1969 USAC Championship Car season
The 1969 USAC Championship Car season consisted of 24 races, beginning in Avondale, Arizona on March 30 and concluding in Riverside, California on December 7. The USAC National Champion and Indianapolis 500 winner was Mario Andretti.
Schedule and results
In the IZOD IndyCar Series 2011 Historical Record Book the winner of the Rex Mays Classic was declared to be only Art Pollard, because Greg Weld vacated the car on lap 2 of 150.Rnd | Date | Race Name | Track | Location | Type | Pole Position | Winning Driver |
1 | March 30 | ![]() | Phoenix International Raceway | Avondale, Arizona | Paved | ![]() | ![]() |
2 | April 13 | ![]() | Hanford Motor Speedway | Hanford, California | Paved | ![]() | ![]() |
3 | May 30 | ![]() | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | Speedway, Indiana | Paved | ![]() | ![]() |
4 | June 8 | ![]() | Milwaukee Mile | West Allis, Wisconsin | Paved | ![]() | ![]() |
5 | June 15 | ![]() | Langhorne Speedway | Langhorne, Pennsylvania | Paved | ![]() | ![]() |
6 | June 29 | ![]() | Pikes Peak Highway | Pikes Peak, Colorado | Hill | ![]() | ![]() |
7 | July 6 | ![]() | Continental Divide Raceways | Mead, Colorado | Road | ![]() | ![]() |
8 | July 12 | ![]() | Nazareth Speedway | Nazareth, Pennsylvania | Dirt | ![]() | ![]() |
9 | July 19 | ![]() | Trenton International Speedway | Trenton, New Jersey | Paved | ![]() | ![]() |
10 | July 27 | ![]() | Indianapolis Raceway Park | Clermont, Indiana | Road | ![]() | ![]() |
11 | July 27 | ![]() | Indianapolis Raceway Park | Clermont, Indiana | Road | ![]() | ![]() |
12 | August 17 | ![]() | Milwaukee Mile | West Allis, Wisconsin | Paved | ![]() | ![]() |
13 | August 18 | ![]() | Illinois State Fairgrounds | Springfield, Illinois | Dirt | ![]() | ![]() |
14 | August 24 | ![]() | Dover Downs International Speedway | Dover, Delaware | Paved | ![]() | ![]() |
15 | September 1 | ![]() | DuQuoin State Fairgrounds | Du Quoin, Illinois | Dirt | ![]() | ![]() |
16 | September 6 | ![]() | Indiana State Fairgrounds | Indianapolis, Indiana | Dirt | ![]() | ![]() |
17 | September 14 | ![]() | Donnybrooke Speedway | Brainerd, Minnesota | Road | ![]() | ![]() |
18 | September 14 | ![]() | Donnybrooke Speedway | Brainerd, Minnesota | Road | ![]() | ![]() |
19 | September 21 | ![]() | Trenton International Speedway | Trenton, New Jersey | Paved | ![]() | ![]() |
20 | September 28 | ![]() | California State Fairgrounds | Sacramento, California | Dirt | ![]() | ![]() |
21 | October 19 | ![]() | Pacific Raceways | Kent, Washington | Road | ![]() | ![]() |
22 | October 19 | ![]() | Pacific Raceways | Kent, Washington | Road | ![]() | ![]() |
23 | November 21 | ![]() | Phoenix International Raceway | Avondale, Arizona | Paved | ![]() | ![]() |
24 | December 7 | ![]() | Riverside International Raceway | Riverside, California | Road | ![]() | ![]() |
Final points standings
Note1: Sam Posey, Mark Donohue, Swede Savage, Peter Revson, John Cannon, Jerry Hansen, David Hobbs, Jack Brabham, Denis Hulme and LeeRoy Yarbrough are not eligible for points.Note2: Art Pollard qualified fifth for Milwaukee event and was eliminated in a 10-car accident at the start of the race. His original car was scored in 15th. Pollard then took over the car of Greg Weld and went on to win the race. Weld gets credit for a start but has no finishing position.