1966 USAC Championship Car season

1966 USAC Championship Car season
USAC National Championship Trail
Season
Races16
Start dateMarch 20
End dateNovember 20
Awards
National championUnited States Mario Andretti
Indianapolis 500 winnerUnited Kingdom Graham Hill
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The 1966 USAC Championship Car season consisted of 16 races, beginning in Avondale, Arizona on March 20 and concluding at the same location on November 20. There was also one non-championship event at Fuji Speedway in Japan. The USAC National Champion was Mario Andretti, and the Indianapolis 500 winner was Graham Hill. At Indianapolis, Chuck Rodee was killed while qualifying for the 1966 Indianapolis 500. Also of note was the end of the career of two time 500 and two time National Champion Rodger Ward as he ran the final three races of his IndyCar career at the start of the season which included the final IndyCar victory of his career at Trenton.