USAC National Championship 1966 standings

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USAC National Championship 1966 standings

Championship points standings for the USAC National Championship 1966

Position	Driver	Team	Car	Points
1.	Mario Andretti	Dean Racing Enterprises, Jim Robbins	Brawner Hawk (Ford) Kuzma (Offenhauser) Vollstedt (Ford)	3070
2.	Jim McElreath	Zink-Urschel-Slick	Moore (Offenhauser) Brabham (Ford)	2430
3.	Gordon Johncock	Fred Gerhardt, Sidney Weinberger	Gerhardt (Offenhauser) Gerhardt (Ford)	2050
4.	Joe Leonard	All American Racers, Gordon van Liew	Eagle (Ford) Lotus 38 (Ford) Huffaker (Offenhauser)	1275
5.	Al Unser	J Frank Harrison, STP Oil Treatment, Mecom Racing, Joe Hunt Magneto	Eisert (Chevrolet) Lotus 38 (Ford) Lola T90 (Offenhauser) Lola T90 (Ford) Lesovsky (Offenhauser)	1260
6.	Bobby Unser	Gordon van Liew, Jim Robbins, Leader Card Racers, Sidney Weinberger	Blum (Offenhauser) Watson (Offenhauser) Vollstedt (Ford) Meskowski D (Offenhauser) Huffaker (Offenhauser) Gerhardt (Ford)	1210
7.	Don Branson	Leader Card Racers	Gerhardt (Ford) Watson D (Offenhauser) Watson FE (Offenhauser)	1135
8.	Chuck Hulse	Dean Racing Enterprises, Leader Card Racers	Watson (Ford) Watson (Offenhauser) Blum FE (Offenhauser)	1030
9.	Graham Hill	Mecom Racing	Lola T90 (Ford)	1000
10.	Billy Foster	Jim Robbins, J Frank Harrison, Dayton-Walther Racing, Vargo Excavating	Eisert (Chevrolet) Silnes (Offenhauser) Vollstedt (Ford) Meskowski (Offenhauser)	930
11.	Bud Tingelstad	Federal Engineering	Trevis (Offenhauser) Gerhardt (Offenhauser) Meskowski (Offenhauser)	870
12.	Dick Atkins	Ernie Ruiz, Agajanian	Gerhardt (Offenhauser) Shrike (Offenhauser) Watson (Offenhauser)	815
13.	Jim Clark	STP Gas Treatment	Lotus 24 (Ford)	800
14.	Roger McCluskey	Lindsey Hopkins Racing	Gerhardt (Ford) Eagle (Ford) Kuzma (Offenhauser)	780
15.	A. J. Foyt	Ansted-Thompson Racing	Meskowski (Offenhauser) LOtus 38 (Ford) Coyote (Ford)	775
16.	Mel Kenyon	Fred Gerhardt	Gerhardt (Offenhauser)	560
17.	Rodger Ward	Mecom Racing	Lola T90 (Offenhauser)	540
18.	Al Smith	Dayton-Walther Racing, Bob Lesko, Federal Engineering	Ward (Offenhauser) Turner D (Offenhauser) Watson (Offenhauser)	420
19.	Jackie Stewart	Mecom Racing	Lola T90 (Ford)	400
20.	Gary Congdon	Vatis Enterprises	Huffaker (Offenhauser) Vollstedt (Offenhauser)	390
21.	Arnold Knepper	Seymour & Deakin, DVS, Leader Card Racers, Caves Buick, Bob Lesko, Pete Salemi, Dayton-Walther Racin	Turner (Offenhauser) Gerhardt (Offenhauser) Watson FE (Offenhauser) Cecil (Ford) Meskowski D (Chevrolet) Dunlop (Offenhauser) Gerhardt (Offenhauser) Gerhardt (Ford)	375
22.	George Snider	Ansted-Thompson Racing, Seymour & Deakin, Mecom Racing, Dayton-Walther Racing	Silnes (Offenhauser) Lotus 38 (Ford) Meskowski (Offenhauser) Lola T90 (Ford) Coyote (Ford)	365
23.	Lloyd Ruby	All American Racers	Halibrand (Ford) Lotus 38 (Ford) Eagle (Ford)	355
24.	Larry Dickson	Ken Brenn, Michner Petroleum, Mecom Racing, Gordon van Liew	Gerhardt (Offenhauser) Lola T90 (Ford) Meskowski D (Offenhauser) Gerhardt (Ford)	320
25.	Eddie Johnson	Vatis Enterprises	Huffaker (Offenhauser)	300
26.	Art Pollard	GCR, Collins & Vollstedt	Gerhardt (Offenhauser) Vollstedt (Offenhauser)	280
