| 1962 USAC Championship Car season | |
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| USAC National Championship Trail | |
| Season | |
| Races | 13 |
| Start date | April 8 |
| End date | November 18 |
| Awards | |
| National champion |
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| Indianapolis 500 winner |
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The 1962 USAC Championship Car season consisted of 13 races, beginning in Trenton, New Jersey on April 8 and concluding in Phoenix, Arizona on November 18. There was also one non-championship event at Pikes Peak, Colorado. The USAC National Champion and Indianapolis 500 winner was Rodger Ward. Hugh Randall was killed in the Langhorne 100 at Langhorne Speedway; he was 29 years old.