# 1960 USAC Championship Car 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. Foyt also scored the first four victories of his career, which was four out of the final six races of the season which helped catapult him to his first series championship. 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

| 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 | 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 | 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 |
    ^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

| Pos | Driver | TRE1 | INDY | MIL1 | LAN | SPR | MIL2 | DQSF | SYR | ISF | TRE2 | SAC | PHX | Pts |
| 1 | A. J. Foyt | 4 | 25 | 2 | 16 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1680 |
| 2 | Rodger Ward | 1 | 2 | 1 | | DNQ | 21 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 1390 |
| 3 | Don Branson | 22 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 19 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1220 |
| 4 | Jim Rathmann | | 1 | DNQ | | | 18 | | | | 21 | | | 1000 |
| 5 | Tony Bettenhausen | 2 | 23 | 4 | DNQ | 15 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 940 |
| 6 | Gene Force | 5 | 28 | 7 | 3 | DNQ | 5 | 12 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 830 |
| 7 | Johnny Thomson | 20 | 5 | 18 | DNQ | 9 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 5 | | | | 800 |
| 8 | Len Sutton | 18 | 30 | 3 | | 8 | 1 | DNQ | DNQ | 7 | 5 | 10 | DNQ | 780 |
| 9 | Lloyd Ruby | | 7 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 17 | 6 | 7 | DNQ | 8 | DNQ | 13 | 710 |
| 10 | Jim Packard | 6 | DNQ | DNQ | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 20 | | | 700 |
| 11 | Paul Goldsmith | | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 700 |
| 12 | Eddie Sachs | 8 | 21 | 5 | 13 | 2 | 20 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 1 | DNQ | | 650 |
| 13 | Wayne Weiler | 7 | 24 | 21 | DNQ | 5 | 7 | DNQ | DNQ | 19 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 500 |
| 14 | Bobby Grim | 10 | 16 | 19 | 8 | 18 | DNQ | 7 | 1 | 16 | DNQ | 9 | 5 | 480 |
| 15 | Eddie Johnson | | 6 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 11 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 22 | | | 440 |
| 16 | Jim Hurtubise | 17 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 10 | 26 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 420 |
| 17 | Dick Rathmann | | 31 | 10 | 10 | | 3 | DNQ | | DNQ | 10 | | | 370 |
| 18 | Parnelli Jones RY | | | 16 | 6 | DNQ | 13 | 18 | 6 | 17 | 19 | 2 | DNQ | 333 |
| 19 | Roger McCluskey R | | | DNQ | 5 | 13 | DNQ | 15 | DNQ | 6 | 11 | 4 | DNQ | 320 |
| 20 | Al Farmer | 11 | DNQ | DNQ | 4 | 16 | 25 | 3 | DNQ | 15 | DNQ | DNQ | 11 | 300 |
| 21 | Elmer George | | | | DNQ | 3 | | 14 | 8 | DNQ | | 13 | 6 | 270 |
| 22 | Ernie Koch R | | | | | 14 | 9 | DNQ | 5 | DNQ | 12 | 7 | DNQ | 250 |
| 23 | Bob Veith | | 8 | 14 | | | | | DNP | | | | | 250 |
| 24 | Don Freeland | 21 | 22 | DNQ | | DNQ | 4 | | DNS | | | | | 240 |
| 25 | Bud Tingelstad R | | 9 | DNQ | | | DNQ | | DNQ | DNQ | 14 | 12 | DNQ | 210 |
| 26 | Jim McWithey | 3 | 29 | DNQ | 14 | | 12 | DNQ | | | 15 | | | 160 |
| 27 | Shorty Templeman | | 17 | 13 | | DNQ | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | | | DNQ | 157 |
| 28 | Bob Christie | | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | 150 |
| 29 | Chuck Stevenson | | 15 | 20 | DNQ | 6 | 24 | 17 | DNP | 8 | | | | 130 |
| 30 | Dempsey Wilson | | 33 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 8 | DNQ | 17 | DNQ | 18 | DNQ | DNQ | 100 |
| 31 | Red Amick | DNQ | 11 | DNQ | 17 | | | | | | | | | 100 |
| 32 | Jack Rounds | | DNQ | DNQ | 7 | 11 | | | DNP | | | 18 | | 80 |
| 33 | Chuck Hulse | | DNQ | | | | | 11 | 10 | 11 | 17 | DNQ | 17 | 70 |
| 34 | Jack Turner | | DNQ | 8 | | | 15 | | DNQ | DNQ | | | | 50 |
| 35 | Bruce Jacobi R | | DNP | DNQ | | | DNQ | | | DNQ | DNQ | | 8 | 50 |
| 36 | A. J. Shepherd R | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | DNQ | 50 |
| 37 | Bill Homeier | | 13 | DNQ | 9 | 12 | DNQ | DNQ | DNS | | | DNS | | 50 |
