1974 USAC Championship Car season

Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Email
Wikipedia on Answers.com:

1974 USAC Championship Car season

Top
1974 USAC Championship Car season
USAC National Championship Trail
Season
Races 14
Start date March 3
End date November 2
Awards
National champion United States Bobby Unser
Indianapolis 500 winner United States Johnny Rutherford
Chronology
Previous season Next season
1973 1975

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.

Contents

Schedule and results

Rnd Date Race Name Length Track Location Pole Position Winning Driver
1 March 3 California California 500 Qualification Heat 1 100 mi (160 km) Ontario Motor Speedway Ontario, California A. J. Foyt A. J. Foyt
2 March 3 California California 500 Qualification Heat 2 100 mi (160 km) Ontario Motor Speedway Ontario, California Johnny Rutherford Johnny Rutherford
3 March 10 California California 500 500 mi (800 km) Ontario Motor Speedway Ontario, California A. J. Foyt Bobby Unser
4 March 17 Arizona Phoenix 150 150 mi (240 km) Phoenix International Raceway Avondale, Arizona Al Unser Mike Mosley
5 April 7 New Jersey Trentonian 200 201 mi (323 km) Trenton International Speedway Trenton, New Jersey Mario Andretti Bobby Unser
6 May 26 Indiana International 500 Mile Sweepstakes 500 mi (800 km) Indianapolis Motor Speedway Speedway, Indiana A. J. Foyt Johnny Rutherford
7 June 9 Wisconsin Rex Mays Classic 150 mi (240 km) Wisconsin State Fair Park Speedway West Allis, Wisconsin A. J. Foyt Johnny Rutherford
8 June 30 Pennsylvania Schaefer 500 500 mi (800 km) Pocono International Raceway Long Pond, Pennsylvania Bobby Unser Johnny Rutherford
9 July 21 Michigan Michigan 200 200 mi (320 km) Michigan International Speedway Brooklyn, Michigan Bobby Unser Bobby Unser
10 August 11 Wisconsin Tony Bettenhausen 200 200 mi (320 km) Wisconsin State Fair Park Speedway West Allis, Wisconsin A. J. Foyt Gordon Johncock
11 September 15 Michigan Norton 250 250 mi (400 km) Michigan International Speedway Brooklyn, Michigan A. J. Foyt Al Unser
12 September 22 New Jersey Trenton 300 Heat 1 150 mi (240 km) Trenton International Speedway Trenton, New Jersey A. J. Foyt A. J. Foyt
13 September 22 New Jersey Trenton 300 Heat 2 150 mi (240 km) Trenton International Speedway Trenton, New Jersey A. J. Foyt Bobby Unser
14 November 2 Arizona Bobby Ball 150 150 mi (240 km) Phoenix International Raceway Avondale, Arizona Johnny Rutherford Gordon Johncock

Leading National Championship standings

 #  Driver Team Points
1 United States Bobby Unser 4870
2 United States Johnny Rutherford 3650
3 United States Gordon Johncock 3050
4 United States Al Unser 2430
5 United States Jimmy Caruthers 2065

References

See also


Post a question - any question - to the WikiAnswers community:

Copyrights: