USAC National Sprint Car Series 1963 standings

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USAC National Sprint Car Series 1963 standings

Championship points standings for the USAC National Sprint Car Series 1963

Position	Driver	Team	Car	Points
1.	Roger McCluskey	Bruce Homeyer	Phillips (Chevrolet)	814
2.	A. J. Foyt	Walter Meskowski	HOW (Chevrolet)	505
3.	Don Branson	Walter Beletsky	Porter (Chevrolet)	421
4.	Chuck Hulse	Clem Tebow	(Chevrolet)	363
5.	Bobby Marshman	Key	(Chevrolet)	327
6.	Jim Hurtubise	Jake Vargo,Barnett Brothers	(Offenhauser),(Chevrolet)	271
7.	Allen Crowe	Howard Iddings	Meyer (Chevrolet)	212
8.	Bud Tingelstad	Dee Tingelstad	(Chevrolet)	199
9.	Johnny White	Harlan Fike,Charles Fetter,Walter Meslowski	Henry (Chevrolet)	179
10.	Mickey Shaw	Charles Altfater	(Chevrolet)	178
11.	Steve Stapp	Steve Stapp	(Chevrolet)	174
12.	Parnelli Jones	Harlan Fike	(Chevrolet)	156
13.	Bob Harkey	Jake Vargo	(Offenhauser)	136
14.	Johnny Rutherford	Walter Flynn	(Offenhauser)	101
15.	Bob Wente	Barnett Brothers	(Chevrolet)	95
16.	Al Miller	Moore	(Offenhauser)	81.5
17.	Ronnie Duman	Charles Fetter	(Chevrolet)	81
18.	Bob Mathouser	Charles Altfater	(Chevrolet)	68.5
19.	Bobby Marvin	Jake Vargo	(Offenhauser)	65
20.	Zeke Ingland	Warren Null	(Chevrolet)	64
23.	Elmer George	George Racing	HOW (Chevrolet)	33
23.	Jim McElreath	Wilson,Charlie Sacks	(Offenhauser)	33
	Bobby Grim	A J Watson	(Offenhauser)	30
	Jim Maguire	John Wergland	(Chevrolet)	24
	Earl Halaquist	George Nesler	(Chevrolet)	18
35.	Bobby Unser	Harlan Fike	Kurtis (Chevrolet)	15
36.	Don Bullock	Carl Gehlhausen	Dillon (Chevrolet)	12
36.	Jiggs (Fred) Peters	Joe Barzda	(Chevrolet)	12
36.	Ned Spath	Marshall Hansen	(Chevrolet)	12
	Red Amick	Howard Iddings		0
	Mario Andretti	John Wergland	(Chevrolet)	0
	Chuck Arnold	Nelson	(Offenhauser)	0
	Dick Ater	Peacock		0
	Dick Atkins	Peacock	(Chevrolet)	0
	Joseph J Barzda	Joe Barzda	(Chevrolet)	0
	Vern Berry	Stansberry	(Chevrolet)	0
	Chuck Bertke			0
	Bob Black	Paul Mead,John Wergland	(Chevrolet)	0
	Sonny Black			0
	Chuck Booth	Moore	(Chevrolet)	0
	Phil Bradley	Surdam	(Chevrolet)	0
	Bill Brown	McConnell	(Chevrolet)	0
	Don Brown	Brown Racing	(Chevrolet)	0
	Dwight Brown	Bill Dixon		0
	Ray Brown	Jake Vargo	(Offenhauser)	0
	Billy (Willard) Cantrell	Maxson-Jeffries	(Offenhauser)	0
	Bob Coulter	Tom Smith	(Chevrolet)	0
	Bobby Courtwright	Anfuso-Cassidy	(Ford)	0
	Jerry Daniels	WJW,Dave Beatson	(Chevrolet)	0
	Ralph Donaldson	van Emmerick	(Offenhauser)	0
	Billy Earl	Earl Racing	(Chevrolet)	0
	Chuck Engel	Harold Beck	(Offenhauser)	0
