United States Auto Club

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United States Auto Club
(USAC)
founding 1955
Seat Speedway (Indiana) , USA
purpose Motorsport Association
Chair Kevin Miller
Website usacracing.com

The United States Auto Club (abbr .: USAC ) is an American motorsport association . The association was founded in 1955 after the American Automobile Association ceased to organize automobile racing due to the serious accidents in Indianapolis and Le Mans.

history

USAC founder was Indianapolis Motor Speedway owner Tony Hulman. In addition to the highest class, the Champ Cars , sports car races , sprint car , midget car and stock car races were also announced.

A crisis erupted in the late 1970s after Hulman died and USAC top executives were killed in a plane crash in 1978. The owners of most of the racing teams, who had previously criticized USAC policies, took over and formed the Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) to organize the 1979 season. It came to a conflict, the CART teams enforced by court order admission to the Indy 500 1979. It was agreed that CART organized the championship seasons and the USAC the Indy 500 as their most important part.

When Indianapolis owner Tony George founded the Indy Racing League in 1996 , the USAC initially took over the organization, but was relieved of its function after timekeeping problems in Texas.

USAC Championship Car Series

Red Ball Heilbrand Ford from 1964 Indianapolis 500
1977 Coyote-Foyt, Indianapolis 500 winning car

The USAC Championship Car Series was an American formula championship and was held from 1956 to 1979.

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The third column shows the place of birth

USAC Silver Crown Series

Steve Butler on a Jarrett Farms Silver Crown Car at the Illinois State Fairground

The USAC Silver Crown Series is an American racing series. The series is carried out with prototypes. The series starts on dirt tracks and on paved roads.

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USAC Sprint Car Series

Steve Butler in a 1987 sprint car race in Florida

The USAC Sprint Car Series is an American racing series. The series is carried out with prototypes. From 1956 to 1960 the championship was divided into two regions, "Midwest" (central and western USA) and "East" (eastern USA). The series starts on dirt tracks and on paved roads.

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USAC National Midget Series

AJ Foyt in a 1961 Midget Car.
A 2011 midget car on the Belle-Clair Speedway

The USAC National Midget Series is an American entry-level championship. Midget means something like dwarf or small, and midget car here also means small car. The series starts on dirt tracks and on paved roads.

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USAC National Drivers Championship

Since 2010 USAC has also held a drivers' championship in which the best 25 results of a driver from the Sprints, Midgets and Silver Crown series are evaluated. In addition to a bonus of 40,000 US dollars, the master receives a grant from the organizer IndyCar , which the driver can use in the Indy Lights or IndyCar Series .

USAC Stock Cars

Plymouth Superbird from 1970

The USAC Stock Car Series was an American touring car championship and was held from 1956 to 1984.

year master 2nd place 3rd place "Rookie Of The Year"
1956 Johnny Mantz Marshall Teague Les Snow None
1957 Jerry Unser Ralph Moody Sam Hanks None
1958 Fred Lorenzen Mike Klapak Norm Nelson None
1959 Fred Lorenzen Mike Klapak Nelson Stacy None
1960 Norm Nelson Paul Goldsmith Tony Bettenhausen None
1961 Paul Goldsmith Norm Nelson Elmer Musgrave None
1962 Paul Goldsmith Don White Norm Nelson None
1963 Don White AJ Foyt Norm Nelson Sal Tovella
1964 Parnelli Jones Norm Nelson Don White Joe Leonard
1965 Norm Nelson Paul Goldsmith Don White Billy Foster
1966 Norm Nelson Don White Billy Foster Butch Hartman
1967 Don White Parnelli Jones Jack Bowsher Al our
1968 AJ Foyt Roger McCluskey Don White Dick Trickle
1969 Roger McCluskey AJ Foyt Don White Verlin Eaker
1970 Roger McCluskey Norm Nelson AJ Foyt Billy Reis
1971 Butch Hartman Jack Bowsher Roger McCluskey J. Booher / B. Schroyer
1972 Butch Hartman Roger McCluskey Paul Feldner Chuck McWilliams
1973 Butch Hartman Ramo Stott Bay Darnell Irv Janey
1974 Butch Hartman Norm Nelson Ramo Stott Ken Rowley
1975 Ramo Stott Butch Hartman Sal Tovella Len Gittemeier
1976 Butch Hartman Ramo Stott Sal Tovella Wayne Watercutter
1977 Paul Feldner Ramo Stott Sal Tovella Dave Watson
1978 AJ Foyt Terry Ryan Bay Darnell Joe Ruttman
1979 AJ Foyt Bay Darnell Rusty Wallace Rusty Wallace
1980 Joe Ruttman Rusty Wallace Bay Darnell Ken Schrader
1981 Dean Roper Sal Tovella Ken Schrader Rick Hanley
1982 Dean Roper Bay Darnell Rick O'Brien J. Schwister / J. Lindhorst
1983 Dean Roper Butch Garner Rick O'Brien Roger Drake
1984 David Goldsberry Ken Rowley Jim Hall David Goldsberry

Web links

Individual evidence

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