Sports season
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 . Three time USAC/AAA National Champion (1954 , 1956 , 1957 ), and 1958 Indianapolis 500 winner Jimmy Bryan , was killed in an accident during the Langhorne 100 at Langhorne Speedway ; he was 34 years old.
Schedule and results [ edit ]
Rnd Date Race Name Track Location Type Pole Position Winning Driver 1 April 10 Trenton 100 Trenton International Speedway Trenton , New Jersey Paved Johnny Thomson Rodger Ward NC April 13 Langhorne 10 Langhorne Speedway Langhorne , Pennsylvania Dirt Don Branson Don Branson 2 May 30 International 500 Mile Sweepstakes A Indianapolis Motor Speedway Speedway , Indiana Paved Eddie Sachs Jim Rathmann 3 June 5 Rex Mays Classic Milwaukee Mile West Allis , Wisconsin Paved Lloyd Ruby Rodger Ward 4 June 19 Langhorne 100 Langhorne Speedway Langhorne , Pennsylvania Dirt Don Branson Jim Hurtubise NC July 4 Pikes Peak Auto Hill Climb Pikes Peak Highway Pikes Peak , Colorado Hill Al Unser B Bobby Unser 5 August 20 Springfield 100 Illinois State Fairgrounds Springfield , Illinois Dirt Don Branson Jim Packard 6 August 28 Milwaukee 200 Milwaukee Mile West Allis , Wisconsin Paved Rodger Ward Len Sutton 7 September 5 Ted Horn Memorial DuQuoin State Fairgrounds Du Quoin , Illinois Dirt Don Branson A. J. Foyt 8 September 10 Syracuse 100 New York State Fairgrounds Syracuse , New York Dirt Johnny Thomson Bobby Grim 9 September 17 Hoosier Hundred Indiana State Fairgrounds Indianapolis , Indiana Dirt Rodger Ward A. J. Foyt 10 September 25 Trenton 100 Trenton International Speedway Trenton , New Jersey Paved Don Branson Eddie Sachs 11 October 30 Golden State 100 California State Fairgrounds Sacramento , California Dirt Don Branson A. J. Foyt 12 November 20 Bobby Ball Memorial Arizona State Fairgrounds Phoenix , Arizona Dirt Bob Cleberg A. J. Foyt
Paved/Dirt Oval
Road Course/Hill Climb
Non-championship race
^A Indianapolis 500 was USAC-sanctioned and counted towards the 1960 FIA World Championship of Drivers title. ^B No pole is awarded for the Pikes Peak Hill Climb, in this schedule on the pole is the driver who started first. No lap led was awarded for the Pikes Peak Hill Climb, however, a lap was awarded to the drivers that completed the climb. Final points standings [ edit ] Color Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green 4th & 5th place Light Blue 6th-10th place Dark Blue Finished (Outside Top 10) Purple Did not finish (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Brown Withdrawn (Wth) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Blank Did not participate (DNP) Not competing
In-line notation Bold Pole position Italics Ran fastest race lap * Led most race laps RY Rookie of the Year R Rookie
References [ edit ] See also [ edit ]
Seasons Indianapolis 500s National Champions Tracks