	Alvin Farmer	Charlie Sacks	(Chevrolet)	0
	Ken Fisher	Wilson	(Chevrolet)	0
	Rocky Fisher	Bill O'Day	(Offenhauser)	0
	Eddie Gallione	Dee	(Chevrolet)	0
	Johnny Gavin	Welch	(Chevrolet)	0
	Don Gillette	Gillette Racing	(Chevrolet)	0
	Bernie Hart	Hart Racing	(Chevrolet)	0
	Allen Fred Heath	Vel Miletich	(Ford)	0
	Sonny (Max) Helms	Jack Colvin	(Chevrolet)	0
	Bobby Hillis, Jr.	Nelson	(Offenhauser)	0
	Bob Hogle	Walter Meskowski	(Chevrolet)	0
	Dave Humphrey	Lynch	(Chevrolet)	0
	Richard Jackson	Walter Meskowski	(Chevrolet)	0
	Bruce Jacobi	Brammel	(Chevrolet)	0
	Gordon Johncock	Fetter Brothers		0
	Lou Johnson	Steffen	(Chevrolet)	0
	Dee Jones	Miller Racing	(Chevrolet)	0
	Mel Kenyon	Smith	(Chevrolet)	0
	Arnold Knepper	Paul Leffler	(Offenhauser)	0
	Hank Laukaitis	Joe Barzda	(Chevrolet)	0
	Clare Lawicki	Hoy Stevens	(GMC)	0
	Tony Lenti	Hoffman Racing	(Chevrolet)	0
	Ralph Liguori	Liguori Racing	(Chevrolet)	0
	Chuck Lowery	Lowery Racing	(Chevrolet)	0
	Dave Lundy	Lundy Racing	(Chevrolet)	0
	Ron Lux	Moskal	(Chevrolet)	0
	Chuck Marshall			0
	Tom McClellan	Charles Fetter	(Chevrolet)	0
	Ernie McCoy	Warren Null	(Chevrolet)	0
	Jim McCune	Price	(Chevrolet)	0
	Stan McElrath	McElrath Racing	(Chevrolet)	0
	Dick Mealy	Williams Racing	(Ford)	0
	Jim Miller	Miller Racing	(Buick)	0
	George Monsen	Whitney	(Chevrolet)	0
	George Morris	Rufus Gray	(Chevrolet)	0
	Dave Norris	August Hoffman	(Offenhauser)	0
	Jimmy Oskie	Taylor	(Chevrolet)	0
	Cookie Osterhout		(Chevrolet)	0
	Ted Pfeiffer	Pfeiffer Racing		0
	Bob Pratt	Charles Engle		0
	Tom Price	Collins	(Chevrolet)	0
	Hal Rettberg	Robert Doud	(Chevrolet)	0
	Jim Reynard	Persicketti	(Chevrolet)	0
	Red Riegel	Joe Barzda	(Chevrolet)	0
	Roy Robbins	Charles Fetter	(Chevrolet)	0
	Chuck Rodee	Walter Flynn	(Offenhauser)	0
	Hank Rogers	Venezia Brothers	(Chevrolet)	0
	Ronnie Rough	McConnell	(Ford)	0
	Troy Ruttman	Walter Flynn	(Offenhauser)	0
	Vern Schmidt			0
	Colby D Scroggin	Harold Beck	(Offenhauser)	0
	Harold Smith	Howard Iddings	(Chevrolet)	0
	Jim Smoker	Richard Holynski	(Offenhauser)	0
	Jack Soper			0
	Len Sutton			0
	Bob Tattersall	Bob Lockart	(Chevrolet)	0
	Ed Terry	Terry Racing	(Chevrolet)	0
	Freddie Thompson	Thompson Racing	(Chevrolet)	0
	Steve Travers	Travers Racing	(Chevrolet)	0
	Rodger Ward	Burnett	(Chevrolet)	0
	Dave Weir	Weir Racing	(Chevrolet)	0
	Jerry Weld	Helms	(Chevrolet)	0
	Kenny Wines	Seacrist	(Offenhauser)	0
	Wayne Wolfe	Long	(Pontiac)	0
	Wayne Woodward	Tom Smith	(Chevrolet)	0
	Orville Yeadon	Jackson	(Chevrolet)	0
	Chuck Yost	John Wergland	(Chevrolet)	0
	Dick Zimmerman	Larson	(Chevrolet)	0

