# 1967 USAC Championship Car season

The 1967 USAC Championship Car season consisted of 21 races, beginning in Avondale, Arizona, on April 9 and concluding in Riverside, California, on November 26. This season saw three new road courses added to the schedule in addition to the Hoosier Grand Prix at IRP: Mosport in Canada; Circuit Mont-Tremblant also in Canada; and the season finale at Riverside International Raceway in southern California in the United States. The USAC National Champion and Indianapolis 500 winner was A. J. Foyt.

## Schedule and results

| Rnd | Date | Race Name | Track | Location | Type | Pole Position | Winning Driver |
| 1 | April 9 | Jimmy Bryan Memorial | Phoenix International Raceway | Avondale, Arizona | Paved | Lloyd Ruby | Lloyd Ruby |
| 2 | April 23 | Trenton 150 | Trenton International Speedway | Trenton, New Jersey | Paved | Mario Andretti | Mario Andretti |
| 3 | May 30 May 31 | International 500 Mile Sweepstakes | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | Speedway, Indiana | Paved | Mario Andretti | A. J. Foyt |
| 4 | June 4 | Rex Mays Classic | Milwaukee Mile | West Allis, Wisconsin | Paved | Gordon Johncock | Gordon Johncock |
| 5 | June 18 | Langhorne 150 | Langhorne Speedway | Langhorne, Pennsylvania | Paved | Al Unser | Lloyd Ruby |
| 6 | June 25 | Pikes Peak Auto Hill Climb | Pikes Peak Highway | Pikes Peak, Colorado | Hill | Bobby Unser | Wes Vandervoort |
| 7 | July 1 | Telegraph Trophy 200 | Mosport Park | Bowmanville, Ontario | Road | Bobby Unser | Bobby Unser |
| 8 | July 1 | Telegraph Trophy 200 | Mosport Park | Bowmanville, Ontario | Road | Bobby Unser | Bobby Unser |
| 9 | July 23 | Indianapolis 150 | Indianapolis Raceway Park | Clermont, Indiana | Road | Lloyd Ruby | Mario Andretti |
| 10 | July 30 | Langhorne 150 | Langhorne Speedway | Langhorne, Pennsylvania | Paved | Gordon Johncock | Mario Andretti |
| 11 | August 6 | Labatt Indy | Circuit Mont-Tremblant | Saint-Jovite, Quebec | Road | Bobby Unser | Mario Andretti |
| 12 | August 6 | Labatt Indy | Circuit Mont-Tremblant | Saint-Jovite, Quebec | Road | Mario Andretti | Mario Andretti |
| 13 | August 19 | Tony Bettenhausen Memorial | Illinois State Fairgrounds | Springfield, Illinois | Dirt | Larry Dickson | A. J. Foyt |
| 14 | August 20 | Tony Bettenhausen 200 | Milwaukee Mile | West Allis, Wisconsin | Paved | Roger McCluskey | Mario Andretti |
| 15 | September 4 | Ted Horn Memorial | DuQuoin State Fairgrounds | Du Quoin, Illinois | Dirt | Bobby Unser | A. J. Foyt |
| 16 | September 9 | Hoosier Hundred | Indiana State Fairgrounds | Indianapolis, Indiana | Dirt | Bruce Walkup | Mario Andretti |
| 17 | September 24 | Trenton 200 | Trenton International Speedway | Trenton, New Jersey | Paved | Mario Andretti | A. J. Foyt |
| 18 | October 1 | Golden State 100 | California State Fairgrounds | Sacramento, California | Dirt | Bruce Walkup | A. J. Foyt |
| 19 | October 22 | Hanford 200 | Hanford Motor Speedway | Hanford, California | Paved | Art Pollard | Gordon Johncock |
| 20 | November 19 | Bobby Ball 150 | Phoenix International Raceway | Avondale, Arizona | Paved | Bobby Unser | Mario Andretti |
| 21 | November 26 | Rex Mays 300 | Riverside International Raceway | Riverside, California | Road | Dan Gurney | Dan Gurney |
    ^A Race was red flagged on May 30th lap 19 due to rain. The race was run to completion the next day (May 31st).
    ^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.
