USAC season 1965

track	race	pole sitter	winner	entries
Phoenix	Jimmy Bryan 150	AJ Foyt	Don Branson		24
Trenton	Trenton 100	AJ Foyt	Jim McElreath		22
Indy 500	500 Mile International Sweepstakes	AJ Foyt	Jim Clark		33
Milwaukee	Rex Mays Classic 100	AJ Foyt	Parnelli Jones		22
Langhorne	Langhorne 100	Mario Andretti	Jim McElreath		22
Pikes Peak	Pikes Peak Hill Climb	Al Unser	Al Unser		24
Trenton II	Trenton 150	AJ Foyt	AJ Foyt		24
Indy Raceway Park	Hoosier Grand Prix	Mario Andretti	Mario Andretti		24
Atlanta	Championship 250	AJ Foyt	Johnny Rutherford		29
Langhorne II	Langhorne 125	Gordon Johncock	Jim McElreath		22
Milwaukee 150	Milwaukee 150	Parnelli Jones	Joe Leonard		24
Springfield	Tony Bettenhausen Memorial	Jim McElreath	AJ Foyt		17
Milwaukee II	Tony Bettenhausen 200	AJ Foyt	Gordon Johncock		26
DuQuoin	DuQuoin 100	AJ Foyt	Don Branson		18
Indy Hoosier	Hoosier Hundred	AJ Foyt	AJ Foyt		18
Trenton III	Trenton 200	AJ Foyt	AJ Foyt		26
Sacramento	Sacramento 100	Don Branson	Don Branson		18
Phoenix II	Bobby Ball 200	Mario Andretti	AJ Foyt		26
summary	18 races	7 pole sitter	10 winner
champion		Mario Andretti

race overview

Phoenix

Trenton

Indy 500

Milwaukee

Langhorne

Pikes Peak

Trenton II

Indy Raceway Park

Atlanta

Langhorne II

Milwaukee 150

Springfield

Milwaukee II

DuQuoin

Indy Hoosier

Trenton III

Sacramento

Phoenix II

Agajanian

#98

Pa. Jones/2

1

Snider/16

9

9

25

7

Pa. Jones/17

Snider/2

14

8

10

15

#98

Agajanian

All American Racers

#15

Gurney/3

#15

All American Racers

#17

Gurney/26

McCluskey/6

13

17

#17

#25

McCluskey/21

30

3

9

5

4

#25

#28

Gurney/12

McCluskey/4

#28

#29

Leonard/29

2

5

10

1

5

2

4

#29

#36

Ruby/9

3

26

McCluskey/26

#36

American Eagle Racing

#7

Ruby/5

11

19

3

Hurtubise/2

18

21

16

21

Wilson/14

#7

American Eagle Racing

Ansted-Thompson

#1

Foyt/19

17

15

16

17

1

4

19

2

19

1

2

3

1

1

2

1

#1

Ansted-Thompson

#45

Al Unser/9

#45

Barnett Bros.

#56

Hurtubise/16

#56

Barnett Bros.

