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Sports 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 . 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
A
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
B
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
Paved/Dirt Oval
Road Course/Hill Climb
Non-championship race
^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
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
See also
Seasons Indianapolis 500s National Champions Tracks