1959 USAC Championship Car season (original) (raw)

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The 1959 USAC Championship Car season consisted of 13 races, beginning in Daytona Beach, Florida on April 4 and concluding in Sacramento, California on October 25. There were also three non-championship events. The USAC National Champion and Indianapolis 500 winner was Rodger Ward. In this tragic season 7 fatal accidents occurred. During the pre-season, Marshall Teague was fatally injured in a crash at Daytona. He was 37 years old. In the first race of the season at Daytona, 34-year-old George Amick was killed in an accident on the last lap. In the second race of the season at Trenton, Dick Linder was killed; he was 36 years old. The third race of the season, the Indy 500, had two fatalities. On May 2, Jerry Unser (26 years old) was killed in a practice accident, and on May 19 death Bob Cortner (32 years old) was also killed in a practice accident. On July 19 at Mechanicsburg in the Indianapolis Sweepstakes non-championship race Van Johnson was killed in an accident; he was 32 years old. On August 30, 32-year-old Ed Elisian was killed at the Milwaukee Mile. The 1959 season could be considered one of the most tragic seasons in American open-wheel car history. (en)
Die USAC-Saison 1959 war die 38. Meisterschaftssaison im US-amerikanischen Formelsport. Sie begann am 4. April in Daytona und endete am 25. Oktober in Sacramento. Rodger Ward sicherte sich den Titel. (de)
USAC National Championship 1959 var ett race som kördes tretton omgångar. Rodger Ward vann både titeln och säsongens Indianapolis 500. (sv)

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Die USAC-Saison 1959 war die 38. Meisterschaftssaison im US-amerikanischen Formelsport. Sie begann am 4. April in Daytona und endete am 25. Oktober in Sacramento. Rodger Ward sicherte sich den Titel. (de)
USAC National Championship 1959 var ett race som kördes tretton omgångar. Rodger Ward vann både titeln och säsongens Indianapolis 500. (sv)
The 1959 USAC Championship Car season consisted of 13 races, beginning in Daytona Beach, Florida on April 4 and concluding in Sacramento, California on October 25. There were also three non-championship events. The USAC National Champion and Indianapolis 500 winner was Rodger Ward. In this tragic season 7 fatal accidents occurred. During the pre-season, Marshall Teague was fatally injured in a crash at Daytona. He was 37 years old. In the first race of the season at Daytona, 34-year-old George Amick was killed in an accident on the last lap. In the second race of the season at Trenton, Dick Linder was killed; he was 36 years old. The third race of the season, the Indy 500, had two fatalities. On May 2, Jerry Unser (26 years old) was killed in a practice accident, and on May 19 death Bob Co (en)

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1959 USAC Championship Car season (en)
USAC National Championship 1959 (sv)

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