1957 USAC National Championship Trail

Jimmy Bryan - Champion

Date Race Track Miles Type Winner
5/30/57 International 500 Mile Sweepstakes Indianapolis 500 PO Sam Hanks
6/2/57 Langhorne 100 Langhorne 100 DO Johnny Thomson
6/9/57 Rex Mays Classic Milwaukee 100 PO Rodger Ward
6/23/57 Detroit 100 Detroit 100 DO Jimmy Bryan
7/4/57 Atlanta 100 Lakewood 100 DO George Amick
8/17/57 Springfield 100 Springfield 100 DO Rodger Ward
8/25/57 Milwaukee 200 Milwaukee 200 PO Jim Rathmann
9/2/57 Ted Horn Memorial DuQuoin 100 DO Jud Larson
9/7/57 Syracuse 100 Syracuse 100 DO Elmer George
9/14/57 Hoosier Hundred ISF 100 DO Jud Larson
9/29/57 Trenton 100 Trenton 100 PO Pat O'Connor
10/20/57 Golden State 100 Sacramento 100 DO Rodger Ward
11/11/57 Bobby Ball Memorial Phoenix 100 DO Jimmy Bryan

Non-Championship Events

Date Race Track Miles Type Winner
6/21/57 500 Miglia di Monza Heat 1 Monza 166.32 PO Jimmy Bryan
6/21/57 500 Miglia di Monza Heat 2 Monza 166.32 PO Jimmy Bryan
6/21/57 500 Miglia di Monza Heat 3 Monza 166.32 PO Troy Ruttman
7/21/57 Indianapolis Sweepstakes Williams Grove 25 DO Jud Larson

 

Standing Driver Starts DNS/DNQ Wins 2nds 3rds 4ths 5ths Best Finish Poles Points
1 Jimmy Bryan 12 0 2 2 1 1 0 2 1650
2 Jim Rathmann 6 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1470
3 George Amick 12 1 1 1 3 1 3 2 1400
4 Pat O'Connor 9 1 1 2 1 1 0 1 1250
5 Jud Larson 11 1 2 2 1 1 0 2 1170
6 Andy Linden 11 1 0 0 2 0 2 1 1130
7 Johnny Thomson 12 0 1 3 1 1 0 2 1110
8 Johnny Boyd 10 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1040
9 Sam Hanks 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1000
10 Elmer George 12 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 830
11 Rodger Ward 12 0 3 0 1 0 0 2 740
12 Bob Veith 11 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 650
13 Paul Russo 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 600
14 Jimmy Reece 10 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 550
15 Ed Elisian 11 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 340
16 Len Sutton 6 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 300
17 Billy Garrett 6 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 300
18 Marshall Teague 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 300
19 Don Branson 8 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 280
20 Art Bisch 3 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 260
21 Gene Hartley 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 210
22 Jack Turner 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 200
23 Johnnie Tolan 6 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 190
24 Don Freeland 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 190
25 Eddie Sachs 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 160
26 A. J. Foyt 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 160
27 Johnnie Parsons 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 120
28 Ralph Liguori 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 110
29 Tony Bettenhausen 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 80
30 Bud Randall 5 6 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 80
31 Bill Cheesbourg 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 70
32T Jim McWithey 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 40
32T Earl Motter 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 40
34 Don Edmunds 8 4 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 40
35 Van Johnson 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 30
36 Troy Ruttman 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 30
37 Chuck Weyant 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 20
38 Al Herman 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 10
39 Dick Rathmann 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 10
40 Al Keller 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 10
41 Ken Gottschalk 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 10
NR Jimmy Daywalt 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0
NR Mike Magill 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0
NR Bob Christie 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0
NR Jim Hemmings 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0
NR Bud Clemons 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0
NR Rex Easton 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0
NR Shorty Templeman 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0
NR Fred Agabashian 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0
NR Charles Musselman 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0
NR Chuck Rodee 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0
NR Eddie Johnson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 0
NR Keith Andrews 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Chuck Arnold 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Johnny Baldwin 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Luther Baughman 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Tony Bonadies 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Ray Crawford 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Jimmy Davies 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Don Evans 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Del Fanning 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Nino Farina 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Johnny Fedricks 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Gene Force 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Andy Furci 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Cliff Griffith 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Bill Homeier 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Danny Kladis 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Ernie Koch 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Cal Niday 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Eddie Russo 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Leroy Warriner 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR R. D. Whittington 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Dempsey Wilson 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Jean Behra Non points race only 0
NR Mario Bornigia Non points race only 0
NR Bill Brown Non points race only 0
NR Jack Fairman Non points race only 0
NR Roy Graham Non points race only 0
NR John Lawrence Non points race only 0
NR Ninian Sanderson Non points race only 0
 
Debuts Farewells
Chuck Arnold
Luther Baughman