1933 AAA Championship Car season

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1933 AAA Championship Car season
AAA National Championship Trail
Season
Races3
Start dateMay 30
End dateSeptember 9
Awards
National champion Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Louis Meyer
Indianapolis 500 winner Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Louis Meyer
  1932
1934  

The 1933 AAA Championship Car season consisted of three races, beginning in Speedway, Indiana on May 30 and concluding in Syracuse, New York on September 9. There was one non-championship event. The AAA National Champion and Indianapolis 500 winner was Louis Meyer.

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During a tragic year at Indianapolis, Bill Denver and his riding mechanic Bob Hurst died during practice, and during the race Mark Billman, and later Lester Spangler and his riding mechanic G. L. Jordan - in two different accidents. [1] The season ended on 9 September at Syracuse, where a 15 lap non-championship race was scheduled to run after the main event, but was cancelled due to darkness. [2]

Schedule and results

RndDateRace NameTrackLocationTypePole PositionWinning Driver
1May 30 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg International 500 Mile Sweepstakes Indianapolis Motor Speedway Speedway, Indiana Brick Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Bill Cummings Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Louis Meyer
2June 11 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Detroit 100 Michigan State Fairgrounds Detroit, Michigan Dirt Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Bill Cummings Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Bill Cummings
NCAugust 26 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Elgin National Trophy Elgin Road Race Course Elgin, Illinois Road Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Fred Frame Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Phil Shafer
3September 9 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Syracuse 100 New York State Fairgrounds Syracuse, New York Dirt Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Bill Cummings Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Bill Cummings
  Dirt/Brick Oval
  Road Course/Hill Climb
  Non-championship race

Final points standings

Note: Drivers had to be running at the finish to score points. Points scored by drivers sharing a ride were split according to percentage of race driven. Starters were not allowed to score points as relief drivers, if a race starter finished the race in another car, in a points scoring position, those points were awarded to the driver who had started the car.
The final standings based on reference. [3]

PosDriver INDY
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DET
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SYR
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Pts
1 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Louis Meyer 1*10610
2 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Lou Moore 336530
3 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Wilbur Shaw 21316450
4 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Chet Gardner 4DNQ3430
5 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Stubby Stubblefield 54325.2
6 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Dave Evans 6DNQ250
7 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Bill Cummings 251*1*240
8 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Tony Gulotta 7200
9 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Mauri Rose 3522180
10 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Russ Snowberger 8117122.5
11 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Deacon Litz 1645104.8
12 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Zeke Meyer 9DNQ100
13 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Shorty Cantlon 34470
14 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Joe Russo 1751560
15 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Kelly Petillo 19650
16 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Sam Palmer  RY 10843.3
17 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg George Barringer DNQ830
18 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Luther Johnson 1029
19 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Freddie Winnai 277DNQ28.4
20 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Al Miller 21920
21 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Ralph DePalma 920
22 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Fred Frame 29711.6
23 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg George Brayen  R 1010
24 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg George Howie 84.5
- Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Cliff Bergere 110
- Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Tee Linn  R 110
- Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Johnny Sawyer  R 3112DNQ0
- Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg L. L. Corum 120
- Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Bob Zauer  R 120
- Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Willard Prentiss  R 130
- Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Harold Shaw  R 130
- Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Bob Hahn  R 130
- Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Gene Haustein 1514140
- Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Gaudino 140
- Flag of Argentina.svg Raúl Riganti 140
- Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Doc MacKenzie 18DNQ0
- Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Sam Hoffman  R 190
- Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Chet Miller 200
- Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Bennett Hill 220
- Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Babe Stapp 230
- Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Wesley Crawford 240
- Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Billy Winn 240
- Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Les Spangler 260
- Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Terry Curley  R 270
- Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Malcolm Fox 280
- Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Mark Billman  R 300
- Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Ernie Triplett 320
- Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Pete Kreis 330
- Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Frank Brisko 360
- Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Ira Hall 370
- Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Ralph Hepburn 380
- Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Ray Campbell 390
- Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Paul Bost 400
- Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Rick Decker 410
- Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Louis Schneider 420
- Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Howard Wilcox DNS0
- Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Maynard ClarkDNS0
- Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Ray CarterDNQDNQ0
- Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Bill Sockwell DNQDNQ0
- Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Al Aspen DNQ0
- Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Paul ButlerDNQ0
- Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Frank DavidsonDNQ0
- Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Danny Day DNQ0
- Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Leon DeHart DNQ0
- Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Bill Denver DNQ0
- Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Harry Falt DNQ0
- Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg William GardnerDNQ0
- Canadian Red Ensign (1921-1957).svg Leonide Albert LaRivière DNQ0
- Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Harry LewisDNQ0
- Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Virgil Livengood DNQ0
- Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Roy PainterDNQ0
- Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Phil Shafer DNQ0
- Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Overton Snell DNQ0
- Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Doc Williams DNQ0
- Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg James PattersonDNQ0
- Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Gene Pirong DNQ0
PosDriver INDY
Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg
DET
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SYR
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Pts
ColorResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
Green4th & 5th place
Light Blue6th-10th place
Dark BlueFinished
(Outside Top 10)
PurpleDid not finish
(Ret)
RedDid not qualify
(DNQ)
BrownWithdrawn
(Wth)
BlackDisqualified
(DSQ)
WhiteDid not start
(DNS)
BlankDid not
participate
(DNP)
Not competing
In-line notation
Bold Pole position
ItalicsRan fastest race lap
*Led most race laps
Rookie of the Year
Rookie

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References

  1. "1933 International 500 Mile Sweepstakes".
  2. "1933 Syracuse 15".
  3. "1933 AAA National Championship Trail".