USAC National Championship 1965 standings

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USAC National Championship 1965 standings

Championship points standings for the USAC National Championship 1965

Position	Driver	Team	Car	Points
1.	Mario Andretti	Dean Van Lines	Blum (Offenhauser) Brawner Hawk RE (Ford) Kuzma (Offenhauser)	3110
2.	A.J. Foyt	Ansted-Thompson Racing	Lotus RE (Ford) Meskowski (Offenhauser) Meskowski D (Offenhauser)	2500
3.	Jim McElreath	Zink-Urschel Trackburner	Moore (Offenhauser) Meskowski D (Offenhauser) Brabham RE (Offenhauser)	2035
4.	Don Branson	Leader Card Racers	Watson (Offenhauser) Watson RE (Offenhauser) Watson D (Offenhauser)	1875
5.	Gordon Johncock	Weinberger Homes, Pete Salemi	Watson (Offenhauser) Blum D (Offenhauser) Gerhardt RE (Offenhauser) Blum (Offenhauser)	1540
6.	Joe Leonard	All American Racers, Leader Card Racers	Halibrand (Ford) Watson (Ford)	1415
7.	Bobby Unser	Gordon van Liew, STP Gas Treatment	Kuzma (Offenhauser) Meskowski (Offenhauser) Huffaker (Offenhauser) Ferguson (Novi)	1402
8.	Roger McCluskey	All American Racers, Weinberger Homes	Halibrand RE (Ford) Lotus RE (Ford) Blum (Offenhauser)	1060
9.	Charles Water Larson	Leader Card Racers, Federal Engineering	Watson D (Offenhauser) Meskowski D (Offenhauser) Trevis (Offenhauser) Meskowski (Offenhauser) Brooks RE (Offenhauser)	1028
10.	Rufus Parnell Jones	Agajanian Hurst	Kuzma/Lotus 34 (Ford) Watson (Offenhauser)	1000
11.	Jim Clark	Lotus Powered by Ford	Lotus 38 (Ford)	1000
12.	Johnny Rutherford	Racing Associates, Leader Card Racers, Beletsky, Harrison	Philipp (Ford) Halibrand (Ford) WAtson (Offenhauser) Watson (Ford) Lesovsky (Offenhauser) Eisert (Chevrolet)	993
13.	Lloyd Ruby	McManus Racing, Jim Robbins, All American Racers, Dreyer	Halibrand (Ford) Vollstedt (Offenhauser) Turner (Chevrolet)	850
14.	Jim Hurtubise	STP Tombstone Life, McManus Racing, Enterprise Machine, Windmill Trucking, Gerhardt Racing	Halibrand (Offenhauser) Kurtis (Novi) Kuzma (Offenhauser) Halibrand (Ford) Flynn D (Offenhauser) Silnes (Offenhauser) Gerhardt (Chevrolet)	743
15.	Al (Albert) Miller (Krulock)	Jerry Alderman, Midwest Manufacturing, Demler	Lotus 29 (Ford) Kurtis (Offenhauser) Watson (Offenhauser)	655
16.	William A Foster	Harrison, Jim Robbins, Vatis Enterprises	Eisert (Chevrolet) Vollstedt (Offenhauser) Watson (Offenhauser) Kurtis (Offenhauser) Meskowski (Offenhauser)	520
17.	Bobby Grim	Leader Card Racers	Watson (Offenhauser)	500
18.	Micky Rupp	Pete Salemi, Gerhardt Racing	Gerhardt (Offenhauser)	500
19.	Al Unser	Ansted-Thompson Racing, Harrison, Carsten & Connolly	Eisert (Chevrolet) Lola (Ford) Kuzma (Offenhauser)	495
20.	Bud (Melvin Joseph) Tingelstad	Hopkins Racing, STP Gas Treatment, Windmill Trucking, Dean Van Lines	Silnes (Offenhauser) Kurtis (Novi) Blum (Offenhauser) Kuzma (Offenhauser) Lola (Ford) Halibrand (Offenhauser)	460
21.	George Snider	Gerhardt, Agajanian Hurst	Watson (Offenhauser) Gerhardt RE (Offenhauser) Lotus RE (Ford) Watson D (Offenhauser)	453
22.	Ronnie Duman	Ruiz, Enterprise Machine, Pete Salemi	Flynn D (Offenhauser) Gerhardt (Offenhauser)	447
23.	Carl Williams	Dayton-Walther Racing, Beletsky, Pete Salemi, McDermott, Vargo Dragway	Watson (Offenhauser) Lesovsky (Offenhauser) Trevis (Offenhauser) Meskowski (Offenhauser) Meskowski (Chevrolet)	370
24.	Chuck Rodee	Ruiz, Wally Weir	Christiansen (Offenhauser) Halibrand (Offenhauser)	325
25.	Bob Harkey	Central Excavating, California Speed Shop, Vargo Dragway, Enterprise Machine, Federal Engineering, J	Dunlop D (Offenhauser) Curtis (Offenhauser) Trevis (Offenhauser) Watson (Offenhauser) Meskowski (Offenhauser) Flynn (Offenhauser)	325
