USAC 1961 season
The USAC 1961 season began on April 9 in Trenton and ended on November 19 in Phoenix . As in the previous year, AJ Foyt secured the title.
Race results
| date | run | miles | winner | Winning team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9th April |
 Trenton
|
100 |
Eddie Sachs
|
Ewing- Offenhauser |
| 2 | 30th May |
Indianapolis
|
500 |
AJ Foyt
|
Trevis- Offenhauser |
| 3 | June 4th |
Milwaukee
|
100 |
Rodger Ward
|
Watson -Offenhauser |
| 4th | 18th of June |
Langhorne
|
100 |
AJ Foyt
|
Mesowski -Offenhauser |
| 5 | 20th of August |
Milwaukee
|
200 |
Lloyd Ruby
|
Watson-Offenhauser |
| 6th | August 21 |
Springfield
|
99 |
Jim Hurtubise
|
Kuzma -Offenhauser |
| 7th | September 4th |
You quoin
|
100 |
AJ Foyt
|
Mesowski-Offenhauser |
| 8th | the 9th of September |
Syracuse
|
100 |
Rodger Ward
|
Watson-Offenhauser |
| 9 | 16th September |
Indiana State Fairgrounds
|
100 |
AJ Foyt
|
Mesowski-Offenhauser |
| 10 | September 24th |
Trenton
|
100 |
Eddie Sachs
|
Kuzma-Offenhauser |
| 11 | October 29th |
Sacramento
|
100 |
Rodger Ward
|
Watson-Offenhauser |
| 12 | November 19th |
Phoenix
|
89 |
Parnelli Jones
|
Lesovsky- Offenhauser |
Driver Championship (Top 10)
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