1911 AAA Championship Car season

1911 American Championship Car season
Series  : AAA Championship Car
Champion : Ralph Mulford
Previous: 1910	Next: 1912

The 1911 AAA Championship Car season consisted of 21 races, beginning in Oakland, California on February 22 and concluding in Savanna, Georgia on November 30. The de facto National Champion as poled by the American automobile journal Motor Age was Ralph Mulford and the winner of the inaugural Indianapolis 500 was Ray Harroun. Points were not awarded by the AAA Contest Board during the 1911 season. Champions of the day were decided by Chris G. Sinsabaugh, an editor at Motor Age, based on merit and on track performance. The points table was created retroactively in 1927, all championship results should be considered unofficial.

Schedule and results

Date	Race name, (Distance)	Track	Location	Type	Notes	Pole position	Winning driver
February 22	Oakland Trophy (98)	Portola Road Race Circuit	Oakland, California	10.923-mile road course	Open to cars under 300 cu in displacement.		Charles Bigelow
	Panama-Pacific Race 1 (153)				Open to cars 301–600 cu in displacement		Charles Merz
	Panama-Pacific Race 2 (164)				Free-for-all, Stopped after 15 of 19 laps for darkness	Jack Fleming	Bert Dingley
March 28	Jacksonville Beach Race (100)	Jacksonville Beach	Jacksonville, Florida	5 mile beach oval	600 cu in or less and 2300 pounds minimum weight.		Louis Disbrow
May 30	International 500 Mile Sweepstakes	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Speedway, Indiana	2.5 mile brick oval	Qualifications based upon demonstrated 75 mph main stretch speed, 40 car field	Lewis Strang	Ray Harroun
July 4	Bakersfield Race (145)	Bakersfield Road Race Circuit	Bakersfield, California	11.15 Mile Road Course			Harvey Herrick
August 25	Illinois Trophy Race* (203)	Elgin Road Race Circuit	Elgin, Illinois	8.47 Mile Road Course	Entrants limited to cars 301 to 450 in³		Don Herr
	Kane County Trophy Race* (169)				Entrants limited to cars 231–300 in³		Hughie Hughes
August 26	Elgin National Trophy Race (305)				<600 ci, Grandstand collapse on lap 2 restarted 35 minutes later, Dave Buck fatally injured		Len Zengel
September 9	Hamilton County Trophy Race* (150)	Cincinnati Road Race Course	Cincinnati, Ohio	7.9 Mile Road Course	Stock chassis, 300 cu in and under.		John Jenkins
	Cincinnati Trophy Race* (200)				Free-for-all class, 600 ci and under		Eddie Hearne
October 9	Philadelphia Race 1* (200)	Fairmount Park	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	8.1 Mile Road Course	limited to cars with 231–300 ci		Hughie Hughes
	Philadelphia Race 2* (200)				limited to cars with 301–450 ci		Louis Disbrow
	Philadelphia Race 3* (200)				limited to cars with 451–600 ci		Ralph Mulford
	Philadelphia Race 4* (200)				limited to cars with 600–750 ci		Erwin Bergdoll
October 14	Chanslor & Lyon Trophy Race (100)	Santa Monica Road Race Course	Santa Monica, California	8.417 Mile Road Course	Stock chassis, 230 cu in.	Charles Soules	Louis Nikrent
	Jepsen Trophy Race (150)				231–300 ci, Run Concurrently with 301–450 ci		Bruce Keene
	Leon Shettler Cup Race (150)				301–450 ci, Run Concurrently with 231–300 ci	Bert Dingley	Charles Merz
	Dick Ferris Trophy Race (200)				Free-For-All	Howdy Wilcox	Harvey Herrick
November 27	Vanderbilt Cup Race (290)	Savannah-Effingham Raceway	Savannah, Georgia	17.1-mile road course	Jay McNay fatally injured November 20 during practice	Harry Grant	Ralph Mulford
November 30	American Grand Prize (410)				ACA sanction		David Bruce-Brown

* Events on same date were run simultaneously.

Leading National Championship standings

#	Driver	Sponsor	Points
1	Ralph Mulford	Lozier	1520
2	Charles Merz	National	1080
3	David Bruce-Brown	Fiat	1070
4	Ray Harroun	Marmon Wasp	1000
5	Hughie Hughes	Mercer	870

The points paying system for the 1909–1915 and 1917–1919 season were retroactively applied in 1927 and revised in 1951 using the points system from 1920. Points were awarded as follows.

Miles/ Position	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
40	80	45	25	15	10	X	X	X	X	x
50	100	55	30	20	10	5	X	X	X	X
60	120	65	35	25	15	X	X	X	X	X
80	160	80	45	30	20	X	X	X	X	X
100	200	110	60	35	20	15	10	5	X	X
150	300	160	90	50	30	20	15	10	X	X
200	400	210	110	60	40	25	15	10	X	X
250	500	260	140	80	50	35	25	15	10	5
300	600	420	220	120	70	45	35	25	15	10
400	800	420	220	120	70	45	35	25	15	10
500	1000	520	270	140	90	60	50	40	35	30

References

• http://www.champcarstats.com/year/1911.htm accessed 9/24/10
• http://www.rumbledrome.com/10stats.html accessed 9/24/10
• http://www.motorsport.com/stats/champ/byyear.asp?Y=1911 accessed 9/24/10

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