1969 USAC Championship Car season

Sports season

1969 USAC Championship Car season

USAC National Championship Trail
Season
Races| 24
Start date| March 30
End date| December 7
Awards
National champion|  Mario Andretti
Indianapolis 500 winner|  Mario Andretti

← 1968

1970 →

The 1969 USAC Championship Car season consisted of 24 races, beginning in Avondale, Arizona on March 30 and concluding in Riverside, California on December 7. The USAC National Champion and Indianapolis 500 winner was Mario Andretti.

## Schedule and results

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In the IZOD IndyCar Series 2011 Historical Record Book the winner of the Rex Mays Classic was declared to be only Art Pollard, because Greg Weld vacated the car on lap 2 of 150.

Rnd  | Date  | Race Name  | Track  | Location  | Type  | Pole Position  | Winning Driver

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1  | March 30  |  Jimmy Bryan 150 | Phoenix International Raceway | Avondale, Arizona | Paved  |  Al Unser |  George Follmer
2  | April 13  |  California 200  | Hanford Motor Speedway | Hanford, California | Paved  |  Mario Andretti |  Mario Andretti
3  | May 30  |  International 500 Mile Sweepstakes | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | Speedway, Indiana | Paved  |  A. J. Foyt |  Mario Andretti
4  | June 8  |  Rex Mays Classic | Milwaukee Mile | West Allis, Wisconsin | Paved  |  Mario Andretti |  Art PollardA
5  | June 15  |  Langhorne 150  | Langhorne Speedway | Langhorne, Pennsylvania | Paved  |  Mario Andretti |  Bobby Unser
6  | June 29  |  Pikes Peak Auto Hill Climb | Pikes Peak Highway | Pikes Peak, Colorado | Hill  |  Orville NanceB |  Mario Andretti
7  | July 6  |  Rocky Mountain 150  | Continental Divide Raceways | Mead, Colorado | Road  |  Dan Gurney |  Gordon Johncock
8  | July 12  |  Nazareth 100 | Nazareth Speedway | Nazareth, Pennsylvania | Dirt  |  Bill Vukovich II |  Mario Andretti
9  | July 19  |  Trenton 200  | Trenton International Speedway | Trenton, New Jersey | Paved  |  Mario Andretti |  Mario Andretti
10  | July 27  |  Indy 200C | Indianapolis Raceway Park | Clermont, Indiana | Road  |  Dan Gurney |  Dan Gurney
11  |  Dan Gurney |  Peter Revson
12  | August 17  |  Tony Bettenhausen 200 | Milwaukee Mile | West Allis, Wisconsin | Paved  |  Al Unser |  Al Unser
13  | August 18  |  Tony Bettenhausen 100  | Illinois State Fairgrounds | Springfield, Illinois | Dirt  |  Greg Weld |  Mario Andretti
14  | August 24  |  Delaware 200  | Dover Downs International Speedway | Dover, Delaware | Paved  |  Bobby Unser |  Art Pollard
15  | September 1  |  Ted Horn Memorial  | DuQuoin State Fairgrounds | Du Quoin, Illinois | Dirt  |  Greg Weld |  Al Unser
16  | September 6  |  Hoosier Hundred  | Indiana State Fairgrounds | Indianapolis, Indiana | Dirt  |  Greg Weld |  A. J. Foyt
17  | September 14  |  Brainerd 200D | Donnybrooke Speedway | Brainerd, Minnesota | Road  |  Al Unser |  Gordon Johncock
18  |  Gordon Johncock |  Dan Gurney
19  | September 21  |  Trenton 300  | Trenton International Speedway | Trenton, New Jersey | Paved  |  Bobby Unser |  Mario Andretti
20  | September 28  |  Golden State 100  | California State Fairgrounds | Sacramento, California | Dirt  |  Greg Weld |  Al Unser
21  | October 19  |  Dan Gurney 200E | Pacific Raceways | Kent, Washington | Road  |  Dan Gurney |  Mario Andretti
22  |  Mario Andretti |  Al Unser
23  | November 21  |  Bobby Ball 150 | Phoenix International Raceway | Avondale, Arizona | Paved  |  Al Unser |  Al Unser
24  | December 7  |  Rex Mays 300 | Riverside International Raceway | Riverside, California | Road  |  Dan Gurney |  Mario Andretti

Paved/Dirt Oval

Road Course/Hill Climb

^A Pollard relieved Greg Weld on lap 2 of 150.
^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 100 miles (160 kilometers) each.
^D Run in two heats of 96.3 miles (155 kilometers) each.
^E Run in two heats of 99 miles (159 kilometers) each.

