1974 USAC Championship Car season
The 1974 USAC Championship Car season consisted of 14 races, beginning in Ontario, California on March 3 and concluding in Avondale, Arizona on November 2. The USAC National Champion was Bobby Unser and the Indianapolis 500 winner was Johnny Rutherford.
Schedule and results
Rnd |
Date |
Race Name |
Length |
Track |
Location |
Pole Position |
Winning Driver |
1 |
March 3 |
California 500 Qualification Heat 1 |
100 mi (160 km) |
Ontario Motor Speedway |
Ontario, California |
A. J. Foyt |
A. J. Foyt |
2 |
March 3 |
California 500 Qualification Heat 2 |
100 mi (160 km) |
Ontario Motor Speedway |
Ontario, California |
Johnny Rutherford |
Johnny Rutherford |
3 |
March 10 |
California 500 |
500 mi (800 km) |
Ontario Motor Speedway |
Ontario, California |
A. J. Foyt |
Bobby Unser |
4 |
March 17 |
Phoenix 150 |
150 mi (240 km) |
Phoenix International Raceway |
Avondale, Arizona |
Al Unser |
Mike Mosley |
5 |
April 7 |
Trentonian 200 |
201 mi (323 km) |
Trenton International Speedway |
Trenton, New Jersey |
Mario Andretti |
Bobby Unser |
6 |
May 26 |
International 500 Mile Sweepstakes |
500 mi (800 km) |
Indianapolis Motor Speedway |
Speedway, Indiana |
A. J. Foyt |
Johnny Rutherford |
7 |
June 9 |
Rex Mays Classic |
150 mi (240 km) |
Wisconsin State Fair Park Speedway |
West Allis, Wisconsin |
A. J. Foyt |
Johnny Rutherford |
8 |
June 30 |
Schaefer 500 |
500 mi (800 km) |
Pocono International Raceway |
Long Pond, Pennsylvania |
Bobby Unser |
Johnny Rutherford |
9 |
July 21 |
Michigan 200 |
200 mi (320 km) |
Michigan International Speedway |
Brooklyn, Michigan |
Bobby Unser |
Bobby Unser |
10 |
August 11 |
Tony Bettenhausen 200 |
200 mi (320 km) |
Wisconsin State Fair Park Speedway |
West Allis, Wisconsin |
A. J. Foyt |
Gordon Johncock |
11 |
September 15 |
Norton 250 |
250 mi (400 km) |
Michigan International Speedway |
Brooklyn, Michigan |
A. J. Foyt |
Al Unser |
12 |
September 22 |
Trenton 300 Heat 1 |
150 mi (240 km) |
Trenton International Speedway |
Trenton, New Jersey |
A. J. Foyt |
A. J. Foyt |
13 |
September 22 |
Trenton 300 Heat 2 |
150 mi (240 km) |
Trenton International Speedway |
Trenton, New Jersey |
A. J. Foyt |
Bobby Unser |
14 |
November 2 |
Bobby Ball 150 |
150 mi (240 km) |
Phoenix International Raceway |
Avondale, Arizona |
Johnny Rutherford |
Gordon Johncock |
Leading National Championship standings
References
See also
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National Champions |
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The Indianapolis 500 was the only race in the USAC National Championship from 1984-85 onwards
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