1921 AAA Championship Car season

1921 AAA Championship Car season

AAA National Championship Trail
Season
Races	20
Start date	February 27
End date	December 11
Awards
National champion	Tommy Milton
Indianapolis 500 winner	Tommy Milton
Chronology
Previous season	Next season
1920	1922

The 1921 AAA Championship Car season consisted of 20 races, beginning in Beverly Hills, California on February 27 and concluding in San Carlos, California on December 11. There was also one non-championship race. The AAA National Champion and Indianapolis 500 winner was Tommy Milton.

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 27	Beverley Hills Heat 1	25 mi (40 km)	Los Angeles Motor Speedway	Beverly Hills, California	Board	—	Ralph DePalma
2		Beverley Hills Heat 2	25 mi (40 km)				—	Roscoe Sarles
3		Beverley Hills Heat 3	25 mi (40 km)				—	Jimmy Murphy
4		Beverley Hills Heat 4	25 mi (40 km)				—	Tommy Milton
5		Beverley Hills Main	50 mi (80 km)				—	Ralph DePalma
6	April 10	Beverley Hills Heat 1	25 mi (40 km)	Los Angeles Motor Speedway	Beverly Hills, California	Board	Tommy Milton	Ralph DePalma
7		Beverley Hills Heat 2	25 mi (40 km)				—	Eddie Pullen
8		Beverley Hills Heat 3	25 mi (40 km)				—	Joe Thomas
9		Beverley Hills Heat 4	25 mi (40 km)				—	Jimmy Murphy
10		Beverley Hills Main	50 mi (80 km)				—	Jimmy Murphy
11	April 30	Raisin Day Classic	150 mi (240 km)	Fresno Speedway	Fresno, California	Board	Roscoe Sarles	Joe Thomas
12	May 30	1921 Indianapolis 500	500 mi (800 km)	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Speedway, Indiana	Brick	Ralph DePalma	Tommy Milton
13	June 18	Universal Trophy	225 mi (362 km)	Uniontown Speedway	Hopwood, Pennsylvania	Board	—	Roscoe Sarles
14	July 4	Tacoma Montamarathon	250 mi (400 km)	Tacoma Speedway	Tacoma, Washington	Board	Tommy Milton	Tommy Milton
15	August 14	Cotati Race	150 mi (240 km)	Cotati Speedway	Santa Rosa, California	Board	—	Eddie Hearne
16	September 5	Autumn Classic	225 mi (362 km)	Uniontown Speedway	Hopwood, Pennsylvania	Board	—	Isaac Fetterman ^[1]
NC	September 19	Syracuse 50	50 mi (80 km)	New York State Fairgrounds	Syracuse, New York	Dirt	—	Ira Vail
17	October 1	Fresno Race	150 mi (240 km)	Fresno Speedway	Fresno, California	Board	—	Earl Cooper
18	October 23	Cotati Race	150 mi (240 km)	Cotati Speedway	Santa Rosa, California	Board	—	Roscoe Sarles
19	November 24	Beverley Hills Race	250 mi (400 km)	Los Angeles Motor Speedway	Beverly Hills, California	Board	Roscoe Sarles	Eddie Hearne
20	December 11	San Carlos Race	250 mi (400 km)	San Francisco Speedway	San Carlos, California	Board	—	Jimmy Murphy

Non-championship race

Leading National Championship standings

#	Driver	Car	Points
1	Tommy Milton	Miller, Duesenberg, Frontenac	2230
2	Roscoe Sarles	Duesenberg, Miller	1980
3	Eddie Hearne	Duesenberg	1399
4	Jimmy Murphy	Duesenberg	1215
5	Joe Thomas	Duesenberg, Frontenac	715

References

↑ "Fetterman Scores In Uniontown Race. Averages 99.8 Miles an Hour. Capture 225-Mile Auto Classic on Speedway. Murphy Finishes Second. Is Less Than Two Minutes Behind the Winner, With Sarles Third and Miller Fourth". New York Times. September 6, 1921. Retrieved 2012-10-03. I. P. Fetterman of Pittsburgh today won the Autumn classic at the Automobile Speedway ...

Åberg, Andreas. "AAA National Championship 1921". Driver Database. Archived from the original on 2011-04-26. Retrieved 2011-04-26.
"1921 AAA National Championship Trail". ChampCarStats.com. Archived from the original on 2011-04-26. Retrieved 2011-04-26.
Harms, Phil. "1921 Championship Driver Summary" (PDF). Motorsport.com. Archived from the original on 2011-04-26. 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 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

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.

1921 AAA Championship Car season

Schedule and results

Leading National Championship standings

References

See also