A. J. Foyt driving aChampionship Car in 1984From 1956 to 1978, theUnited States Auto Club (USAC) sanctioned Championship Car class featured the top teams and drivers inU.S. open-wheel racing . Until 1971, races includedroad courses ,ovals ,dirt courses , and, on occasion, ahill climb . Thereafter, the schedule consisted mainly of paved ovals. In 1979, the majority of car owners left the USAC to race under the auspices ofChampionship Auto Racing Teams (CART). This led to a decline in the number of events in the schedule, and by the 1984–85 season, the Championship comprised only one race, theIndianapolis 500 . The era of USAC Championship Cars concluded with the formation of theIndy Racing League (IRL) in 1995, which was sanctioned by USAC until June 1997 when the IRL assumed officiating duties after the controversial finish of the81st Indianapolis 500 and a scoring mistake that marredthe following event .[ 1] The most successful driver in USAC Championship Car history wasA. J. Foyt with seven National Championships and four Indianapolis 500 victories. Foyt competed in every season from 1957 to 1992–93.
USAC Championship Trail [ edit ] Championship Racing League (CRL)[ edit ] USAC Gold Crown Championship [ edit ] * The 1981–82 season included both the 65th and 66th Indianapolis 500 races. ( ) Figures in parentheses denote the number of non-championship races in that season.
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