    ^C Run in two heats of 98 miles (158 kilometers) each.
    ^D Run in two heats of 100 miles (161 kilometers) each.

## Final points standings

Note: Ronnie Bucknum, George Follmer, Dan Gurney, Jimmy Clark, Lothar Motschenbacher, Jochen Rindt, Denis Hulme, Jackie Stewart, Graham Hill, John Surtees, Cale Yarborough, LeeRoy Yarbrough, Peter Revson and Jerry Titus are not eligible for points.
| Pos | Driver | PHX1 | TRE1 | INDY | MIL1 | LAN1 | PIP | MOS | MOS | IRP | LAN2 | MTR | MTR | SPR | MIL2 | DQSF | ISF | TRE2 | SAC | HAN | PHX2 | RIV | Pts |
| 1 | A. J. Foyt | 5 | 15 | 1 | 21 | 5 | | 7 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 3440 |
| 2 | Mario Andretti | DNS | 1 | 30 | Wth | 3 | 14 | 21 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 2 | 24 | 1 | 3 | 3360 |
| 3 | Bobby Unser | 19 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 26 | 6 | 18 | 3 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3020 |
| 4 | Gordon Johncock | 3 | 20 | 12 | 1 | 4 | | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 4 | | 4 | | | 2 | | 1 | 4 | 26 | 2700 |
| 5 | Al Unser | 23 | 12 | 2 | 19 | 2 | DNQ | 6 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 2 | 12 | 2505 |
| 6 | Lloyd Ruby | 1 | 21 | 33 | 2 | 1 | | 4 | 4 | 16 | DNQ | 4 | 3 | | 13 | | DNQ | 26 | | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2090 |
| 7 | Jim McElreath | 15 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 11 | | Wth | | 4 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 15 | 5 | 4 | DNS | 12 | 20 | DNS | 1750 |
| 8 | Roger McCluskey | 2 | 2 | 19 | 3 | 17 | | 2 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 24 | | 13 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 | DNQ | 21 | 21 | 5 | 1620 |
| 9 | Joe Leonard | 4 | 14 | 3 | 8 | 7 | | 10 | 8 | | DNQ | 6 | 6 | | 5 | | | 17 | | 7 | 24 | 16 | 1575 |
| 10 | Bud Tingelstad | | 18 | 14 | 17 | 8 | | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 21 | | 3 | 9 | 7 | DNQ | 5 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 965 |
| 11 | Art Pollard | 7 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 14 | | 9 | 21 | | DNQ | | | | | | | | | 5 | 14 | 30 | 655 |
| 12 | Arnie Knepper | 8 | 7 | 22 | DNQ | 19 | | 5 | 6 | 5 | 24 | DNQ | | | | | | | | | 8 | DNQ | 595 |
| 13 | Carl Williams | | | 10 | DNQ | 16 | | 15 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 9 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 18 | 23 | | 585 |
| 14 | Mel Kenyon | 10 | 5 | 16 | 10 | | | | | DNQ | | | | | 7 | | | 24 | | 10 | 9 | 21 | 500 |
| 15 | Bill Vukovich II | | | | | | | | | | 23 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 26 | DNQ | 7 | 470 |
| 16 | Chuck Hulse | | | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | | 9 | 9 | DNP | 29 | 460 |
| 17 | Larry Dickson | 20 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 21 | | 19 | 16 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 7 | | | | 425 |
| 18 | Ronnie Duman | | 19 | 23 | 11 | 18 | | Wth | | DNQ | 18 | | | 14 | DNQ | 10 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 420 |
| 19 | Wally Dallenbach Sr. | 18 | DNQ | 29 | 5 | 12 | | 12 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 17 | 21 | DNQ | DNQ | 19 | DNQ | 17 | 15 | 25 | 410 |
| 20 | Parnelli Jones | | | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 400 |
| 21 | Johnny Rutherford | | | 25 | 12 | 10 | | 14 | 14 | 13 | 20 | 15 | | 16 | 25 | 11 | 16 | Wth | 5 | 23 | 22 | 8 | 315 |
| 22 | Bob Hurt | 24 | | DNQ | 22 | 20 | | 22 | | 22 | 19 | 10 | 9 | | 22 | | | 6 | | 20 | 10 | 24 | 290 |
| 23 | Jim Hurtubise | | | DNQ | 16 | 15 | | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 19 | | DNQ | | | | | 18 | 280 |
| 24 | Bob Harkey | | 11 | DNQ | 7 | 22 | | 18 | 17 | | 7 | DNQ | | DNQ | 12 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | | DNQ | | 230 |
| 25 | Norm Brown | 16 | DNQ | DNQ | 15 | 9 | | | | 24 | DNQ | | | 4 | 10 | 17 | 13 | | 16 | | | | 220 |
| 26 | Wes Vandervoort | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 200 |
| 27 | Jim Malloy RY | | | DNQ | DNQ | | | | | 12 | 6 | 19 | | | 24 | | | 22 | | 16 | 16 | 11 | 195 |
| 28 | Bruce Walkup R | | | | | | | | | | | | | DNQ | DNQ | 12 | 6 | | 6 | DNQ | 13 | | 170 |
| 29 | Ted Foltz | | | | | | 2 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 160 |
