Watkins Glen 5th October
1st Niki Lauda Ferrari
2nd Emerson Fittipaldi McLaren Ford
3rd Jochen Mass McLaren Ford
Fastest lap Emerson Fittipaldi 1:43.374
Grid
1st Niki Lauda
2nd Emerson Fittipaldi
3rd Carlos Reutemann
4th Jean-Pierre Jarier
5th Mario Andretti
6th Vittorio Brambilla
The illustration By Michael Turner shows Niki Lauda (12), John Watson (28), Mario Andretti (behind Lauda), James Hunt (24), Tom Pryce (16) and Emerson Fittipaldi (1)