Английская Википедия:1963 Tony Bettenhausen 200
Шаблон:American Championshp Car race report infobox
The 1963 Tony Bettenhausen 200 was the seventh round of the 1963 USAC Championship Car season, held on August 18, 1963, at the Шаблон:Convert Milwaukee Mile, in West Allis, Wisconsin.
The race was the first American Championship Car race won by a rear-engined car. Jim Clark and Team Lotus had finished second at the 1963 Indianapolis 500 after a controversy surrounding the lack of a black flag for winner Parnelli Jones, whose car was leaking oil. Colin Chapman and Team Lotus decided to return to Champ Car competition at Milwaukee and Trenton later in the year. The rear-engined Lotuses dominated practice and qualifying, breaking the track record by over a second. In the race, Clark led all 200 laps and lapped the entire field, save for second place A. J. Foyt. Clark's teammate Dan Gurney finished third, battling a misfire.[1]
Although a rear-engined car would not win the Indianapolis 500 until 1965, the win signaled a shift in Champ Car design. The last win for a front-engined roadster on a paved track was the opening round of the 1965 season at Phoenix,[2] barely a year and a half after Clark's Milwaukee victory.
Qualifying
Clark, Gurney, Foyt, and Jones broke the previous qualifying record set in 1961 by Don Branson at 34.09 sec (105.62 mph / 169.94 km/h).
Race result
| Pos | No. | Driver | Team/Sponsor | Car | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps Led | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 92 | Шаблон:Flagicon Jim Clark | Lotus Powered by Ford | Lotus-Ford | 200 | 1:54:53.098 | 1 | 200 | 400 |
| 2 | 2 | Шаблон:Flagicon A. J. Foyt | Sheraton-Thompson | Trevis-Offenhauser | 200 | Finished | 3 | 0 | 320 |
| 3 | 93 | Шаблон:Flagicon Dan Gurney | Lotus Powered by Ford | Lotus-Ford | 199 | + 1 Lap | 2 | 0 | 280 |
| 4 | 1 | Шаблон:Flagicon Rodger Ward | Kaiser Aluminum | Watson-Offenhauser | 199 | + 1 Lap | 14 | 0 | 240 |
| 5 | 10 | Шаблон:Flagicon Chuck Hulse | Dean Van Lines | Ewing-Offenhauser | 197 | + 3 Laps | 6 | 0 | 200 |
| 6 | 14 | Шаблон:Flagicon Roger McCluskey | Konstant Hot | Watson-Offenhauser | 197 | + 3 Laps | 15 | 0 | 160 |
| 7 | 46 | Шаблон:Flagicon Johnny Rutherford | Racing Associates | Turner-Chevrolet | 196 | + 3 Laps | 9 | 0 | 120 |
| 8 | 38 | Шаблон:Flagicon Jim Hurtubise | Konstant Hot | Philipp-Offenhauser | 195 | + 5 Laps | 13 | 0 | 100 |
| 9 | 29 | Шаблон:Flagicon Bobby Grim | Vita Fresh Orange Juice | Kuzma-Offenhauser | 195 | + 5 Laps | 16 | 0 | 80 |
| 10 | 4 | Шаблон:Flagicon Don Branson | Leader Card 500 | Watson-Offenhauser | 194 | + 6 Laps | 11 | 0 | 60 |
| 11 | 8 | Шаблон:Flagicon Jim McElreath | Jim Forbes Racing | Watson-Offenhauser | 194 | + 6 Laps | 23 | 0 | 40 |
| 12 | 20 | Шаблон:Flagicon Len Sutton | Leader Card 500 | Watson-Offenhauser | 193 | + 7 Laps | 20 | 0 | 20 |
| 13 | 86 | Шаблон:Flagicon Bob Veith | Racing Associates | Porter-Offenhauser | 193 | + 7 Laps | 8 | 0 | |
| 14 | 27 | Шаблон:Flagicon Troy Ruttman | Dayton Steel Wheel | Watson-Offenhauser | 190 | + 10 Laps | 17 | 0 | |
| 15 | 61 | Шаблон:Flagicon Bob Mathouser | Federal Engineering | Kurtis-Offenhauser | 189 | + 11 Laps | 24 | 0 | |
| 16 | 26 | Шаблон:Flagicon Bob Wente | Morcroft | Trevis-Offenhauser | 187 | + 13 Laps | 21 | 0 | |
| 17 | 89 | Шаблон:Flagicon Jack Conely | J & E Engineering | Dunn-Offenhauser | 174 | + 26 Laps | 26 | 0 | |
| 18 | 81 | Шаблон:Flagicon Bud Tingelstad | Gabriel Shocker | Kuzma-Offenhauser | 160 | Magneto | 20 | 0 | |
| 19 | 21 | Шаблон:Flagicon Johnny White | Pfrommer Trucking | Meskowski-Offenhauser | 157 | Blown engine | 10 | 0 | |
| 20 | 53 | Шаблон:Flagicon Chuck Rodee | Spirit of St. Louis | Watson-Offenhauser | 67 | Oil line | 25 | 0 | |
| 21 | 37 | Шаблон:Flagicon Ed Kostenuk | City of Victoria | Kurtis-Offenhauser | 64 | Water hose | 18 | 0 | |
| 22 | 5 | Шаблон:Flagicon Bobby Marshman | Econo Car Rental | Epperly-Offenhauser | 56 | Differential | 12 | 0 | |
| 23 | 98 | Шаблон:Flagicon Parnelli Jones | Agajanian/Willard Battery | Watson-Offenhauser | 42 | Brakes | 4 | 0 | |
| 24 | 9 | Шаблон:Flagicon Eddie Sachs | Bryant Heating & Cooling | Watson-Offenhauser | 37 | Overheating | 22 | 0 | |
| 25 | 45 | Шаблон:Flagicon Al Miller | Bardahl | Watson-Offenhauser | 27 | Wrecked | 7 | 0 | |
| 26 | 35 | Шаблон:Flagicon Lloyd Ruby | Gabriel Shocker | Trevis-Offenhauser | 11 | Engine | 5 | 0 | |
| DNS | 33 | Шаблон:Flagicon Ralph Liguori | Concannon | Kurtis-Offenhauser | - | DNS | - | 0 | |
| DNS | 95 | Шаблон:Flagicon Bob MacLean | Mitchell Gallas | Kurtis-Offenhauser | - | DNS | - | 0 | |
| DNS | 66 | Шаблон:Flagicon Mickey Shaw | Lil-Beanie | Meskowski-Chevrolet | - | DNS | - | 0 | |
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Standings after the race
- National Championship standings
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Шаблон:Flagicon A. J. Foyt | 2000 |
| 2 | Шаблон:Flagicon Rodger Ward | 1450 |
| 3 | Шаблон:Flagicon Parnelli Jones | 1330 |
| 4 | Шаблон:Flagicon Jim Clark | 1200 |
| 5 | Шаблон:Flagicon Jim McElreath | 975 |
- Note: Only the top five positions are included.
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