| 30 | George Snider | 21 | | 26 | 18 | DNQ | | | | DNQ | | | | 18 | DNQ | 16 | 17 | DNQ | 3 | 22 | | | 140 |
| 31 | Dan Morgan | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 140 |
| 32 | Orville Nance | | | | | | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 120 |
| 33 | Greg Weld | 6 | 13 | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | DNQ | | | | | | | | | 120 |
| 34 | Gig Stephens | | 6 | DNQ | | DNQ | | | | | DNQ | | | | | | | 23 | | | | | 120 |
| 35 | Mike Mosley R | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | DNQ | | | 7 | | 13 | | | 120 |
| 36 | Ralph Liguori | DNQ | 9 | DNQ | | DNQ | | 16 | 19 | DNQ | DNQ | | | DNQ | 18 | DNS | 10 | | 10 | | | | 120 |
| 37 | Rick Muther R | | | | | | | 11 | 10 | 20 | DNQ | 11 | 10 | | DNQ | | | | | | 12 | 23 | 120 |
| 38 | Sam Sessions | | | DNQ | | | | | | | 16 | | | | | | | 8 | | | | | 100 |
| 39 | Bob Veith | | | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 100 |
| 40 | Paul Kleinschmidt | | | | | | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 80 |
| 41 | Jerry Grant | 12 | | 20 | 13 | DNQ | | 17 | 20 | 18 | 12 | 18 | 8 | | | | | | | | 18 | 14 | 80 |
| 42 | Bob Wente | | | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | 7 | | DNQ | DNQ | | | | | | 60 |
| 43 | Don Wilcox R | | | | | | 7 | | | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | 60 |
| 44 | Gary Bettenhausen | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DNQ | | 11 | 11 | 19 | DNQ | 60 |
| 45 | Ralph Bruning R | | | | | | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 50 |
| 46 | Gary Congdon | 22 | | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | | 20 | | 14 | 10 | 16 | 19 | DNQ | 14 | DNQ | DNQ | | | | | | 45 |
| 47 | Bob Tattersall | | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 45 |
| 48 | Grier Manning | | | | | | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 40 |
| 49 | Al Miller | 17 | DNQ | 28 | | 13 | | | | 23 | DNQ | 13 | 14 | | 17 | | DNQ | 18 | | 15 | 11 | 19 | 40 |
| 50 | Bob Daly | | | | | | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 30 |
| 51 | George Benson R | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DNQ | | 30 |
| 52 | Charles Louderman | | | | | | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 20 |
| 53 | Mickey Shaw | | | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | DNQ | 14 | | 12 | | | | | 20 |
| 54 | Rollie Beale R | | | | | | | | | | DNQ | | | 15 | | DNQ | 12 | | | | | | 10 |
| 55 | Jerry Daniels | | | DNQ | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | DNQ | | | 12 | | | | 10 |
| 56 | Bob Herring R | | | | | | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 |
| - | Dan Gurney | | | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 0 |
| - | Ronnie Bucknum R | | | DNQ | | | | DNS | 18 | 9 | DNQ | 3 | 12 | | | | | | | | | 9 | 0 |
| - | Denny Hulme R | | | 4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | George Follmer R | | | | | | | | | 17 | DNQ | | | | | | | 21 | | | | 6 | 0 |
| - | Lothar Motschenbacher R | 9 | DNQ | DNP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 28 | 0 |
| - | Jerry Titus R | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | 0 |
| - | Cale Yarborough | | | | | | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Bobby Grim | | | 13 | 23 | | | | | DNQ | DNQ | | | | 15 | | | 20 | | 14 | | | 0 |
| - | Bill Puterbaugh R | | | | | | | | | | | | | DNQ | | 13 | 15 | | 15 | | | | 0 |
| - | Peter Revson | 13 | DNQ | DNP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Larry Overholser R | | | | | | 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Bruce Jacobi | 14 | DNQ | DNQ | 14 | | | | | | 14 | 20 | | | 20 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Al Smith | | | DNQ | 24 | DNQ | | | | | 15 | | | | | | | | | 19 | | | 0 |
| - | Chuck Arnold | | | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | | | | DNS | 0 |
| - | Malcolm Brazier | | | | | | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Chuck Parsons R | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | 0 |
| - | Don Anderson | | | | | | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Lucien Bianchi R | DNQ | 17 | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Butch Hardman | | | | | | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Jackie Stewart | | | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DNS | 0 |
