1922_AAA_Championship_Car_season
The 1922 AAA Championship Car season consisted of 18 races, beginning in Beverly Hills, California on March 5 and concluding in the same location on December 13. There were also 2 non-championship races. The AAA National Champion and Indianapolis 500 winner was Jimmy Murphy.
Quick Facts AAA Championship Car season, Season ...
1922 AAA Championship Car season | |
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AAA National Championship Trail | |
Season | |
Races | 18 |
Start date | March 5 |
End date | December 13 |
Awards | |
National champion | Jimmy Murphy |
Indianapolis 500 winner | Jimmy Murphy |
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Roscoe Sarles died at Kansas City Speedway on September 17.[1]
All races running on Dirt/Brick/Board Oval.
More information Rnd, Date ...
Rnd | Date | Race Name | Track | Location | Type | Pole Position | Winning Driver |
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1 | March 5 | Beverly Hills Race 1 - 250 | Los Angeles Motor Speedway | Beverly Hills, California | Board | — | Tommy Milton |
2 | April 2 | Beverly Hills Heat 1 - 25 | Los Angeles Motor Speedway | Beverly Hills, California | Board | — | Pietro Bordino |
3 | Beverly Hills Heat 2 - 25 | — | Tommy Milton | ||||
4 | Beverly Hills Heat 3 - 25 | Frank Elliott | Jimmy Murphy | ||||
5 | Beverly Hills Heat 4 - 25 | — | Frank Elliott | ||||
6 | Beverly Hills Main - 50 | Frank Elliott | Tommy Milton | ||||
7 | April 16 | Golden State Motor Derby - 150 | San Francisco Speedway | San Carlos, California | Board | — | Harry Hartz |
8 | April 27 | Raisin Day Classic - 150 | Fresno Speedway | Fresno, California | Board | — | Jimmy Murphy |
9 | May 7 | Cotati Race 1 - 100 | Cotati Speedway | Santa Rosa, California | Board | — | Jimmy Murphy |
10 | Cotati Race 2 - 50 | — | Pietro Bordino | ||||
11 | May 30 | International 500 Mile Sweepstakes | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | Speedway, Indiana | Brick | Jimmy Murphy | Jimmy Murphy |
NC | June 14 | San Carlos Race - 150 | San Francisco Speedway | San Carlos, California | Board | — | Joe Thomas |
12 | June 17 | 7th Annual Universal Trophy Race - 225 | Uniontown Speedway | Hopwood, Pennsylvania | Board | Jimmy Murphy | Jimmy Murphy |
13 | July 4 | Tacoma Montamarathon - 250 | Tacoma Speedway | Tacoma, Washington | Board | Jimmy Murphy | Tommy Milton |
14 | August 6 | Cotati Race 3 - 100 | Cotati Speedway | Santa Rosa, California | Board | — | Frank Elliott |
15 | Cotati Race 4 - 50 | — | Frank Elliott | ||||
NC | September 16 | Syracuse Race - 50 | New York State Fairgrounds | Syracuse, New York | Dirt | — | Tom Alley |
16 | September 17 | Kansas City Race - 300 | Kansas City Speedway | Kansas City, Missouri | Board | Bennett Hill | Tommy Milton |
17 | September 30 | San Joaquin Valley Classic - 150 | Fresno Speedway | Fresno, California | Board | Art Klein | Bennett Hill |
18 | December 3 | Beverly Hills Race 7 - 250 | Los Angeles Motor Speedway | Beverly Hills, California | Board | Al Melcher | Jimmy Murphy |
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Non-championship race
- Note 1: Pietro Bordino was not eligible for points.
- Note 2: Drivers had to be running at the finish to score points. Points scored by drivers sharing a ride were split according to percentage of race driven. Starters were not allowed to score points as relief drivers, if a race starter finished the race in another car, in a points scoring position, those points were awarded to the driver who had started the car.
- The final standings based on reference.[2]
Further information: List of American Championship car racing point scoring systems
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- Åberg, Andreas. "AAA National Championship 1922". Driver Database. Archived from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved April 26, 2011.
- "1922 AAA National Championship Trail". ChampCarStats.com. Archived from the original on April 5, 2012. Retrieved April 26, 2011.
- Harms, Phil. "1922 Championship Driver Summary" (PDF). Motorsport.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 10, 2012. Retrieved April 26, 2011.