1928 AAA Championship Car season
1928 AAA Championship Car season | |
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AAA National Championship Trail | |
Season | |
Races | 7 |
Start date | May 30 |
End date | October 12 |
Awards | |
National champion | Louis Meyer |
Indianapolis 500 winner | Louis Meyer |
The 1928 AAA Championship Car season consisted of seven races, beginning in Speedway, Indiana on May 30 and concluding in Salem, New Hampshire on October 12. There were also three non-championship races. The AAA National Champion and Indianapolis 500 winner was Louis Meyer.
Fred Comer died during the season's final event at Rockingham.[1]
Schedule and results
All races running on Dirt/Brick/Board Oval.
Rnd | Date | Race Name | Track | Location | Type | Pole Position | Winning Driver |
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1 | May 30 | International 500 Mile Sweepstakes | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | Speedway, Indiana | Brick | Leon Duray | Louis Meyer |
2 | June 10 | Detroit Race 1 - 100 | Michigan State Fairgrounds | Detroit, Michigan | Dirt | Ray Keech | Ray Keech |
3 | July 4 | Rockingham Preliminary - 15 | Rockingham Park | Salem, New Hampshire | Board | Leon Duray | Leon Duray |
4 | Rockingham Race - 185 | Leon Duray | Ray Keech | ||||
NC | July 4 | Atlantic City Race 1 - 100 | Atlantic City Speedway | Hammonton, New Jersey | Board | — | Freddie Winnai |
NC | July 15 | Detroit Race 2 - 100 | Michigan State Fairgrounds | Detroit, Michigan | Dirt | — | Howard Taylor |
5 | August 19 | Altoona Race - 200 | Altoona Speedway | Tyrone, Pennsylvania | Board | Leon Duray | Louis Meyer |
6 | September 1 | Syracuse Race - 100 | New York State Fairgrounds | Syracuse, New York | Dirt | Cliff Woodbury | Ray Keech |
NC | September 16 | Atlantic City Race 2 - 100 | Atlantic City Speedway | Hammonton, New Jersey | Board | — | Ray Keech |
7 | October 12 | International Motor Classic - 200A | Rockingham Park | Salem, New Hampshire | Board | Bob McDonogh | Cliff Woodbury |
- ^A Scheduled for 200 miles, stopped due to track breaking up after 50 laps.
Final points standings
Note: 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]
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See also
References
- Åberg, Andreas. "AAA National Championship 1928". Driver Database. Archived from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved April 24, 2011.
- "1928 AAA National Championship Trail". ChampCarStats.com. Archived from the original on April 5, 2012. Retrieved April 24, 2011.
- Harms, Phil. "1928 Championship Driver Summary" (PDF). Motorsport.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 10, 2012. Retrieved April 24, 2011.