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 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 Meadowdale International Raceway Carpentersville, Illinois May 31 4 USAC Lime Rock Lime Rock Park Lakeville, Connecticut June 6 5 Meadowdale Gala 444 Meadowdale International Raceway Carpentersville, Illinois July 5 6 Kiwanis Grand Prix Riverside International Raceway Riverside, California July 19 7 USAC Formula Libre Race Lime Rock Park Lakeville, Connecticut July 25 8 Meadowdale Formula Libre Meadowdale International Raceway Carpentersville, Illinois September 6 9 Vaca Valley Sports Car Race Vaca Valley Raceway Vacaville, California September 27 10 United States Grand Prix for Sports Cars Riverside International Raceway Riverside, California October 11 11 International Formula Libre Grand Prix 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
References
External links World Sports Racing Prototypes: 1959 USAC Road Racing Championship Racing Sports Cars: USAC Road Racing Championship archive