Championship points standings for the USAC National Championship 1970
Position | Driver | Team | Car | Engine | Tyres | Points | 1. | ![]() | Al Unser | Vel's Panelli Jones Racing | Colt 70 (Ford) King (Ford) | 5130 |
2. | ![]() | Bobby Unser | Leader Card, Don Gerhardt Racing, All American Racers | Eagle 70 (Ford) Eagle 70 (Offenhauser) Watson (Offenhauser) Ward (Offenhauser) | 2260 |
3. | ![]() | Jim McElreath | Caves Buick, McElreath Racing, Ansted Racing, Leader Card | McElreath (Chevrolet) Gerhardt (Offenhauser) Coyote (Ford TC) Eagle (Ford TC) | 2060 |
4. | ![]() | Mike Mosley | Leader Card | Eagle (Offenhauser TC) Watson (Chevrolet) Watson (Offenhauser TC) | 1900 |
5. | ![]() | Mario Andretti | STP Oil | Brawner Hawk (Ford TC) McNamara T500 (Ford) King (Gurney-Weslake Ford) King (Ford) | 1890 |
6. | ![]() | Roger McCluskey | Hayhoe Racing | Meskowski (Offenhauser) Scorpion (Ford TC) | 1380 |
7. | ![]() | Gordon Johncock | Gordon Johncock | Gerhardt (Offenhauser TC) Eagle (Ford) McLaren (Offenhauser TC) | 1160 |
8. | ![]() | Art Pollard | Race-Go, Vollstedt Racers, Hayhoe Racing, Walmotor | Vollstedt (Ford) King (Offenhauser) Gerhard (Offenhauser) Scorpion (Ford) Morris (Ford) | 1110 |
9. | ![]() | A. J. Foyt | Ansted Racing | Meskowski (Ford) Coyote (Ford) | 1105 |
10. | ![]() | Dick Simon | Racing International, Walmotor | Vollstedt (Ford TC) Vollstedt (Chevrolet) Vollstedt (Offenhauser TC) Morris (Ford) | 1080 |
11. | ![]() | Mark Donohue | US Racing | Lola T153 (Chevrolet) Lola T153 (Ford) | 1040 |
12. | ![]() | Dan Gurney | All American Racers | Eagle 70 (Offenhauser) Eagle 70 (Ford) | 1000 |
13. | ![]() | Johnny Rutherford | Michner Racing | Eagle (Ford) Eagle (Offenhauser) Lesowsky (Offenhauser) | 960 |
14. | ![]() | Mel Kenyon | Hopkins Racing | Coyote (Offenhauser) Kuzma (Offenhauser) Eagle (Ford) Kuzma (Ford) | 860 |
15. | ![]() | Lloyd Ruby | Gene White Racing | Laycock (Offenhauser) Mongoose (Offenhauser) | 790 |
16. | ![]() | Bentley Warren | Vatis Enterprises | Finley (Offenhauser) Vollstedt (Offenhauser) | 775 |
17. | ![]() | Gary Bettenhausen | Don Gerhardt Racing | Gerhardt (Offenhauser) Gerhardt (Chevrolet) Ward (Ford) Ward (Offenhauser) Edmunds (Offenhauser) | 710 |
18. | ![]() | Wally Dallenbach | Hopkins Racing | Eagle (Offenhauser TC) Kuzma (Offenhauser) Eagle (Ford) | 620 |
19. | ![]() | Swede Savage | All American Racers | Eagle (Ford) Eagle (Offenhauser) | 615 |
20. | ![]() | Donnie Allison | Foyt & Greer | Eagle (Ford) | 600 |
21. | ![]() | Jim Malloy | Federal Engineering | Gerhardt (Offenhauser) Gerhardt (Ford) Meskowski (Offenhauser) | 550 |
22. | ![]() | Greg Weld | Race-Go, Grant King | Gerhardt (Offenhauser) King (Offenhauser) King (Chevrolet) | 530 |
23. | ![]() | Peter Revson | McLaren Cars | McLaren (Offenhauser) | 500 |