## Final points standings

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Note 1: Sam Posey, Mark Donohue, Swede Savage, Peter Revson, John Cannon, Jerry Hansen, David Hobbs, Jack Brabham, Denis Hulme and LeeRoy Yarbrough are not eligible for points.

Note 2: Art Pollard qualified fifth for the Milwaukee event and was eliminated in a 10-car accident at the start of the race. His original car was scored in 15th. Pollard then took over the car of Greg Weld and went on to win the race. Weld gets credit for a start but has no finishing position.

Further information: List of American Championship car racing point scoring systems

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1  |  Mario Andretti | 16  | 1 | 1  | 7 | 5 | 1  | 10  | 1  | 1 | 9  | 2  | 4  | 1  | 11  | 2  | 6  | 4  | 3  | 1  | 15  | 1  | 2 | 21  | 1  | 5025
2  |  Al Unser | 22 | 13  | Wth  |  |  |  | 9  |  | 25  | 2  | 19  | 1 | 8  | 12  | 1  | 4  | 3 | 9  | 21  | 1  | 2  | 1  | 1 | 2  | 2630
3  |  Bobby Unser | 8  | 7  | 3  | 16  | 1  |  | 16  |  | 23  | 24  |  | 2  | 10  | 22 | 5  | 3  | 13  | 11  | 7 | 3  | 17  | 5  | 22  | 4  | 2585
4  |  Dan Gurney |  |  | 2  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  | 1 | 21 |  |  |  |  |  | 2  | 1  |  |  | 3 | 4  |  | 3 | 2280
5  |  Gordon Johncock | 10  | 3  | 19  | 8  | 20  |  | 1  |  | 4  | 10  | 14  | 19  |  | 2  |  |  | 1  | 2 | 6  |  |  |  | 10  | 9  | 2070
6  |  Wally Dallenbach Sr. | 2  | 5  | 21  | 20  | 3  |  | 8  | 5  | 2  | DNS  |  | 18  | 7  | 14  | Wth  | DNQ  |  |  | 10  | 9  |  |  | 3  | 7  | 1795
7  |  A. J. Foyt | 21  | 25  | 8 | 3  |  |  | 3  |  | 10  | 5  | 4  | 9  | 5  | 19  | 3  | 1  | 8  | 8  | 13  |  |  |  | 25  | DNS  | 1570
8  |  Bill Vukovich II | 4  | 8  | 32  | 17  | 4  |  | 19  | 13 | 6  | 22  |  | 5  | 3  |  | 4  | 14  | DNQ  |  | 24  | 13  | 9  | 17  | 6  | 27  | 1280
9  |  Mike Mosley | 6  | 12  | 13  | 6  | 16  |  | 14  |  | 3  | 19  |  | 7  | 17  | 4  | 18  | 17  | 9  | 5  | 23  | 17  | 6  | 9  | 17  | 11  | 1220
10  |  Lloyd Ruby | 3  | 2  | 20  | 13  | 21  |  |  |  | 15  | 7  | 15  | 3  |  | DNQ  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2  | DNP  | 1190
11  |  Johnny Rutherford | DNS  | 4  | 29  | 5  | 15  |  | 11  |  | 22  | Wth  |  | Wth  |  | 7  | 14  | DNQ  | 11  |  | 12  |  | 19  |  | 4  | 5  | 1130
12  |  Art Pollard | 19  | 15  | 31  | 1  | 2  |  | 18  |  | DNQ  | 25  | 16  | 6  |  | 1  | DNQ  | 18  | 18  |  | 14  | 14  | 18  | 12  | 19  | 16  | 1110
13  |  Roger McCluskey | 14  | 17  | 14  | 9  |  |  | 5  |  | 21  | 4  | 18  | 14  | 15  | 3  | 16  | 15  | 15  |  | 2  | DNQ  |  |  | DNQ  | 22  | 1090
14  |  Gary Bettenhausen | 20  | 10  | 26  | 21  | 6  |  |  | 2  | 16  | DNQ  |  | 13  | 6  | 5  | 10  | 2  |  |  | 19  | 2  |  |  | 20  | DNQ  | 940
15  |  Bud Tingelstad |  |  | 15  | 4  | 13  |  | DNQ  | 4  | 24  | 11  | 5  | 15  | 13  | 15  | DNQ  | 9  |  |  | 3  | DNS  |  |  | 11  |  | 920
16  |  George Follmer | 1  | 9  | 27  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6  | 3  | 11  |  |  |  |  | 6  | 6  |  |  | 15  | 6  | DNQ  | 14  | 880
17  |  George Snider |  | 14  | 16  | DNQ  | 9  |  |  |  | 5  | 20  |  | 25  | 2  |  | 7  | 7  | DNQ  |  | 5  | DNQ  |  |  | 26  | 18  | 840
18  |  Jim Malloy |  | 6  | 11  | 2  | 7  |  | DNS  | 12  | DNQ  |  |  | 26  | DNP  | 16  |  |  |  |  | 18  |  |  |  | 7  |  | 780
19  |  Mel Kenyon |  |  | 4  | 12  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 24  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | DNP  |  | 615
20  |  Joe Leonard |  |  | 6  |  |  |  |  |  | 19  |  |  | 20  |  | 21  |  |  |  |  | 27  |  | DNS  |  | 5  | 19  | 600
21  |  Larry Dickson |  | DNP  | 9  | 18  |  |  |  | 6  |  |  |  |  | 4  | DNQ  | 6  | DNQ  |  |  | 22  | 10  |  |  | 23  |  | 510
22  |  Sam Sessions | DNQ  | DNP  | 12  | 19  | 10  |  | DNQ  | 16  | DNQ  | 18  | 12  | 23  | 14  |  | 12  | DNQ  | DNQ  |  | 4  |  |  |  | 24  | 23  | 475
23  |  Jim McElreath | DNP  |  | 28  |  |  |  |  |  | 7  | 13  | 20  | 8  | DNQ  | 18  | 9  | 13  | DNQ  |  | 11  | 16  |  |  | 9  |  | 400
24  |  Steve Krisiloff  RY  |  |  |  | DNQ  | 12  |  |  |  | 9  |  |  | 17  |  | 8  |  |  |  |  | 8  |  | 12  | 15  | 13  | 26  | 355
25  |  Rick Muther |  |  | DNQ  | 11  | DNQ  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12  |  | 6  |  |  |  |  | 9  |  |  |  | 18  | 28  | 330
26  |  Bill Simpson | DNQ  | 11  |  | DNQ  |  |  | 13  |  |  | 12  | 8  | 21  |  | DNQ  |  |  | 12  | 7  |  |  | DNQ  |  | 15  | 8  | 320
27  |  Jerry Grant | 17  | 19  | DNQ  | DNQ  |  |  | 4  |  |  | DNQ  |  |  |  |  |  |  | DNQ  |  |  |  | 13  | 11  | DNQ  | 10  | 290
28  |  Bruce Walkup |  |  | 33  |  | 23  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 22  | DNP  | DNQ  |  | 10  |  |  |  | 4  |  |  | 8  |  | 250
29  |  Bob Harkey |  |  |  |  | 8  |  | 7  | 11  |  |  |  |  | DNQ  |  | DNQ  | 12  |  |  |  | 11  |  |  |  |  | 215
30  |  Greg Weld | 13  | DNS  |  | 15  |  |  |  |  | 8  |  |  |  | 16 | DNS  | 17 | 5 |  |  |  | 12 |  |  |  |  | 210
31  |  Max Dudley | 23  | 22  | DNQ  | DNQ  |  |  | 6  |  |  | 17  | 10  | DNQ  |  | 13  |  |  |  |  | DNQ  |  | 10  | 14  | DNP  | 12  | 210
32  |  Al Smith |  |  |  | 10  | DNQ  |  |  | 8  | 20  |  |  | 16  |  | 9  |  | DNQ  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 175
33  |  Jerry Daniels  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  |  | DNQ  |  | 11  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 160
