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1965 USAC Championship Car season

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Races
  
18

End date
  
November 21

Indianapolis 500 winner
  
Jim Clark

Start date
  
March 28

National champion
  
Mario Andretti

The 1965 USAC Championship Car season consisted of 18 races, beginning in Avondale, Arizona on March 28 and concluding at the same location on November 21. This season was notable for the Hoosier Grand Prix, the first ever road course race for this series. The USAC National Champion was Mario Andretti and the Indianapolis 500 winner was Jim Clark.

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Schedule and results

^A No pole is awarded for the Pikes Peak Hill Climb, in this schedule on the pole is the driver who started first. No lap led was awarded for the Pikes Peak Hill Climb, however, a lap was awarded to the drivers that completed the climb.

Final points standings

Note: Bobby Johns not eligible for points.

References

1965 USAC Championship Car season Wikipedia