24. | ![]() | George Snider | Jerry Grant, Ansted Racing, Leader Card, City of Syracuse | Dunlop (Offenhauser) Watson (Offenhauser TC) Coyote (Ford TC) Epperly (Offenhauser TC) Watson (Ford TC) | 460 |
25. | ![]() | Carl Williams | McLaren Cars, Travelon Trailer, S&W Racing | McLaren (Offenhauser) Gerhardt (Offenhauser) Meskowski (Offenhauser) | 440 |
26. | ![]() | Jerry Grant | Jerry Grant | Eagle (Offenhauser) Eagle (Chevrolet) | 420 |
27. | ![]() | Rick Muther | Two Jacks | Glen Bryant (Pratt & Whitney Turbine) Gerhardt (Pratt & Whitney Turbine) Brawner Hawk II (Offenhauser TC) | 400 |
28. | ![]() | Sammy (Allen Dale) Sessions | Jim Robbins, Federal Engineering, Caves Buick, Seidelman, Walmotor | Vollstedt (Ford) Gerhardt (Offenhauser) Moore (Offenhauser) Ward (Offenhauser) Silnes (Offenhauser) | 365 |
29. | ![]() | Steve Krisiloff | VTM Finishing, Leader Card, STP Gas Treatment | Gerhardt (Ford) Eagle (Offenhauser TC) Brawner Hawk (Ford TC) | 315 |
30. | ![]() | Larry Dickson | STP Oil Treatment, Lombard Lightning | Kuzma (Offenhauser) Vollstedt (Ford TC) | 310 |
31. | ![]() | John Mahler | Bob Erikson | Eagle (Chevrolet) | 305 |
32. | ![]() | Joe Leonard | Vel's Parnelli Jones Racing | Colt 70 (Ford) | 300 |
33. | ![]() | Bill Simpson | Bill Simpson | Cheetah (Chevrolet) Eagle (Chevrolet) Brabham (Chevrolet) | 295 |
34. | ![]() | Ralph Liguori | Enterprise Machine | Flynn (Offenhauser) | 260 |
35. | ![]() | Lee Roy Yarbrough | Jim Robbins, Motor Racing Developments | Vollstedt (Ford) Brabham (Offenhauser) | 250 |
36. | ![]() | Bill Vukovich II | Agajanian-Faas, Jerry O'Connell, Walmotor, STP Oil Treatment | Kuzma (Offenhauser) Morris (Offenhauser TC) Brabham (Offenhauser) | 200 |
37. | ![]() | Tom Bigelow | Midwest Mfg | Huffaker (Chevrolet) Kurtis (Offenhauser) | 200 |
38. | ![]() | Max Dudley | Max Dudley | Gerhardt (Chevrolet) | 195 |
39. | ![]() | Bruce Jacobi | Travelon Trailer, Gifford, Southwest Lift Truck, Hopkins Racing | Gerhardt (Ford) Gerhardt (Chevrolet) Gerhardt (Offenhauser) Halibrand (Chevrolet) Silnes (Offenhauser) | 180 |
40. | ![]() | Bob Harkey | Joe Hunt Magneto, Bob Harkey | Gerhardt (Offenhauser TC) Meskowski (Offenhauser) | 130 |
41. | ![]() | Merle Bettenhausen | Boyce Holt, McClung | Turner (Chevrolet) Meskowski (Offenhauser) | 110 |
42. | ![]() | Dee Jones | Serendipity | Watson (Ford) | 100 |
43. | ![]() | Karl Busson | Seymour Enterprises, Southwest Lift Truck, Ron Hart | Halibrand (Chevrolet) Gerhardt (Chevrolet) Cedoz (Chevrolet) | 100 |
44. | ![]() | Bud Tingelstad | Green Construction, Motor Racing Developments | Meskowki D (Offenhauser) Meskowki D (Chevrolet) Brabham (Offenhauser) | 90 |
45. | ![]() | Bruce Walkup | Agajanain-Faas, Joe Hunt Magneto | Mongoose (Offenhauser) Edmunds (Offenhauser) Watson (Offenhauser) Gerhardt (Offenhauser) | 80 |
46. | ![]() | Jimmy Caruthers | Ken Brenn | Meskowski (Offenhauser) | 80 |
47. | ![]() | Jerry Karl | Trackstar | Gerhardt (Chevrolet) | 65 |
