1923 AAA Championship Car season

1923 AAA Championship Car season

AAA National Championship Trail
Season
Races	8
Start date	February 25
End date	November 29
Awards
National champion	Eddie Hearne
Indianapolis 500 winner	Tommy Milton/Howdy Wilcox
Chronology
Previous season	Next season
1922	1924

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

Schedule and results

All races running on Dirt/Brick/Board Oval.

Rnd	Date	Race Name	Length	Track	Location	Type	Pole Position	Winning Driver
1	February 25	Beverley Hills Race	250 mi (400 km)	Los Angeles Motor Speedway	Beverly Hills, California	Board	Frank Elliott	Jimmy Murphy
2	April 26	Raisin Day Classic	150 mi (240 km)	Fresno Speedway	Fresno, California	Board	—	Jimmy Murphy
3	May 30	International 500 Mile Sweepstakes	500 mi (800 km)	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Speedway, Indiana	Brick	Tommy Milton	Tommy Milton
3	May 30	International 500 Mile Sweepstakes	500 mi (800 km)	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Speedway, Indiana	Brick	Tommy Milton	Howdy Wilcox^A
4	July 4	Kansas City Race	250 mi (400 km)	Kansas City Speedway	Kansas City, Missouri	Board	Jimmy Murphy	Eddie Hearne
5	September 4	Altoona Race	200 mi (320 km)	Altoona Speedway	Tyrone, Pennsylvania	Board	Earl Cooper	Eddie Hearne
NC	September 15	Syracuse 100	100 mi (160 km)	New York State Fairgrounds	Syracuse, New York	Dirt	—	Tommy Milton
6	September 29	Fresno Race	200 mi (320 km)	Fresno Speedway	Fresno, California	Board	Harlan Fengler	Harry Hartz
7	October 21	Kansas City Race	250 mi (400 km)	Kansas City Speedway	Kansas City, Missouri	Board	—	Harlan Fengler
8	November 29	Beverley Hills Race	250 mi (400 km)	Los Angeles Motor Speedway	Beverly Hills, California	Board	—	Bennett Hill

Non-championship race

^A Shared drive

Leading National Championship standings

#	Driver	Car	Points
1	Eddie Hearne	Miller	1882
2	Jimmy Murphy	Miller	1350
3	Bennett Hill	Miller, Duesenberg	955
4	Harry Hartz	Duesenberg, Miller	820
5	Tommy Milton	Miller	810

References

Åberg, Andreas. "AAA National Championship 1923". Driver Database. Archived from the original on 2011-04-26. Retrieved 2011-04-26.
"1923 AAA National Championship Trail". ChampCarStats.com. Archived from the original on 2011-04-26. Retrieved 2011-04-26.
Harms, Phil. "1923 Championship Driver Summary" (PDF). Motorsport.com. Archived from the original on 2011-04-26. Retrieved 2011-04-26.

American Championship car racing (IndyCar) seasons

AAA	1905 1906–1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942–1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955

NASCAR	1952 1953

USAC	1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95

CART / CCWS	1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 ~~2008~~

INDYCAR	1996 1996–97 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Years marked in italics are not official championship years.

AAA Championship Cars (1905–1955)

Seasons	1905 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942–1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955

Indianapolis 500s	1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 ~~1942~~ 1943–1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955

National Champions	Billy Arnold Henry Banks Tony Bettenhausen Jimmy Bryan Bob Carey Gaston Chevrolet Bill Cummings Peter DePaolo (twice) Sam Hanks Harry Hartz Eddie Hearne Ted Horn (three times) Rex Mays (twice) Louis Meyer (three times) Tommy Milton Jimmy Murphy (twice) Barney Oldfield Johnnie Parsons Kelly Petillo Dario Resta Floyd Roberts Mauri Rose Louis Schneider Wilbur Shaw (twice) Chuck Stevenson Bob Sweikert

AAA Contest Board Years marked in italics are not official championship years.

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1923 AAA Championship Car season

Schedule and results

Leading National Championship standings

References

See also