1922 AAA Championship Car season | |
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AAA National Championship Trail | |
Season | |
Races | 18 |
Start date | March 5 |
End date | December 13 |
Awards | |
National champion | Jimmy Murphy |
Indianapolis 500 winner | Jimmy Murphy |
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.
Roscoe Sarles died at Kansas City Speedway on September 17. [1]
All races running on Dirt/Brick/Board Oval.
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The 1941 AAA Championship Car season consisted of three races, beginning in Speedway, Indiana on May 30 and concluding in Syracuse, New York on September 1. There was also one non-championship event held at Langhorne, Pennsylvania. The AAA National Champion was Rex Mays and the Indianapolis 500 co-winners were Floyd Davis and Mauri Rose - the second such occasion in history. The National Championship was not held again until 1946, due to World War II.
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