26.	Bobby Johns	Lotus powered by Ford	Lotus (Ford)	300
27.	Dan Gurney	All American Racers	Lotus (Ford)	230
28.	Tommy Copp	H. Allen Chapman, Enterprise Machine	Watson (Offenhauser) Flynn D (Offenhauser)	225
29.	Red Riegel	Beletsky, Central Excavating	Lesovsky D (Offenhauser) Dunlop (Offenhauser)	205
30.	Art Pollard	Jim Robbins	Vollstedt (Offenhauser)	200
31.	Arnold Knepper	Vatis Enterprises	Vollstedt (Offenhauser) Kurtis (Offenhauser) Huffaker (Offenhauser)	190
32.	Gary Congdon	Harden, Stapp	Russo/Nichel (Offenhauser) Kurtis (Offenhauser)	163
33.	Sammy (Allen Dale) Sessions	Fred Maday, Central Excavating, Weinberger Homes, Federal Engineering	Kurtis (Offenhauser) Dunlop (Offenhauser) Watson (Offenhauser) Trevis (Offenhauser)	150
34.	Eddie Johnson	H. Allen Chapman	Watson (Offenhauser)	150
35.	Bob Wente	Pete Salemi	Watson (Offenhauser)	140
36.	Len Sutton	Jim Robbins	Vollstedt RE (Ford)	110
37.	Wally Dallenbach	Nelson, Ken Brenn	Kurtis (Offenhauser) Meskowski D (Offenhauser)	80
38.	Billy (William John) Vukovich Jr	Gerhardt Racing	Watson (Offenhauser)	80
39.	Bob Hurt	Joe Hunt Magneto, Smith Speed Shop	Ewing (Offenhauser) Chenoweth (Chevrolet)	75
40.	Norm Hall	Pope-Hall	Watson (Offenhauser)	75
41.	Charlie Lowderman	Conze	X (Offenhauser)	70
42.	Wes Vandervoort	Rocky Mountain Paving	(Chevrolet)	60
43.	Dee Jones	Lynch, Midwest Manufacturing	Kuzma (Offenhauser) Kurtis (Offenhauser)	60
44.	Paul Kleinschmidt	Coors	X (Cadillac)	50
45.	Bob Mathouser	Vargo Dragway, Kemerly, Leader Card Racers, W. R. Barnett, Taylor	Watson (Offenhauser) Lesovsky (Offenhauser) Kurtis (Offenhauser) Elder (Offenhauser) Taylor (Chevrolet)	45
46.	Jack Hahn	Wyoming Automotive	Chevrolet	40
47.	Bay (Wilbur) Darnell	Stoye Racing	Stoye (Offenhauser)	40
49.	Rodger Ward	Leader Card Racers, Mecom Racing Team	Watson RE (Ford) Lola RE (Ford)	30
50.	Dick Atkins	San Leandro Pipeline	Kuzma (Offenhauser)	30
51.	Roy Walker	Roy Walker	(Offenhauser)	30
52.	Orville Nance	Burt	Chevrolet	25
53.	Slim Roberts	Sproul Homes	X (Chevrolet)	20
54.	Greg Weld	Windmill Trucking	Silnes (Offenhauser)	20
55.	Grier Manning	Tejon	Chevrolet	15
56.	Bill Cheesbourg	Lane-Fulbright	Gerhardt RE (Offenhauser)	10
57.	Malcolm Brazier	Larchmont Homes	X (Oldsmobile)	10
58.	Louis Unser	Hartsel Hotel	X (Chevrolet)	5
	Johnny Boyd	George Bryant & Staff	BRP RE (Ford)	0
	Bob Daly	Bob Daly	Ford	0
	Larry Dickson	Ken Brenn	Meskowski (Offenhauser) Meskowski D (Offenhauser)	0
	Ted Foltz	Raybestos	X (Chevrolet)	0
	Jerry Grant	Kjell Qvale	Huffaker (Offenhauser)	0
	Masten Gregory	George Bryant Racing	BRP (Ford)	0
	Walt Hansgen	Kjell Qvale	Huffaker (Offenhauser)	0
	Skip Hedrick	Hedrick Enterprises	Porter (Offenhauser)	0
	Bruce Jacobi	Dayton-Walther Racing	Silnes (Offenhauser)	0
	Mel Kenyon	Kemerly	Lesovsky (Offenhauser)	0
	Ralph Liguori	Demler	Epperly (Offenhauser) Watson (Offenhauser)	0
	Arthur Malone	Harden, Pete Salemi	Russo/Nichel (Offenhauser) Watson (Offenhauser) Trevis (Offenhauser)	0
	Mike McGreevy	Stoye Racing	Stoye (Offenhauser)	0
	George Morris	Taylor	Taylor (Chevrolet)	0
	Thurel Novotny	Dayt Trans	(GMC)	0
	Dave Paul	Dave Paul	Watson (Offenhauser) Kurtis (Offenhauser)	0
	Bob Pratt	Smith Speed Shop	Chenoweth (Chevrolet)	0
	Vern Root	C.R. Crone Excavating	(Chevrolet)	0
	Chuck Stevenson	Gordon van Liew	Kuzma (Offenhauser)	0
	Bob Tattersall	Midwest Manufacturing	Kurtis (Offenhauser) Kurtis (Offenhauser)	0
	Bob Veith	Kjell Qvale	Huffaker RE (Offenhauser)	0
	Dempsey Wilson	McManus Racing	Halibrand RE (Ford)	0

