1960 USAC Championship Car season

1960 USAC Championship Car season

USAC National Championship Trail
Season
Races	12
Start date	April 10
End date	November 20
Awards
National champion	A. J. Foyt
Indianapolis 500 winner	Jim Rathmann

Chronology
Previous season	Next season
1959	1961

The 1960 USAC Championship Car season consisted of 12 races, beginning in Trenton, New Jersey on April 10 and concluding in Phoenix, Arizona on November 20. There were also two non-championship events at Langhorne, Pennsylvania, and Pikes Peak, Colorado. This was the final year that the Indianapolis 500 was a part of the Formula One World Championship. The USAC National Champion was A. J. Foyt and the Indianapolis 500 winner was Jim Rathmann.

Schedule and results

Rnd	Date	Race Name	Track	Location	Type	Pole Position	Winning Driver
1	April 10	Trenton 100	Trenton International Speedway	Trenton, New Jersey	Paved Oval	Johnny Thomson	Rodger Ward
NC	April 13	Langhorne 10	Langhorne Speedway	Langhorne, Pennsylvania	Dirt Oval	Don Branson	Don Branson
2	May 30	International 500 Mile Sweepstakes	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Speedway, Indiana	Paved Oval	Eddie Sachs	Jim Rathmann
3	June 5	Rex Mays Classic	Milwaukee Mile	West Allis, Wisconsin	Paved Oval	Lloyd Ruby	Rodger Ward
4	June 19	Langhorne 100	Langhorne Speedway	Langhorne, Pennsylvania	Dirt Oval	Don Branson	Jim Hurtubise
NC	July 4	Pikes Peak Auto Hill Climb	Pikes Peak Highway	Pikes Peak, Colorado	Hill Climb	—	Bobby Unser
5	August 20	Springfield 100	Illinois State Fairgrounds	Springfield, Illinois	Dirt Oval	Don Branson	Jim Packard
6	August 28	Milwaukee 200	Milwaukee Mile	West Allis, Wisconsin	Paved Oval	Rodger Ward	Len Sutton
7	September 5	Ted Horn Memorial	DuQuoin State Fairgrounds	Du Quoin, Illinois	Dirt Oval	Don Branson	A. J. Foyt
8	September 10	Syracuse 100	New York State Fairgrounds	Syracuse, New York	Dirt Oval	Johnny Thomson	Bobby Grim
9	September 17	Hoosier Hundred	Indiana State Fairgrounds	Indianapolis, Indiana	Dirt Oval	Rodger Ward	A. J. Foyt
10	September 25	Trenton 100	Trenton International Speedway	Trenton, New Jersey	Paved Oval	Don Branson	Eddie Sachs
11	October 30	Golden State 100	California State Fairgrounds	Sacramento, California	Dirt Oval	Don Branson	A. J. Foyt
12	November 20	Bobby Ball Memorial	Arizona State Fairgrounds	Phoenix, Arizona	Dirt Oval	Bob Cleberg	A. J. Foyt

#	Driver	Team	Points
1	A. J. Foyt	Bignotti	1680
2	Rodger Ward	Leader Card Racing	1390
3	Don Branson	Bob Estes	1220
4	Jim Rathmann	Ken-Paul	1000
5	Tony Bettenhausen	Hopkins Racing	940

American Championship car racing (IndyCar) seasons

AAA	1905 1906–1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942–1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955

NASCAR	1952 1953

USAC	1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84

CART / CCWS	1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 ~~2008~~

IRL / INDYCAR	1996 1996–97 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Years marked in italics are not official championship years.

USAC Championship Cars (1956-1970)

Seasons	1956 • 1957 • 1958 • 1959 • 1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969 • 1970

Indianapolis 500s	1956 • 1957 • 1958 • 1959 • 1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969 • 1970

National Champions	Mario Andretti (three times) • Tony Bettenhausen • Jimmy Bryan (twice) • A. J. Foyt (five times) • Al Unser • Bobby Unser • Rodger Ward (twice)

Tracks	Arizona State Fair • Atlanta • Brainerd • California State Fair • Darlington • Daytona • Dover • DuQuoin State Fair • Hanford • Illinois State Fair • Indianapolis • Indianapolis Raceway Park • Indiana State Fair • Lakewood • Langhorne • Mead • Michigan • Michigan State Fair • Milwaukee • Missouri State Fair • Mosport • Nazareth • New York State Fair • Ontario • Pacific • Phoenix • Pikes Peak • Riverside • St. Jovite • Sears Point • Trenton