The 1960 USAC Championship Car season consisted of 12 races, beginning in Trenton, New Jersey on April 10 and concluding in Phoenix, Arizona on November 20. There were also two non-championship events at Langhorne, Pennsylvania, and Pikes Peak, Colorado. This was the final year that the Indianapolis 500 was a part of the Formula One World Championship. The USAC National Champion was A. J. Foyt and the Indianapolis 500 winner was Jim Rathmann. Three time USAC/AAA National Champion (1954, 1956, 1957), and 1958 Indianapolis 500 winner Jimmy Bryan, was killed in an accident during the Langhorne 100 at Langhorne Speedway; he was 34 years old.

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1960 USAC Championship Car season
USAC National Championship Trail
Season
Races	12
Start date	April 10
End date	November 20
Awards
National champion	A. J. Foyt
Indianapolis 500 winner	Jim Rathmann
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Rnd	Date	Race Name	Track	Location	Type	Pole Position	Winning Driver
1	April 10	Trenton 100	Trenton International Speedway	Trenton, New Jersey	Paved	Johnny Thomson	Rodger Ward
NC	April 13	Langhorne 10	Langhorne Speedway	Langhorne, Pennsylvania	Dirt	Don Branson	Don Branson
2	May 30	International 500 Mile SweepstakesA	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Speedway, Indiana	Paved	Eddie Sachs	Jim Rathmann
3	June 5	Rex Mays Classic	Milwaukee Mile	West Allis, Wisconsin	Paved	Lloyd Ruby	Rodger Ward
4	June 19	Langhorne 100	Langhorne Speedway	Langhorne, Pennsylvania	Dirt	Don Branson	Jim Hurtubise
NC	July 4	Pikes Peak Auto Hill Climb	Pikes Peak Highway	Pikes Peak, Colorado	Hill	Al UnserB	Bobby Unser
5	August 20	Springfield 100	Illinois State Fairgrounds	Springfield, Illinois	Dirt	Don Branson	Jim Packard
6	August 28	Milwaukee 200	Milwaukee Mile	West Allis, Wisconsin	Paved	Rodger Ward	Len Sutton
7	September 5	Ted Horn Memorial	DuQuoin State Fairgrounds	Du Quoin, Illinois	Dirt	Don Branson	A. J. Foyt
8	September 10	Syracuse 100	New York State Fairgrounds	Syracuse, New York	Dirt	Johnny Thomson	Bobby Grim
9	September 17	Hoosier Hundred	Indiana State Fairgrounds	Indianapolis, Indiana	Dirt	Rodger Ward	A. J. Foyt
10	September 25	Trenton 100	Trenton International Speedway	Trenton, New Jersey	Paved	Don Branson	Eddie Sachs
11	October 30	Golden State 100	California State Fairgrounds	Sacramento, California	Dirt	Don Branson	A. J. Foyt
12	November 20	Bobby Ball Memorial	Arizona State Fairgrounds	Phoenix, Arizona	Dirt	Bob Cleberg	A. J. Foyt

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^A Indianapolis 500 was USAC-sanctioned and counted towards the 1960 FIA World Championship of Drivers title.

^B 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.

• Åberg, Andreas. "USAC National Championship 1960". Driver Database. Archived from the original on September 10, 2012. Retrieved December 31, 2010.
• "1960 USAC National Championship Trail". ChampCarStats.com. Archived from the original on February 24, 2012. Retrieved December 31, 2010.
• http://media.indycar.com/pdf/2011/IICS_2011_Historical_Record_Book_INT6.pdf Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine (p. 274-275)

• 1960 Indianapolis 500