USAC National Championship 1970 standings

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USAC National Championship 1970 standings

Championship points standings for the USAC National Championship 1970

Position	Driver	Team	Car	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

	Driver	Number
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

Nationality of participating drivers

%	Country	Drivers	Number
91.5%	U.S.A.	A. J. Foyt, Al Unser, Mario Andretti, Gordon Johncock, Tom Sneva, Johnny Rutherford, Bobby Unser, Wally Dallenbach, Bill Vukovich II, Larry Cannon, Tom Bigelow, Jim McElreath, Jerry Karl, Dick Simon, John Martin, Mike Mosley, Johnny Parsons, Jr., John Mahler, George Snider, Larry Dickson, Salt Walther, Al Loquasto, Steve Krisiloff, Rick Muther, Roger McCluskey, Bob Harkey, George Follmer, Mark Donohue, Mel Kenyon, Sammy (Allen Dale) Sessions, Art Pollard, Dan Gurney, Lloyd Ruby, Gary Bettenhausen, Bentley Warren, Swede Savage, Donnie Allison, Jim Malloy, Greg Weld, Peter Revson, Carl Williams, Jerry Grant, Joe Leonard, Bill Simpson, Ralph Liguori, Lee Roy Yarbrough, Bruce Jacobi, Max Dudley, Merle Bettenhausen, Dee Jones, Karl Busson, Bud Tingelstad, Bruce Walkup, Jimmy Caruthers, Ronnie Bucknum, Dick Tobias, Jack Eiteljorg, Will Cagle, Arnold Knepper, Johnny Anderson, Ron Grable, Ned Spath, Darrell Dockery, Al (Albert) Miller (Krulock), Bill Puterbaugh, Sonny Ates, Jerry Poland, Crockey Peterson, Scooter Patrick, Nick Dioguardi, Bud Morley, Leonard Stephens, Bob de Jong, Don Brown, Jim Hurtubise	75
3.7%	New Zealand	Chris Amon, Denny Hulme, Bruce McLaren	3
2.4%	Australia	Kevin Bartlett, Jack Brabham	2
2.4%	Canada	Ludwig Heimrath, John Cannon	2

Individual driver statistics for the 1970 USAC National Championship

Driver	Age	Races	Wins	Podiums	Poles	Fastest laps
Allison, Donnie	30 y/o	1	0	0	0
Amon, Chris	26 y/o	0	0	0	0	0
Anderson, Johnny	25 y/o	2	0	0	0
Andretti, Mario	30 y/o	18	1	4	4
Ates, Sonny	35 y/o	1	0	0	0
Bartlett, Kevin	30 y/o	3	0	0	0
Bettenhausen, Gary	28 y/o	15	1	1	1
Bettenhausen, Merle	27 y/o	2	0	0	0
Bigelow, Tom	30 y/o	7	0	0	0
Brabham, Jack	44 y/o	1	0	0	0
Brown, Don	32 y/o	1	0	0	0
Bucknum, Ronnie	34 y/o	4	0	0	0
Busson, Karl	32 y/o	7	0	0	0
Cagle, Will	32 y/o	2	0	0	0
Cannon, John	37 y/o	2	0	0	0
Cannon, Larry	33 y/o	3	0	0	0
Caruthers, Jimmy	25 y/o	1	0	0	0
Dallenbach, Wally	33 y/o	11	0	0	0
de Jong, Bob	37 y/o	1	0	0	0
Dickson, Larry	31 y/o	4	0	2	1
Dioguardi, Nick	37 y/o	1	0	0	0
Dockery, Darrell	33 y/o	5	0	0	0
Donohue, Mark	33 y/o	4	0	2	1
Dudley, Max	33 y/o	4	0	0	0
Eiteljorg, Jack	31 y/o	1	0	0	0
Follmer, George	36 y/o	3	0	0	0
Foyt, A. J.	35 y/o	13	0	2	0
Grable, Ron	37 y/o	1	0	0	0
Grant, Jerry	35 y/o	6	0	0	0
Gurney, Dan	39 y/o	3	1	2	0
Harkey, Bob	40 y/o	6	0	0	0
Heimrath, Ludwig	35 y/o	5	0	0	0
Hulme, Denny	34 y/o	0	0	0	0	0
Hurtubise, Jim	37 y/o	1	0	0	0
Jacobi, Bruce	35 y/o	6	0	0	0
Johncock, Gordon	33 y/o	10	0	1	0
Jones, Dee	37 y/o	1	0	0	0
Karl, Jerry	29 y/o	6	0	0	0
Kenyon, Mel	37 y/o	5	0	1	0
Knepper, Arnold	39 y/o	4	0	0	0
Krisiloff, Steve	23 y/o	8	0	0	0
Leonard, Joe	37 y/o	3	1	0	0
Liguori, Ralph	43 y/o	4	0	1	0
Loquasto, Al	30 y/o	3	0	0	0
Mahler, John	33 y/o	8	0	0	0
Malloy, Jim	38 y/o	11	0	0	0
Martin, John	31 y/o	1	0	0	0	0
McCluskey, Roger	39 y/o	10	0	3	0
McElreath, Jim	42 y/o	9	1	2	0
McLaren, Bruce	32 y/o	0	0	0	0	0
Miller (Krulock), Al (Albert)	48 y/o	1	0	0	0
Morley, Bud	39 y/o	1	0	0	0
Mosley, Mike	23 y/o	18	0	2	0
Muther, Rick	34 y/o	5	0	0	0
Parsons, Jr., Johnny	25 y/o	4	0	0	1
Patrick, Scooter	37 y/o	1	0	0	0
Peterson, Crockey	30 y/o	2	0	0	0
Poland, Jerry	n/a	1	0	0	0
Pollard, Art	43 y/o	10	0	1	0
Puterbaugh, Bill	34 y/o	2	0	0	0
Revson, Peter	31 y/o	2	0	0	0
Ruby, Lloyd	42 y/o	9	1	2	1
Rutherford, Johnny	32 y/o	14	0	1	0
Savage, Swede	23 y/o	4	1	2	0
Sessions, Sammy (Allen Dale)	34 y/o	7	0	0	0
Simon, Dick	36 y/o	11	0	1	0
Simpson, Bill	30 y/o	10	0	0	0
Sneva, Tom	22 y/o	0	0	0	0	0
Snider, George	29 y/o	11	0	1	0
Spath, Ned	n/a	3	0	0	0
Stephens, Leonard	44 y/o	2	0	0	0
Tingelstad, Bud	42 y/o	5	0	0	0
Tobias, Dick	38 y/o	2	0	0	0
Unser, Al	31 y/o	18	10	15	8
Unser, Bobby	36 y/o	16	1	5	1
Vukovich II, Bill	26 y/o	6	0	1	0
Walkup, Bruce	25 y/o	11	0	0	0
Walther, Salt	22 y/o	1	0	0	0
Warren, Bentley	29 y/o	9	0	0	0
Weld, Greg	26 y/o	8	0	0	0
Williams, Carl	39 y/o	5	0	1	0
Yarbrough, Lee Roy	31 y/o	2	0	0	0

#	Date	Circuit	Winner	Second	Third	Pole	FL