#88

Hurtubise/21

#88

Bob Daly

#76

Daly/15

#76

Bob Daly

Burt Blanot

#6

Morgan/21

#6

Burt Blanot

#75

Nance/8

#75

Carroll Horton

#74

Al Miller/4

#74

Carroll Horton

Carsten & Connolly

#40

Al Unser/11

#40

Carsten & Connolly

Churchill Harden

#8

Congdon/10

#8

Churchill Harden

#58

Malone/14

Congdon/10

22

9

11

11

#58

Conze Racing

#78

Lowderman/3

#78

Conze Racing

Curt Stockwell

#37

Walker/7

#37

Curt Stockwell

DVS Inc

#56

Hurtubise/4

19

#56

DVS Inc

Dave Paul

#61

Paul/13

20

15

#61

Dave Paul

Dayton-Walther

#33

Williams/12

Jacobi/18

18

#33

Dayton-Walther

Dean Racing

#12

Andretti/6

2

3

4

2

1

2

4

2

3

16

15

2

13

3

2

#12

Dean Racing

#64

Tingelstad/6

#64

Don McCormick

#24

Lo. Unser/12

#24

Don McCormick

Ernest Ruiz

#65

Rodee/22

Duman/22

#65

Ernest Ruiz

Eugene Podoll

#42

Manning/10

#42

Eugene Podoll

Federal Engineering

#10

Larson/6

19

12

7

8

4

3

5

8

#10

Federal Engineering

#27

Harkey/8

8

15

Larson/16

9

8

Sessions/10

#27

Fred Maday

#38

Sessions/22

#38

Fred Maday

Gehlhausen

#84

De. Jones/24

Al Miller/20

12

Tattersall/17

#84

Gehlhausen

George R Bryant

#14

Boyd/13

#14

George R Bryant

#41

Gregory/23

#41

Gerhardt

#46

Hurtubise/16

#46

Gerhardt

#71

Snider/23

Vukovich/9

#71

#94

Snider/21

Rupp/18

#94

Gilbert Ligon

#34

Yowell/19

#34

Gilbert Ligon

Gilbert Morcroft

#67

Wente/14

3

Malone/21

23

22

#67

Gilbert Morcroft

#68

Malone/15

20

Williams/17

#68

Gordon Van Liew

#44

Bo. Unser/16

#44

Gordon Van Liew

#54

Bo. Unser/17

14

14

2

22

5

4

6

3

#54

#88

Bo. Unser/10

Stevenson/25

Bo. Unser/10

18

17

4

4

#88

Harry Allen Chapman

#23

Johnson/10

Copp/7

8

Harkey/11

#23

Harry Allen Chapman

Ina Mae McDermott

#19

Williams/13

8

7

#19

Ina Mae McDermott

J Frank Harrison

#93

Rutherford/15

#93

J Frank Harrison

#96

Foster/24

7

Al Unser/13

12

1

22

12

26

16

11

7

20

17

#96

Jack Adams

#36

Ruby/7

23

#36

Jack Adams

Jack Hahn

#31

Hahn/6

#31

Jack Hahn

Jake Vargo

#28

Mathouser/21

12

13

#28

Jake Vargo

#43

Mathouser/27

#43

#52

Harkey/9

Williams/13

7

#52

Jim Robbins

#34

Foster/17

#34

Jim Robbins

#66

Foster/17

5

Ruby/18

Harkey/11

Pollard/22

5

19

#66

Joe Barzda

#19

Harkey/9

#19

Joe Barzda

Joe Hunt

#81

Hurt/8

#81

Joe Hunt

John Zink

#9

McElreath/8

#9

John Zink

#52

McElreath/2

1

20

3

1

11

5

10

1

14

5

6

2

3

23

#52

Ken Brenn

#3

Foster/12

Dallenbach/9

#3

Ken Brenn

#30

Dickson/14

24

#30

Kjell H Qvale

#48

Grant/27

#48

Kjell H Qvale

#53

Hansgen/14

#53

#54

Veith/24

#54

Leader Card

#2

Ward/11

Larson/12

5

Ward/20

22

Leonard/19

Rutherford/11

1

8

13

4

24

5

6

16

6

22

#2

Leader Card

#4

Branson/1

13

8

20

14

4

6

8

6

6

6

25

1

13

15

1

5

#4

#15

Mathouser/17

22

18

#15

#95

Grim/15

8

11

3

28

24

8

7

#95

Lee Glessner

#74

Hurtubise/7

Weld/17

12

Tingelstad/16

Weld/20

#74

Lee Glessner

Lindsey Hopkins

#5

Tingelstad/4

16

18

4

15

19

21

7

13

16

14

#5

Lindsey Hopkins

#35

Tingelstad/13

#35

Lotus

#82

Clark/1

#82

Lotus

#83

Johns/7

#83

Lynch Racing

#87

De. Jones/9

#87

Lynch Racing

Mecom Racing

#24

Ward/24

22

#24

Mecom Racing

#97

Ward/23

23

15

#97

Mel Nelson

#58

Dallenbach/13

#58

Mel Nelson

Nicholas E Fulbright

#47

Cheesbourg/32

12

17

#47

Nicholas E Fulbright

Norm Demler

#55

Liguori/18

18

20

#55

Norm Demler

#99

Liguori/24

20

17

Al Miller/10

15

18

#99

Novotny Bros

#15

Novotny/14

#15

Novotny Bros

Paul Kleinschmidt

#4

Kleinschmidt/5

#4

Paul Kleinschmidt

Pestana & Lang

#83

Atkins/12

12

#83

Pestana & Lang

Peter Salemi

#81

Harkey/20

Rupp/6