27.	Bobby Grim	Leader Card Racers, Herb Porter Racing Associates	Watson (Offenhauser) Gerhardt (Offenhauser)	275
28.	Ralph Liguori	Walter J Flynn Enterprise Machine	Flynn D (Offenhauser)	255
29.	Carl Williams	Dayton-Walther Racing, Nelson's Offy, Joe Hunt Magneto	Meskowski (Offenhauser) Silnes (Offenhauser) Watson (Offenhauser) Gerhardt (Ford) Lesovsky (Offenhauser)	210
30.	Sammy (Allen Dale) Sessions	Federal Engineering, Leader Card Racers, Michner Petroleum	Watson (Offenhauser) Trevis (Offenhauser) Meskowski D (Offenhauser) Lola T90 (Ford)	210
31.	Al (Albert) Miller (Krulock)	Jerry Alderman, Caves Buick, Lyle Hyneman	Lotus 38 (Ford) Gerhardt (Offenhauser) Lesovsky (Offenhauser)	190
32.	Greg Weld	Leader Card Racers, Frank Harrison, Ken Brenn	Meskowski D (Offenhauser) Eisert (Chevrolet) Watson (Offenhauser)	180
33.	Johnny Boyd	George Bryant Racing	BRP (Ford)	180
34.	Jerry Grant	John W Klug	Eagle (Ford)	150
35.	Ron Lux	Joe Barnett	Kuzma (Offenhauser)	140
36.	Ronnie Duman	Pete Salemi, J Frank Harrison, Seymour & Deakin, Gordon van Liew	Dunlop (Offenhauser) Eisert (Ford) Eisert (Chevrolet) Meskowski (Chevrolet) Huffaker (Offenhauser)	140
37.	Bob Harkey	Pete Salemi Central Excavating, Joseph Bardza	Gerhardt (Offenhauser) Dunlop (Offenhauser) Halibrand (Offenhauser)	135
38.	Bruce Jacobi	George Reves, Compton Motors, Joseph Bardza	Vollstedt (Offenhauser) Lola T90 (Chevrolet) Halibrand (Offenhauser)	100
39.	Wes Vandervoort	Rocky Mountain Racing		80
40.	Norm Brown	Ken Brenn	Meskowski D (Offenhauser)	80
41.	Bob Hurt	Viking Racing	Gerhardt (Offenhauser)	75
42.	Bob Mathouser	Leader Card Racers	Watson (Offenhauser)	75
43.	Paul Kleinschmidt	Coors	X (Cadillac)	70
44.	Ted Foltz	Burt	X (Chevrolet)	60
45.	Parnelli Jones	J C Agajanian	Shrike (Offenhauser)	60
46.	Chuck Arnold	Joseph Bardza	Halibrand (Offenhauser)	60
47.	Orville Nance	Burt	X (Chevrolet)	50
48.	John Hollansworth	John Hollansworth	Epperly (Offenhauser)	45
49.	Clyde McFarlin	Adams Excavating	X (Ford)	40
50.	Wally Dallenbach	Ken Brenn, Vatis Enterprises	Huffaker (Offenhauser) Meskowski (Offenhauser)	40
51.	Grier Manning	Tejon Photo	Chevrolet	30
52.	Jack Hahn	Raybestos	Offenhauser	25
53.	Jack Vermillion	Western Sporting Goods	Chevrolet	20
54.	Don Anderson	Strobridge	Lincoln	15
55.	Red Riegel	Joseph Barzda	Halibrand (Offenhauser)	15
56.	Bob Lacey	Novotny Bros.	GMC	10
57.	Clark Yowell	Western Sporting Goods	CHevrolet	5
	Gary Bettenhausen	Lynch	Halibrand (Offenhauser)	0
	Malcolm Brazier		X (Oldsmobile)	0
	Bill Cheesbourg	Fred Gerhardt	Gerhardt (Offenhauser)	0
	Tommy Copp	Fred Gerhardt	Gerhardt (Offenhauser)	0
	Bob Daly		Lincoln	0
	Dan Gurney	All American Racers	Eagle (Ford)	0
	Butch Hamilton		(Offenhauser)	0
	Jim Hurtubise	Fred Gerhardt, Lynch	Gerhardt (Offenhauser) Halibrand (Offenhauer)	0
	Dee Jones	Arciero Brothers	Weisman (Chevrolet)	0
	Mike McGreevy	Caves Buick	Gerhardt (Offenhauser)	0
	Walt Miller		OLdsmobile	0
	Peter Revson	Mecom Racing	Lola T90 (Offenhauser)	0
	Johnny Rutherford	Leader Card Racers	Watson (Ford)	0
	Leonard Stephens	Karl Hall	Halibrand (Offenhauser)	0
	Bob Tattersall	Midwest Manufacturing	Kurtis 4000 (Offenhauser)	0
	Bob Werner		Oldsmobile	0
	Paul Wigton		Chevrolet	0
	Cale Yarborough	Jim Robbins	Vollstedt (Ford)	0