34  |  Jigger Sirois | 5  | 18  | DNQ  | DNQ  | DNS  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25  |  |  |  | 14  |  | 150
35  |  Bobby Johns | DNP  | DNP  | 10  | DNQ  | DNQ  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 150
36  |  Carl Williams |  |  | 25  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12  |  | DNQ  | 11  |  |  |  | 5  |  |  |  |  | 130
37  |  Bill Puterbaugh |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9  |  | 15  | 16  |  |  | 16  | 6  |  |  | 16  |  | 120
38  |  Tom Bigelow |  |  |  |  | DNQ  |  |  | 7  | 18  | 21  | 17  |  | DNQ  | DNQ  | 8  | DNQ  |  |  | DNQ  |  |  |  |  |  | 110
39  |  Arnie Knepper |  |  | 22  |  | DNQ  |  | 15  | DNQ  | DNQ  | 26  | 6  |  | 11  |  | 13  | DNQ  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100
40  |  Dave Strickland  R  | 7  | 23  | DNQ  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 90
41  |  Ludwig Heimrath Sr.  R  |  |  |  | DNQ  | DNQ  |  | 12  |  | 14  | 14  | 13  | DNQ  |  | 17  |  |  | 19  |  | 28  |  | 8  | 13  | DNQ  | 15  | 65
42  |  Sonny Ates |  |  | 17  | 22  | 24  |  |  |  | 12  |  |  | 10  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 61
43  |  Johnny Parsons  R  |  |  | DNQ  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7  |  |  | DNQ  | 30  | 60
44  |  Al Loquasto  R  |  |  |  | 23  | 14  |  |  | 9  | 13  | 16  | 11  |  |  | 20  |  |  | DNS  |  | 26  |  |  |  | DNQ  |  | 60
45  |  Keith Rachwitz | 9  | 16  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 60
46  |  Jerry Karl  R  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10  |  |  |  |  | 15  |  |  |  | DNP  |  | 60
47  |  Ralph Liguori |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 18  |  | DNQ  | 8  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 50
48  |  Johnny Anderson  R  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8  |  |  | DNQ  |  | 50
49  |  Don Schisler  R  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15  | 9  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 40
50  |  Les Scott  R  |  |  | DNQ  | DNQ  |  |  |  |  | 11  | 23  |  | DNQ  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20  |  |  |  |  |  | 40
51  |  Don Nordhorn  R  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10  |  |  |  |  | DNQ  |  |  | DNQ  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 30
53  |  Denny Zimmerman | 11  | DNP  | DNQ  | DNQ  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 30
52  |  Bobby Grim |  |  |  | DNQ  | 11  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 30
54  |  Ted Foltz |  |  |  |  |  | 2  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 24
55  |  Wes Vandervoort |  |  |  |  |  | 3  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 21
56  |  Bob Gregg  R  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11  | 16  | DNQ  | 13  | 20
57  |  Lee Kunzman  R  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | DNQ  |  |  | DNQ  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12  |  | 20
58  |  Bob Herring |  |  |  |  |  | 4  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 18
59  |  Malcolm Brazier |  |  |  |  |  | 5  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15
60  |  George Fejer  | 12  | DNP  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15
61  |  Charles Louderman |  |  |  |  |  | 6  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12
62  |  Grier Manning |  |  |  |  |  | 7  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9
63  |  Clark Yowell |  |  |  |  |  | 8  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8
64  |  Bob Daly  |  |  |  |  |  | 9  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6
65  |  Jack Guynn  R  |  |  |  |  |  | 10  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4
66  |  Rick Vermillion |  |  |  |  |  | 18  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3
67  |  James Byrd  R  |  |  |  |  |  | 16  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2
\-  |  Peter Revson |  |  | 5  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3  | 1  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | DNP  | 0
\-  |  Sam Posey  R  |  |  | DNQ  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8  | 7  |  |  |  |  |  | 16  |  |  |  | 4  | 3  |  | 25  | 0
\-  |  Mark Donohue |  |  | 7  |  |  |  |  |  |  | DNQ  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7  | 4  |  |  | 16  |  |  | 21  | 0
\-  |  Swede Savage  R  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5  |  |  |  | 14  | 7  |  | 6  | 0
\-  |  John Cannon |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5  | 10  | DNQ  | 29  | 0
\-  |  Jerry Hansen  R  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 17  |  |  |  | 7  | 8  |  | DNQ  | 0
\-  |  David Hobbs  R  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10  | 10  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
\-  |  Orville Nance |  |  |  |  |  | 11 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
\-  |  Gene Pacheco |  |  |  |  |  | 12  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
\-  |  Butch Earley |  |  |  |  |  | 13  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
\-  |  Jim Reynard  R  |  |  |  |  | DNQ  |  |  | 14  | DNQ  |  |  |  | DNP  | DNQ  |  | DNP  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
\-  |  George Benson  |  |  | DNQ  | 14  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
