1961 USAC National Championship Trail

A. J. Foyt - Champion

Date Race Track Miles Type Winner
4/9/61 Trenton 100 Trenton 100 PO Eddie Sachs
5/30/61 International 500 Mile Sweepstakes Indianapolis 500 PO A. J. Foyt
6/4/61 Rex Mays Classic Milwaukee 100 PO Rodger Ward
6/18/61 Langhorne 100 Langhorne 100 DO A. J. Foyt
8/20/61 Milwaukee 200 Milwaukee 200 PO Lloyd Ruby
8/21/61 Springfield 100 Springfield 99 DO Jim Hurtubise
9/4/61 Ted Horn Memorial DuQuoin 100 DO A. J. Foyt
9/9/61 Syracuse 100 Syracuse 100 DO Rodger Ward
9/16/61 Hoosier Hundred ISF 100 DO A. J. Foyt
9/24/61 Trenton 100 Trenton 100 PO Eddie Sachs
10/29/61 Golden State 100 Sacramento 100 DO Rodger Ward
11/19/61 Bobby Ball Memorial Phoenix 89 DO Parnelli Jones

 

Standing Driver Starts DNS/DNQ Wins 2nds 3rds 4ths 5ths Best Finish Poles Points
1 A. J. Foyt 12 0 4 1 1 0 1 1 2150
2 Eddie Sachs 7 3 2 1 2 0 1 2 1760
3 Rodger Ward 11 0 3 1 2 0 0 1 1680
4 Shorty Templeman 9 1 0 2 0 1 2 1 1190
5 Al Keller 11 0 0 1 0 1 3 2 1000
6 Jim Hurtubise 11 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 939
7 Len Sutton 10 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 860
8 Bobby Marshman 12 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 769
9 Parnelli Jones 11 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 750
10 Dick Rathmann 8 1 0 0 2 2 0 1 750
11 Lloyd Ruby 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 670
12 Don Branson 12 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 530
13 Elmer George 9 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 470
14 Chuck Stevenson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 400
15 Roger McCluskey 10 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 370
16 A. J. Shepherd 6 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 360
17 Chuck Hulse 9 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 302
18 Jim McElreath 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 290
19 Cotton Farmer 6 5 0 0 0 0 2 0 260
20 Jack Brabham 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 200
21 Johnny Boyd 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 160
22 Norm Hall 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 150
23 Troy Ruttman 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 140
24 Don Davis 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 140
25 Ronnie Duman 5 6 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 128
26 Bob Christie 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 110
27 Gene Hartley 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 100
28 Red Riegel 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 60
29T Len Duncan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 60
29T Ralph Liguori 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 60
31 Jiggs Peters 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 50
32 Danny Jones 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 40
33 Don Freeland 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 40
34 Allen Crowe 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 40
35 Wayne Weiler 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 30
36 Bruce Jacobi 2 8 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 30
37 Bob Cleberg 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 30
38 Rex Easton 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 22
39 Bud Tingelstad 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 20
40 Eddie Johnson 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 20
41 Bob Mathouser 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 20
42 Dempsey Wilson 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 10
43 Jack Turner 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 10
NR Bill Cheesbourg 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0
NR Don Horvath 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0
NR Leroy Neumayer 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0
NR Paul Goldsmith 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0
NR Keith Rachwitz 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0
NR Jack Rounds 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0
NR Bob Veith 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0
NR Ray Wearne 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0
NR Leon Clum 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0
NR Tony Bettenhausen 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 19 1 0
NR Tommy Copp 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 0
NR Johnny Coy 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0
NR Ernie Koch 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0
NR Ebb Rose 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 0 0
NR Cliff Griffith 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 0
NR Jim Rathmann 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0
NR Jimmy Daywalt 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 0 0
NR Bobby Grim 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 32 0 0
NR Chuck Arnold 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Harry Beck 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Tony Bonadies 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Bert Brooks 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Ray Brown 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Duane Carter 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Beau Clerke 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Jack Conely 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Russ Congdon 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Ray Crawford 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Jack Ensley 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Vern Harriman 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Jim Hemmings 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Bill Hyde 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Ed Kostenuk 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Russ Long 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Mike Magill 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Jim McWithey 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Al Pombo 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Bill Randall 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Hal Rettberg 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Chuck Rodee 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Tony Romit 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0