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Sports season
The 1977 USAC Championship Car season consisted of 14 races, beginning in Ontario , California on March 6 and concluding in Avondale , Arizona on October 29. The USAC National Champion was Tom Sneva and the Indianapolis 500 winner was A. J. Foyt . The schedule included a road course for the first time since 1970.
Schedule and results [ edit ]
Rnd
Date
Race Name
Track
Location
Pole Position
Winning Driver
1
March 6
Datsun Twin 200s
O Ontario Motor Speedway
Ontario , California
Johnny Rutherford
A. J. Foyt
2
March 27
Jimmy Bryan 150
O Phoenix International Raceway
Avondale , Arizona
Johnny Rutherford
Johnny Rutherford
3
April 2
Texas Grand Prix
O Texas World Speedway
College Station , Texas
Johnny Rutherford
Tom Sneva
4
April 30
Trenton 200
O Trenton International Speedway
Trenton , New Jersey
Johnny Rutherford
Wally Dallenbach Sr.
5
May 29
International 500 Mile Sweepstakes
O Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Speedway , Indiana
Tom Sneva
A. J. Foyt
6
June 12
Rex Mays Classic 150
O Wisconsin State Fair Park Speedway
West Allis , Wisconsin
Bobby Unser
Johnny Rutherford
7
June 26
Schaefer 500
O Pocono International Raceway
Long Pond , Pennsylvania
A. J. Foyt
Tom Sneva
8
July 3
Molson Diamond Indy
R Mosport Park
Bowmanville , Ontario
Al Unser
A. J. Foyt
9
July 17
Norton 200
O Michigan International Speedway
Brooklyn , Michigan
Tom Sneva
Danny Ongais
10
July 31
American Parts 200
O Texas World Speedway
College Station , Texas
Danny Ongais
Johnny Rutherford
11
August 21
Tony Bettenhausen 200
O Wisconsin State Fair Park Speedway
West Allis , Wisconsin
Danny Ongais
Johnny Rutherford
12
September 4
California 500
O Ontario Motor Speedway
Ontario , California
Johnny Rutherford
Al Unser
13
September 17
Michigan Grand Prix
O Michigan International Speedway
Brooklyn , Michigan
Danny Ongais
Gordon Johncock
-
September 24
Machinists Union 150
O Trenton International Speedway
Trenton , New Jersey
Race postponed due to rain; eventually cancelled
14
October 29
Bobby Ball 150
O Phoenix International Raceway
Avondale , Arizona
Bobby Unser
Gordon Johncock
O Oval/Speedway
R Road Course
The Machinist Union 150, scheduled for September 24, was first postponed due to rain, and was eventually cancelled on October 3.[ 1] [ 2]
Final points standings [ edit ]
Color
Result
Gold
Winner
Silver
2nd place
Bronze
3rd place
Green
4th & 5th place
Light Blue
6th-10th place
Dark Blue
Finished (Outside Top 10)
Purple
Did not finish (Ret)
Red
Did not qualify (DNQ)
Brown
Withdrawn (Wth)
Black
Disqualified (DSQ)
White
Did not start (DNS)
Blank
Did not participate (DNP)
Not competing
In-line notation
Bold
Pole position
Italics
Ran fastest race lap
*
Led most race laps
RY Rookie of the Year
R Rookie
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