| - | Al Farmer | | | | | | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Rick Vermillion | | | | | | 19 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Gene Pacheco R | | | | | | 20 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | John Surtees R | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 20 | 0 |
| - | Jim Clark | | | 31 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 22 | 0 |
| - | Jochen Rindt R | | | 24 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | LeeRoy Yarbrough R | | | 27 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Graham Hill | | | 32 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Jigger Sirois | | | | DNQ | | | | | | | | | DNQ | | DNQ | DNQ | DNS | | | | | 0 |
| - | Al Loquasto | | DNS | | | DNQ | | | | DNQ | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Dempsey Wilson | DNQ | | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DNQ | | DNS | 0 |
| - | Bay Darnell | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DNS | | | | | 0 |
| - | Don Thomas | | | DNQ | | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | DNQ | DNQ | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Don Meacham | | | | DNQ | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | DNQ | | DNQ | | 0 |
| - | Sonny Ates | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DNQ | | DNQ | DNQ | | 0 |
| - | Norm Hall | DNQ | | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Johnny Boyd | | | DNQ | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Bill Cheesbourg | | | DNQ | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Aldo Andretti | | | | DNQ | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Ray Duckworth | | | | | | | | | | | | | DNQ | | DNQ | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Dale Breedlove | | | | | | | | | DNQ | | | | | | | DNQ | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Chuck Booth | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DNQ | DNQ | | | | | 0 |
| - | Frank Secrist | | | | | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | DNQ | | | | 0 |
| - | John McIntyre | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DNQ | DNQ | | | 0 |
| - | Masten Gregory | | | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DNP | 0 |
| - | Skip Hedrick | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Chris Amon | | | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Bob Bondurant | | | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Bob Christie | | | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Richie Ginther | | | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Bobby Johns | | | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Pedro Rodríguez | | | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Vern Root | | | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Ebb Rose | | | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Les Scott | | | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Chuck Stevenson | | | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Johnny Coy | | | | | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Dave Paul | | | | | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Jerry Colton | | | | | | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Butch Earley | | | | | | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Gilbert Ligon | | | | | | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | P. McCormick | | | | | | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Walter Miller | | | | | | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Ralph Murdock | | | | | | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Wib Spalding | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DNQ | | | | 0 |
| - | Tommy Copp | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DNQ | | | 0 |
| - | Bobby Hogle | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DNQ | | 0 |
| - | Dusty Smith | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DNQ | | 0 |
| - | Lorenzo Bandini | | | DNP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Sam McQuagg | | | DNP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | PHX1 | TRE1 | INDY | MIL1 | LAN1 | PIP | MOS1 | MOS2 | IRP | LAN2 | MTR1 | MTR2 | SPR | MIL2 | DQSF | ISF | TRE2 | SAC | HAN | PHX2 | RIV | 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 ||