1962 USAC Championship Car season | |
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USAC National Championship Trail | |
Season | |
Races | 13 |
Start date | April 8 |
End date | November 18 |
Awards | |
National champion | Rodger Ward |
Indianapolis 500 winner | Rodger Ward |
The 1962 USAC Championship Car season consisted of 13 races, beginning in Trenton, New Jersey on April 8 and concluding in Phoenix, Arizona on November 18. There was also one non-championship event at Pikes Peak, Colorado. The USAC National Champion and Indianapolis 500 winner was Rodger Ward. Hugh Randall was killed in the first Langhorne 100 at Langhorne Speedway; he was 29 years old.