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1957 USAC Championship Car season
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
.
Keith Andrews
was killed in crash while practicing for the
Indianapolis 500
; he was 36 years old.
Schedule and results
Rnd
Date
Race Name
Track
Location
Type
Pole Position
Winning Driver
1
May 30
International 500
Mile Sweepstakes
Indianapolis
Motor
Speedway
Speedway,
Indiana
Paved
Pat O'Connor
Sam Hanks
2
June 2
Langhorne
100
Langhorne Speedway
Langhorne,
Pennsylvania
Dirt
Johnny Thomson
Johnny Thomson
3
June 9
Rex Mays
Classic
Milwaukee Mile
West Allis
,
Wisconsin
Paved
Jimmy Bryan
Rodger Ward
4
June 23
Detroit
100
Michigan State Fairgrounds
Speedway
Detroit,
Michigan
Dirt
George Amick
Jimmy Bryan
NC
June 29
500 Miglia di
Monza
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza
Monza,
Italy
Paved
Heat 1:
Tony Bettenhausen
Heat 1:
Jimmy Bryan
NC
June 29
500 Miglia di Monza
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza
Monza, Italy
Paved
Heat 2:
Jimmy Bryan
Heat 2:
Jimmy Bryan
NC
June 29
500 Miglia di Monza
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza
Monza, Italy
Paved
Heat 3:
Jimmy Bryan
Heat 3:
Troy Ruttman
5
July 4
Atlanta
100
Lakewood Speedway
Atlanta,
Georgia
Dirt
Jimmy Bryan
George Amick
NC
July 4
Pikes Peak
Auto
Hill Climb
Pikes Peak Highway
Pikes Peak,
Colorado
Hill
Bill McConnell
Bob Finney
NC
July 20
Indianapolis Sweepstakes
Williams Grove
Speedway
Mechanicsburg
, Pennsylvania
Dirt
Jud Larson
Jud Larson
6
August 17
Springfield
100
Illinois State
Fairgrounds
Springfield,
Illinois
Dirt
George Amick
Rodger Ward
7
August 25
Milwaukee 200
Milwaukee Mile
West Allis, Wisconsin
Paved
Andy Linden
Jim Rathmann
8
September 2
Ted Horn
Memorial
DuQuoin State Fairgrounds
Du Quoin
, Illinois
Dirt
Jud Larson
Jud Larson
9
September 7
Syracuse
100
New York State
Fairgrounds
Syracuse,
New York
Dirt
Elmer George
Elmer George
10
September 14
Hoosier Hundred
Indiana State
Fairgrounds
Indianapolis, Indiana
Dirt
Jud Larson
Jud Larson
11
September 29
Trenton
100
Trenton
International Speedway
Trenton,
New Jersey
Paved
Johnny Thomson
Pat O'Connor
12
October 20
Golden State
100
California State
Fairgrounds
Sacramento
,
California
Dirt
Rodger Ward
Rodger Ward
13
November 11
Bobby Ball
Memorial
Arizona State
Fairgrounds
Phoenix
,
Arizona
Dirt
Rodger Ward
Jimmy Bryan
Final points standings