1957 USAC Championship Car season

Sports season

1957 USAC Championship Car season
USAC National Championship Trail
Season
Races	13
Start date	May 30
End date	November 11
Awards
National champion	United States Jimmy Bryan
Indianapolis 500 winner	United States Sam Hanks
← 1956 1958 →

The 1957 USAC Championship Car season consisted of 13 races, beginning in Speedway, Indiana on May 30 and concluding in Phoenix, Arizona on November 11. There were also five non-championship events. The USAC National Champion was Jimmy Bryan and the Indianapolis 500 winner was Sam Hanks. Hanks would retire from IndyCar racing following his Indy victory but still raced USAC Stock Cars until the end of this year. Keith Andrews was killed in crash while practicing for the Indianapolis 500; he was 36 years old.

Schedule and results

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Rnd	Date	Race Name	Track	Location	Type	Pole Position	Winning Driver
1	May 30	United States International 500 Mile Sweepstakes ^A	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Speedway, Indiana	Paved	United States Pat O'Connor	United States Sam Hanks
2	June 2	United States Langhorne 100	Langhorne Speedway	Langhorne, Pennsylvania	Dirt	United States Johnny Thomson	United States Johnny Thomson
3	June 9	United States Rex Mays Classic	Milwaukee Mile	West Allis, Wisconsin	Paved	United States Jimmy Bryan	United States Rodger Ward
4	June 23	United States Detroit 100	Michigan State Fairgrounds Speedway	Detroit, Michigan	Dirt	United States George Amick	United States Jimmy Bryan
NC	June 29	Italy 500 Miglia di Monza ^B	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza	Monza, Italy	Paved	Heat 1: United States Tony Bettenhausen	Heat 1: United States Jimmy Bryan
Heat 2: United States Jimmy Bryan						Heat 2: United States Jimmy Bryan
Heat 3: United States Jimmy Bryan						Heat 3: United States Troy Ruttman
5	July 4	United States Atlanta 100	Lakewood Speedway	Atlanta, Georgia	Dirt	United States Jimmy Bryan	United States George Amick
NC	July 4	United States Pikes Peak Auto Hill Climb	Pikes Peak Highway	Pikes Peak, Colorado	Hill	United States Bill McConnell ^C	United States Bob Finney
NC	July 20	United States Indianapolis Sweepstakes	Williams Grove Speedway	Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania	Dirt	United States Jud Larson	United States Jud Larson
6	August 17	United States Springfield 100	Illinois State Fairgrounds	Springfield, Illinois	Dirt	United States George Amick	United States Rodger Ward
7	August 25	United States Milwaukee 200	Milwaukee Mile	West Allis, Wisconsin	Paved	United States Andy Linden	United States Jim Rathmann
8	September 2	United States Ted Horn Memorial	DuQuoin State Fairgrounds	Du Quoin, Illinois	Dirt	United States Jud Larson	United States Jud Larson
9	September 7	United States Syracuse 100	New York State Fairgrounds	Syracuse, New York	Dirt	United States Elmer George	United States Elmer George
10	September 14	United States Hoosier Hundred	Indiana State Fairgrounds	Indianapolis, Indiana	Dirt	United States Jud Larson	United States Jud Larson
11	September 29	United States Trenton 100	Trenton International Speedway	Trenton, New Jersey	Paved	United States Johnny Thomson	United States Pat O'Connor
12	October 20	United States Golden State 100	California State Fairgrounds	Sacramento, California	Dirt	United States Rodger Ward	United States Rodger Ward
13	November 11	United States Bobby Ball Memorial	Arizona State Fairgrounds	Phoenix, Arizona	Dirt	United States Rodger Ward	United States Jimmy Bryan

Paved/Dirt Oval

Road Course/Hill Climb

^A Indianapolis 500 was USAC-sanctioned and counted towards the 1957 FIA World Championship of Drivers title.

^B Run in three heats of 166 miles (267 km).