\-  |  LaVerne Ravenstein |  |  |  |  |  | 14  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
\-  |  Hamilton Vose  R  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
\-  |  Rollie Beale |  |  |  |  | 19  |  |  | 15  | DNP  |  |  |  | DNQ  |  | DNQ  | DNQ  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
\-  |  Dempsey Wilson | 15  | 20  |  |  | DNQ  |  |  |  | DNQ  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
\-  |  Ralph Murdock  R  |  |  |  |  |  | 15  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
\-  |  Charlie Masters  R  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 17  |  |  | DNS  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 17  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
\-  |  Todd Gibson |  |  |  | 24  | 17  |  |  |  | DNQ  | DNP  |  | DNQ  |  |  |  |  | DNQ  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
\-  |  Ronnie Bucknum | DNP  | DNP  | 30  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | DNP  |  | DNQ  | 17  | 0
\-  |  Wib Spalding |  | DNQ  |  |  | DNQ  |  | 17  |  |  | DNP  |  | DNQ  |  | DNQ  | DNQ  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
\-  |  Larry Overholser |  |  |  |  |  | 17  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
\-  |  Tommy Copp | 18  | DNQ  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 18  |  |  | DNQ  |  | 0
\-  |  Gig Stephens |  |  |  |  | 18  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | DNQ  |  |  |  |  | DNQ  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
\-  |  Denny Hulme |  |  | 18  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
\-  |  Lou Sell |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20  | 0
\-  |  Earl Smith  R  | DNS  | 21  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | DNQ  |  | 0
\-  |  Mickey Shaw |  |  |  |  | 22  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
\-  |  LeeRoy Yarbrough |  |  | 23  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
\-  |  Ned Spath  R  | DNQ  | 24  |  |  | DNQ  |  |  |  | DNQ  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | DNQ  |  | 0
\-  |  Ed Marshall  R  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | DNQ  | 24  | 0
\-  |  Jack Brabham |  |  | 24  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
\-  |  Bob Pratt  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 26  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
\-  |  Dick Simon |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | DNS  |  | DNQ  | DNQ  | 0
\-  |  Cy Fairchild |  |  | DNQ  | DNQ  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
\-  |  Charlie Glotzbach |  |  | DNQ  | DNQ  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
\-  |  Dee Jones |  |  | DNQ  | DNQ  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
\-  |  Roger West  |  |  | DNQ  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | DNQ  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
\-  |  Chuck Booth |  |  | DNQ  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | DNQ  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
\-  |  Bobby Hogle |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | DNQ  | DNQ  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
\-  |  Karl Busson |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | DNP  | DNQ  | 0
\-  |  Bud Morley | DNQ  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
\-  |  Jim Hurtubise |  |  | DNQ  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
\-  |  Al Miller |  |  | DNQ  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
\-  |  Lothar Motschenbacher |  |  | DNQ  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
\-  |  Bob Veith |  |  | DNQ  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
\-  |  Merle Bettenhausen |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | DNQ  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
\-  |  Dale Breedlove |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | DNQ  | 0
\-  |  Dino Dioguardi |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | DNQ  | 0
\-  |  Nick Dioguardi |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | DNQ  | 0
\-  |  Scott Carr |  |  | Wth  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
\-  |  Graham Hill |  |  | Wth  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
\-  |  Jochen Rindt |  |  | Wth  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
\-  |  Bob West  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | DNQ  | 0
\-  |  Pat O'Reilly |  |  | DNP  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
\-  |  Jimmy Maguire |  |  |  | DNP  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
\-  |  Joe Lehman |  |  |  |  |  | DNP  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
\-  |  Roger Veys |  |  |  |  |  | DNP  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
\-  |  Eugene Willbanks |  |  |  |  |  | DNP  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
\-  |  Steve Diulo |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | DNP  | 0
\-  |  George Eaton |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | DNP  | 0
Pos  | Driver  | PHX1
| HAN
| INDY
| MIL1
| LAN
| PIP
| CDR
| NAZ
| TRE1
| IRP1
| IRP2
| MIL2
| SPR
| DOV
| DQSF
| ISF
| BRN1
| BR2N
| TRE2
| SAC
| KEN1
| KEN2
| 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)
Not competing
| In-line notation