| 38 | Duane Carter | | 12 | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | 50 |
| 39 | Johnny Boyd | | 27 | 9 | | | 22 | DNQ | | DNQ | | | | 40 |
| 40 | Gig Stephens | 9 | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | 40 |
| 41 | Don Davis R | | | | | | | | | | | DNQ | 9 | 40 |
| 42 | Lee Drollinger | 12 | DNQ | | | DNQ | | DNQ | DNQ | 10 | | 15 | 14 | 40 |
| 43 | Jiggs Peters | | | | 12 | DNQ | | | DNQ | DNP | 16 | | | 10 |
| 44 | Bob Cleberg | | DNQ | DNQ | | DNQ | | | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | | 12 | 10 |
| 45 | Bill Cheesbourg | DNQ | DNQ | 12 | DNQ | | DNQ | | | DNQ | | | | 10 |
| - | Chuck Arnold | 13 | DNQ | | DNQ | DNQ | | DNQ | DNP | | DNQ | | | 0 |
| - | Gene Hartley | 19 | 14 | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Al Herman | 14 | 32 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Harold Leep R | | | | | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 14 | | | | | 0 |
| - | Bill Hyde | | | | | | | | | | | DNQ | 15 | 0 |
| - | Len Duncan | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Nelson Stacy R | | | 15 | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Chuck Rodee | | DNQ | 17 | | | 16 | | | | DNQ | | | 0 |
| - | Danny Jones R | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | 18 | 0 |
| - | Ralph Liguori | 16 | | | | | | | | DNQ | | | | 0 |
| - | Jimmy Bryan | | 19 | DNQ | 18 | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Troy Ruttman | | 20 | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Eddie Russo | | 26 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Ebb Rose | | DNQ | DNQ | | | DNQ | | DNS | | DNQ | | | 0 |
| - | Tommy Copp | | | DNQ | | | DNQ | | | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | | 0 |
| - | Jimmy Davies | | | DNQ | | | DNQ | DNQ | | DNQ | | | | 0 |
| - | Norm Hall | | DNQ | DNQ | | | DNQ | | | | | DNQ | | 0 |
| - | Johnny Tolan | | DNQ | DNQ | | | DNQ | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Paul Russo | | DNQ | | | DNQ | | DNQ | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Bob McLean | DNQ | | | | | DNQ | | DNP | | | | | 0 |
| - | Johnny Coy | | | | | | | | DNP | DNQ | DNQ | | | 0 |
| - | Russ Congdon | | DNQ | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Cliff Griffith | | DNQ | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Tony Romit | DNQ | | | DNQ | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Mike Magill | | DNQ | | DNQ | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Bob Tattersall | | | | | | | DNQ | | DNQ | | | | 0 |
| - | Mike McGreevy | | | | | | | | | | | DNQ | DNQ | 0 |
| - | Jim Hemmings | | | | | | | | DNP | DNQ | | | | 0 |
| - | George Constantine | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Jimmy Daywalt | | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Duke Dinsmore | | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Jack Ensley | | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Bob Gregg | | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Eddie Jackson | | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Al Keller | | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Marvin Pifer | | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Bob Wente | | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Chuck Weyant | | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Wib Spalding | | | | | | DNQ | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Bobby Marshman | | | | | | | | | | DNQ | | | 0 |
| - | Cliff Spalding | | | | | | | | | | | DNQ | | 0 |
| - | Don Horvath | | | | | | | | | | | | DNQ | 0 |
| - | Foster Campbell | | DNP | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Leon Clum | | DNP | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | TRE1 | INDY | MIL1 | LAN | SPR | MIL2 | DQSF | SYR | ISF | TRE2 | SAC | PHX | Pts |
| 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) |
| Blank | Not competing |
In-line notation :
| Bold | Pole position |
| Italics | Ran fastest race lap |
| * | Led most race laps |
| RY Rookie of the Year ||
| R Rookie ||