USAC Champ Car Series standings for 1976Click on the Driver to see 1976 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 |  Gordon Johncock | 13 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 1604 | 374 | 185,989 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 12 | 2,611.50 | 10 | 4240 | |
| 2 | Johnny Rutherford | 13 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 1602 | 232 | 361,541 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 10 | 2,827.00 | 7 | 4220 | -20 |
| 3 | Wally Dallenbach | 13 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 1466 | 90 | 110,570 | 6.7 | 7.8 | 8 | 2,595.00 | 4 | 3105 | -1,135 |
| 4 | Al Unser | 12 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 1347 | 360 | 163,920 | 6.9 | 8.3 | 9 | 2,144.50 | 4 | 3020 | -1,220 |
| 5 | Mike Mosley | 12 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 1382 | 177 | 104,760 | 8.2 | 9.0 | 9 | 2,387.00 | 3 | 2120 | -2,120 |
| 6 | Bobby Unser | 9 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 972 | 136 | 134,734 | 6.1 | 10.3 | 6 | 1,577.50 | 3 | 2080 | -2,160 |
| 7 | A.J. Foyt | 11 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 782 | 295 | 155,315 | 2.2 | 13.4 | 3 | 1,501.00 | 3 | 1720 | -2,520 |
| 8 | Tom Sneva | 11 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1187 | 16 | 64,155 | 6.5 | 10.5 | 6 | 2,088.00 | 2 | 1570 | -2,670 |
| 9 | Mario Andretti | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 548 | 47 | 47,137 | 7.3 | 5.0 | 4 | 1,095.50 | 1 | 1200 | -3,040 |
| 10 | Johnny Parsons | 12 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1186 | 9 | 50,619 | 7.9 | 11.4 | 7 | 1,871.00 | 0 | 980 | -3,260 |
| 11 | Roger McCluskey | 9 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 896 | 0 | 43,038 | 9.4 | 13.8 | 4 | 1,596.00 | 0 | 955 | -3,285 |
| 12 | Pancho Carter | 7 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 782 | 11 | 53,713 | 7.0 | 12.1 | 4 | 1,448.00 | 1 | 920 | -3,320 |
| 13 | Tom Bigelow | 13 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1143 | 0 | 50,592 | 13.2 | 14.2 | 7 | 2,006.50 | 0 | 820 | -3,420 |
| 14 | Billy Vukovich, Jr. | 10 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 845 | 4 | 38,538 | 10.5 | 14.9 | 4 | 1,296.00 | 0 | 660 | -3,580 |
| 15 | Jan Opperman | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 646 | 0 | 36,333 | 23.6 | 11.6 | 5 | 1,453.50 | 0 | 580 | -3,660 |
| 16 | Rick Mears | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 432 | 0 | 11,123 | 19.3 | 8.7 | 3 | 816.00 | 0 | 390 | -3,850 |
| 17 | Bill Puterbaugh | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 433 | 0 | 25,090 | 21.7 | 12.3 | 3 | 866.50 | 0 | 375 | -3,865 |
| 18 | Steve Krisiloff | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 610 | 0 | 34,105 | 16.2 | 15.3 | 4 | 1,395.00 | 1 | 370 | -3,870 |
| 19 | George Snider | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 532 | 0 | 33,443 | 19.8 | 12.2 | 4 | 1,067.50 | 0 | 365 | -3,875 |
| 20 | Salt Walther | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 615 | 0 | 35,962 | 19.0 | 13.4 | 4 | 1,198.00 | 0 | 340 | -3,900 |
| 21 | Dick Simon | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 975 | 0 | 39,089 | 13.2 | 16.8 | 5 | 1,455.50 | 0 | 330 | -3,910 |
| 22 | John Martin | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1025 | 0 | 38,016 | 13.9 | 14.4 | 5 | 1,771.00 | 0 | 300 | -3,940 |
| 23 | Todd Gibson | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 964 | 0 | 21,208 | 19.6 | 12.6 | 5 | 1,720.50 | 0 | 280 | -3,960 |
| 24 | Bobby Olivero | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 677 | 0 | 13,076 | 16.8 | 11.4 | 5 | 1,035.00 | 0 | 275 | -3,965 |
| 25 | Larry Dickson | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 790 | 0 | 18,973 | 17.8 | 14.6 | 5 | 1,419.00 | 0 | 240 | -4,000 |
