1927 AAA Championship Car season
The 1927 AAA Championship Car season consisted of 11 races, beginning in Culver City, California on March 6 and concluding in Salem, New Hampshire on October 12. There were also three non-championship races. The AAA National Champion was Peter DePaolo and the Indianapolis 500 winner was George Souders.
1927 AAA Championship Car season | |
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AAA National Championship Trail | |
Season | |
Races | 11 |
Start date | March 6 |
End date | October 12 |
Awards | |
National champion | |
Indianapolis 500 winner | |
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 | March 6 | 250 mi (400 km) | Culver City Speedway | Culver City, California | Board | |||
2 | May 7 | 200 mi (320 km) | Atlantic City Speedway | Hammonton, New Jersey | Board | |||
3 | May 30 | 500 mi (800 km) | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | Speedway, Indiana | Brick | |||
NC | June 5 | 100 mi (160 km) | Michigan State Fairgrounds Speedway | Detroit, Michigan | Dirt | — | ||
4 | June 11 | 200 mi (320 km) | Altoona Speedway | Tyrone, Pennsylvania | Board | |||
5 | July 4 | 185 mi (298 km) | Rockingham Park | Salem, New Hampshire | Board | |||
NC | September 3 | 100 mi (160 km) | New York State Fairgrounds | Syracuse, New York | Dirt | |||
6 | September 5 | 200 mi (320 km) | Altoona Speedway | Tyrone, Pennsylvania | Board | |||
7 | September 19 | 25 mi (40 km) | Charlotte Speedway | Pineville, North Carolina | Board | |||
8 | 50 mi (80 km) | — | ||||||
9 | 100 mi (160 km) | |||||||
NC | September 25 | 100 mi (160 km) | Randall Park Raceway | North Randall, Ohio | Dirt | — | ||
10 | October 12 | 65 mi (105 km)A | Rockingham Park | Salem, New Hampshire | Board | |||
11 | 75 mi (121 km) |
Non-championship race
- Indianapolis 500 was AAA-sanctioned and counted towards the 1927 AIACR World Manufacturers' Championship title.
Leading National Championship standings
# | Driver | Car | Points |
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1 | Peter DePaolo | Miller | 1440 |
2 | Frank Lockhart | Miller | 1040 |
3 | George Souders | Duesenberg | 1000 |
4 | Leon Duray | Miller | 630 |
5 | Harry Hartz | Miller | 595 |
References
- Åberg, Andreas. "AAA National Championship 1927". Driver Database. Archived from the original on 2011-04-25. Retrieved 2011-04-24.
- "1927 AAA National Championship Trail". ChampCarStats.com. Archived from the original on 2011-04-25. Retrieved 2011-04-24.
- Harms, Phil. "1927 Championship Driver Summary" (PDF). Motorsport.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-04-25. Retrieved 2011-04-24.
See also
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