USAC National Championship 1969 standings

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USAC National Championship 1969 standings

Championship points standings for the USAC National Championship 1969

Position	Driver	Team	Car	Points
1.	Mario Andretti	STP Oil Treatment	Kuzma (Offenhauser) Brawner Hawk III (Ford TC)	5055
2.	Al Unser	Vel's Parnelli Jones	Lola (Ford) King (Offenhauser) King (Ford)	2630
3.	Bobby Unser	Leader Card	Eagle 69 (Offenhauser) Eagle 69 (Chevrolet) Lola T152 (Offenhauser) Watson (Offenhauser) Eagle (Ford)	2585
4.	Dan Gurney	All American Racers	Eagle 69 (Weslake-Ford)	2280
5.	Gordon Johncock	Johncock Racing	Eagle 69 (Ford) Eagle 69 (Offenhauser TC) Gerhardt (Offenhauser TC) Gerhardt (Ford) Gerhardt (Chevrolet)	2070
6.	Wally Dallenbach	Hopkins Racing	Meskowski (Offenhauser) Eagle (Chevrolet) Eagle (Offenhauser TC) Kuzma (Offenhauser) Vollstedt (Offenhauser)	1795
7.	A. J. Foyt	Ansted Racing	Meskowski D (Ford) Coyote (Ford TC)	1570
8.	Bill Vukovich II	Agajanian	Brabham (Chevrolet) Gerhardt (Offenhauser TC) Brabham (Ford) Brabham (Offenhauser TC) Watson (Offenhauser) Laycock (Ford) Laycock (Offenhauser TC) Shrike (Offenhauser) Laycock (Chevrolet)	1280
9.	Mike Mosley	Leader Card	Watson (Chevrolet) Watson (Offenhauser TC)	1220
10.	Lloyd Ruby	Gene White Racing	Laycock (Offenhauser) Laycock (Chevrolet)	1190
11.	Johnny Rutherford	Michner Racing, Leader Card	Eagle (Offenhauser) Eagle (Chevrolet) Eagle (Ford) Watson (Offenhauser) Lesovsky (Offenhauser)	1130
12.	Art Pollard	STP Oil Treatment	Gerhardt (Plymouth) Lotus (Offenhauser) Gerhardt (Offenhauser) Lotus (Plymouth) King (Plymouth)	1110
13.	Roger McCluskey	Foyt & Greer	Meskowski (Offenhauser) Coyote (Ford TC)	1090
14.	Gary Bettenhausen	Don Gerhardt Racing	Gerhardt (Offenhauser) Ward (Offenhauser)	970
15.	Bud Tingelstad	Vel's Parnelli Jones, Federal Engineering	Lola (Ford) Gerhardt (Offenhauser) Meskowski (Offenhauser) Gerhardt (Ford)	920
16.	George Follmer	George Follmer, STP Oil Treatment	Lotus (Plymouth) Cheetah (Ford TC) Gilbert (Chevrolet)	880
17.	Peter Revson	Brabham Racing Organisation	Brabham BT25 (Repco)	840
18.	George Snider	Leader Card, Ansted Racing, Joe Hunt Magneto	Dunlop (Offenhauser) Watson (Chevrolet) Ewing FE (Offenhauser) Coyote (Ford) Watson (Offenhauser TC)	840
19.	Jim Malloy	Vel's Parnelli Jones, Webster Racing, STP Oil Treatment	Eisert (Weslake-Ford) Lola (Ford) Lotus (Plymouth)	720
20.	Mel Kenyon	3-K Racing	Gerhardt (Offenhauser)	615