48. | ![]() | Ludwig Heimrath | Heimrath Racing | Eisert (Chevrolet) | 60 |
49. | ![]() | Ronnie Bucknum | MVS | Morris (Ford) Cecil (Ford) | 60 |
50. | ![]() | Dick Tobias | Walmotor | Silnes (Offenhauser) | 50 |
51. | ![]() | Jack Eiteljorg | Midwest Broadcasting | Eisert (Chevrolet V8) | 45 |
52. | ![]() | Will Cagle | Gene White Racing | King (Chevrolet) | 40 |
53. | ![]() | Arnold Knepper | Caves Buick | Gerhardt (Offenhauser) | 40 |
54. | ![]() | Johnny Parsons, Jr. | Seymour Enterprises | Meskowski (Chevrolet) | 10 |
55. | ![]() | Johnny Anderson | Agajanian-Faas, Travelon Trailer | Shrike (Offenhauser) Shilala (Offenhauser) | 10 |
![]() | Chris Amon | 0 |
![]() | Sonny Ates | Motor Racing Developments | Brabham (Offenhauser) | 0 |
![]() | Kevin Bartlett | Webster Racing, Gene White Racing | Eisert (Ford) Eisert (Chevrolet) Laycock (Ford) | 0 |
![]() | Jack Brabham | Motor Racing Developments | Brabham (Offenhauser) | 0 |
![]() | Don Brown | Seymour Enterprises | Gerhardt (Chevrolet) | 0 |
![]() | John Cannon | Vollstedt Racers | Vollstedt (Chevrolet) Vollstedt (Ford) | 0 |
![]() | Larry Cannon | Larry Cannon | Philipp (Chevrolet) Cannon (Chevrolet) | 0 |
![]() | Bob de Jong | Fiore Racing | Vollstedt (Chevrolet) | 0 |
![]() | Nick Dioguardi | Arciero Brothers | Eisert (Chevrolet) | 0 |
![]() | Darrell Dockery | Manzanata Speedway | Gerhardt (Chevrolet) Gerhardt (Ford) | 0 |
![]() | George Follmer | STP Oil, Walmotor | Brawner Hawk (Ford TC) Morris (Ford TC) | 0 |
![]() | Ron Grable | Webster Racing | Eisert (Chevrolet) | 0 |
![]() | Denny Hulme | 0 |
![]() | Jim Hurtubise | Genesee Beer | Mallard FE (Offenhauser) | 0 |
![]() | Al Loquasto | Atamian Ford, Indy-On-A-Shoestring | Halibrand (Ford) Gerhardt (Offenhauser TC) | 0 |
![]() | John Martin | RACE | Surtees TS5A (Chevrolet V8) | 0 |
![]() | Bruce McLaren | McLaren Cars | McLaren (Offenhauser) | 0 |
![]() | Al (Albert) Miller (Krulock) | Serendipity | Watson (Ford) | 0 |
![]() | Bud Morley | Liberty Bell | Eagle (Chevrolet) | 0 |
![]() | Scooter Patrick | Bohannan Racing | Eisert (Chevrolet) | 0 |
![]() | Crockey Peterson | Crockey Peterson | Coyote (Chevrolet V8) | 0 |
![]() | Jerry Poland | Smith Speed Shop | Ward (Chevrolet) | 0 |
![]() | Bill Puterbaugh | MVS | Ward (Offenhauser) | 0 |
![]() | Tom Sneva | 0 |
![]() | Ned Spath | Topaz Equipment | Huffaker (Chevrolet) | 0 |
![]() | Leonard Stephens | Atamian Ford | Halibrand (Ford) | 0 |
![]() | Salt Walther | Walmotor | Silnes (Offenhauser) | 0 |
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Driver | Number | ||
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Most race wins | ![]() | Al Unser | 10 |
Most pole positions | ![]() | Al Unser | 8 |
Most podium positions | ![]() | Al Unser | 15 |
Most podium positions without a win | ![]() | Roger McCluskey | 3 |
# | Date | Circuit | Winner | Second | Third | Pole | FL |
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