	Driver	Number
Most race wins	Mario Andretti	8
Most pole positions	Mario Andretti	9
Most podium positions	Mario Andretti	9
Most podium positions without a win	Al Unser	4
	Gordon Johncock	4
Most fastest race laps	Jim Clark	1

Nationality of participating drivers

%	Country	Drivers	Number
94.7%	U.S.A.	Al Unser, Mario Andretti, Gordon Johncock, Johnny Rutherford, Bobby Unser, Johnny Boyd, Rodger Ward, Paul Kleinschmidt, Eddie Johnson, Don Branson, A. J. Foyt, Wally Dallenbach, Jim McElreath, George Snider, Larry Dickson, Roger McCluskey, Bob Harkey, Ted Foltz, Malcolm Brazier, Bud Tingelstad, Joe Leonard, Chuck Hulse, Dick Atkins, Mel Kenyon, Arnold Knepper, Al Smith, Gary Congdon, Lloyd Ruby, Art Pollard, Bobby Grim, Ralph Liguori, Sammy (Allen Dale) Sessions, Carl Williams, Greg Weld, Jerry Grant, Al (Albert) Miller (Krulock), Bruce Jacobi, Ronnie Duman, Ron Lux, Chuck Arnold, Norm Brown, Wes Vandervoort, Bob Hurt, Bob Mathouser, Parnelli Jones, Orville Nance, John Hollansworth, Clyde McFarlin, Grier Manning, Jack Hahn, Jack Vermillion, Don Anderson, Red Riegel, Bob Lacey, Clark Yowell, Gary Bettenhausen, Bill Cheesbourg, Dan Gurney, Tommy Copp, Bob Daly, Jim Hurtubise, Dee Jones, Peter Revson, Butch Hamilton, Mike McGreevy, Walt Miller, Leonard Stephens, Cale Yarborough, Bob Tattersall, Bob Werner, Paul Wigton	71
4%	Great Britain	Jim Clark, Graham Hill, Jackie Stewart	3
1.3%	Canada	Billy Foster	1