21.	Joe Leonard	Vel's Parnelli Jones, Yunick, Gene White Racing, STP Oil Treatment	Laycock (Offenhauser) Eagle 69 (Ford) Lotus (Ford) Lotus (Offenhauser)	600
22.	Larry Dickson	Vollstedt Racing, Weinberger Homes	Eagle (Offenhauser TC) Vollstedt (Ford TC) Blum (Offenhauser)	510
23.	Mark Donohue	US Racing	Lola T152 (Offenhauser) Lola (Chevrolet)	480
24.	Sammy Sessions	Vatis Enterprises, MVS	Finley (Offenhauser) Vollstedt (Offenhauser) Cecil (Ford)	475
25.	Swede Savage	All American Racers	Eagle (Weslake-Ford)	400
26.	Jim McElreath	Two Jacks, Quaker State Oil, McElreath Racing	Gerhardt (Offenhauser TC) Brawner Hawk II (Offenhauser TC) McElreath (Chevrolet)	400
27.	Sam Posey	STP Oil Treatment	Lotus (Plymouth)	370
28.	Steve Krisiloff	American Racing	Gerhardt (Ford)	355
29.	Rick Muther	Two Jacks, Bulldog Stables	Lola (Offenhauser TC) Gerhardt (Offenhauser TC)	330
30.	Bill Simpson	Simpson Racing	Cheetah (Chevrolet)	320
31.	Jerry Grant	Friedkin & Green, Webster Racing	Eagle (Chevrolet) Eagle (Chevrolet) Eagle (Weslake-Ford)	290
32.	Bruce Walkup	Bulldog Stables, Don Gerhardt Racing, Seymour Enterprises, Maxon, Boyce Holt Muffler	Epperly FE (Offenhauser) Meskowski (Chevrolet) Meskowski (Offenhauser) Gerhardt (Chevrolet) Lola (Offenhauser)	269
33.	Bob Harkey	Quaker State Oil, Koscot	Meskowski (Offenhauser) Gerhardt (Offenhauser TC)	215
34.	Greg Weld	Joe Hunt Magneto, STP Gas Treatment	Ewing FE (Offenhauser) King (Plymouth) Gerhardt (Offenhauser)	210
35.	Max Dudley	Max Dudley	Gerhardt (Chevrolet)	210
36.	Al Smith	Al Smith	Chenoweth FE (Chevrolet) Chenoweth FE (Offenhauser)	175
37.	Jerry Daniels	Seymour Enterprises	Meskowski (Offenhauser)	160
38.	Leon Sirois	Vatis Enterprises, Quaker State Oil	Finley (Offenhauser) Gerhardt (Offenhauser)	150
39.	Bobby Johns	Agajanian	Shrike (Offenhauser)	150
40.	John Cannon	Vollstedt Racing	Vollstedt (Ford)	130
41.	Carl Williams	STP Gas Treatment, Joe Hunt Magneto, Seymour Enterprises	Gerhardt (Offenhauser) Lesovsky (Offenhauser) Meskowski (Chevrolet)	130
42.	Bill Puterbaugh	Federal Engineering	Gerhardt (Offenhauser) Meskowski (Offenhauser)	120
43.	Tom Bigelow	Midwest Mfg	Gerhardt (Chevrolet) Kurtis (Offenhauser)	110
44.	Jerry Hansen	Pacesetter Homes	Lola (Ford)	110
45.	Arnold Knepper	MVS	Cecil (Offenhauser) Cecil (Ford) Ward (Offenhauser)	100
46.	Dave Strickland	Travelon Trailer	Gerhardt (Offenhauser)	90
47.	Ludwig Heimrath	Heimrath Racing	Eisert (Chevrolet)	65
48.	Sonny Ates	3-K Racing	Brabham (Offenhauser)	61
