1923 AAA Championship Car season

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.

1923 AAA Championship Car season
AAA National Championship Trail
Season
Races8
Start dateFebruary 25
End dateNovember 29
Awards
National champion Eddie Hearne
Indianapolis 500 winner Tommy Milton/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 Beverly 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
Howdy WilcoxA
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 Beverly 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 2011-04-27. Retrieved 2011-04-26.
  • "1923 AAA National Championship Trail". ChampCarStats.com. Archived from the original on 2011-04-27. Retrieved 2011-04-26.
  • Harms, Phil. "1923 Championship Driver Summary" (PDF). Motorsport.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-04-27. Retrieved 2011-04-26.

See also

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