1929 AAA Championship Car season

The 1929 AAA Championship Car season consisted of five races, beginning in Speedway, Indiana on May 30 and concluding in Tyrone, Pennsylvania on September 2. There were also three non-championship races. The AAA National Champion was Louis Meyer and the Indianapolis 500 winner was Ray Keech.

1929 AAA Championship Car season
AAA National Championship Trail
Season
Races5
Start dateMay 30
End dateSeptember 2
Awards
National champion Louis Meyer
Indianapolis 500 winner Ray Keech

Schedule and results

All races running on Dirt/Brick/Board Oval.

Rnd Date Race Name Length Track Location Type Pole Position Winning Driver
NC May 26 Toledo Race 100 mi (160 km) Fort Miami Speedway Toledo, Ohio Dirt — Wilbur Shaw
1 May 30 International 500 Mile Sweepstakes 500 mi (800 km) Indianapolis Motor Speedway Speedway, Indiana Brick Cliff Woodbury Ray Keech
NC June 2 Cleveland Race 85 mi (137 km)A Randall Park Raceway North Randall, Ohio Dirt — Wilbur Shaw
2 June 9 Detroit Race 100 mi (160 km) Michigan State Fairgrounds Speedway Detroit, Michigan Dirt Ray Keech Cliff Woodbury
3 June 15 Altoona Race 148.75 mi (239.39 km)B Altoona Speedway Tyrone, Pennsylvania Board Cliff Woodbury Louis Meyer
NC August 18 Toledo Race 100 mi (160 km) Fort Miami Speedway Toledo, Ohio Dirt — Wilbur Shaw
4 August 31 Syracuse Race 100 mi (160 km) New York State Fairgrounds Syracuse, New York Dirt Shorty Cantlon Wilbur Shaw
5 September 2 Altoona Race 200 mi (320 km) Altoona Speedway Tyrone, Pennsylvania Board Lou Moore Louis Meyer
^A Scheduled for 100 miles
^B Scheduled for 200 miles, stopped due to fatal wreck involving then-leader Ray Keech. AAA rules stated that no car involved in a wreck could score points, so the win reverted to Louis Meyer.

Leading National Championship standings
 #  Driver Car Points
1 Louis Meyer Miller 1330
2 Ray Keech† Miller 1000
3 Wilbur Shaw Miller 240
4 Fred Frame Cooper-Miller, Miller 231
5 Cliff Woodbury Miller 200

† Keech was killed in an accident at the June 15 race at Altoona.

References
  • Åberg, Andreas. "AAA National Championship 1929". Driver Database. Archived from the original on 2011-04-25. Retrieved 2011-04-24.
  • "1929 AAA National Championship Trail". ChampCarStats.com. Archived from the original on 2011-04-25. Retrieved 2011-04-24.
  • Harms, Phil. "1929 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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