1976 USAC National Championship Trail

Gordon Johncock - Champion

Date Race Track Miles Type Winner
3/14/76 Jimmy Bryan 150 Phoenix 150 PO Bobby Unser
5/2/76 Trenton 200 Trenton 201 PO Johnny Rutherford
5/30/76 International 500 Mile Sweepstakes Indianapolis 255 PO Johnny Rutherford
6/13/76 Rex Mays Classic Milwaukee 150 PO Mike Mosley
6/27/76 Schaefer 500 Pocono 500 PO Al Unser
7/18/76 Norton Twin 200s MIS 200 PO Gordon Johncock
8/1/76 Texas 150 TWS 150 PO A. J. Foyt
8/15/76 Trenton 200 Trenton 175.5 PO Gordon Johncock
8/22/76 Tony Bettenhausen 200 Milwaukee 200 PO Al Unser
9/5/76 California 500 Ontario 500 PO Bobby Unser
9/18/76 Michigan 150 MIS 150 PO A. J. Foyt
10/31/76 Benihana World Series of Auto Racing TWS 200 PO Johnny Rutherford
11/7/76 Bobby Ball 150 Phoenix 150 PO Al Unser

 

Standing Driver Starts DNS/DNQ Wins 2nds 3rds 4ths 5ths

Best Finish

Poles Points   
1 Gordon Johncock 13 0 2 6 3 0 1 1 4240
2 Johnny Rutherford 13 0 3 2 2 1 0 2 4220
3 Wally Dallenbach 13 0 0 1 2 4 0 0 3105
4 Al Unser 12 0 3 1 1 2 0 1 3020
5 Mike Mosley 12 1 1 1 0 1 4 0 2120
6 Bobby Unser 9 1 2 0 1 2 0 1 2080
7 A. J. Foyt 11 2 2 1 1 0 0 7 1720
8 Tom Sneva 11 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1570
9 Mario Andretti 4 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1200
10 Johnny Parsons 12 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 980
11 Roger McCluskey 9 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 955
12 Pancho Carter 7 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 920
13 Tom Bigelow 13 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 820
14 Billy Vukovich, Jr. 10 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 660
15 Jan Opperman 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 580
16 Rick Mears 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 390
17 Bill Puterbaugh 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 375
18 Steve Krisiloff 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 370
19 George Snider 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 365
20 Salt Walther 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 340
21 Dick Simon 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 330
22 John Martin 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 300
23 Todd Gibson 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 280
24 Bobby Olivero 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 275
25 Larry Dickson 9 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 240
26 Al Loquasto 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 215
27 Larry Cannon 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 190
28 Bill Simpson 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 190
29 Jerry Grant 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 150
30 Spike Gehlhausen 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 130
31 Lloyd Ruby 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 100
32 Lee Kunzman 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 90
33 Roger Rager 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 60
34 Sheldon Kinser 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 50
35 Bob Harkey 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 50
36 Jim McElreath 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 45
37 Ed Finley 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 40
38 Tom Frantz 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 40
39 Ken Nichols 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 20
NR Janet Guthrie 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0
NR Arlene Hiss 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0
NR Frank Weiss 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0
NR Larry McCoy 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0
NR Eldon Rasmussen 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0
NR Vern Schuppan 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0
NR Jerry Karl 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 0
NR Mike Hiss 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 0
NR Ed Crombie 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0
NR Jack Owens 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 0
NR Billy Scott 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 23 0 0
NR John Mahler 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 0
NR Gary Bettenhausen 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 27 0 0
NR Danny Ongais 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 0
NR David Hobbs 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 0 0
NR Mel Kenyon 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 33 0 0
NR Gary Allbritain 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Bill Engelhart 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Woody Fisher 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Butch Harris 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Greg Hodges 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Jim Hurtubise 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Ed Miller 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Rick Muther 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
 
Debuts Farewells
Gary Allbritain
Ed Crombie
Bill Engelhart
Woody Fisher
Janet Guthrie
Butch Harris
Arlene Hiss
Greg Hodges
Rick Mears
Ed Miller
Bobby Olivero
Roger Rager
Vern Schuppan
Gary Allbritain
Butch Harris
Arlene Hiss
David Hobbs
Greg Hodges
Ed Miller
Jack Owens