USAC Champ Car Series standings for 1961Click on the Driver to see 1961 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  A.J. Foyt | 12 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1108 | 358 | 151,168 | 4.8 | 7.9 | 7 | 1,408.00 | 5 | 2150 | |
| 2 | Eddie Sachs | 7 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 885 | 214 | 71,030 | 5.6 | 3.0 | 6 | 1,185.00 | 4 | 1760 | -390 |
| 3 | Rodger Ward | 11 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 983 | 332 | 49,326 | 5.4 | 8.0 | 7 | 1,283.00 | 6 | 1680 | -470 |
| 4 | Shorty Templeman | 9 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 955 | 0 | 27,938 | 10.8 | 8.0 | 7 | 1,255.00 | 3 | 1190 | -960 |
| 5 | Al Keller | 11 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 904 | 11 | 24,214 | 9.5 | 10.6 | 5 | 1,204.00 | 4 | 1000 | -1,150 |
| 6 | Jim Hurtubise | 11 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1000 | 285 | 28,870 | 5.1 | 9.1 | 5 | 1,153.00 | 4 | 939 | -1,211 |
| 7 | Len Sutton | 10 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1085 | 2 | 18,946 | 10.1 | 8.0 | 9 | 1,250.00 | 2 | 860 | -1,290 |
| 8 | Bobby Marshman | 12 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1138 | 0 | 22,079 | 12.4 | 10.7 | 7 | 1,438.00 | 1 | 769 | -1,381 |
| 9 | Parnelli Jones | 11 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1044 | 117 | 25,796 | 6.5 | 9.5 | 7 | 1,332.00 | 3 | 750 | -1,400 |
| 10 | Dick Rathmann | 8 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 868 | 0 | 16,803 | 10.3 | 7.9 | 6 | 1,114.00 | 1 | 750 | -1,400 |
| 11 | Lloyd Ruby | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 620 | 23 | 19,537 | 13.6 | 13.0 | 3 | 920.00 | 2 | 670 | -1,480 |
| 12 | Don Branson | 12 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 821 | 0 | 13,958 | 4.9 | 12.8 | 6 | 824.00 | 2 | 530 | -1,620 |
| 13 | Elmer George | 9 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 761 | 0 | 7,092 | 11.3 | 8.7 | 7 | 761.00 | 1 | 470 | -1,680 |
| 14 | Chuck Stevenson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 200 | 0 | 9,875 | 28.0 | 6.0 | 1 | 500.00 | 1 | 400 | -1,750 |
| 15 | Roger McCluskey | 10 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 756 | 0 | 10,920 | 12.6 | 11.7 | 5 | 832.50 | 0 | 370 | -1,780 |
| 16 | A.J. Shepherd | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 631 | 0 | 8,942 | 12.7 | 11.5 | 5 | 707.50 | 0 | 360 | -1,790 |
| 17 | Chuck Hulse | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 835 | 0 | 6,469 | 10.8 | 11.6 | 5 | 835.00 | 1 | 302 | -1,848 |
| 18 | Jim McElreath | 4 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 295 | 0 | 5,406 | 16.8 | 9.5 | 3 | 295.00 | 0 | 290 | -1,860 |
| 19 | Cotton Farmer | 6 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 415 | 0 | 3,505 | 13.2 | 10.3 | 3 | 415.00 | 0 | 260 | -1,890 |
| 20 |  Jack Brabham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 200 | 0 | 7,250 | 13.0 | 9.0 | 1 | 500.00 | 1 | 200 | -1,950 |
| 21 | Johnny Boyd | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 458 | 0 | 7,435 | 20.3 | 12.8 | 2 | 615.50 | 0 | 160 | -1,990 |
| 22 | Norm Hall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 200 | 0 | 8,250 | 32.0 | 10.0 | 1 | 500.00 | 1 | 150 | -2,000 |
| 23 | Troy Ruttman | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 276 | 10 | 9,349 | 16.0 | 13.0 | 1 | 433.50 | 1 | 140 | -2,010 |
| 24 | Don Davis | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 826 | 0 | 9,765 | 10.4 | 13.3 | 4 | 899.50 | 0 | 140 | -2,010 |
| 25 | Ronnie Duman | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 549 | 0 | 2,968 | 14.8 | 11.6 | 3 | 549.00 | 0 | 128 | -2,022 |
| 26 | Bob Christie | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 449 | 0 | 6,963 | 17.0 | 14.0 | 2 | 647.00 | 0 | 110 | -2,040 |
| 27 | Gene Hartley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 198 | 0 | 5,820 | 15.0 | 11.0 | 1 | 495.00 | 0 | 100 | -2,050 |
| 28 | Red Riegel | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 166 | 0 | 1,413 | 12.3 | 12.7 | 1 | 166.00 | 0 | 60 | -2,090 |
