Early in the year, Peter Revson, one of only five American drivers to win a Grand Prix, had died in a testing crash, but the American crowd had countrymen Mario Andretti and Mark Donohue at The Glen to carry the star-spangled banner, and they were both driving American-built cars for American teams.
No principio do ano, Peter Revson, un dos cinco pilotos estadounidenses en gañar un Gran Premio, morrera nun accidente nunhas probas, pero o público americano tivo compatriotas Mario Andretti e Mark Donohue, e os dous pilotaron coches de fabricación estadounidense de equipos dos Estados Unidos .