1925 AAA Championship Car season

The 1925 AAA Championship Car season consisted of 11 races, beginning in Culver City, California on March 1 and concluding in the same location on November 29. There were also 8 non-championship races. The AAA National Champion was Peter DePaolo and the Indianapolis 500 winners were DePaolo and Norman Batten.

1925 AAA Championship Car season
AAA National Championship Trail
Season
Races11
Start dateMarch 1
End dateNovember 29
Awards
National champion Peter DePaolo
Indianapolis 500 winner Peter DePaolo/Norman Batten

Schedule and results

All races running on Dirt/Brick/Board Oval.

Rnd Date Race Name Length Track Location Type Pole Position Winning Driver
1 March 1 Culver City Race 250 mi (400 km) Culver City Speedway Culver City, California Board Ralph DePalma Tommy Milton
NC April 19 Culver City Heat 1 25 mi (40 km) Culver City Speedway Culver City, California Board — Leon Duray
Culver City Heat 2 25 mi (40 km) — Peter DePaolo
Culver City Heat 3 25 mi (40 km) — Pietro Bordino
Culver City Heat 4 25 mi (40 km) — Bob McDonogh
Culver City Main 50 mi (80 km) — Harry Hartz
2 April 30 Raisin Day Classic 150 mi (240 km) Fresno Speedway Fresno, California Board Bennett Hill Peter DePaolo
3 May 11 Southern Speed Classic 250 mi (400 km) Charlotte Speedway Pineville, North Carolina Board — Earl Cooper
4 May 30 International 500 Mile Sweepstakes 500 mi (800 km) Indianapolis Motor Speedway Speedway, Indiana Brick Leon Duray Peter DePaolo
Norman BattenA
5 June 13 Spring Classic 250 mi (400 km) Altoona Speedway Tyrone, Pennsylvania Board Leon Duray Peter DePaolo
NC July 4 Rockingham 100 100 mi (160 km) Rockingham Park Salem, New Hampshire Dirt Ralph DePalma Ralph DePalma
6 July 11 Laurel Race 250 mi (400 km) Baltimore-Washington Speedway Laurel, Maryland Board Peter DePaolo Peter DePaolo
7 September 7 Autumn Classic 250 mi (400 km) Altoona Speedway Tyrone, Pennsylvania Board Bennett Hill Bob McDonogh
NC September 19 Syracuse 100 100 mi (160 km) New York State Fairgrounds Syracuse, New York Dirt — Ralph DePalma
NC October 3 Fresno 150 150 mi (240 km) Fresno Speedway Fresno, California Board Jerry Wonderlich Fred Comer
8 October 26 Laurel Race 250 mi (400 km) Baltimore-Washington Speedway Laurel, Maryland Board — Bob McDonogh
9 October 31 Autumn Classic 250 mi (400 km) Rockingham Park Salem, New Hampshire Board Peter DePaolo Peter DePaolo
10 November 11 Charlotte Race 250 mi (400 km) Charlotte Speedway Pineville, North Carolina Board Bennett Hill Tommy Milton
11 November 29 Culver City Race 250 mi (400 km) Culver City Speedway Culver City, California Board Earl Cooper Frank Elliott
  Non-championship race
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Leading National Championship standings
Racing at Baltimore-Washington Speedway on July 11.
 #  Driver Car Points
1 Peter DePaolo Duesenberg 3260
2 Tommy Milton Miller, Duesenberg 1745
3 Harry Hartz Miller 1640
4 Bob McDonogh Miller 1505
5 Earl Cooper Miller 935

References
  • Åberg, Andreas. "AAA National Championship 1925". Driver Database. Archived from the original on 2011-04-26. Retrieved 2011-04-25.
  • "1925 AAA National Championship Trail". ChampCarStats.com. Archived from the original on 2011-04-26. Retrieved 2011-04-25.
  • Harms, Phil. "1925 Championship Driver Summary" (PDF). Motorsport.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-04-26. Retrieved 2011-04-25.

See also
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