Individual driver statistics for the 1966 USAC National Championship

Driver	Age	Races	Wins	Podiums	Poles	Fastest laps
Anderson, Don	39 y/o	1	0	0	0
Andretti, Mario	26 y/o	15	8	9	9
Arnold, Chuck	40 y/o	1	0	0	0
Atkins, Dick	30 y/o	11	1	2	0
Bettenhausen, Gary	24 y/o	1	0	0	0
Boyd, Johnny	39 y/o	3	0	0	0
Branson, Don	46 y/o	14	1	1	3
Brazier, Malcolm	37 y/o	1	0	0	0
Brown, Norm	29 y/o	1	0	0	0
Cheesbourg, Bill	39 y/o	0	0	0	0
Clark, Jim	30 y/o	1	0	1	0	1
Congdon, Gary	29 y/o	15	0	0	0
Copp, Tommy	39 y/o	1	0	0	0
Dallenbach, Wally	29 y/o	4	0	0	0
Daly, Bob	32 y/o	1	0	0	0	0
Dickson, Larry	27 y/o	11	0	1	0
Duman, Ronnie	37 y/o	9	0	0	0
Foltz, Ted	33 y/o	1	0	0	0
Foster, Billy	28 y/o	13	0	1	0
Foyt, A. J.	31 y/o	12	0	3	1
Grant, Jerry	31 y/o	2	0	0	0
Grim, Bobby	41 y/o	8	0	0	0
Gurney, Dan	35 y/o	1	0	0	0
Hahn, Jack	41 y/o	1	0	0	0
Hamilton, Butch	n/a	1	0	0	0
Harkey, Bob	36 y/o	7	0	0	0
Hill, Graham	37 y/o	2	1	1	0
Hollansworth, John	35 y/o	3	0	0	0
Hulse, Chuck	38 y/o	14	0	2	0
Hurt, Bob	26 y/o	4	0	0	0
Hurtubise, Jim	33 y/o	7	0	0	0
Jacobi, Bruce	31 y/o	4	0	0	0
Johncock, Gordon	29 y/o	9	0	4	0
Johnson, Eddie	47 y/o	1	0	0	0
Jones, Dee	33 y/o	1	0	0	0
Jones, Parnelli	32 y/o	2	0	0	0
Kenyon, Mel	33 y/o	4	0	0	0
Kleinschmidt, Paul	n/a	1	0	1	0
Knepper, Arnold	35 y/o	13	0	1	0
Lacey, Bob	n/a	1	0	0	0
Leonard, Joe	33 y/o	10	0	3	0
Liguori, Ralph	39 y/o	7	0	0	0
Lux, Ron	n/a	3	0	0	0
Manning, Grier	37 y/o	1	0	0	0
Mathouser, Bob	40 y/o	1	0	0	0
McCluskey, Roger	35 y/o	13	1	2	0
McElreath, Jim	38 y/o	15	1	6	0
McFarlin, Clyde	n/a	1	0	0	0
McGreevy, Mike	40 y/o	1	0	0	0
Miller, Walt	n/a	1	0	0	0
Miller (Krulock), Al (Albert)	44 y/o	7	0	0	0
Nance, Orville	38 y/o	1	0	0	0
Pollard, Art	39 y/o	7	0	0	0
Revson, Peter	27 y/o	1	0	0	0
Riegel, Red	34 y/o	1	0	0	0
Ruby, Lloyd	38 y/o	9	0	0	1
Rutherford, Johnny	28 y/o	1	0	0	0
Sessions, Sammy (Allen Dale)	30 y/o	5	0	0	0
Smith, Al	37 y/o	5	0	0	0
Snider, George	25 y/o	10	0	0	0
Stephens, Leonard	40 y/o	1	0	0	0
Stewart, Jackie	27 y/o	1	0	0	0
Tattersall, Bob	41 y/o	4	0	0	0
Tingelstad, Bud	38 y/o	15	1	1	0
Unser, Al	27 y/o	11	0	4	0
Unser, Bobby	32 y/o	15	1	2	2
Vandervoort, Wes	40 y/o	1	0	1	0
Vermillion, Jack	n/a	1	0	0	0
Ward, Rodger	45 y/o	3	1	2	0
Weld, Greg	22 y/o	4	0	0	0
Werner, Bob	n/a	1	0	0	0
Wigton, Paul	n/a	1	0	0	0
Williams, Carl	35 y/o	12	0	0	0
Yarborough, Cale	27 y/o	1	0	0	0
Yowell, Clark	41 y/o	1	0	0	0

#	Date	Circuit	Winner	Second	Third	Pole	FL