1966 USAC National Championship Trail

Mario Andretti - Champion

Date Race Track Miles Type Winner
3/20/66 Jimmy Bryan Memorial Phoenix 150 PO Jim McElreath
4/24/66 Trenton 150 Trenton 102 PO Rodger Ward
5/30/66 International 500 Mile Sweepstakes Indianapolis 500 PO Graham Hill
6/5/66 Rex Mays Classic Milwaukee 100 PO Mario Andretti
6/12/66 Langhorne 100 Langhorne 100 PO Mario Andretti
6/26/66 Atlanta 300 Atlanta 300 PO Mario Andretti
7/4/66 Pikes Peak Auto Hill Climb Pikes Peak 12.42 HC Bobby Unser
7/24/66 Hoosier Grand Prix IRP 150 RC Mario Andretti
8/7/66 Langhorne 150 Langhorne 150 PO Roger McCluskey
8/20/66 Tony Bettenhausen Memorial Springfield 100 DO Don Branson
8/27/66 Tony Bettenhausen 200 Milwaukee 200 PO Mario Andretti
9/5/66 Ted Horn Memorial DuQuoin 100 DO Bud Tingelstad
9/10/66 Hoosier Hundred ISF 100 DO Mario Andretti
9/25/66 Trenton 200 Trenton 200 PO Mario Andretti
10/23/66 Golden State 100 Sacramento 100 DO Dick Atkins
11/20/66 Bobby Ball Memorial Phoenix 200 PO Mario Andretti

Non-Championship Events

Date Race Track Miles Type Winner
10/9/66 Fuji Race Fuji 216 RC Jackie Stewart

 

Standing Driver Starts DNS/DNQ Wins 2nds 3rds 4ths 5ths Best Finish Poles Points
1 Mario Andretti 15 0 8 1 0 1 0 9 3070
2 Jim McElreath 15 0 1 1 4 1 0 0 2430
3 Gordon Johncock 9 2 0 3 1 1 1 0 2050
4 Joe Leonard 10 3 0 0 3 2 1 0 1275
5 Al Unser 11 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 1260
6 Bobby Unser 15 1 1 0 1 2 2 2 1210
7 Don Branson 14 0 1 0 0 3 1 3 1135
8 Chuck Hulse 13 2 0 1 1 1 2 0 1030
9 Graham Hill 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1000
10 Billy Foster 12 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 930
11 Bud Tingelstad 15 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 870
12 Dick Atkins 11 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 815
13 Jim Clark 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 800
14 Roger McCluskey 13 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 780
15 A. J. Foyt 12 2 0 1 2 0 0 1 775
16 Mel Kenyon 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 560
17 Rodger Ward 3 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 540
18 Al Smith 5 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 420
19 Jackie Stewart 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 400
20 Gary Congdon 14 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 390
21 Arnie Knepper 12 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 375
22 George Snider 10 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 365
23 Lloyd Ruby 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 355
24 Larry Dickson 11 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 320
25 Eddie Johnson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 300
26 Art Pollard 7 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 280
27 Bobby Grim 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 275
28 Ralph Liguori 7 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 255
29 Carl Williams 12 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 210
30 Sam Sessions 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 210
31 Al Miller (Krulac) 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 190
32 Greg Weld 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 180
33 Johnny Boyd 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 180
34 Jerry Grant 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 150
35 Ron Lux 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 140
36 Ronnie Duman 9 4 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 140
37 Bob Harkey 7 3 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 135
38 Bruce Jacobi 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 100
39 Wes Vandervoort 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 80
40 Norm Brown 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 80
41 Bob Hurt 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 75
42 Bob Mathouser 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 75
43 Paul Kleinschmidt 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 70
44 Ted Foltz 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 60
45 Parnelli Jones 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 60
46 Chuck Arnold 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 60
47 Orville Nance 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 50
48 John Hollansworth 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 45
49 Clyde McFarlin 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 40
50 Wally Dallenbach 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 40
51 Grier Manning 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 30
52 Jack Hahn 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 25
53 Rick Vermillion 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 20
54 Don Anderson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 15
55 Red Riegel 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 15
56 Bob Lacy 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 10
57 Clark Yowell 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 5
NR Bob Tattersall 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0
NR Jim Hurtubise 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0
NR Bob Daly 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0
NR Butch Hardman 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0
NR Malcolm Brazier 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0
NR Peter Revson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0
NR Bob Werner 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0
NR Johnny Rutherford 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0
NR Gig Stephens 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0
NR Paul Wigton 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0
NR Gary Bettenhausen 1 13 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 0
NR Walt Miller 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 0
NR Mike McGreevy 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 0
NR Dee Jones 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 0 0
NR Dan Gurney 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 0 0
NR Cale Yarborough 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 0
NR Tommy Copp 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 0
NR Jim Adams 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Chuck Booth 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Ronnie Bucknum 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Leo Caldwell 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Bill Cheesbourg 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Jack Conely 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Bay Darnell 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Ray Duckworth 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Dick Fries 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Masten Gregory 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Dick Guldstrand 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Skip Hedrich 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Bob Herring 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Bobby Johns 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Bob King 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR George Landry 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Jud Larson 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Art Malone 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Don Meacham 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Hal Minyard 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Dave Paul 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Bob Pratt 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Bud Randall 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Chuck Rodee 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Ebb Rose 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Chuck Stevenson 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Gordon Sullivan 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Bob Veith 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Bob Wente 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Billy Wilkerson 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Dempsey Wilson 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Lee Roy Yarbrough 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Chris Amon Non points race only 0
NR Rick Muther Non points race only 0
 
Debuts Farewells
Jim Adams George Landry
Chris Amon Ron Lux
Don Anderson Don Meacham
Gary Bettenhausen Hal Minyard
Norm Brown Rick Muther
Ronnie Bucknum Peter Revson
Leo Caldwell Al Smith
Ray Duckworth Jackie Stewart
Dick Fries Gordon Sullivan
Dick Guldstrand Paul Wigton
Butch Hardman Billy Wilkerson
Bob Herring Cale Yarborough
John Hollansworth Lee Roy Yarbrough
Bob Lacy  
Jim Adams Jud Larson
Dick Atkins Ron Lux
Don Branson Art Malone
Leo Caldwell Bob Mathouser
Jack Conely Clyde McFarlin
Billy Foster Mike McGreevy
Dick Fries Hal Minyard
Dick Guldstrand Bud Randall
Jack Hahn Red Riegel
John Hollansworth Chuck Rodee
Eddie Johnson Gordon Sullivan
Bob King Rodger Ward
Bob Lacy Paul Wigton
George Landry