USAC Champ Car Series standings for 1965Click on the Driver to see 1965 race-level statistics for that driver. Previous year Next year |
| Driver | Races | Win | T5 | T10 | Pole | Laps | Led | Earnings | AvSt | AvFn | Raf | Miles | LLF | Points | Diff | |
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| 1 |  Mario Andretti | 16 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 1964 | 446 | 89,413 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 14 | 2,417.50 | 10 | 3110 | |
| 4 | Don Branson | 17 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 1898 | 198 | 42,570 | 6.9 | 9.0 | 11 | 2,345.50 | 4 | 1875 | -1,235 |
| 3 | Jim McElreath | 16 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 1848 | 212 | 44,283 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 12 | 2,098.50 | 6 | 2035 | -1,075 |
| 2 | A.J. Foyt | 17 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 1782 | 770 | 80,436 | 2.6 | 8.2 | 10 | 2,078.00 | 9 | 2500 | -610 |
| 5 | Gordon Johncock | 15 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1580 | 75 | 44,220 | 9.5 | 10.6 | 8 | 2,031.63 | 3 | 1540 | -1,570 |
| 9 | Jud Larson | 14 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 1767 | 0 | 16,061 | 14.0 | 8.7 | 12 | 1,882.25 | 2 | 1028 | -2,082 |
| 7 | Bobby Unser | 18 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 1666 | 0 | 27,464 | 9.7 | 10.4 | 10 | 1,878.42 | 5 | 1402 | -1,708 |
| 19 | Al Unser | 13 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1213 | 1 | 23,060 | 14.0 | 13.6 | 9 | 1,593.80 | 1 | 495 | -2,615 |
| 20 | Bud Tingelstad | 15 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1333 | 0 | 19,713 | 12.7 | 13.1 | 5 | 1,585.50 | 2 | 460 | -2,650 |
| 13 | Lloyd Ruby | 11 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1111 | 0 | 22,796 | 5.6 | 12.2 | 6 | 1,482.50 | 3 | 850 | -2,260 |
| 12 | Johnny Rutherford | 15 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1264 | 83 | 29,203 | 11.0 | 12.5 | 8 | 1,437.38 | 2 | 993 | -2,117 |
| 22 | Ronnie Duman | 13 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1188 | 0 | 17,635 | 14.2 | 13.3 | 7 | 1,427.13 | 1 | 447 | -2,663 |
| 8 | Roger McCluskey | 12 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1194 | 0 | 20,275 | 10.4 | 12.3 | 7 | 1,372.50 | 1 | 1060 | -2,050 |
| 6 | Joe Leonard | 9 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 1125 | 92 | 29,097 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 7 | 1,233.75 | 2 | 1415 | -1,695 |
| 14 | Jim Hurtubise | 14 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1102 | 0 | 20,086 | 14.6 | 15.9 | 4 | 1,231.13 | 0 | 743 | -2,367 |
| 21 | George Snider | 12 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 968 | 14 | 18,933 | 12.3 | 13.3 | 6 | 1,155.25 | 1 | 453 | -2,657 |
| 16 |  Billy Foster | 12 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 941 | 0 | 20,734 | 10.2 | 15.7 | 6 | 1,152.00 | 2 | 520 | -2,590 |
| 25 | Bob Harkey | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 989 | 0 | 6,673 | 15.3 | 11.2 | 8 | 1,133.38 | 1 | 325 | -2,785 |
| 31 | Arnie Knepper | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 907 | 0 | 16,442 | 13.6 | 14.7 | 3 | 1,120.75 | 1 | 190 | -2,920 |
| 23 | Carl Williams | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 951 | 0 | 7,140 | 14.0 | 10.3 | 5 | 951.00 | 0 | 370 | -2,740 |
| 15 | Al Miller | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 630 | 0 | 28,799 | 18.3 | 13.2 | 3 | 930.00 | 1 | 655 | -2,455 |
| 17 | Bobby Grim | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 804 | 0 | 7,618 | 11.1 | 13.0 | 5 | 806.00 | 0 | 500 | -2,610 |
| 45 | Bob Mathouser | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 706 | 0 | 4,110 | 18.0 | 17.1 | 3 | 775.38 | 0 | 45 | -3,065 |
| 33 | Sammy Sessions | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 663 | 0 | 3,137 | 19.6 | 13.0 | 4 | 743.50 | 0 | 150 | -2,960 |
| 10 | Parnelli Jones | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 380 | 152 | 74,151 | 4.0 | 6.7 | 2 | 680.00 | 2 | 1000 | -2,110 |
