The 1962 USAC Road Racing Championship season was the fifth and final season of the USAC Road Racing Championship. It began April 1, 1962, and ended October 21, 1962, after five races. The series was contested for Formula Libre at the first two rounds, and sports cars at the final three rounds. Roger Penske won the season championship.
Calendar
Rnd Race Length Circuit Location Date 1 Pipeline 200 Hilltop Raceway Bossier City, Louisiana April 1 2 Hoosier Grand Prix Indianapolis Raceway Park Clermont, Indiana June 29 3 Pacific North West Grand Prix 200 Pacific Raceways Kent, Washington July 2 4 Los Angeles Times presents the Grand Prix for Sports Cars Riverside International Raceway Riverside, California October 14 5 Pacific Grand Prix 200 Laguna Seca Raceway Monterey, California October 21
Season results Rnd Circuit Winning team Results Winning driver(s) 1 Hilltop #96 Frank Arciero Results Dan Gurney 2 IRP #66 Chaparral Cars Results Jim Hall 3 Kent #96 Frank Arciero Results Dan Gurney 4 Riverside #6 Updraught Enterprises, Inc. Results Roger Penske 5 Laguna Seca #6 Updraught Enterprises, Inc. Results Roger Penske
External links World Sports Racing Prototypes: 1962 USAC Road Racing Championship Racing Sports Cars: USAC Road Racing Championship archive