49.	Johnny Parsons	Joe Hunt Magneto	Lesovsky D (Offenhauser)	60
50.	Al Loquasto	Curtis Auto Center	Curtis (Chevrolet)	60
51.	Keith Rachwitz	Lynch	Halibrand (Offenhauser)	60
52.	David Hobbs	Vatis Enterprises	Finley (Offenhauser)	60
53.	Jerry Karl	Trackstar	Gerhardt (Chevrolet)	60
54.	Ralph Liguori	Enterprise Machine	Flynn (Offenhauser)	50
55.	Johnny Anderson	Travelon Trailer	Shilala (Offenhauser)	50
56.	Don Schisler	Stewart-Warner	Horton (Ford)	40
57.	Les (William L) Scott	Navarro Engineering, Maxon, Speedy's Broasted Chicken	Watson (Rambler) Epperly FE (Offenhauser TC) Huffaker (Chevrolet)	40
58.	Don Nordhorn	Smith Speed Shop	Ward (Offenhauser)	30
59.	Bobby Grim	Two Jacks	Gerhardt (Offenhauser)	30
59.	Dennis Zimmerman	Bulldog Stables	Gerhardt (Chevrolet)	30
61.	Ted Foltz	Godwin Bevers	X (Chevrolet)	24
62.	Wes Vandervoort	Wes Vandervoort	Chevrolet	21
63.	Bob Gregg	Gregg Enterprises	Vollstedt (Chevrolet)	20
64.	Lee Kunzman	Agajanian	Shrike (Offenhauser TC)	20
65.	Bob Herring	Lotus Blossom	Chevrolet	18
66.	Malcolm Brazier	Gruenerwald-Kearney	Buick	15
67.	George Fejer	Chinook	Chinook (Ford)	15
68.	Charlie Lowderman	Young Machine	Chevrolet	12
69.	Grier Manning	Agajanian	Offenhauser	9
70.	Clark Yowell	Western Sporting Goods	Plymouth	8
71.	Bob Daly	Bob Daly	Lincoln	6
72.	Jack Guynn	Wyatt Ford	(Lincoln)	5
	Rollie Beale	Kilman	Meskowski D (Offenhauser)	0
	George Benson	Maxon	Epperly FE (Offenhauser)	0
	Merle Bettenhausen			0
	Jack Brabham	Brabham Racing Team	Brabham (Repco)	0
	Ronnie Bucknum	Weinberger Homes	Eagle (Offenhauser) Eagle (Chevrolet)	0
	Tommy Copp	Seidelman	Ward D (Offenhauser)	0
	Todd Gibson	Weinberger Homes	Eagle (Offenhauser) Blum (Offenhauser)	0
	Charlie Glotzbach			0
	Graham Hill	STP Oil Treatment	Lotus (Ford)	0
	Denny Hulme			0
	Jim Hurtubise			0
	Dee Jones			0
	Ed Marshall		Huffaker (Chevrolet)	0
	Charlie Masters	Midwest Mfg	Kurtis D (Offenhauser)	0
	Al (Albert) Miller (Krulock)			0
	Orville Nance		Chevrolet	0
	Bob Pratt	Gig Stephens	Halibrand (Offenhauser)	0
	Jochen Rindt	STP Oil Treatment	Lotus (Ford)	0
	Lou Sell	Vatis Enterprises	Finley (Ford)	0
	Mickey Shaw	Holt Muffler	Gerhardt (Chevrolet)	0
	Earl Smith	Earl Smith	Gerhardt (Offenhauser)	0
	Wib Spalding	Caruthers	Lotus (Chevrolet)	0
	Ned Spath	Alleman	Huffaker (Chevrolet)	0
	Gig Stephens	Gig Stephens	Halibrand (Offenhauser)	0
	Hamilton Vose	Le Cheval Noir	McKee Mk 11 (Chevrolet V8)	0
	Dempsey Wilson	Dempsey Wilson	Halibrand (Chevrolet)	0
	Lee Roy Yarbrough	Jim Robbins	Eagle (Ford)	0

