1959 USAC Road Racing Championship explained

The 1959 USAC Road Racing Championship season was the second season of the USAC Road Racing Championship. It began March 8, 1959, and ended October 18, 1959, after eleven races. The series was contested for sports cars at eight rounds, and Formula Libre at three rounds. Augie Pabst won the season championship.

Calendar

Rnd	Race	Length	Circuit	Location	Date
1	Los Angeles Examiner International Grand Prix	150miles	Los Angeles County Fairgrounds	Pomona, California	March 8
2	Daytona 1000 Kilometres	6 Hours	Daytona International Raceway	Daytona Beach, Florida	April 5
3	Meadowdale 505	505km (314miles)	Meadowdale International Raceway	Carpentersville, Illinois	May 31
4	USAC Lime Rock	180km (110miles)	Lime Rock Park	Lakeville, Connecticut	June 6
5	Meadowdale Gala 444	444km (276miles)	Meadowdale International Raceway	Carpentersville, Illinois	July 5
6	Kiwanis Grand Prix	150miles	Riverside International Raceway	Riverside, California	July 19
7	USAC Formula Libre Race	150miles^[1]	Lime Rock Park	Lakeville, Connecticut	July 25
8	Meadowdale Formula Libre	165miles	Meadowdale International Raceway	Carpentersville, Illinois	September 6
9	Vaca Valley Sports Car Race	100miles	Vaca Valley Raceway	Vacaville, California	September 27
10	United States Grand Prix for Sports Cars	200miles	Riverside International Raceway	Riverside, California	October 11
11	International Formula Libre Grand Prix	230km (140miles)	Watkins Glen International	Watkins Glen, New York	October 18

Season results

Rnd	Circuit	Winning Team	Results
		Winning Driver(s)
1	Pomona	50 Zipper-Estes	Results
		Ken Miles
2	Daytona	86 Porsche	Results
		Roberto Mieres Anton von Döry
3	Meadowdale	31 Nickey Racing Team	Results
		Jim Jeffords
4	Lime Rock	Elisha Walker	Results
		George Constantine
5	Meadowdale	10 Nickey Chevrolet	Results
		Jim Jeffords
6	Riverside	211 John von Neumann	Results
		Richie Ginther
7	Lime Rock	Kurtis Kraft Midget/Offenhauser	Results
		Rodger Ward
8	Meadowdale	50 Meister Brauser	Results
		Augie Pabst
9	Vaca Valley	50 Meister Brauser	Results
		Augie Pabst
10	Riverside	2 Eleanor von Neumann	Results
		Phil Hill
11	Watkins Glen	1 British Racing Partnership	Results
		Stirling Moss

External links

• World Sports Racing Prototypes: 1959 USAC Road Racing Championship
• Racing Sports Cars: USAC Road Racing Championship archive

Notes and References

1. Web site: USAC Road Racing Championship race. Ultimate Racing History. 17 May 2010.