5

Johncock/23

Sessions/13

9

Riegel/14

Duman/14

Riegel/6

5

Duman/19

#81

Peter Salemi

Pope-Hall Enterprises

#8

Hall/10

10

19

21

#8

Pope-Hall Enterprises

Racing Associates

#24

Rutherford/15

31

Ruby/10

#24

Racing Associates

Ralph Taylor

#17

Mathouser/18

Morris/18

#17

Ralph Taylor

Ray W Smith

#85

Hurt/29

Pratt/19

#85

Ray W Smith

Richard Kemerly

#21

Mathouser/11

Kenyon/18

#21

Richard Kemerly

Rick Vermillion

#47

Vermillion/17

#47

Rick Vermillion

STP Corporation

#6

Tingelstad/14

#6

STP Corporation

#9

Bo. Unser/19

#9

#59

Hurtubise/33

4

#59

Skip Hedrich

#86

Hedrich/21

#86

Skip Hedrich

Steve Stapp

#15

Congdon/18

#15

Steve Stapp

Stoye Racing

#97

McGreevy/17

Darnell/9

#97

Stoye Racing

Unser Racing

#9

Roberts/9

#9

Unser Racing

#92

Bo. Unser/2

#92

Vatis Enterprises

#18

Knepper/7

16

18

14

22

16

21

16

11

13

15

Foster/24

Knepper/7

#18

Vatis Enterprises

Vern Root

#52

Root/13

#52

Vern Root

Vollstedt

#16

Sutton/12

21

7

Foster/20

3

20

26

13

#16

Vollstedt

W & W Enterprises

#76

Johncock/17

8

5

7

10

8

6

3

15

11

1

10

Sessions/11

McCluskey/9

#76

W & W Enterprises

#94

Johncock/14

21

#94

Walter Beletsky

#6

Rutherford/11

Williams/9

#6

Walter Beletsky

#49

Williams/7

Riegel/11

#49

Walter Flynn

#22

Duman/3

6

9

6

16

14

12

14

23

15

Hurtubise/25

Harkey/10

Copp/25

#22

Walter Flynn

Walter-Weir Inc

#19

Rodee/28

5

12

10

#19

Walter-Weir Inc

Wes Vandervoort

#3

Vandervoort/4

#3

Wes Vandervoort

William E. Barnett

#48

Mathouser/12

#48

William E. Barnett

unknown

#21

McFarlin/23

#21

unknown

#27

Foltz/22

#27

#28

Werner/18

#28

#67

Brazier/11

#67

#69

Davis/20

#69

#74

Wa. Miller/24

#74

#98

McLees/16

#98

legend:

win

Top 5

Top 10

driver debuts:

Trenton 100; Trenton	Sam Sessions
	Carl Williams
500 Mile International Sweepstakes; Indy 500	Jerry Grant
	Bobby Johns
Pikes Peak Hill Climb; Pikes Peak	Hank Davis
	Bob Werner
Trenton 150; Trenton II	Gary Congdon
	Dave Paul
Langhorne 125; Langhorne II	Wally Dallenbach
Tony Bettenhausen Memorial; Springfield	Mike McGreevy
Tony Bettenhausen 200; Milwaukee II	Art Pollard
	Bob Pratt
DuQuoin 100; DuQuoin	Bay Darnell
	George Morris
Hoosier Hundred; Indy Hoosier	Greg Weld
Trenton 200; Trenton III	Skip Hedrich
Sacramento 100; Sacramento	Dick Atkins
	Larry Dickson
	Bob Tattersall
Bobby Ball 200; Phoenix II	Billy Vukovich

championship standings:

1	Mario Andretti
2	AJ Foyt
3	Jim McElreath
4	Don Branson
5	Gordon Johncock
6	Joe Leonard
7	Bobby Unser
8	Roger McCluskey
9	Jud Larson
10	Jim Clark
	Parnelli Jones
12	Johnny Rutherford
13	Lloyd Ruby
14	Jim Hurtubise
15	Al Miller
16	Billy Foster
17	Bobby Grim
	Mickey Rupp
19	Al Unser
20	Bud Tingelstad
21	George Snider
22	Ronnie Duman
23	Carl Williams
24	Bob Harkey
	Chuck Rodee
26	Bobby Johns
27	Dan Gurney
28	Tommy Copp
29	Red Riegel
30	Art Pollard
31	Arnie Knepper
32	Gary Congdon
33	Eddie Johnson
	Sam Sessions
35	Bob Wente
36	Len Sutton
37	Billy Vukovich
	Wally Dallenbach
39	Norm Hall
	Bob Hurt
41	Charles Lowderman
42	Dee Jones
	Wes Vandervoort
44	Paul Kleinschmidt
45	Bob Mathouser
46	Bay Darnell
	Jack Hahn
48	Rodger Ward
	Dick Atkins
	Roy Walker
51	Orville Nance
52	Greg Weld
	Slim Roberts
54	Grier Manning
55	Bill Cheesbourg
	Malcolm Brazier
57	Louis Unser
58	Larry Dickson
	Art Malone
	Bob Veith
	Chuck Stevenson
	Jerry Grant
	Johnny Boyd
	Masten Gregory
	Mel Kenyon
	Walt Hansgen
	Bruce Jacobi
	Ralph Liguori
	Dempsey Wilson
	Ted Foltz
	Clark Yowell
	Bob Daly
	Rick Vermillion
	Bob Pratt
	Thurel Novotny
	Walt Miller
	Dan Morgan
	Bob Tattersall
	Skip Hedrich
	Clyde McFarlin
	Bob Werner
	Dave Paul
	Mike McGreevy
	George Morris
	Vern Root
	Bob McLees
	Hank Davis
	Danny Collins