1923 AAA Championship Car season

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1923 AAA Championship Car season
AAA National Championship Trail
Season
Races8
Start dateFebruary 25, 1923
End dateNovember 29, 1923
Awards
National champion Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Eddie Hearne
Indianapolis 500 winner Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Tommy Milton
  1922
1924  

The 1923 AAA Championship Car season consisted of 8 races, beginning at Beverly Hills, California on February 25, 1923, and concluding at the same location on November 29, 1923. The AAA National Champion was Eddie Hearne, and the Indianapolis 500 winner was Tommy Milton.

Contents

1919 Indianapolis 500 winner Howdy Wilcox died during the Altoona Speedway event on September 4, 1923. [1]

Schedule and results

All races running on Dirt/Brick/Board Oval.

RndDateRace NameTrackLocationTypePole PositionWinning Driver
1February 25, 1923 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Beverly Hills Race 1 - 250 Los Angeles Motor Speedway Beverly Hills, California Board Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Frank Elliott Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Jimmy Murphy
2April 26, 1923 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Raisin Day Classic 150 Fresno Speedway Fresno, California Board Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Jimmy Murphy
3May 30, 1923 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 Tommy Milton Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Tommy Milton
4July 4, 1923 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Kansas City Race 1 - 250 Kansas City Speedway Kansas City, Missouri Board Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Jimmy Murphy Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Eddie Hearne
5September 4, 1923 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Altoona Race - 200 Altoona Speedway Tyrone, Pennsylvania Board Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Earl Cooper Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Eddie Hearne
NCSeptember 15, 1923 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Syracuse Race - 100 New York State Fairgrounds Syracuse, New York Dirt Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Tommy Milton
6September 29, 1923 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg San Joaquin Valley Classic - 200 Fresno Speedway Fresno, California Board Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Harlan Fengler Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Harry Hartz
7October 21, 1923 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Kansas City Race 2 - 250 Kansas City Speedway Kansas City, Missouri Board Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Harlan Fengler
8November 29, 1923 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Beverly Hills Race 2 - 250 Los Angeles Motor Speedway Beverly Hills, California Board Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Bennett Hill
  Non-championship race
^A Shared drive

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. [2]

PosDriver BEV1
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FRE1
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INDY
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KAN1
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ALT
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FRE2
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KAN2
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BEV2
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Pts
1 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Eddie Hearne 42411*2221882
2 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Jimmy Murphy 1*1*36331350
3 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Bennett Hill 2319115751955
4 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Harry Hartz 1482712111Wth820
5 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Tommy Milton 6101*9810*10*13810
6 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Harlan Fengler  RY 16314514750
7 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Jerry Wunderlich 10DNQ101223414368
8 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Earl Cooper 1142121391212*310
9 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Frank Elliott 55656675301
10 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Dave Lewis 6436234
11 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Ralph DePalma 315886190
12 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Fred Comer  R 449115
13 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg L. L. Corum 5111390
14 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Cliff Durant 997DNS942
15 Flag of France.svg Bertrand Lucigne  R 935
16 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Phil Shafer 10733
17 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Wade Morton 771032
18 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Leon Duray 121213DNQ791030
19 Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg Max Sailer  R 825
20 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Joe Thomas DNS620
21 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Joe Boyer 18815
22 Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg Karl Sailer  R 815
23 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dario Resta 81413
24 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Al Melcher DNS810
25 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Ora Haibe 10109149
- Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Howdy Wilcox 17DNS100
- Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Thane Houser  R 100
- Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Peter DePaolo 110
- Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg Christian Werner  R 110
- Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Wesley Crawford  R 110
- Flag of Spain (1785-1873, 1875-1931).svg Pierre de Vizcaya  R 120
- Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Ralph Snoddy 130
- Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Louis Wilson  R DNS13DNS0
- Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Ernie Ansterburg  R 14150
- Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Art Klein 15DNQ0
- Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Louis Zborowski  R 200
- Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Tom Alley 210
- Flag of Argentina.svg Raúl Riganti  R 220
- Flag of Germany (3-2 aspect ratio).svg Christian Lautenschlager  R 230
- Flag of Argentina.svg Martin de Alzaga  R 24DNP0
- Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Herbert Scheel DNQ0
- Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Ira Vail DNQ0
- Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Cornelius Van Ranst DNQ0
- Flag of France.svg Jules Goux Wth0
- Flag of France.svg Albert Guyot Wth0
- Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Charles ShambaughWth0
- Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Hollis Wells Wth0
- Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg P. O. Palmer DNS0
- Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg William WhiteDNS0
- Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Herschell McKee DNP0
- Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Harry Thicksten DNP0
- Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Louis Chevrolet DNP0
- Flag of France.svg Antoine Mourre DNP0
- Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Ernie Olsen DNP0
- Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Wally Butler DSQ0
PosDriver BEV
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FRE
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INDY
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KAN
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ALT
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FRE
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KAN
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BEV
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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. "1923 Altoona Race".
  2. "1923 AAA National Championship Trail".