Rodger Ward1961 USAC Champ Car Series ResultsClick on the Race Number to see the complete results for that race. Click on the Site to see Rodger Ward's career results at that track. |
| Race | Site | Cars | St | Fin | # | Sponsor / Owner | Chassis / Engine | Laps | Money | Status | Led | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trenton | 22 | 4 | 18 | 2 | Leader Card (Bob Wilke) | Watson / Offy | 32/100 | 176 | valve | 0 | |
| 2 | Indianapolis | 33 | 4 | 3 | 2 | Del Webb's Sun City (Bob Wilke) | Watson / Offy | 200/200 | 26,500 | running | 7 | |
| 3 | Milwaukee | 22 | 2 | 1 | 2 | Leader Card 500 (Bob Wilke) | Watson / Offy | 100/100 | 7,413 | running | 100 | |
| 5 | Milwaukee | 26 | 3 | 19 | 2 | Leader Card 500 (Bob Wilke) | Watson / Offy | 113/200 | 420 | magneto | 17 | |
| 6 | Springfield | 18 | 17 | 6 | 12 | Dean Van Lines (Al Dean) | Kuzma / Offy | 97/99 | 824 | running | 0 | |
| 7 | DuQuoin | 18 | 5 | 17 | 2 | Leader Card (Bob Wilke) | Watson / Offy | 40/100 | 194 | mechanical | 0 | |
| 8 | Syracuse | 18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Leader Card (Bob Wilke) | Watson / Offy | 100/100 | 4,200 | running | 100 | |
| 9 | Indianapolis | 18 | 7 | 17 | 2 | Leader Card (Bob Wilke) | Watson / Offy | 12/100 | 364 | mechanical | 0 | |
| 10 | Trenton | 22 | 12 | 3 | 2 | Leader Card (Bob Wilke) | Watson / Offy | 100/100 | 2,088 | running | 0 | |
| 11 | Sacramento | 18 | 2 | 1 | 2 | Leader Card (Bob Wilke) | Watson / Offy | 100/100 | 4,730 | running | 49 | |
| 12 | Phoenix | 18 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Leader Card (Bob Wilke) | Watson / Offy | 89/89 | 2,417 | running | 59 | |
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| 6 | Springfield | DNQ | 2 | Leader Card | ||||||||
11 starts, 983 of 1288 laps completed (76.3%), 332 laps led Win: 3 ( 27.3%)Average start: 5.4Total Winnings:$49,326 Top 5: 6 ( 54.5%)Average finish: 8.0(excluding bonuses) Top 10: 7 ( 63.6%) DNF:4 |