1973 USAC Championship Car season

1973 USAC Championship Car season
USAC National Championship Trail
Season
Races	16
Start date	April 7
End date	November 3
Awards
National champion	Roger McCluskey
Indianapolis 500 winner	Gordon Johncock
Chronology
Previous season	Next season
1972	1974

The 1973 USAC Championship Car season consisted of 16 races, beginning in College Station, Texas on April 7 and concluding in Avondale, Arizona on November 3. The USAC National Champion was Roger McCluskey and the Indianapolis 500 winner was Gordon Johncock.

Schedule and results

Rnd	Date	Race Name	Length	Track	Location	Pole Position	Winning Driver
1	April 7	Texas 200	200 mi (320 km)	Texas World Speedway	College Station, Texas	Bobby Unser	Al Unser
2	April 15	Trentonian 300 Heat 1	150 mi (240 km)	Trenton International Speedway	Trenton, New Jersey	Gordon Johncock	A. J. Foyt
3	April 15	Trentonian 300 Heat 2	150 mi (240 km)	Trenton International Speedway	Trenton, New Jersey	A. J. Foyt	Mario Andretti
4	May 30	International 500 Mile Sweepstakes	332.5 mi (535.1 km)A	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Speedway, Indiana	Johnny Rutherford	Gordon Johncock
5	June 10	Rex Mays Classic	150 mi (240 km)	Wisconsin State Fair Park Speedway	West Allis, Wisconsin	Bobby Unser	Bobby Unser
6	July 1	Schaefer 500	500 mi (800 km)	Pocono International Raceway	Long Pond, Pennsylvania	Peter Revson	A. J. Foyt
7	July 15	Michigan 200	200 mi (320 km)	Michigan International Speedway	Brooklyn, Michigan	Bobby Unser	Roger McCluskey
8	August 12	Tony Bettenhausen 200	200 mi (320 km)	Wisconsin State Fair Park Speedway	West Allis, Wisconsin	Wally Dallenbach	Wally Dallenbach
9	August 26	California 500 Qualification Heat 1	100 mi (160 km)	Ontario Motor Speedway	Ontario, California	Gordon Johncock	Wally Dallenbach
10	August 26	California 500 Qualification Heat 2	100 mi (160 km)	Ontario Motor Speedway	Ontario, California	Johnny Rutherford	Johnny Rutherford
11	September 2	California 500	500 mi (800 km)	Ontario Motor Speedway	Ontario, California	Peter Revson	Wally Dallenbach
12	September 16	Michigan Twin 125s #1	126 mi (203 km)	Michigan International Speedway	Brooklyn, Michigan	Gordon Johncock	Bill Vukovich II
13	September 16	Michigan Twin 125s #2	126 mi (203 km)	Michigan International Speedway	Brooklyn, Michigan	Gary Bettenhausen	Johnny Rutherford
14	September 23	Trenton 200	201 mi (323 km)	Trenton International Speedway	Trenton, New Jersey	Gordon Johncock	Gordon Johncock
15	October 6	Texas 200	200 mi (320 km)	Texas World Speedway	College Station, Texas	Mario Andretti	Gary Bettenhausen
16	November 3	Arizona 150	150 mi (240 km)	Phoenix International Raceway	Avondale, Arizona	Gordon Johncock	Gordon Johncock

^A Scheduled for 500 miles, stopped early due to rain.

Leading National Championship standings

#	Driver	Team	Points
1	Roger McCluskey	Hopkins Buick	3705
2	Wally Dallenbach	STP Oil Treatment	2620
3	Johnny Rutherford		2595
4	Bill Vukovich II		2440
5	Mario Andretti		2400

References

• Åberg, Andreas. "USAC National Championship 1973". Driver Database. Archived from the original on 2009-05-06. http://www.driverdb.com/standings/980-1973/. Retrieved 2009-05-03. 
• Harms, Phil; Ferner, Michael; Measures, Gerry; Brown, Allen. "Indy 500 and USAC racing (1971-1978)". OldRacingCars.com. Archived from the original on 2009-05-06. http://www.oldracingcars.com/indy/. Retrieved 2009-05-03. 
• "1973 USAC National Championship Trail". ChampCarStats.com. Archived from the original on 2009-05-13. http://www.champcarstats.com/year/1973.htm. Retrieved 2009-05-11. 
• Harms, Phil. "1973 Championship Driver Summary". Motorsport.com. Archived from the original on 2011-05-03. http://old.motorsport.com/stats/champ/data/1973sum.pdf. Retrieved 2011-05-03. 

See also

• 1973 Indianapolis 500