1977 USAC Mini-Indy Series season explained

The 1977 USAC Mini Indy Series season was the first season of the USAC sanctioned Formula Super Vee championship which would later be called Indy Lights. The season contested of four races which was held from the 30 April to the 29 October with all of them being support races for the 1977 USAC Championship Car season.

The season would be won by two drivers, Tom Bagley who won the races in Trenton and Bowmanville. Herm Johnson was the other driver who got on the podium three times including a victory in the final round at Avondale.

Race calendar and results

Round	Circuit	Location	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winner
1			30 April			Tom Bagley
2			12 June			Noel Bennett
3			2 July			Tom Bagley
4			29 October			Herm Johnson

Teams and drivers

No.	Driver	Owner	Car	Engine	Note
1		Tom Bagley
90
66		Eddie Wachs
2		Dick O'Dea Racing
3		Wilbur Bunce Racing
3		Wilbur Bunce Racing			Qualified car
6		David Yoder
7
8		Race Research Inc.
8		Race Research Inc.
10		Noel Bennett
12
16		WMR Enterprises
21
13
19		Beth Ardisana
20
21
22
33					Qualified car
34
36		Steve Lathrop
37
38
39		Richard Tallon
41		Bill Alsup
44		Bill Scott
45		Eric Lee Drange
46		Janet Moore
47
47
48
55
60		Sharon Passon
61		Austin Johnson
63		G. Scott Ovel
68		Lexa Billera
73
77		John Barringer
80
86
87		Wilbur Bunce Racing
89		Fox Racing Enterprises

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Final standings

Color	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd place
Green	4th & 5th place
Light Blue	6th–10th place
Dark Blue	11th place or lower
Purple	Did not finish
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Brown	Withdrawn (Wth)
Black	Disqualified (DSQ)
White	Did not start (DNS)
Blank	Did not participate (DNP)
	Driver replacement (Rpl)
	Injured (Inj)
	No race held (NH)

Pos.	Driver	TRE[2]	MIL[3]	MOS[4]	PIR[5]	Points
1.		1	5	1	17	500
1.		16	2	3	1	500
3.		2	3	9	23	340
4.		4	1	12		330
5.		7	14	7	2	280
6.		3	18	4		260
7.			6	17	4	200
8.			4		8	170
9.		17	19	2		160
9.		5	7	16		160
11.		8		5		150
12.					3	140
13.			16	22	5	100
14.			9	8	13	90
15.		6	21			80
15.					6	80
15.				6		80
15.		15	8	10	20	80
19.					7	60
20.				25	9	40
20.		9				40
20.		13	11	11		40
23.					10	30
23.		10				30
23.			10			30
26.		12		14	12	20
26.		11		21		20
26.					11	20
29.			12			10
		19	17	13	14
		13			21
			15
				15
					15
					16
					18
			13
		18
				18
				19	19
		20
				20
			20
		21
		22			DNS
					22
			22
				23
					24
				24
				DNS
					DNS
				DNS

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Notes and References

1. Web site: USAC Mini-Indy Super Vee race. Ultimate Racing History. 24 July 2015.
2. Web site: 1977 Trenton. ChampCarStats.com. 24 July 2015.
3. Web site: 1977 Milwaukee. ChampCarStats.com. 24 July 2015.
4. Web site: 1977 Mosport. ChampCarStats.com. 24 July 2015.
5. Web site: 1977 Phoenix. ChampCarStats.com. 24 July 2015.
6. Web site: 1977 USAC Mini-Indy Championship. ChampCarStats.com. 24 July 2015.