1924 AAA Championship Car season
1924 AAA Championship Car season | |
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AAA National Championship Trail | |
Season | |
Races | 9 |
Start date | February 24 |
End date | December 14 |
Awards | |
National champion | Jimmy Murphy |
Indianapolis 500 winner | L. L. Corum/Joe Boyer |
Chronology | |
Previous season | Next season |
1923 | 1925 |
The 1924 AAA Championship Car season consisted of 9 races, beginning in Beverly Hills, California on February 24 and concluding in Culver City, California on December 14. The AAA National Champion was Jimmy Murphy and the Indianapolis 500 winners were L. L. Corum and Joe Boyer.
Schedule and results
All races running on Dirt/Brick/Board Oval.
Rnd | Date | Race Name | Length | Track | Location | Type | Pole Position | Winning Driver |
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1 | February 24 | Beverley Hills Race | 250 mi (400 km) | Los Angeles Motor Speedway | Beverly Hills, California | Board | Phil Shafer | Harlan Fengler |
2 | May 30 | International 500 Mile Sweepstakes | 500 mi (800 km) | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | Speedway, Indiana | Brick | Jimmy Murphy | L. L. Corum |
Joe BoyerA | ||||||||
3 | June 14 | Altoona Race | 250 mi (400 km) | Altoona Speedway | Tyrone, Pennsylvania | Board | Ira Vail | Jimmy Murphy |
4 | July 4 | Kansas City Race | 150 mi (240 km) | Kansas City Speedway | Kansas City, Missouri | Board | Tommy Milton | Jimmy Murphy |
5 | September 1 | Altoona Race | 250 mi (400 km) | Altoona Speedway | Tyrone, Pennsylvania | Board | Ray Cariens | Jimmy Murphy |
6 | September 15 | Syracuse Race | 150 mi (240 km) | New York State Fairgrounds | Syracuse, New York | Dirt | Norman Batten | Phil Shafer |
7 | October 2 | Fresno 150 | 150 mi (240 km) | Fresno Speedway | Fresno, California | Board | Fred Comer | Earl Cooper |
8 | October 25 | Charlotte Race | 250 mi (400 km) | Charlotte Speedway | Pineville, North Carolina | Board | Bennett Hill | Tommy Milton |
9 | December 14 | Culver City Race | 250 mi (400 km) | Culver City Speedway | Culver City, California | Board | — | Bennett Hill |
- ^A Shared drive
Leading National Championship standings
Further information: List of American Championship car racing point scoring systems
# | Driver | Car | Points |
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1 | Jimmy Murphy† | Miller | 1595 |
2 | Earl Cooper | Miller | 1240 |
3 | Bennett Hill | Miller | 1214 |
4 | Tommy Milton | Miller | 1505 |
5 | Fred Comer | Miller | 725 |
† Murphy was killed at the Syracuse race on September 15
References
- Åberg, Andreas. "AAA National Championship 1924". Driver Database. Archived from the original on 2011-04-25. Retrieved 2011-04-25.
- "1924 AAA National Championship Trail". ChampCarStats.com. Archived from the original on 2011-04-25. Retrieved 2011-04-25.
- Harms, Phil. "1924 Championship Driver Summary" (PDF). Motorsport.com. Archived from the original on 2011-04-25. Retrieved 2011-04-25.
See also
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