| 29 | Len Duncan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 98 | 0 | 764 | 14.0 | 7.0 | 1 | 98.00 | 0 | 60 | -2,090 |
| 29 | Ralph Liguori | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 96 | 0 | 1,516 | 16.0 | 7.0 | 1 | 96.00 | 0 | 60 | -2,090 |
| 31 | Jiggs Peters | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 165 | 0 | 1,214 | 12.5 | 10.5 | 1 | 165.00 | 0 | 50 | -2,100 |
| 32 | Danny Jones | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 189 | 0 | 1,614 | 13.0 | 11.5 | 2 | 189.00 | 0 | 40 | -2,110 |
| 33 | Don Freeland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 99 | 0 | 987 | 13.0 | 9.0 | 1 | 99.00 | 0 | 40 | -2,110 |
| 34 | Allen Crowe | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 479 | 0 | 1,803 | 13.4 | 13.6 | 3 | 479.00 | 0 | 40 | -2,110 |
| 35 | Wayne Weiler | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 245 | 0 | 5,949 | 10.0 | 12.5 | 1 | 465.50 | 0 | 30 | -2,120 |
| 36 | Bruce Jacobi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 176 | 0 | 1,107 | 15.5 | 12.0 | 1 | 176.00 | 0 | 30 | -2,120 |
| 37 | Bob Cleberg | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 97 | 0 | 602 | 17.0 | 10.0 | 1 | 97.00 | 0 | 30 | -2,120 |
| 38 | Rex Easton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 91 | 0 | 821 | 17.0 | 9.0 | 1 | 91.00 | 0 | 22 | -2,128 |
| 39 | Bud Tingelstad | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 284 | 0 | 1,268 | 20.5 | 12.5 | 1 | 284.00 | 0 | 20 | -2,130 |
| 40 | Eddie Johnson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 225 | 0 | 5,562 | 14.5 | 14.5 | 1 | 415.50 | 0 | 20 | -2,130 |
| 41 | Bob Mathouser | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 0 | 1,112 | 18.0 | 11.0 | 1 | 94.00 | 0 | 20 | -2,130 |
| 42 | Dempsey Wilson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 358 | 0 | 6,036 | 20.0 | 15.8 | 1 | 575.50 | 0 | 10 | -2,140 |
| 43 | Jack Turner | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 206 | 0 | 6,279 | 19.3 | 19.3 | 1 | 284.00 | 0 | 10 | -2,140 |
| Paul Goldsmith | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 204 | 0 | 5,480 | 17.0 | 16.0 | 0 | 444.00 | 0 | |||
| Jack Rounds | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 355 | 11.0 | 18.5 | 0 | 40.00 | 0 | |||
| Bill Cheesbourg | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 0 | 5,039 | 15.0 | 20.5 | 1 | 222.00 | 0 | |||
| Bob Veith | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 0 | 362 | 8.5 | 21.0 | 0 | 64.00 | 0 | |||
| Johnny Coy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 185 | 14.5 | 22.0 | 0 | 15.00 | 0 | |||
| Ebb Rose | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 0 | 4,697 | 21.5 | 24.5 | 0 | 238.50 | 0 | |||
| Leroy Neumayer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 0 | 277 | 17.0 | 13.0 | 1 | 84.00 | 0 | |||
| Don Horvath | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 0 | 396 | 20.0 | 13.0 | 1 | 95.00 | 0 | |||
| Keith Rachwitz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 184 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 0 | 47.00 | 0 | |||
| Ray Wearne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 150 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 0 | 10.00 | 0 | |||
| Leon Clum | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173 | 0 | 333 | 19.0 | 18.0 | 0 | 173.00 | 0 | |||
| Tony Bettenhausen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 30 | 132 | 1.0 | 19.0 | 0 | 31.00 | 0 | |||
| Tommy Copp | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 88 | 22.0 | 21.0 | 0 | 18.00 | 0 | |||
| Ernie Koch | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 0 | 167 | 13.0 | 22.0 | 0 | 59.00 | 0 | |||
| Cliff Griffith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 4,750 | 30.0 | 24.0 | 0 | 137.50 | 0 | |||
| Jim Rathmann | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 6 | 5,270 | 11.0 | 30.0 | 0 | 120.00 | 0 | |||
| Jimmy Daywalt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 4,890 | 23.0 | 31.0 | 0 | 67.50 | 0 | |||
| Bobby Grim | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 4,660 | 24.0 | 32.0 | 0 | 65.00 | 0 |