1975 USAC Championship Car season

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1975 USAC Championship Car season
USAC National Championship Trail
Season
Races13
Start dateMarch 2
End dateNovember 9
Awards
National champion Flag of the United States.svg A. J. Foyt
Indianapolis 500 winner Flag of the United States.svg Bobby Unser
  1974
1976  

The 1975 USAC Championship Car season consisted of 13 races, beginning in Ontario, California on March 2 and concluding in Avondale, Arizona on November 9. The USAC National Champion was A. J. Foyt and the Indianapolis 500 winner was Bobby Unser.

Contents

Schedule and results

All races running on Oval/Speedway.

RndDateRace NameTrackLocationPole PositionWinning Driver
1AMarch 2California 500 Qualification Heat 1 Ontario Motor Speedway Ontario, California Flag of the United States.svg A. J. Foyt Flag of the United States.svg A. J. Foyt
1BCalifornia 500 Qualification Heat 2 Flag of the United States.svg Bobby Unser Flag of the United States.svg Wally Dallenbach Sr.
2March 9 California 500 Flag of the United States.svg A. J. Foyt Flag of the United States.svg A. J. Foyt
3March 16 Bricklin 150 Phoenix International Raceway Avondale, Arizona Flag of the United States.svg Gordon Johncock Flag of the United States.svg Johnny Rutherford
4April 6Trenton 200 Trenton International Speedway Trenton, New Jersey Flag of the United States.svg Tom Sneva Flag of the United States.svg A. J. Foyt
NCApril 27World Series of Auto Racing Trenton International Speedway Trenton, New Jersey Flag of the United States.svg A. J. Foyt Flag of the United States.svg Johnny Rutherford
5May 25 International 500 Mile Sweepstakes ^1 Indianapolis Motor Speedway Speedway, Indiana Flag of the United States.svg A. J. Foyt Flag of the United States.svg Bobby Unser
6June 8 Rex Mays Classic Wisconsin State Fair Park Speedway West Allis, Wisconsin Flag of the United States.svg A. J. Foyt Flag of the United States.svg A. J. Foyt
7June 29 Schaefer 500 Pocono International Raceway Long Pond, Pennsylvania Flag of the United States.svg Gordon Johncock Flag of the United States.svg A. J. Foyt
8July 20 Norton 200 Michigan International Speedway Brooklyn, Michigan Flag of the United States.svg A. J. Foyt Flag of the United States.svg A. J. Foyt
9August 17 Tony Bettenhausen 200 Wisconsin State Fair Park Speedway West Allis, Wisconsin Flag of the United States.svg Johnny Rutherford Flag of the United States.svg Mike Mosley
10September 13 Michigan Grand Prix Michigan International Speedway Brooklyn, Michigan Flag of the United States.svg A. J. Foyt Flag of the United States.svg Tom Sneva
11September 21Trenton 150 Trenton International Speedway Trenton, New Jersey Flag of the United States.svg A. J. Foyt Flag of the United States.svg Gordon Johncock
12November 9 Phoenix 150 Phoenix International Raceway Avondale, Arizona Flag of the United States.svg Gordon Johncock Flag of the United States.svg A. J. Foyt
  Non-championship race
^1 Scheduled for 500 miles, stopped early due to rain.

Final points standings

Note 1: Bobby Allison and George Follmer are not eligible for points.
Note 2: Jerry Grant scored points at Ontario but competed with an FIA license.
Note 3: Bentley Warren scored 100 points at Pocono, but forfeited those points due to a rule violation.

