1926 AAA Championship Car season

1926 AAA Championship Car season

AAA National Championship Trail
Season
Races	24
Start date	February 22
End date	November 11
Awards
National champion	Harry Hartz
Indianapolis 500 winner	Frank Lockhart
Chronology
Previous season	Next season
1925	1927

The 1926 AAA Championship Car season consisted of 24 races, beginning in Miami Beach, Florida on February 22 and concluding in Pineville, North Carolina on November 11. There were also 7 non-championship races. The AAA National Champion was Harry Hartz and the Indianapolis 500 winner was Frank Lockhart.

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 22	Carl G. Fisher Trophy	300 mi (480 km)	Fulford–Miami Speedway	Miami Beach, Florida	Board	Ralph Hepburn	Peter DePaolo
2	March 21	Culver City Race	250 mi (400 km)	Culver City Speedway	Culver City, California	Board	Bob McDonogh	Bennett Hill
NC	April 15	Raisin Day Classic	50 mi (80 km)	Fresno Speedway	Fresno, California	Board	—	Peter DePaolo
3	May 1	Atlantic City Race	300 mi (480 km)	Atlantic City Speedway	Hammonton, New Jersey	Board	Bob McDonogh	Harry Hartz
4	May 10	Charlotte Race	250 mi (400 km)	Charlotte Speedway	Pineville, North Carolina	Board	Harry Hartz	Earl Devore
5	May 31	International 500 Mile Sweepstakes	400 mi (640 km)^A	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Speedway, Indiana	Brick	Earl Cooper	Frank Lockhart
6	June 12	Altoona Race	250 mi (400 km)	Altoona Speedway	Tyrone, Pennsylvania	Board	Peter DePaolo	Dave Lewis
NC	June 27	Detroit 100	100 mi (160 km)	Michigan State Fairgrounds Speedway	Detroit, Michigan	Dirt	—	Frank Lockhart
7	July 5	Independence Day Classic	50 mi (80 km)	Rockingham Park	Salem, New Hampshire	Board	Peter DePaolo	Peter DePaolo
8	July 5	Independence Day Classic	200 mi (320 km)	Rockingham Park	Salem, New Hampshire	Board	Peter DePaolo	Earl Cooper
9	July 17	Sesquicentennial Classic Heat 1	60 mi (97 km)	Atlantic City Speedway	Hammonton, New Jersey	Board	—	Harry Hartz
10	July 17	Sesquicentennial Classic Heat 1	60 mi (97 km)				—	Norman Batten
11	July 17	Sesquicentennial Classic Semi	60 mi (97 km)				—	Fred Comer
12	July 17	Sesquicentennial Classic Main	60 mi (97 km)				—	Harry Hartz
13	August 23	Charlotte Heat 1	25 mi (40 km)	Charlotte Speedway	Pineville, North Carolina	Board	Bob McDonogh	Earl Cooper
14		Charlotte Heat 2	25 mi (40 km)				—	Dave Lewis
15		Charlotte Semi	50 mi (80 km)				—	Frank Lockhart
16		Charlotte Main	150 mi (240 km)				Dave Lewis	Frank Lockhart
NC	September 4	Syracuse 50	50 mi (80 km)	New York State Fairgrounds	Syracuse, New York	Dirt	—	Ralph DePalma
NC	September 11	Detroit 100	100 mi (160 km)	Michigan State Fairgrounds Speedway	Detroit, Michigan	Dirt	—	Frank Lockhart
17	September 18	Altoona Race	250 mi (400 km)	Altoona Speedway	Tyrone, Pennsylvania	Board	Harry Hartz	Frank Lockhart
18	October 2	Fresno 25	25 mi (40 km)	Fresno Speedway	Fresno, California	Board	—	Peter DePaolo
19	October 2	Fresno 50	50 mi (80 km)	Fresno Speedway	Fresno, California	Board	—	Frank Lockhart
20	October 12	Rockingham Race	25 mi (40 km)	Rockingham Park	Salem, New Hampshire	Board	—	Bennett Hill
21			25 mi (40 km)				—	Leon Duray
22			200 mi (320 km)				—	Harry Hartz
NC	October 24	Detroit 100	100 mi (160 km)	Michigan State Fairgrounds Speedway	Detroit, Michigan	Dirt	—	Sam Ross
23	November 11	Charlotte Heat 1	25 mi (40 km)	Charlotte Speedway	Pineville, North Carolina	Board	Bennett Hill	Frank Lockhart
24		Charlotte Heat 2	25 mi (40 km)				Harry Hartz	Dave Lewis
25		Charlotte Semi	50 mi (80 km)				Bennett Hill	Harry Hartz
26		Charlotte Main	100 mi (160 km)				Frank Lockhart	Leon Duray

Non-championship race

Indianapolis 500 was AAA-sanctioned and counted towards the AIACR World Manufacturers' Championship title.

^A Scheduled for 500 miles, stopped due to rain.

Leading National Championship standings

#	Driver	Car	Points
1	Harry Hartz	Miller	2954
2	Frank Lockhart	Miller	1830
3	Peter DePaolo	Duesenberg	1500
4	Bennett Hill	Miller	1050
5	Frank Elliott	Miller, Miller-Locomobile	747

References

Åberg, Andreas. "AAA National Championship 1926". Driver Database. Archived from the original on 2011-04-25. Retrieved 2011-04-25.
"1926 AAA National Championship Trail". ChampCarStats.com. Archived from the original on 2011-04-25. Retrieved 2011-04-25.
Harms, Phil. "1926 Championship Driver Summary" (PDF). Motorsport.com. Archived from the original on 2011-04-25. Retrieved 2011-04-25.

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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1926 AAA Championship Car season

Schedule and results

Leading National Championship standings

References

See also