	Driver	Number
Most race wins	A.J. Foyt	5
Most pole positions	A.J. Foyt	10
Most podium positions	Mario Andretti	10
Most podium positions without a win	Bobby Unser	3
Most fastest race laps	A.J. Foyt	1

Nationality of participating drivers

%	Country	Drivers	Number
97.5%	U.S.A.	Billy (William John) Vukovich Jr, Al Unser, Mario Andretti, Gordon Johncock, Johnny Rutherford, Bobby Unser, Bob Veith, Johnny Boyd, Rodger Ward, Slim Roberts, Charlie Lowderman, Paul Kleinschmidt, Louis Unser, Eddie Johnson, Len Sutton, Charles Water Larson, Don Branson, Bill Cheesbourg, Dempsey Wilson, Chuck Stevenson, A.J. Foyt, Wally Dallenbach, Jim McElreath, George Snider, Larry Dickson, Roger McCluskey, Bob Harkey, Ted Foltz, Malcolm Brazier, Bob Wente, Ronnie Duman, Joe Leonard, Rufus Parnell Jones, Lloyd Ruby, Jim Hurtubise, Al (Albert) Miller (Krulock), Bobby Grim, Micky Rupp, Bud (Melvin Joseph) Tingelstad, Carl Williams, Chuck Rodee, Bobby Johns, Dan Gurney, Tommy Copp, Red Riegel, Art Pollard, Arnold Knepper, Gary Congdon, Sammy (Allen Dale) Sessions, Bob Hurt, Norm Hall, Wes Vandervoort, Dee Jones, Bob Mathouser, Jack Hahn, Bay (Wilbur) Darnell, Roy Walker, Dick Atkins, Orville Nance, Greg Weld, Grier Manning, Dave Paul, Vern Root, Arthur Malone, Walt Hansgen, Thurel Novotny, Bob Daly, Jerry Grant, Masten Gregory, Skip Hedrick, Bruce Jacobi, Mel Kenyon, Ralph Liguori, Mike McGreevy, George Morris, Bob Pratt, Bob Tattersall	77
1.3%	Great Britain	Jim Clark	1
1.3%	Canada	William A Foster	1

