1962 USAC National Championship Trail

1962 USAC National Championship Trail

Rodger Ward - Champion

Date	Race	Track	Miles	Type	Winner
4/8/62	Trenton 100	Trenton	100	PO	A. J. Foyt
5/30/62	International 500 Mile Sweepstakes	Indianapolis	500	PO	Rodger Ward
6/10/62	Rex Mays Classic	Milwaukee	100	PO	A. J. Foyt
7/1/62	Langhorne 100	Langhorne	100	DO	A. J. Foyt
7/22/62	Trenton 150	Trenton	142	PO	Rodger Ward
8/18/62	Tony Bettenhausen Memorial	Springfield	100	DO	Jim Hurtubise
8/19/62	Tony Bettenhausen 200	Milwaukee	200	PO	Rodger Ward
8/26/62	Langhorne 100	Langhorne	100	DO	Don Branson
9/8/62	Syracuse 100	Syracuse	100	DO	Rodger Ward
9/15/62	Hoosier Hundred	ISF	100	DO	Parnelli Jones
9/23/62	Trenton 200	Trenton	200	PO	Don Branson
10/28/62	Golden State 100	Sacramento	100	DO	A. J. Foyt
11/18/62	Bobby Ball Memorial	Phoenix	51	DO	Bobby Marshman

Non-Championship Events

Date	Race	Track	Miles	Type	Winner
7/4/62	Pikes Peak Auto Hill Climb	Pikes Peak	12.42	HC	Bobby Unser

Standing	Driver		Starts	DNS/DNQ	Wins	2nds	3rds	4ths	5ths	Best Finish	Poles	Points
1	Rodger	Ward	9	0	4	0	1	1	2		0	2460
2	A. J.	Foyt	13	0	4	3	0	2	0		5	1950
3	Parnelli	Jones	13	0	1	4	1	2	1		4	1760
4	Don	Branson	13	0	2	3	1	2	0		0	1700
5	Bobby	Marshman	13	0	1	0	2	1	2		1	1581
6	Jim	Hurtubise	13	0	1	1	2	2	2		1	1340
7	Len	Sutton	7	1	0	2	0	0	0		0	1250
8	Jim	McElreath	12	1	0	0	1	0	2		0	1210
9	Eddie	Sachs	6	0	0	0	1	1	0		0	1060
10	Don	Davis	5	0	0	0	1	1	1		1	960
11	Lloyd	Ruby	9	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	700
12	Roger	McCluskey	12	1	0	0	0	1	2		1	690
13	Ronnie	Duman	9	3	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	405
14	Allen	Crowe	8	3	0	0	0	0	1		0	305
15	Troy	Ruttman	6	2	0	0	1	0	0		0	280
16	Bud	Tingelstad	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	240
17	Chuck	Hulse	10	2	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	230
18	Elmer	George	8	4	0	0	1	0	0		0	229
19	Jim	Rathmann	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	200
20	Johnny	Boyd	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	150
21	Shorty	Templeman	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	140
22	Cotton	Farmer	7	5	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	100
23	Bobby	Grim	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	95
24	Bob	Mathouser	6	5	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	85
25	Johnny	Rutherford	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	80
26	Bruce	Jacobi	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	75
27	Bobby	Marvin	7	2	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	70
28	Ernie	Koch	6	2	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	70
29	Chuck	Rodee	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	0	60
30	Chuck	Booth	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	40
31	Bob	Veith	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	40
32	Don	Freeland	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	11	0	30
33	Bill	Cheesbourg	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	12	0	30
34	Jiggs	Peters	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	11	0	20
35	Red	Riegel	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	0	20
36	Keith	Rachwitz	3	5	0	0	0	0	0	12	0	10
37	Ralph	Liguori	6	2	0	0	0	0	0	12	0	10
38	Colby	Scroggin	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	0	10
39	Dempsey	Wilson	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	12	0	10
NR	Roy	Graham	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	13	0	0
NR	Leroy	Neumayer	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	14	0	0
NR	Jack	Conely	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	14	0	0
NR	Chuck	Arnold	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	14	0	0
NR	Al	Miller (Krulac)	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	14	0	0
NR	Ebb	Rose	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	0	0
NR	Johnny	Coy	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	15	0	0
NR	Ed	Kostenuk	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	15	0	0
NR	Dick	Rathmann	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	16	0	0
NR	Bob	Christie	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	16	0	0
NR	Art	Malone	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	18	0	0
NR	Jack	Turner	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	19	0	0
NR	Eddie	Johnson	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	0	0
NR	Dan	Gurney	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	0	0
NR	Jim	Hemmings	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	20	0	0
NR	Jimmy	Daywalt	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	0	0
NR	Bill	Randall	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	24	0	0
NR	Paul	Goldsmith	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	0	0
NR	Gene	Hartley	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	0	0
NR	Paul	Russo	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	28	0	0
NR	Ray	Brown	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	NS	0	0
NR	Duane	Carter	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	NS	0	0
NR	Leon	Clum	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	NS	0	0
NR	Russ	Congdon	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	NS	0	0
NR	Tommy	Copp	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	NS	0	0
NR	Bob	Coulter	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	NS	0	0
NR	Chuck	Daigh	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	NS	0	0
NR	Jack	Ensley	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	NS	0	0
NR	Jack	Fairman	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	NS	0	0
NR	Cliff	Griffith	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	NS	0	0
NR	Norm	Hall	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	NS	0	0
NR	Herb	Hill	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	NS	0	0
NR	Mike	McGreevy	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	NS	0	0
NR	George	Morris	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	NS	0	0
NR	Howard	Osborn	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	NS	0	0
NR	Hugh	Randall	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	NS	0	0
NR	Buzz	Rose	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	NS	0	0
NR	Gig	Stephens	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	NS	0	0
NR	Chuck	Stevenson	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	NS	0	0
NR	Curtis	Turner	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	NS	0	0
NR	Bobby	Unser	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	NS	0	0
NR	Ray	Wearne	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	NS	0	0
NR	Chuck	Weyant	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	NS	0	0
NR	Carl	Williams	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	NS	0	0
NR	Malcolm	Brazier	Non	points	race	only						0
NR	James	Curley	Non	points	race	only						0
NR	Ken	Davis	Non	points	race	only						0
NR	Ted	Foltz	Non	points	race	only						0
NR	Berton	Groves	Non	points	race	only						0
NR	Jack	Hahn	Non	points	race	only						0
NR	Gordon	Herring	Non	points	race	only						0
NR	Jerry	Kemp	Non	points	race	only						0
NR	Paul	Kleinschmidt	Non	points	race	only						0
NR	Gilbert	Ligon	Non	points	race	only						0
NR	Charlie	Lowderman	Non	points	race	only						0
NR	Clyde	McFarlin	Non	points	race	only						0
NR	Bob	Nance	Non	points	race	only						0
NR	Orville	Nance	Non	points	race	only						0
NR	Thurel	Novotny	Non	points	race	only						0
NR	Slim	Roberts	Non	points	race	only						0
NR	Vern	Root	Non	points	race	only						0
NR	Wayne	Sankey	Non	points	race	only						0
NR	Al	Unser	Non	points	race	only						0
NR	Louis	Unser	Non	points	race	only						0
NR	Wes	Vandervoort	Non	points	race	only						0
NR	Rick	Vermillion	Non	points	race	only						0
NR	Roy	Walker	Non	points	race	only						0
NR	Clark	Yowell	Non	points	race	only						0