1931 AAA Championship Car season

The 1931 AAA Championship Car season consisted of seven races, beginning in Speedway, Indiana on May 30 and concluding in Syracuse, New York on September 12. There was also one non-championship race. The AAA National Champion and Indianapolis 500 winner was Louis Schneider.

1931 AAA Championship Car season
AAA National Championship Trail
Season
Races7
Start dateMay 30
End dateSeptember 12
Awards
National champion Louis Schneider
Indianapolis 500 winner Louis Schneider

Schedule and results

All races running on Dirt/Brick/Board Oval.

Rnd Date Race Name Length Track Location Type Pole Position Winning Driver
1 May 30 International 500 Mile Sweepstakes 500 mi (800 km) Indianapolis Motor Speedway Speedway, Indiana Brick Russ Snowberger Louis Schneider
2 June 14 Detroit Race 100 mi (160 km) Michigan State Fairgrounds Speedway Detroit, Michigan Dirt Ernie Triplett Louis Meyer
NC June 21 Roby 100 100 mi (160 km) Roby Speedway Roby, Indiana Dirt — Louis Schneider
3 July 4 Altoona Race 100 mi (160 km) Altoona Speedway Tyrone, Pennsylvania Board Paul Bost Lou Moore
4 September 7 Altoona Heat 1 25 mi (40 km) Altoona Speedway Tyrone, Pennsylvania Board Lou Moore Jimmy Gleason
5 Altoona Heat 2 25 mi (40 km) Shorty Cantlon Shorty Cantlon
6 Altoona Race 100 mi (160 km) Shorty Cantlon Shorty Cantlon
7 September 12 Syracuse Race 100 mi (160 km) New York State Fairgrounds Syracuse, New York Dirt Shorty Cantlon Lou Moore
  Non-championship race

Leading National Championship standings
 #  Driver Team Points
1 Louis Schneider Bowes Seal Fast 712.5
2 Fred Frame Duesenberg 540
3 Ralph Hepburn Harry Miller 362
4 Russ Snowberger Russell 8, Hupmobile 330
5 Jimmy Gleason Duesenberg 299
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References
  • Åberg, Andreas. "AAA National Championship 1931". Driver Database. Archived from the original on 2011-04-24. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  • "1931 AAA National Championship Trail". ChampCarStats.com. Archived from the original on 2011-04-24. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  • Harms, Phil. "1931 Championship Driver Summary" (PDF). Motorsport.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-04-24. Retrieved 2011-04-23.

See also
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