	Driver	Number
Most race wins	Roger McCluskey	7
Most podium positions	Roger McCluskey	16
Most podium positions without a win	Bud Tingelstad	2

Nationality of participating drivers

%	Country		Drivers	Number
99.2%	U.S.A.		Roger McCluskey, A. J. Foyt, Parnelli Jones, Jim Hurtubise, Don Branson, Allen Crowe, Bobby Marshman, Johnny White, Mario Andretti, Johnny Rutherford, Bobby Unser, Elmer George, Chuck Hulse, Jim McElreath, Jim Maguire, Dave Humphrey, Bobby Courtwright, Eddie Gallione, Hal Rettberg, Bud Tingelstad, Mickey Shaw, Earl Halaquist, Ron Lux, Bobby Hillis, Jr., Alvin Farmer, George Monsen, Tom Price, Jim Reynard, Ronnie Rough, Jiggs (Fred) Peters, Bill Brown, Ray Brown, Jerry Daniels, Roy Robbins, Steve Travers, Chuck Arnold, Ralph Liguori, Bobby Marvin, Wayne Wolfe, Dave Lundy, Bob Harkey, Ernie McCoy, Clare Lawicki, Dave Norris, Zeke Ingland, Bob Tattersall, Ted Pfeiffer, Red Riegel, Bob Coulter, George Morris, Vern Schmidt, Steve Stapp, Chuck Engel, Orville Yeadon, Chuck Booth, Dick Ater, Chuck Marshall, Jim Miller, Al Miller, Chuck Rodee, Don Bullock, Tom McClellan, Colby D Scroggin, Sonny Black, Dick Atkins, Richard Jackson, Troy Ruttman, Bob Black, Wayne Woodward, Bob Mathouser, Ronnie Duman, Tony Lenti, Jim McCune, Ralph Donaldson, Chuck Yost, Cookie Osterhout, Jack Soper, Billy Earl, Don Brown, Bruce Jacobi, Dave Weir, Rodger Ward, Don Gillette, Dick Mealy, Bernie Hart, Lou Johnson, Arnold Knepper, Bobby Grim, Bob Pratt, Bob Wente, Rocky Fisher, Harold Smith, Dwight Brown, Jim Smoker, Chuck Bertke, Len Sutton, Gordon Johncock, Jerry Weld, Joseph J Barzda, Red Amick, Ed Terry, Kenny Wines, Hank Laukaitis, Ken Fisher, Ned Spath, Dee Jones, Bob Hogle, Mel Kenyon, Johnny Gavin, Phil Bradley, Sonny (Max) Helms, Billy (Willard) Cantrell, Dick Zimmerman, Freddie Thompson, Chuck Lowery, Jimmy Oskie, Stan McElrath, Vern Berry, Hank Rogers	119
0.8%	Canada		Allen Fred Heath	1

