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1957 USAC Championship Car season information


1957 USAC Championship Car season
USAC National Championship Trail
Season
Races13
Start dateMay 30
End dateNovember 11
Awards
National championUnited States Jimmy Bryan
Indianapolis 500 winnerUnited States Sam Hanks
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1958 →

The 1957 USAC Championship Car season consisted of 13 races, beginning in Speedway, Indiana on May 30 and concluding in Phoenix, Arizona on November 11. There were also five non-championship events. The USAC National Champion was Jimmy Bryan and the Indianapolis 500 winner was Sam Hanks. Keith Andrews was killed in crash while practicing for the Indianapolis 500; he was 36 years old.

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