^C 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

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

Pos	Driver	INDY United States	LAN United States	MIL1 United States	DET United States	ATL United States	SPR United States	MIL2 United States	DQSF United States	SYR United States	ISF United States	TRE United States	SAC United States	PHX United States	Pts
1	United States Jimmy Bryan	3	DNQ	19	1	13	7	22	18	4	2	8	2	1	1650
2	United States Jim Rathmann	2	5	1	6	12	6	1470
3	United States George Amick	DNQ	5	6	2	1	3	5	16	5	3	3	4	11	1400
4	United States Pat O'Connor	8	DNQ	4	DNQ	3	8	2	10	1	15	2	1250
5	United States Jud Larson	DNQ	16	4	2	2	8	1	6	1	22	3	12	1170
6	United States Andy Linden	5	6	18	3	3	5	10	DNQ	7	18	13	8	1130
7	United States Johnny Thomson	12	1	2	18	17	14	4	2	3	17	2	14	1110
8	United States Johnny Boyd	6	3	4	24	6	9	14	9	6	3	1040
9	United States Sam Hanks	1	1000
10	United States Elmer George	33	17	7	5	15	6	6	4	1	6	21	10	16	830
11	United States Rodger Ward	30	DNQ	1	16	16	1	18	3	18	13	20	1	13	740
12	United States Bob Veith	9	7	14	6	4	18	13	5	DNQ	DNQ	15	7	10	650
13	United States Paul Russo	4	600
14	United States Jimmy Reece	18	14	12	9	2	14	10	8	5	13	550
15	United States Ed Elisian	29	4	DNQ	13	5	15	20	10	13	7	10	17	340
16	United States Len Sutton	DNQ	19	7	17	4	4	DNQ	17	300
17	United States Billy Garrett	DNQ	8	DNQ	7	DNQ	9	12	DNQ	DNQ	5	18	300
18	United States Marshall Teague	7	DNQ	300
19	United States Don Branson	9	21	10	8	11	DNQ	9	DNS	5	19	280
20	United States Art Bisch	3	20	DNQ	DNQ	4	260
21	United States Gene Hartley	10	15	15	7	DNP	210
22	United States Jack Turner	11	DNQ	22	DNQ	11	11	DNP	9	Wth	200
23	United States Johnny Tolan	20	DNQ	8	12	DNQ	11	DNQ	16	5	190
24	United States Don Freeland	17	13	DNQ	8	6	8	15	12	16	DNQ	14	190
25	United States Eddie Sachs	23	2	16	160
26	United States A. J. Foyt RY	9	23	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	11	9	7	160
27	United States Johnnie Parsons	16	7	120
28	United States Ralph Liguori R	11	DNQ	10	DNQ	17	8	12	DNQ	110
29	United States Tony Bettenhausen	15	DNQ	21	15	DNQ	11	7	18	80
30	United States Bud Randall R	18	14	10	DNQ	26	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	8	80
31	United States Bill Cheesbourg	26	11	12	9	DNQ	DNP	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	70
32	United States Jim McWithey	DNQ	9	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	40
33	United States Earl Motter	9	40
34	United States Don Edmunds R	19	15	17	11	17	DNQ	13	14	DNQ	DNQ	11	DNQ	40
35	United States Van Johnson	10	DNQ	16	DNQ	15	DNQ	DNQ	30
36	United States Troy Ruttman	31	10	25	30
37	United States Chuck Weyant	14	11	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	20
38	United States Al Herman	21	DNQ	14	DNQ	DNQ	12	10
39	United States Dick Rathmann	DNQ	12	16	DNP	DNQ	16	DNQ	10
40	United States Al Keller	27	DNQ	12	10
41	United States Ken Gottschalk	12	DNQ	10
-	United States Jimmy Daywalt	28	13	14	0
-	United States Mike Magill	24	DNQ	13	DNQ	16	DNQ	DNQ	0
-	United States Bob Christie	13	0
-	United States Jim Hemmings R	DNQ	14	0
-	United States Rex Easton	DNQ	DNQ	15	DNQ	0
-	United States Bud Clemons R	DNQ	15	0
-	United States Shorty Templeman	17	DNQ	17	0
-	United States Fred Agabashian	22	17	0
-	United States Charles Musselman	DNQ	18	0
-	United States Chuck Rodee R	DNQ	18	0
-	United States Eddie Johnson	25	0
-	United States Eddie Russo	32	DNQ	0
-	United States Bob Tattersall	DNS	0
-	United States Gene Force	DNQ	DNQ	0
-	United States Danny Kladis	DNQ	DNQ	0
-	United States Ray Crawford	DNQ	DNQ	0
-	United States Don Evans	DNQ	DNQ	0
-	United States Luther Baughman	DNQ	DNQ	0
-	United States Bill Homeier	DNQ	DNQ	0
-	United States Ernie Koch	DNQ	DNQ	0
-	United States Don Whittington	DNQ	DNQ	0
-	United States Keith Andrews	DNQ	0
-	United States Johnny Baldwin	DNQ	0
-	United States Tony Bonadies	DNQ	0
-	United States Jimmy Davies	DNQ	0
-	Italy Giuseppe Farina	DNQ	0
-	United States Johnny Fedricks	DNQ	0
-	United States Andy Furci	DNQ	0
-	United States Cliff Griffith	DNQ	0
-	United States Cal Niday	DNQ	0
-	United States Leroy Warriner	DNQ	0
-	United States Dempsey Wilson	DNQ	0
-	United States Chuck Arnold	DNQ	0
-	United States Del Fanning	DNQ	0
Pos	Driver	INDY United States	LAN United States	MIL1 United States	DET United States	ATL United States	SPR United States	MIL2 United States	DQSF United States	SYR United States	ISF United States	TRE United States	SAC United States	PHX United States	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

References

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Åberg, Andreas. "USAC National Championship 1957". Driver Database. Archived from the original on September 10, 2012. Retrieved January 1, 2011.
"1957 USAC National Championship Trail". ChampCarStats.com. Archived from the original on February 24, 2012. Retrieved January 1, 2011.
http://media.indycar.com/pdf/2011/IICS_2011_Historical_Record_Book_INT6.pdf Archived 2016年03月04日 at the Wayback Machine (p. 280-281)

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v t e USAC Championship Cars (1956-1970)
Seasons	1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970
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 Atlanta Brainerd California State Fair Continental Divide Darlington Daytona Dover DuQuoin State Fair Hanford Illinois State Fair Indianapolis Indianapolis Raceway Park Indiana State Fair Lakewood Langhorne Michigan Michigan State Fair Milwaukee Missouri State Fair Mont-Tremblant Mosport Nazareth New York State Fair Ontario Phoenix Pikes Peak Riverside Stardust Sears Point Seattle Trenton

Schedule and results

Final points standings

References

See also