1922 AAA Championship Car season

1922 AAA Championship Car season

AAA National Championship Trail
Season
Races	18
Start date	March 5
End date	December 13
Awards
National champion	Jimmy Murphy
Indianapolis 500 winner	Jimmy Murphy

Chronology
Previous season	Next season
1921	1923

The 1922 AAA Championship Car season consisted of 18 races, beginning in Beverly Hills, California on March 5 and concluding in the same location on December 13. There were also 2 non-championship races. The AAA National Champion and Indianapolis 500 winner was Jimmy Murphy.

1 Schedule and results
2 Leading National Championship standings
3 References
4 See also

Schedule and results

Rnd	Date	Race Name	Length	Track	Location	Type	Pole Position	Winning Driver
1	March 5	Beverley Hills Race	250 mi (400 km)	Los Angeles Motor Speedway	Beverly Hills, California	Board Oval	?	Tommy Milton
2	April 2	Beverley Hills Heat 1	25 mi (40 km)	Los Angeles Motor Speedway	Beverly Hills, California	Board Oval	?	Pietro Bordino
3	April 2	Beverley Hills Heat 2	25 mi (40 km)	Los Angeles Motor Speedway	Beverly Hills, California	Board Oval	?	Tommy Milton
4	April 2	Beverley Hills Heat 3	25 mi (40 km)	Los Angeles Motor Speedway	Beverly Hills, California	Board Oval	Frank Elliott	Jimmy Murphy
5	April 2	Beverley Hills Heat 4	25 mi (40 km)	Los Angeles Motor Speedway	Beverly Hills, California	Board Oval	?	Frank Elliott
6	April 2	Beverley Hills Main	50 mi (80 km)	Los Angeles Motor Speedway	Beverly Hills, California	Board Oval	Frank Elliott	Tommy Milton
7	April 16	Golden State Motor Derby	150 mi (240 km)	San Francisco Speedway	San Carlos, California	Board Oval	?	Harry Hartz
8	April 27	Raisin Day Classic	150 mi (240 km)	Fresno Speedway	Fresno, California	Board Oval	?	Jimmy Murphy
9	May 7	Cotati Race	100 mi (160 km)	Cotati Speedway	Santa Rosa, California	Board Oval	?	Jimmy Murphy
10	May 7	Cotati Race	50 mi (80 km)	Cotati Speedway	Santa Rosa, California	Board Oval	?	Pietro Bordino
11	May 30	International 500 Mile Sweepstakes	500 mi (800 km)	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Speedway, Indiana	Brick Oval	Jimmy Murphy	Jimmy Murphy
NC	April 16	San Carlos Race	150 mi (240 km)	San Francisco Speedway	San Carlos, California	Board Oval	?	Joe Thomas
12	June 17	Universal Trophy	225 mi (362 km)	Uniontown Speedway	Hopwood, Pennsylvania	Board Oval	Jimmy Murphy	Jimmy Murphy
13	July 4	Tacoma Race	250 mi (400 km)	Pacific Coast Speedway	Tacoma, Washington	Board Oval	Jimmy Murphy	Jimmy Murphy
14	August 6	Cotati Race	100 mi (160 km)	Cotati Speedway	Santa Rosa, California	Board Oval	?	Frank Elliott
15	August 6	Cotati Race	50 mi (80 km)	Cotati Speedway	Santa Rosa, California	Board Oval	?	Frank Elliott
NC	September 16	Syracuse 50	50 mi (80 km)	New York State Fairgrounds	Syracuse, New York	Dirt Oval	?	Tom Alley
16	September 17	Kansas City Race	300 mi (480 km)	Kansas City Speedway	Kansas City, Missouri	Board Oval	Bennett Hill	Tommy Milton
17	September 30	Fresno Race	150 mi (240 km)	Fresno Speedway	Fresno, California	Board Oval	Art Klein	Bennett Hill
18	December 13	Beverley Hills Race	250 mi (400 km)	Los Angeles Motor Speedway	Beverly Hills, California	Board Oval	Al Melcher	Jimmy Murphy

Leading National Championship standings

#	Driver	Car	Points
1	Jimmy Murphy	Duesenberg, Duesenberg-Miller	3420
2	Tommy Milton	Miller	1920
3	Harry Hartz	Duesenberg	1788
4	Frank Elliott	Miller	905
5	Bennett Hill	Miller	459

References

Åberg, Andreas. "AAA National Championship 1922". Driver Database. Archived from the original on 2011-04-26. http://www.driverdb.com/standings/1140-1922/. Retrieved 2011-04-26.
"1922 AAA National Championship Trail". ChampCarStats.com. Archived from the original on 2011-04-26. http://www.champcarstats.com/year/1922.htm. Retrieved 2011-04-26.
Harms, Phil. "1922 Championship Driver Summary". Motorsport.com. Archived from the original on 2011-04-26. http://old.motorsport.com/stats/champ/data/1922sum.pdf. 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

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~~

IRL / INDYCAR	1996 1996–97 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

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.

1922 AAA Championship Car season

Contents

Schedule and results

Leading National Championship standings

References

See also