	Driver	Number
Most race wins	Mario Andretti	9
Most pole positions	Mario Andretti	5
	Dan Gurney	5
Most podium positions	Mario Andretti	13
Most podium positions without a win	Wally Dallenbach	4
	Lloyd Ruby	4

Nationality of participating drivers

%	Country	Drivers	Number
91.9%	U.S.A.	Al Unser, Mario Andretti, Gordon Johncock, Johnny Rutherford, Bobby Unser, Charlie Lowderman, Dempsey Wilson, A. J. Foyt, Wally Dallenbach, Bill Vukovich II, Tom Bigelow, Jim McElreath, Jerry Karl, Lee Kunzman, Mike Mosley, Johnny Parsons, George Snider, Larry Dickson, Al Loquasto, Steve Krisiloff, Rick Muther, Roger McCluskey, Bob Harkey, Ted Foltz, Malcolm Brazier, George Follmer, Mark Donohue, Mel Kenyon, Sammy Sessions, Dan Gurney, Lloyd Ruby, Art Pollard, Gary Bettenhausen, Bud Tingelstad, Peter Revson, Jim Malloy, Joe Leonard, Swede Savage, Sam Posey, Bill Simpson, Jerry Grant, Bruce Walkup, Greg Weld, Max Dudley, Al Smith, Jerry Daniels, Leon Sirois, Bobby Johns, Carl Williams, Bill Puterbaugh, Jerry Hansen, Arnold Knepper, Dave Strickland, Sonny Ates, Keith Rachwitz, Ralph Liguori, Johnny Anderson, Don Schisler, Les (William L) Scott, Don Nordhorn, Bobby Grim, Dennis Zimmerman, Wes Vandervoort, Bob Gregg, Bob Herring, Grier Manning, Clark Yowell, Bob Daly, Jack Guynn, Orville Nance, George Benson, Rollie Beale, Ronnie Bucknum, Wib Spalding, Tommy Copp, Gig Stephens, Lou Sell, Mickey Shaw, Lee Roy Yarbrough, Merle Bettenhausen, Charlie Glotzbach, Jim Hurtubise, Dee Jones, Al (Albert) Miller (Krulock), Earl Smith, Bob Pratt, Hamilton Vose, Charlie Masters, Ned Spath, Ed Marshall, Todd Gibson	91
3%	Canada	John Cannon, Ludwig Heimrath, George Fejer	3
2%	Great Britain	David Hobbs, Graham Hill	2
1%	New Zealand	Denny Hulme	1
1%	Australia	Jack Brabham	1
1%	Austria	Jochen Rindt	1