| 24 | Chuck Rodee | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 544 | 0 | 13,389 | 21.6 | 15.4 | 3 | 668.50 | 0 | 325 | -2,785 |
| 18 | Mickey Rupp | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 350 | 0 | 21,353 | 18.3 | 9.7 | 2 | 647.00 | 0 | 500 | -2,610 |
| 32 | Gary Congdon | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 553 | 0 | 3,811 | 16.6 | 13.0 | 4 | 567.88 | 0 | 163 | -2,947 |
| 36 | Len Sutton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 295 | 0 | 12,948 | 14.0 | 13.3 | 2 | 560.50 | 1 | 110 | -3,000 |
| 11 |  Jimmy Clark | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 200 | 189 | 166,621 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 500.00 | 1 | 1000 | -2,110 |
| 26 | Bobby Johns | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 197 | 0 | 16,886 | 22.0 | 7.0 | 1 | 492.50 | 0 | 300 | -2,810 |
| 34 | Eddie Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 195 | 0 | 14,656 | 28.0 | 10.0 | 1 | 487.50 | 0 | 150 | -2,960 |
| Art Malone | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 382 | 0 | 1,838 | 17.3 | 19.2 | 1 | 474.13 | 0 | |||
| 28 | Tommy Copp | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 336 | 0 | 2,645 | 20.3 | 13.3 | 2 | 418.00 | 0 | 225 | -2,885 |
| 27 | Dan Gurney | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 348 | 28 | 12,869 | 2.7 | 13.7 | 1 | 411.00 | 0 | 230 | -2,880 |
| 49 | Rodger Ward | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 401 | 50 | 1,718 | 10.4 | 20.0 | 0 | 408.88 | 0 | 30 | -3,080 |
| Dave Paul | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 350 | 0 | 1,280 | 24.0 | 16.0 | 2 | 402.00 | 0 | |||
| 40 | Norm Hall | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 328 | 0 | 1,794 | 20.8 | 15.0 | 2 | 354.25 | 0 | 75 | -3,035 |
| Johnny Boyd | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 0 | 11,976 | 29.0 | 13.0 | 0 | 350.00 | 0 | |||
| 29 | Red Riegel | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 346 | 0 | 4,298 | 10.0 | 9.0 | 3 | 346.00 | 1 | 205 | -2,905 |
| 30 | Art Pollard | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 344 | 0 | 1,907 | 17.7 | 15.3 | 1 | 344.00 | 0 | 200 | -2,910 |
| Ralph Liguori | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 249 | 0 | 1,387 | 21.0 | 19.5 | 0 | 338.13 | 0 | |||
| 37 | Wally Dallenbach | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 305 | 0 | 1,332 | 18.0 | 11.0 | 2 | 305.00 | 0 | 80 | -3,030 |
| Walt Hansgen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 0 | 10,566 | 21.0 | 14.0 | 0 | 292.50 | 0 | |||
| 50 | Dick Atkins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 285 | 0 | 1,289 | 21.5 | 12.0 | 1 | 285.00 | 0 | 30 | -3,080 |
| 53 | Greg Weld | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 256 | 0 | 1,456 | 20.3 | 16.3 | 1 | 256.00 | 0 | 20 | -3,090 |
| 56 | Bill Cheesbourg | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 162 | 0 | 8,953 | 26.3 | 20.3 | 1 | 232.00 | 0 | 10 | -3,100 |
| 43 | Dee Jones | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 192 | 0 | 963 | 26.0 | 16.5 | 1 | 217.50 | 0 | 60 | -3,050 |
| 38 | Billy Vukovich, Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 194 | 0 | 844 | 19.0 | 9.0 | 1 | 194.00 | 0 | 80 | -3,030 |
| Dempsey Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 183 | 0 | 542 | 26.0 | 14.0 | 1 | 183.00 | 0 | |||
| Bruce Jacobi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 0 | 998 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 0 | 183.00 | 0 | |||
| 35 | Bob Wente | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 162 | 0 | 2,593 | 11.5 | 8.5 | 1 | 162.00 | 1 | 140 | -2,970 |
| Masten Gregory | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 0 | 9,076 | 31.0 | 23.0 | 0 | 147.50 | 0 | |||
| Bob Veith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 0 | 8,266 | 10.0 | 24.0 | 0 | 145.00 | 0 | |||
| 39 | Bob Hurt | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 143 | 0 | 952 | 25.0 | 18.5 | 1 | 144.00 | 0 | 75 | -3,035 |