| 26 | Al Loquasto | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 869 | 0 | 30,004 | 15.7 | 13.1 | 7 | 1,475.50 | 0 | 215 | -4,025 |
| 27 | Larry Cannon | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 405 | 0 | 28,371 | 15.8 | 15.3 | 4 | 877.00 | 0 | 190 | -4,050 |
| 28 | Bill Simpson | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 777 | 2 | 20,739 | 18.0 | 14.3 | 6 | 1,495.50 | 0 | 190 | -4,050 |
| 29 | Jerry Grant | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 290 | 0 | 22,423 | 18.0 | 19.7 | 2 | 713.00 | 0 | 150 | -4,090 |
| 30 | Spike Gehlhausen | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1110 | 0 | 38,660 | 16.7 | 16.6 | 7 | 1,883.50 | 0 | 130 | -4,110 |
| 31 | Lloyd Ruby | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 195 | 0 | 25,354 | 12.3 | 15.3 | 1 | 419.00 | 0 | 100 | -4,140 |
| 32 | Lee Kunzman | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 587 | 0 | 14,166 | 19.4 | 14.2 | 3 | 1,192.50 | 0 | 90 | -4,150 |
| 33 | Roger Rager | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 469 | 0 | 9,185 | 20.5 | 15.8 | 1 | 804.50 | 0 | 60 | -4,180 |
| 34 | Sheldon Kinser | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 334 | 0 | 25,226 | 25.7 | 19.7 | 2 | 835.00 | 0 | 50 | -4,190 |
| 35 | Bob Harkey | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 290 | 0 | 23,835 | 25.7 | 17.3 | 2 | 722.00 | 0 | 50 | -4,190 |
| 36 | Jim McElreath | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 141 | 0 | 1,865 | 16.0 | 10.0 | 1 | 141.00 | 0 | 45 | -4,195 |
| 37 | Ed Finley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 386 | 0 | 4,652 | 20.3 | 13.0 | 3 | 438.50 | 0 | 40 | -4,200 |
| 38 | Tom Frantz | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 239 | 0 | 3,361 | 20.0 | 13.0 | 1 | 299.00 | 0 | 40 | -4,200 |
| 39 | Ken Nichols | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 335 | 0 | 5,492 | 19.3 | 16.0 | 2 | 443.00 | 0 | 20 | -4,220 |
| Janet Guthrie | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 371 | 0 | 8,842 | 17.3 | 16.8 | 2 | 692.00 | 0 | |||
 Eldon Rasmussen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 254 | 0 | 10,797 | 22.3 | 21.3 | 0 | 575.50 | 0 | |||
| Gary Bettenhausen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 0 | 21,468 | 17.0 | 29.3 | 0 | 310.00 | 0 | |||
| Frank Weiss | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 207 | 0 | 2,563 | 19.5 | 15.5 | 2 | 289.00 | 0 | |||
| Jerry Karl | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 2,004 | 21.0 | 20.0 | 0 | 46.00 | 0 | |||
| Larry McCoy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 250 | 0 | 19,963 | 25.0 | 21.0 | 2 | 625.00 | 0 | |||
| Arlene Hiss | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 0 | 1,580 | 21.0 | 14.0 | 1 | 128.00 | 0 | |||
 Vern Schuppan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 97 | 0 | 18,035 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 1 | 242.50 | 0 | |||
| Mike Hiss | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 0 | 4,156 | 29.0 | 19.0 | 0 | 335.00 | 0 | |||
| Ed Crombie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 1,265 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 0 | 64.50 | 0 | |||
| Jack Owens | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 1,244 | 21.0 | 21.0 | 0 | 51.00 | 0 | |||
| Bill Scott | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 0 | 17,381 | 21.0 | 23.0 | 1 | 240.00 | 0 | |||
| John Mahler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 0 | 3,441 | 25.0 | 25.0 | 0 | 157.50 | 0 | |||
| Danny Ongais | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 3,086 | 11.0 | 28.0 | 0 | 135.00 | 0 | |||
 David Hobbs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 14,867 | 31.0 | 29.0 | 0 | 25.00 | 0 | |||
| Mel Kenyon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2,611 | 31.0 | 33.0 | 0 | 20.00 | 0 |