PosDriver ONT

Q-H1
ONT

Q-H2
ONT

500
PHX1

150
TRE1

200
WSE INDY

500
MIL1

150
POC

500
MIC1

200
MIL2

200
MIC2

150
TRE2

150
PHX2

150
Pts
1 Flag of the United States.svg A. J. Foyt 113143111207214920
2 Flag of the United States.svg Johnny Rutherford 21712123661323112900
3 Flag of the United States.svg Bobby Unser 1021222532489
4 Flag of the United States.svg Wally Dallenbach Sr. 110653942194165122305
5 Flag of the United States.svg Bill Vukovich II 42349673381142080
6 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Sneva 9676722292311321830
7 Flag of the United States.svg Roger McCluskey 813DNQ76584121956181675
8 Flag of the United States.svg Steve Krisiloff 3354511172885DNQ15201630
9 Flag of the United States.svg Pancho Carter 219846244148DNQ81345
10 Flag of the United States.svg Gordon Johncock 515210231142011261231280
11 Flag of the United States.svg John Martin 65139827157217188171180
12 Flag of the United States.svg Mike Mosley 101193265311311020
13 Flag of the United States.svg Jimmy Caruthers 521DNQ1487647930
14 Flag of the United States.svg Gary Bettenhausen 1114101595DNS6745
15 Flag of the United States.svg Lee Kunzman 34DNQ17740
16 Flag of the United States.svg Bill Puterbaugh 799560
17 Flag of the United States.svg Al Unser 726163245450
18 Flag of the United States.svg George Snider DNS201881022400
19 Flag of the United States.svg Al Loquasto 15711DNQDNQ1214171416380
20 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Eldon Rasmussen 792419161221275
21 Flag of the United States.svg Salt Walther 128171333DNP33DNQ2218260
22 Flag of the United States.svg Dick Simon 132414811211323917151113220
23 Flag of the United States.svg Mario Andretti 2828253210
24 Flag of the United States.svg Spike Gehlhausen  RY 101015191014165
25 Flag of the United States.svg Billy Scott 429DNQ120
26 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Bigelow 111618122116919115
27 Flag of the United States.svg Johnny Parsons DNS251212101920261521139115
28 Flag of the United States.svg John Hubbard 14Wth21101016DNQ105
29 Flag of the United States.svg Larry Cannon DNQ12912100
30 Flag of the United States.svg Jim McElreath 18DNS12790
31 Flag of the United States.svg Tom Frantz  R 19111114172470
32 Flag of the United States.svg Sheldon Kinser  R 121550
33 Flag of the United States.svg Lloyd Ruby 321045
34 Flag of the United States.svg Jerry Karl 933131640
35 Flag of the United States.svg Billy Cassella  R 1140
36 Flag of the United States.svg Bob Harkey DNS30161030211514
- Flag of the United States.svg Bobby Allison 6322527170
- Flag of the United States.svg George Follmer 8DNQWth0
- Flag of the United States.svg Bentley Warren 23110
- Flag of the United States.svg Jerry Grant 1612201418DNS0
- Flag of the United States.svg Rick Muther 27DNQ130
- Flag of the United States.svg Lee Brayton 14220
- Flag of the United States.svg Chuck Gurney  R 1515Wth180
- Flag of the United States.svg Mel Cornett 160
- Flag of the United States.svg Sam Sessions 170
- Flag of the United States.svg Larry McCoy 3130182020DNP0
- Flag of the United States.svg Ed Finley  R 180
- Flag of the United States.svg Benny Rapp 190
- Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Frank Weiss  R 220
- Flag of the United States.svg Larry Dickson 220
- Flag of the United States.svg Mike Hiss 290
- Flag of the United States.svg Bill Simpson DNSWth0
- Flag of the United States.svg Dan Murphy DNPWth0
- Flag of the United States.svg Jim Hurtubise DNQ0
- Flag of New Zealand.svg Graham McRae DNQ0
- Flag of the United States.svg Bob Nagel Wth0
- Flag of the United States.svg Jan Opperman DNQ0
- Flag of the United States.svg Jigger Sirois Wth0
- Flag of the United States.svg Jerry Sneva Wth0
- Flag of the United States.svg Ken NicholsDNQ0
- Flag of the United States.svg Jack Owens DNQ0
- Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg John Cannon DNP0
- Flag of Mexico.svg Michel Jourdain Sr. DNP0
- Flag of the United States.svg Joe Leonard DNP0
- Flag of the United States.svg Steve Chassey DNP0
PosDriver ONT

Q-H1
ONT

Q-H2
ONT

500
PHX1

150
TRE1

200
WSE INDY

500
MIL1

150
POC

500
MIC1

200
MIL2

200
MIC2

150
TRE2

150
PHX2

150
Pts
ColorResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
Green4th & 5th place
Light Blue6th-10th place
Dark BlueFinished
(Outside Top 10)
PurpleDid not finish
(Ret)
RedDid not qualify
(DNQ)
BrownWithdrawn
(Wth)
BlackDisqualified
(DSQ)
WhiteDid not start
(DNS)
BlankDid not
participate
(DNP)
Not competing
In-line notation
Bold Pole position
ItalicsRan fastest race lap
*Led most race laps
 RY  Rookie of the Year
 R  Rookie

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