1935 AAA Championship Car season

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1935 AAA Championship Car season
AAA National Championship Trail
Season
Races6
Start dateMay 30
End dateOctober 13
Awards
National champion Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Kelly Petillo
Indianapolis 500 winner Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Kelly Petillo
  1934
1936  

The 1935 AAA Championship Car season consisted of six races, beginning in Speedway, Indiana on May 30 and concluding in Langhorne, Pennsylvania on October 13. There was one non-championship event. The AAA National Champion and Indianapolis 500 winner was Kelly Petillo.

Contents

During the Indianapolis 500, Johnny Hannon died in practice, Stubby Stubblefield died while qualifying, and Clay Weatherly died during the race.

Schedule and results

All races running on Dirt/Brick Oval.

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 Rex Mays Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Kelly Petillo
2July 4 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg St. Paul 100 Minnesota State Fair Speedway Hamline, Minnesota Dirt Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Deacon Litz Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Kelly Petillo
3August 24 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Springfield 100 Illinois State Fairgrounds Springfield, Illinois Dirt Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Kelly Petillo Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Billy Winn
4September 2 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 Billy Winn Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Billy Winn
5September 7 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Altoona 100 Altoona Speedway Tyrone, Pennsylvania Dirt Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Floyd Roberts Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Louis Meyer
6October 13 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Langhorne 100 Langhorne Speedway Langhorne, Pennsylvania Dirt Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Billy Winn Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Kelly Petillo
NCDecember 15 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Ascot 125 Legion Ascot Speedway Alhambra, California Dirt Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Floyd Roberts Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Rex Mays
  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. [1]

PosDriver INDY
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HAM
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SPR
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SYR
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ALT
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LAN
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Pts
1 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Kelly Petillo 1*1614Wth1*890
2 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Bill Cummings 32268630
3 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Wilbur Shaw 24168550
4 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Floyd Roberts 4DNQDNQ33510
5 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Billy Winn 611*Wth2408.7
6 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Chet Gardner 74DNQDNQ9270
7 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Shorty Cantlon 6136Wth221.3
8 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Louis Meyer 12681*200
9 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Ralph Hepburn 5198
10 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Doc MacKenzie 9104170
11 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Frank Brisko 23DNQDNS24160
12 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Al Miller 153314160
13 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Deacon Litz 855DNQ152.3
14 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Gene Haustein 5DSQDNQ6152
15 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg George Barringer 242DNS125150
16 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Chet Miller 10DNQDNQ790
17 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Emil Andres  RY DNQDNQ380
18 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Babe Stapp 251415470
19 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Ken Fowler  R 115DNQ60
20 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Overton Snell DNQ560
21 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Russ Snowberger 27971360
22 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Floyd Davis  R 891060
23 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Johnny Sawyer 811911DNQ43.5
24 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Fred Frame 11713Wth40
25 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Bill Schindler  R 830
26 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Henry Banks  R 12920
27 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Lou Moore 18DNQ1010
28 Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Maynard Clark  R 1010
- Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Ray Carter  R 70
- Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Milt Marion  R 70
- Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg George Bailey 268140
- Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg George Wingerter DNQ100
- Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Charles Tramison  R 110
- Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg John Cebula  R 110
- Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Mauri Rose 2012DNQDNQ0
- Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Harry HuntDNQDNQ120
- Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Vern Ornduff  R 120
- Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Zeke Meyer DNQDNS130
- Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Cliff Bergere 130
- Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Harris Insinger 140
- Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Ted Horn  R 16DNQ0
- Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Rex Mays 170
- Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg George Connor  R 190
- Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Paul Bost 200
- Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Tony Gulotta 210
- Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Jimmy Snyder  R 22DNQ0
- Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Johnny Seymour 240
- Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Louis Tomei 280
- Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Bob Sall 290
- Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Al Gordon 30DNQ0
- Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Freddie Winnai 31DNSDNQDNQ0
- Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Clay Weatherly  R 320
- Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Harry McQuinn 330
- Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Dave Evans DNQDNQ0
- Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Gus Zarka DNQDNQ0
- Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Herb Ardinger DNQ0
- Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg L. L. Corum DNQ0
- Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Wesley Crawford DNQ0
- Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Dusty Fahrnow DNQ0
- Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Johnny Hannon DNQ0
- Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Herschell McKee DNQ0
- Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Floyd O'Neal DNQ0
- Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Roy PainterDNQ0
- Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Johnny RaeDNQ0
- Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Phil Shafer DNQ0
- Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Stubby Stubblefield DNQ0
- Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Doc Williams DNQ0
- Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Robert WilsonDNQ0
- Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg MuirDNQ0
- Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Ted ChamberlainDNQ0
- Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Gene Pirong DNQ0
- Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg George MetzlerDNQ0
- Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Myron Stevens DNQ0
- Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Ivan Mikan DNQ0
- Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Don Church DNQ0
- Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg Duke Nalon Wth0
PosDriver INDY
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HAM
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SPR
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SYR
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ALT
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LAN
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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. "1935 AAA National Championship Trail".

See also