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.

1922 AAA Championship Car season
AAA National Championship Trail
Season
Races18
Start dateMarch 5
End dateDecember 13
Awards
National champion Jimmy Murphy
Indianapolis 500 winner Jimmy Murphy

Schedule and results

All races running on Dirt/Brick/Board Oval.

Rnd Date Race Name Length Track Location Type Pole Position Winning Driver
1 March 5 Beverly Hills Race 250 mi (400 km) Los Angeles Motor Speedway Beverly Hills, California Board — Tommy Milton
2 April 2 Beverly Hills Heat 1 25 mi (40 km) Los Angeles Motor Speedway Beverly Hills, California Board — Pietro Bordino
3 Beverly Hills Heat 2 25 mi (40 km) — Tommy Milton
4 Beverly Hills Heat 3 25 mi (40 km) Frank Elliott Jimmy Murphy
5 Beverly Hills Heat 4 25 mi (40 km) — Frank Elliott
6 Beverly Hills Main 50 mi (80 km) Frank Elliott Tommy Milton
7 April 16 Golden State Motor Derby 150 mi (240 km) San Francisco Speedway San Carlos, California Board — Harry Hartz
8 April 27 Raisin Day Classic 150 mi (240 km) Fresno Speedway Fresno, California Board — Jimmy Murphy
9 May 7 Cotati Race 100 mi (160 km) Cotati Speedway Santa Rosa, California Board — Jimmy Murphy
10 50 mi (80 km) — Pietro Bordino
11 May 30 International 500 Mile Sweepstakes 500 mi (800 km) Indianapolis Motor Speedway Speedway, Indiana Brick Jimmy Murphy Jimmy Murphy
NC June 14 San Carlos Race 150 mi (240 km) San Francisco Speedway San Carlos, California Board — Joe Thomas
12 June 17 Universal Trophy 225 mi (362 km) Uniontown Speedway Hopwood, Pennsylvania Board Jimmy Murphy Jimmy Murphy
13 July 4 Tacoma Montamarathon 250 mi (400 km) Tacoma Speedway Tacoma, Washington Board Jimmy Murphy Tommy Milton
14 August 6 Cotati Race 100 mi (160 km) Cotati Speedway Santa Rosa, California Board — Frank Elliott
15 50 mi (80 km) — Frank Elliott
NC September 16 Syracuse 50 50 mi (80 km) New York State Fairgrounds Syracuse, New York Dirt — Tom Alley
16 September 17 Kansas City Race 300 mi (480 km) Kansas City Speedway Kansas City, Missouri Board Bennett Hill Tommy Milton
17 September 30 Fresno Race 150 mi (240 km) Fresno Speedway Fresno, California Board Art Klein Bennett Hill
18 December 3 Beverly Hills Race 250 mi (400 km) Los Angeles Motor Speedway Beverly Hills, California Board Al Melcher Jimmy Murphy
  Non-championship race

Leading National Championship standings
 #  Driver Car Points
1 Jimmy Murphy Duesenberg, Duesenberg-Miller 3420
2 Tommy Milton Miller 1920
3 Harry Hartz Duesenberg 1788
4 Frank Elliott Miller 905
5 Bennett Hill Miller 459

References
  • Åberg, Andreas. "AAA National Championship 1922". Driver Database. Archived from the original on 2011-04-27. Retrieved 2011-04-26.
  • "1922 AAA National Championship Trail". ChampCarStats.com. Archived from the original on 2011-04-27. Retrieved 2011-04-26.
  • Harms, Phil. "1922 Championship Driver Summary" (PDF). Motorsport.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-04-27. Retrieved 2011-04-26.

See also
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