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List of USAC Championship Car seasons

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From 1956 to 1978, the United States Auto Club (USAC) sanctioned Championship Car class featured the top teams and drivers in U.S. open-wheel racing. Until 1971, races included road courses, ovals, dirt courses, and, on occasion, a hill climb. Thereafter, the schedule consisted mainly of paved ovals. In 1979, the majority of car owners left the USAC to race under the auspices of Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART). This led to a decline in the number of events in the schedule, and by the 1984–85 season, the Championship comprised only one race, the Indianapolis 500. The era of USAC Championship Cars concluded with the formation of the Indy Racing League (IRL) in 1995, which was sanctioned by USAC until June 1997 when the IRL assumed officiating duties after the controversial finish of the 81st Indianapolis 500 and a scoring mistake that marred the following event.[1] The most successful driver in USAC Championship Car history was A. J. Foyt with seven National Championships and four Indianapolis 500 victories. Foyt competed in every season from 1957 to 1992–93.

A. J. Foyt driving a Championship Car in 1984

Seasons

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USAC Championship Trail

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# Season Races National Champion Indianapolis 500 Drivers Ref
Dirt Oval Hill Climb Paved Oval Road Total Ranked Fatalities
1 1956 8 (1) (1) 4 (1) - 12 (3)   Jimmy Bryan   Pat Flaherty 36 - [2][3]
2 1957 9 (1) (1) 4 (3) - 13 (5)   Jimmy Bryan   Sam Hanks 41 1 [4][5]
3 1958 8 (1) (1) 5 (3) - 13 (5)   Tony Bettenhausen   Jimmy Bryan 38 3 [6][7]
4 1959 7 (1) (1) 6 (1) - 13 (3)   Rodger Ward   Rodger Ward 50 7 [8][9]
5 1960 7 (1) (1) 5 - 12 (2)   A. J. Foyt   Jim Rathmann 45 1 [10][11]
6 1961 7 (1) 5 - 12 (1)   A. J. Foyt   A. J. Foyt 43 2 [12][13]
7 1962 7 (1) 6 - 13 (1)   Rodger Ward   Rodger Ward 39 1 [14][15]
8 1963 6 (1) 6 - 12 (1)   A. J. Foyt   Parnelli Jones 36 - [16][17]
9 1964 5 (1) 8 - 13 (1)   A. J. Foyt   A. J. Foyt 46 4 [18][19]
10 1965 4 1 12 1 18   Mario Andretti   Jim Clark 57 - [20][21]
11 1966 4 1 10 1 (1) 16 (1)   Mario Andretti   Graham Hill 57 1 [22][23]
12 1967 4 1 10 6 21   A. J. Foyt   A. J. Foyt 62 - [24][25]
13 1968 5 1 13 9 28   Bobby Unser   Bobby Unser 68 2 [26][27]
14 1969 5 1 10 8 24   Mario Andretti   Mario Andretti 72 - [28][29]
15 1970 5 (1) 10 3 18 (1)   Al Unser   Al Unser 55 - [30][31]
16 1971 - - 12 - 12   Joe Leonard   Al Unser 44 - [32][33]
17 1972 - - 10 - 10   Joe Leonard   Mark Donohue 42 1 [34][35]
18 1973 - - 16 - 16   Roger McCluskey   Gordon Johncock 36 3 [36][37]
19 1974 - - 14 - 14   Bobby Unser   Johnny Rutherford 37 - [38][39]
20 1975 - - 13 - 13   A. J. Foyt   Bobby Unser 38 - [40][41]
21 1976 - - 13 - 13   Gordon Johncock   Johnny Rutherford 39 - [42][43]
22 1977 - - 13 1 14   Tom Sneva   A. J. Foyt 41 - [44][45]
23 1978 - - 15 3 18   Tom Sneva   Al Unser 45 - [46][47]
24 1979 - - 7 - 7   A. J. Foyt   Rick Mears 32 - [48][49]

Championship Racing League (CRL)

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# Season Races National Champion Indianapolis 500 Drivers Ref
Paved Oval Road Total Ranked Fatalities
25 1980 4 1 5   Johnny Rutherford   Johnny Rutherford 57 - [50][51]

USAC Gold Crown Championship

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# Season Races National Champion Indianapolis 500 Drivers Ref
Dirt Oval Paved Oval Total Ranked Fatalities
26 1981–82 3 3 6   George Snider   Bobby Unser* 51 1 [52][53]
  Gordon Johncock*
27 1982–83 3 1 4   Tom Sneva 39 - [54][55]
28 1983–84 1 1 2   Rick Mears 39 - [56][57]
29 1984–85 - 1 1   Danny Sullivan 32 - [58]
30 1985–86 - 1 1   Bobby Rahal 33 - [59]
31 1986–87 - 1 1   Al Unser 33 - [60]
32 1987–88 - 1 1   Rick Mears 33 - [61]
33 1988–89 - 1 1   Emerson Fittipaldi 33 - [62]
34 1989–90 - 1 1   Arie Luyendyk 33 - [63]
35 1990–91 - 1 1   Rick Mears 33 - [64]
36 1991–92 - 1 1   Al Unser Jr. 33 1 [65]
37 1992–93 - 1 1   Emerson Fittipaldi 33 - [66]
38 1993–94 - 1 1   Al Unser Jr. 33 - [67]
39 1994–95 - 1 1   Jacques Villeneuve 33 - [68]

* The 1981-82 season included both the 65th and 66th Indianapolis 500 races.
( ) Figures in parentheses denote the number of non-championship races in that season.

References

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See also

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