1938 AAA Championship Car season
| 1938 AAA Championship Car season | |
|---|---|
| AAA National Championship Trail | |
| Season | |
| Races | 2 |
| Start date | May 30 |
| End date | September 10 |
| Awards | |
| National champion | Floyd Roberts |
| Indianapolis 500 winner | Floyd Roberts |
The 1938 AAA Championship Car season consisted of two races, beginning in Speedway, Indiana on May 30 and concluding in Syracuse, New York on September 10. There were also two non-championship events. The AAA National Champion and Indianapolis 500 winner was Floyd Roberts.
Billy Winn died at Springfield during the non-championships race.[1]
Schedule and results
All races running on Dirt/Brick Oval. In IZOD IndyCar Series 2011 Historical Record Book, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway is, from 1911 to 1938, listed as a "brick track" type circuit. (page 73)
| Rnd | Date | Race Name | Track | Location | Type | Pole Position | Winning Driver |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | May 30 | International 500 Mile Sweepstakes | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | Speedway, Indiana | Brick | Floyd Roberts | Floyd Roberts |
| NC | August 20 | Springfield 100 | Illinois State Fairgrounds | Springfield, Illinois | Dirt | Rex Mays | Tony Willman |
| NC | August 28 | Milwaukee 100 | Wisconsin State Fair Park Speedway | West Allis, Wisconsin | Dirt | Mauri Rose | Chet Gardner |
| 2 | September 10 | Syracuse 100 | New York State Fairgrounds | Syracuse, New York | Dirt | Jimmy Snyder | Jimmy Snyder |
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]
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References
- Åberg, Andreas. "AAA National Championship 1938". Driver Database. Archived from the original on September 10, 2012. Retrieved May 23, 2009.
- "1938 AAA National Championship Trail". ChampCarStats.com. Archived from the original on October 10, 2008. Retrieved May 23, 2009.
- Harms, Phil. "1938 Championship Driver Summary" (PDF). Motorsport.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 10, 2012. Retrieved April 20, 2011.
- http://media.indycar.com/pdf/2011/IICS_2011_Historical_Record_Book_INT6.pdf Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine (p. 73)