Rodger Ward
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Rodger Ward
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| 10 | September 22 | Trenton 200
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Trenton International Speedway | Trenton, New Jersey | Paved | Jim Clark
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A. J. Foyt
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| 11 | October 27 | Golden State 100
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California State Fairgrounds | Sacramento, California | Dirt | Rodger Ward
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Rodger Ward
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| 12 | November 22 | Bobby Ball Memorial
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Arizona State Fairgrounds | Phoenix, Arizona | Dirt | Johnny Rutherford
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Rodger Ward
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Leading National Championship standings[]
| # | Driver | Team/Car Owner | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A. J. Foyt
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Sheraton-Thompson Racing | 2950 |
| 2 | Rodger Ward
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Leader Card Racing | 2210 |
| 3 | Jim McElreath
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Bill Forbes Racing | 1655 |
| 4 | Parnelli Jones
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Mari Hulman George
J.C. Agajanian Walmotor |
1540 |
| 5 | Don Branson
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Leader Card Racing | 1352 |
References[]
- Åberg, Andreas. "USAC National Championship 1963". Driver Database. Archived
from the original on 2010-12-31. http://www.driverdb.com/standings/980-1963/. Retrieved 2010-12-31.
- "1963 USAC National Championship Trail". ChampCarStats.com. Archived
from the original on 2010-12-31. http://www.champcarstats.com/year/1963.htm. Retrieved 2010-12-31.
- ↑ Case, Dean. "Eagle-eye Feature: August 18, 1963 - The Day the Dinosaurs Died". All American Racers. Archived from the original on 31 December 2010. http://www.allamericanracers.com/dino/case.html. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
See also[]
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