Individual driver statistics for the 1969 USAC National Championship

Driver	Age	Races	Wins	Podiums	Poles	Fastest laps
Anderson, Johnny	24 y/o	1	0	0	0
Andretti, Mario	29 y/o	24	9	13	5
Ates, Sonny	34 y/o	5	0	0	0
Beale, Rollie	39 y/o	2	0	0	0
Benson, George	35 y/o	1	0	0	0
Bettenhausen, Gary	27 y/o	15	0	3	0
Bettenhausen, Merle	26 y/o	0	0	0	0	0
Bigelow, Tom	29 y/o	5	0	0	0
Brabham, Jack	43 y/o	1	0	0	0
Brazier, Malcolm	40 y/o	1	0	0	0
Bucknum, Ronnie	33 y/o	2	0	0	0
Cannon, John	36 y/o	3	0	0	0
Copp, Tommy	42 y/o	2	0	0	0
Dallenbach, Wally	32 y/o	15	0	4	0
Daly, Bob	35 y/o	1	0	0	0
Daniels, Jerry	30 y/o	2	0	1	0
Dickson, Larry	30 y/o	8	0	0	0
Donohue, Mark	32 y/o	5	0	0	0
Dudley, Max	32 y/o	9	0	0	0
Fejer, George	n/a	1	0	0	0
Follmer, George	35 y/o	11	1	2	0
Foltz, Ted	36 y/o	1	0	1	0
Foyt, A. J.	34 y/o	17	1	4	1
Gibson, Todd	32 y/o	2	0	0	0
Glotzbach, Charlie	31 y/o	0	0	0	0	0
Grant, Jerry	34 y/o	6	0	0	0
Gregg, Bob	49 y/o	3	0	0	0
Grim, Bobby	44 y/o	1	0	0	0
Gurney, Dan	38 y/o	9	2	7	5
Guynn, Jack	n/a	1	0	0	0
Hansen, Jerry	32 y/o	3	0	0	0
Harkey, Bob	39 y/o	5	0	0	0
Heimrath, Ludwig	34 y/o	10	0	0	0
Herring, Bob	n/a	1	0	0	0
Hill, Graham	40 y/o	0	0	0	0	0
Hobbs, David	30 y/o	2	0	0	0
Hulme, Denny	33 y/o	1	0	0	0
Hurtubise, Jim	36 y/o	0	0	0	0	0
Johncock, Gordon	32 y/o	16	2	5	1
Johns, Bobby	37 y/o	1	0	0	0
Jones, Dee	36 y/o	0	0	0	0	0
Karl, Jerry	28 y/o	2	0	0	0
Kenyon, Mel	36 y/o	3	0	0	0
Knepper, Arnold	38 y/o	6	0	0	0
Krisiloff, Steve	22 y/o	9	0	0	0
Kunzman, Lee	24 y/o	1	0	0	0
Leonard, Joe	36 y/o	7	0	0	0
Liguori, Ralph	42 y/o	2	0	0	0
Loquasto, Al	29 y/o	8	0	0	0
Lowderman, Charlie	n/a	1	0	0	0
Malloy, Jim	37 y/o	9	0	1	0
Manning, Grier	40 y/o	1	0	0	0
Marshall, Ed	n/a	1	0	0	0
Masters, Charlie	33 y/o	2	0	0	0
McCluskey, Roger	38 y/o	16	0	2	0
McElreath, Jim	41 y/o	11	0	0	0
Miller (Krulock), Al (Albert)	47 y/o	0	0	0	0	0
Mosley, Mike	22 y/o	21	0	1	0
Muther, Rick	33 y/o	6	0	0	0
Nance, Orville	41 y/o	1	0	0	1
Nordhorn, Don	35 y/o	1	0	0	0
Parsons, Johnny	24 y/o	2	0	0	0
Pollard, Art	42 y/o	18	2	3	0
Posey, Sam	25 y/o	6	0	1	0
Pratt, Bob	40 y/o	1	0	0	0
Puterbaugh, Bill	33 y/o	6	0	0	0
Rachwitz, Keith	44 y/o	2	0	0	0
Revson, Peter	30 y/o	3	1	2	0
Rindt, Jochen	27 y/o	0	0	0	0	0
Ruby, Lloyd	41 y/o	10	0	4	0
Rutherford, Johnny	31 y/o	13	0	0	0
Savage, Swede	22 y/o	4	0	0	0
Schisler, Don	35 y/o	2	0	0	0
Scott, Les (William L)	42 y/o	3	0	0	0
Sell, Lou	n/a	1	0	0	0
Sessions, Sammy	33 y/o	11	0	0	0
Shaw, Mickey	36 y/o	1	0	0	0
Simpson, Bill	29 y/o	9	0	0	0
Sirois, Leon	34 y/o	4	0	0	0
Smith, Al	40 y/o	5	0	0	0
Smith, Earl	33 y/o
Snider, George	28 y/o	12	0	1	0
Spalding, Wib	35 y/o	1	0	0	0
Spath, Ned	n/a	1	0	0	0
Stephens, Gig	43 y/o	1	0	0	0
Strickland, Dave	31 y/o	2	0	0	0
Tingelstad, Bud	41 y/o	13	0	1	0
Unser, Al	30 y/o	19	5	9	4
Unser, Bobby	35 y/o	21	1	5	2
Vandervoort, Wes	43 y/o	1	0	1	0
Vose, Hamilton	n/a	1	0	0	0
Vukovich II, Bill	25 y/o	19	0	1	1
Walkup, Bruce	24 y/o	6	0	0	0
Weld, Greg	25 y/o	7	1	1	4
Williams, Carl	38 y/o	4	0	0	0
Wilson, Dempsey	42 y/o	2	0	0	0
Yarbrough, Lee Roy	30 y/o	1	0	0	0
Yowell, Clark	44 y/o	1	0	0	0
Zimmerman, Dennis	28 y/o	1	0	0	0

#	Date	Circuit	Winner	Second	Third	Pole	FL