craned his neck around to assess the damage, and began nursing the car toward the finish, taking particular care on left-handers! Hill was 45 seconds back with two laps to run, 23 seconds as they entered the final lap. With both green and yellow Lotus cars ailing, they limped around the last lap. Finally, Clark crossed the line, six seconds ahead of Hill. Hulme might have been able to do something about them at the end, but his Brabham's engine was sputtering for lack of fuel, and he coasted across in third. Classification Qualifying Race Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Constructors' Championship standings Notes: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. References Further reading Doug Nye (1978). The United States Grand Prix and Grand Prize Races, 1908-1977. B. T. Batsford. Henry N. Manney III (December, 1967). "U. S. Grand Prix". Road & Track, 77-81. United States Grand Prix United States Grand Prix United States Grand Prix United States Grand Prix United States Grand Prix