Bold | Pole position
Italics | Ran fastest race lap
*  | Led most race laps
RY  Rookie of the Year
R  Rookie

## References

[edit]

* Åberg, Andreas. "USAC National Championship 1969". Driver Database. Archived from the original on September 10, 2012. Retrieved December 29, 2010.
* "1969 USAC National Championship Trail". ChampCarStats.com. Archived from the original on February 24, 2012. Retrieved December 29, 2010.
* http://media.indycar.com/pdf/2011/IICS_2011_Historical_Record_Book_INT6.pdf Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine (p. 238–243)

## See also

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* 1969 Indianapolis 500

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AAA|

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CART|

* 1979
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CCWS|

* 2004
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* ~~2008~~

IRL|

* 1996
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IndyCar|

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Seasons|

* 1956
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* 1958
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* 1962
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Indianapolis 500s|

* 1956
* 1957
* 1958
* 1959
* 1960
* 1961
* 1962
* 1963
* 1964
* 1965
* 1966
* 1967
* 1968
* 1969
* 1970

National Champions|

* Mario Andretti (three times)
* Tony Bettenhausen
* Jimmy Bryan (twice)
* A. J. Foyt (five times)
* Al Unser
* Bobby Unser
* Rodger Ward (twice)

Tracks|

* Arizona State Fair
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* Hanford
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* Michigan State Fair
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* Mont-Tremblant
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