The 1962 USAC Championship Car season consisted of 13 races, beginning in
Trenton,
New Jersey
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on April 8 and concluding in
Phoenix
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* Phoenix (mythology), a legendary bird from ancient Greek folklore
* Phoenix, Arizona, a city in the United States
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* Phoenix (son of Amyntor), a ...
,
Arizona
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on November 18. There was also one non-championship event at
Pikes Peak
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,
Colorado
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. The
USAC National Champion and
Indianapolis 500
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winner was
Rodger Ward
Rodger M. Ward (January 10, 1921 – July 5, 2004) was a World War II Lockheed_P-38_Lightning, P-38 aviator in the United States Army Air Forces, and an American race driver with 26 victories in top echelon open-wheel racing in North America ...
.
Hugh Randall
Hugh Grant Randall (October 31, 1933 – July 1, 1962) was an American racing driver from Louisville, Kentucky.
Randall was a veteran sprint car racer who attempted to venture into American Championship Car Racing in 1962.
In the spring and summe ...
was killed in the first Langhorne 100 at
Langhorne Speedway
Langhorne Speedway was an automobile racetrack in Middletown Township, Bucks County, near the borough of Langhorne, Pennsylvania, a northern suburb of Philadelphia.
According to the book ''Langhorne! No Man's Land'' by L. Spencer Riggs: "With a ...
; he was 29 years old.
Schedule and results
- The Ted Horn Memorial was rained out, and a suitable alternative date was not found.
: No pole is awarded for the Pikes Peak Hill Climb, in this schedule on the pole is the driver who started first. No lap led was awarded for the Pikes Peak Hill Climb, however, a lap was awarded to the drivers that completed the climb.
Final points standings
References
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* http://media.indycar.com/pdf/2011/IICS_2011_Historical_Record_Book_INT6.pdf (p. 270-271)
See also
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1962 Indianapolis 500
The 46th International 500-Mile Sweepstakes was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana on Wednesday, May 30, 1962.
A historic pole day saw Parnelli Jones break the barrier in qualifying. Rodger Ward and Len Sutton finished ...
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