Individual driver statistics for the 1963 USAC National Sprint Car Series

Driver	Age	Races	Wins	Podiums	Fastest laps
Amick, Red	34 y/o	3	0	0	0
Andretti, Mario	23 y/o	2	0	0	0
Arnold, Chuck	37 y/o	10	0	0	0
Ater, Dick	n/a	1	0	0	0
Atkins, Dick	27 y/o	2	0	0	0
Barzda, Joseph J	48 y/o	1	0	0	0
Berry, Vern	n/a	1	0	0	0
Bertke, Chuck	n/a	1	0	0	0
Black, Bob	n/a	13	0	0	0
Black, Sonny	n/a	1	0	0	0
Booth, Chuck	33 y/o	6	0	0	0
Bradley, Phil	n/a	1	0	0	0
Branson, Don	43 y/o	23	3	8
Brown, Bill	n/a	7	0	0	0
Brown, Don	25 y/o	3	0	0	0
Brown, Dwight	n/a	1	0	0	0
Brown, Ray	39 y/o	1	0	0	0
Bullock, Don	n/a	11	0	0	0
Cantrell, Billy (Willard)	48 y/o	1	0	0	0
Coulter, Bob	n/a	3	0	0	0
Courtwright, Bobby	39 y/o	6	0	0	0
Crowe, Allen	34 y/o	8	1	3
Daniels, Jerry	24 y/o	3	0	0	0
Donaldson, Ralph	n/a	1	0	0	0
Duman, Ronnie	34 y/o	4	0	0	0
Earl, Billy	35 y/o	3	0	0	0
Engel, Chuck	n/a	6	0	0	0
Farmer, Alvin	34 y/o	10	0	0	0
Fisher, Ken	n/a	1	0	0	0
Fisher, Rocky	n/a	3	0	0	0
Foyt, A. J.	28 y/o	15	5	10
Gallione, Eddie	n/a	5	0	0	0
Gavin, Johnny	n/a	1	0	0	0
George, Elmer	34 y/o	5	0	0	0
Gillette, Don	n/a	4	0	0	0
Grim, Bobby	38 y/o	3	0	0	0
Halaquist, Earl	37 y/o	8	0	0	0
Harkey, Bob	33 y/o	12	0	1
Hart, Bernie	n/a	2	0	0	0
Heath, Allen Fred	45 y/o	2	0	0	0
Helms, Sonny (Max)	36 y/o	1	0	0	0
Hillis, Jr., Bobby	1 y/o	1	0	0	0
Hogle, Bob	30 y/o	2	0	0	0
Hulse, Chuck	35 y/o	20	1	8
Humphrey, Dave	37 y/o	5	0	0	0
Hurtubise, Jim	30 y/o	15	2	5
Ingland, Zeke	n/a	7	0	0	0
Jackson, Richard	n/a	3	0	0	0
Jacobi, Bruce	28 y/o	4	0	0	0
Johncock, Gordon	26 y/o	2	0	0	0
Johnson, Lou	39 y/o	1	0	0	0
Jones, Dee	30 y/o	2	0	0	0
Jones, Parnelli	29 y/o	8	3	5
Kenyon, Mel	30 y/o	2	0	0	0
Knepper, Arnold	32 y/o	6	0	1
Laukaitis, Hank	n/a	1	0	0	0
Lawicki, Clare	n/a	3	0	0	0
Lenti, Tony	n/a	1	0	0	0
Liguori, Ralph	36 y/o	4	0	0	0
Lowery, Chuck	n/a	1	0	0	0
Lundy, Dave	n/a	3	0	0	0
Lux, Ron	n/a	12	0	0	0
Maguire, Jim	n/a	8	0	0	0
Marshall, Chuck	44 y/o	1	0	0	0
Marshman, Bobby	26 y/o	18	1	8
Marvin, Bobby	24 y/o	3	0	0	0
Mathouser, Bob	37 y/o	13	0	0	0
McClellan, Tom	n/a	1	0	0	0
McCluskey, Roger	32 y/o	24	7	16
McCoy, Ernie	42 y/o	1	0	0	0
McCune, Jim	n/a	1	0	0	0
McElrath, Stan	33 y/o	1	0	0	0
McElreath, Jim	35 y/o	8	0	1
Mealy, Dick	n/a	3	0	0	0
Miller, Al	56 y/o	7	0	1
Miller, Jim	n/a	7	0	0	0
Monsen, George	n/a	2	0	0	0
Morris, George	n/a	9	0	0	0
Norris, Dave	n/a	5	0	0	0
Oskie, Jimmy	17 y/o	1	0	0	0
Osterhout, Cookie	n/a	4	0	0	0
Peters, Jiggs (Fred)	42 y/o	13	0	0	0
Pfeiffer, Ted	n/a	9	0	0	0
Pratt, Bob	34 y/o	2	0	0	0
Price, Tom	n/a	6	0	0	0
Rettberg, Hal	35 y/o	6	0	0	0
Reynard, Jim	22 y/o	2	0	0	0
Riegel, Red	31 y/o	1	0	0	0
Robbins, Roy	n/a	4	0	0	0
Rodee, Chuck	35 y/o	1	0	0	0
Rogers, Hank	n/a	5	0	0	0
Rough, Ronnie	n/a	2	0	0	0
Rutherford, Johnny	25 y/o	13	0	0	0
Ruttman, Troy	33 y/o	2	0	0	0
Schmidt, Vern	n/a	1	0	0	0
Scroggin, Colby D	38 y/o	3	0	0	0
Shaw, Mickey	30 y/o	20	0	0	0
Smith, Harold	36 y/o	1	0	0	0
Smoker, Jim	n/a	4	0	0	0
Soper, Jack	n/a	1	0	0	0
Spath, Ned	n/a	2	0	0	0
Stapp, Steve	22 y/o	19	0	0	0
Sutton, Len	37 y/o	1	0	0	0
Tattersall, Bob	38 y/o	5	0	0	0
Terry, Ed	n/a	1	0	0	0
Thompson, Freddie	n/a	1	0	0	0
Tingelstad, Bud	35 y/o	20	0	2
Travers, Steve	n/a	2	0	0	0
Unser, Bobby	29 y/o	2	0	0	0
Ward, Rodger	42 y/o	1	0	0	0
Weir, Dave	n/a	2	0	0	0
Weld, Jerry	25 y/o	2	0	0	0
Wente, Bob	30 y/o	3	0	1
White, Johnny	31 y/o	10	1	3
Wines, Kenny	n/a	1	0	0	0
Wolfe, Wayne	n/a	1	0	0	0
Woodward, Wayne	n/a	1	0	0	0
Yeadon, Orville	n/a	7	0	0	0
Yost, Chuck	n/a	3	0	0	0
Zimmerman, Dick	44 y/o	1	0	0	0

#	Date	Circuit	Winner	Second	Third	Pole	FL