Individual driver statistics for the 1965 USAC National Championship

Driver	Age	Races	Wins	Podiums	Poles	Fastest laps
Andretti, Mario	25 y/o	16	1	10	3
Atkins, Dick	29 y/o	2	0	0	0
Boyd, Johnny	38 y/o	1	0	0	0
Branson, Don	45 y/o	17	3	3	1
Brazier, Malcolm	36 y/o	1	0	0	0
Cheesbourg, Bill	38 y/o	3	0	0	0
Clark, Jim	29 y/o	1	1	1	0
Congdon, Gary	28 y/o	7	0	0	0
Copp, Tommy	38 y/o	3	0	0	0
Dallenbach, Wally	28 y/o	2	0	0	0
Daly, Bob	n/a	1	0	0	0
Darnell, Bay (Wilbur)	34 y/o	1	0	0	0
Dickson, Larry	26 y/o	2	0	0	0
Duman, Ronnie	36 y/o	13	0	1	0
Foltz, Ted	32 y/o	1	0	0	0
Foster, William A	27 y/o	12	0	1	0
Foyt, A.J.	30 y/o	17	5	9	10	1
Grant, Jerry	30 y/o	1	0	0	0
Gregory, Masten	33 y/o	1	0	0	0
Grim, Bobby	40 y/o	8	0	1	0
Gurney, Dan	34 y/o	3	0	1	0
Hahn, Jack	40 y/o	1	0	0	0
Hall, Norm	39 y/o	4	0	0	0
Hansgen, Walt	45 y/o	1	0	0	0
Harkey, Bob	35 y/o	9	0	0	0
Hedrick, Skip	n/a	1	0	0	0
Hurt, Bob	25 y/o	2	0	0	0
Hurtubise, Jim	32 y/o	14	0	1	0
Jacobi, Bruce	30 y/o	2	0	0	0
Johncock, Gordon	28 y/o	15	1	2	1
Johns, Bobby	33 y/o	1	0	0	0
Johnson, Eddie	46 y/o	1	0	0	0
Jones, Dee	32 y/o	2	0	0	0
Jones, Rufus Parnell	31 y/o	3	1	2	1
Kenyon, Mel	32 y/o	1	0	0	0
Kleinschmidt, Paul	n/a	1	0	0	0
Knepper, Arnold	34 y/o	12	0	0	0
Larson, Charles Water	42 y/o	14	0	1	0
Leonard, Joe	32 y/o	9	1	3	0
Liguori, Ralph	38 y/o	6	0	0	0
Lowderman, Charlie	n/a	1	0	1	0
Malone, Arthur	29 y/o	6	0	0	0
Manning, Grier	36 y/o	1	0	0	0
Mathouser, Bob	39 y/o	10	0	0	0
McCluskey, Roger	34 y/o	12	0	1	0
McElreath, Jim	37 y/o	16	3	7	1
McGreevy, Mike	39 y/o	1	0	0	0
Miller (Krulock), Al (Albert)	43 y/o	6	0	0	0
Morris, George	n/a	1	0	0	0
Nance, Orville	37 y/o	1	0	0	0
Novotny, Thurel	31 y/o	1	0	0	0
Paul, Dave	33 y/o	3	0	0	0
Pollard, Art	38 y/o	3	0	0	0
Pratt, Bob	36 y/o	1	0	0	0
Riegel, Red	33 y/o	4	0	0	0
Roberts, Slim	n/a	1	0	0	0
Rodee, Chuck	37 y/o	5	0	0	0
Root, Vern	n/a	1	0	0	0
Ruby, Lloyd	37 y/o	11	0	2	0
Rupp, Micky	29 y/o	3	0	0	0
Rutherford, Johnny	27 y/o	15	1	1	0
Sessions, Sammy (Allen Dale)	29 y/o	4	0	0	0
Snider, George	24 y/o	12	0	1	0
Stevenson, Chuck	45 y/o	1	0	0	0
Sutton, Len	39 y/o	3	0	0	0
Tattersall, Bob	40 y/o	1	0	0	0
Tingelstad, Bud (Melvin Joseph)	37 y/o	15	0	0	0
Unser, Al	26 y/o	13	1	1	1
Unser, Bobby	31 y/o	18	0	3	0
Unser, Louis	69 y/o	1	0	0	0
Vandervoort, Wes	39 y/o	1	0	0	0
Veith, Bob	40 y/o	1	0	0	0
Vukovich Jr, Billy (William John)	21 y/o	1	0	0	0
Walker, Roy	n/a	1	0	0	0
Ward, Rodger	44 y/o	8	0	0	0
Weld, Greg	21 y/o	1	0	0	0
Wente, Bob	32 y/o	2	0	1	0
Williams, Carl	34 y/o	9	0	0	0
Wilson, Dempsey	38 y/o	1	0	0	0

#	Date	Circuit	Winner	Second	Third	Pole	FL