| Chuck Stevenson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 8,306 | 26.0 | 25.0 | 0 | 125.00 | 0 | |||
| Bob Pratt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 0 | 372 | 26.0 | 19.0 | 0 | 99.00 | 0 | |||
| 47 | Bay Darnell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 85 | 0 | 736 | 17.0 | 9.0 | 1 | 85.00 | 0 | 40 | -3,070 |
| Larry Dickson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 0 | 653 | 13.0 | 19.0 | 0 | 83.00 | 0 | |||
| Jerry Grant | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 7,786 | 17.0 | 27.0 | 0 | 75.00 | 0 | |||
| Skip Hedrick | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 141 | 22.0 | 21.0 | 0 | 35.00 | 0 | |||
| Mel Kenyon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 294 | 16.0 | 18.0 | 0 | 26.00 | 0 | |||
| Mike McGreevy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 230 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 0 | 20.00 | 0 | |||
| Bob Tattersall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 394 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 0 | 20.00 | 0 | |||
| Thurel Novotny | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16.0 | 14.0 | 1 | 12.42 | 1 | |||
| Bob McLees | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18.0 | 16.0 | 1 | 12.42 | 1 | |||
| 44 | Paul Kleinschmidt | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 300 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 1 | 12.42 | 1 | 50 | -3,060 |
| 52 | Slim Roberts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 125 | 25.0 | 9.0 | 1 | 12.42 | 1 | 20 | -3,090 |
| Vern Root | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 | 13.0 | 1 | 12.42 | 1 | |||
| 51 | Orville Nance | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 150 | 9.0 | 8.0 | 1 | 12.42 | 1 | 25 | -3,085 |
| 46 | Jack Hahn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 200 | 15.0 | 6.0 | 1 | 12.42 | 1 | 40 | -3,070 |
| Rick Vermillion | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19.0 | 17.0 | 1 | 12.42 | 1 | |||
| Bob Werner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 | 18.0 | 1 | 12.42 | 1 | |||
| 48 | Roy Walker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 175 | 8.0 | 7.0 | 1 | 12.42 | 1 | 30 | -3,080 |
| Clark Yowell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21.0 | 19.0 | 1 | 12.42 | 1 | |||
| 54 | Grier Manning | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 14.0 | 10.0 | 1 | 12.42 | 1 | 15 | -3,095 |
| 55 | Malcolm Brazier | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 | 11.0 | 1 | 12.42 | 1 | 10 | -3,100 |
| 57 | Louis Unser | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 1 | 12.42 | 1 | 5 | -3,105 |
| 41 | Charlie Lowderman | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 825 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 12.42 | 1 | 70 | -3,040 |
| 42 | Wes Vandervoort | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 550 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 1 | 12.42 | 1 | 60 | -3,050 |
| Hank Davis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 24.0 | 20.0 | 1 | 12.42 | 1 | |||
| Bob Daly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 15.0 | 1 | 12.42 | 1 | |||
| George Morris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 226 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 0 | 1.00 | 0 | |||
| Dan Morgan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 21.0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | |||
| Walt Miller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.0 | 24.0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | |||
| Danny Collins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.0 | 25.0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | |||
| Clyde McFarlin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 23.0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | |||
| Ted Foltz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 22.0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |