1976 USAC Championship Car season
Appearance
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1976 USAC Championship Car season | |
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USAC National Championship Trail | |
Season | |
Races | 13 |
Start date | March 14 |
End date | November 7 |
Awards | |
National champion | Gordon Johncock |
Indianapolis 500 winner | Johnny Rutherford |
The 1976 USAC Championship Car season consisted of 13 races, beginning in Avondale, Arizona on March 14 and concluding at the same location on November 7. The USAC National Champion was Gordon Johncock and the Indianapolis 500 winner was Johnny Rutherford.
Schedule and results
[edit]All races running on Oval/Speedway.
- ^A Scheduled for 500 miles, stopped early due to rain.
- ^B Scheduled for 200 miles, stopped early due to rain.
Final points standings
[edit]Note: David Hobbs, Danny Ongais and Vern Schuppan were not eligible for points.
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References
[edit]- Åberg, Andreas. "USAC National Championship 1976". Driver Database. Archived from the original on March 25, 2008. Retrieved May 4, 2009.
- Harms, Phil; Ferner, Michael; Measures, Gerry; Brown, Allen. "Indy 500 and USAC racing (1971-1978)". OldRacingCars.com. Archived from the original on September 6, 2012. Retrieved May 4, 2009.
- "1976 USAC National Championship Trail". ChampCarStats.com. Archived from the original on October 11, 2008. Retrieved May 11, 2009.
- Harms, Phil. "1976 Championship Driver Summary" (PDF). Motorsport.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 10, 2012. Retrieved May 3, 2011.
- http://media.indycar.com/pdf/2011/IICS_2011_Historical_Record_Book_INT6.pdf Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine (p. 219–220)