1963 USAC Championship Car season

1963 USAC Championship Car season
USAC National Championship Trail
Season
Races12
Start dateApril 21
End dateNovember 17
Awards
National championUnited States A. J. Foyt
Indianapolis 500 winnerUnited States Parnelli Jones
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The 1963 USAC Championship Car season consisted of 12 races, beginning in Trenton, New Jersey on April 21 and concluding in Phoenix, Arizona on November 17. There was also one non-championship event at Pikes Peak, Colorado. The USAC National Champion was A. J. Foyt, and the Indianapolis 500 winner was Parnelli Jones. Jim Clark's win at Milwaukee in August marked the first win for a rear-engined car in Champ Car competition.[1]

  1. ^ Case, Dean. "Eagle-eye Feature: August 18, 1963 - The Day the Dinosaurs Died". All American Racers. Archived from the original on December 31, 2010. Retrieved January 1, 2011.