| 1924 American Championship Car season | |
| Series : AAA Championship Car | |
Champion :  Jimmy Murphy
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| Previous: 1923 | Next: 1925 |
The 1924 AAA Championship Car season consisted of 9 races, beginning in Beverly Hills, California on February 24 and concluding in Culver City, California on December 14. The AAA National Champion was Jimmy Murphy and the Indianapolis 500 winners were L. L. Corum and Joe Boyer.
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 24 | Beverley Hills Race
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250 mi (Template:Convert/250*1609.344) | Los Angeles Motor Speedway | Beverly Hills, California | Board | Phil Shafer
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Harlan Fengler
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| 2 | May 30 | International 500 Mile Sweepstakes
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500 mi (Template:Convert/500*1609.344) | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | Speedway, Indiana | Brick | Jimmy Murphy
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L. L. Corum
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| Joe Boyer
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| 3 | June 14 | Altoona Race
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250 mi (Template:Convert/250*1609.344) | Altoona Speedway | Tyrone, Pennsylvania | Board |  Ira Vail
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Jimmy Murphy
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| 4 | July 4 | Kansas City Race
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150 mi (Template:Convert/150*1609.344) | Kansas City Speedway | Kansas City, Missouri | Board | Tommy Milton
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Jimmy Murphy
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| 5 | September 1 | Altoona Race
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250 mi (Template:Convert/250*1609.344) | Altoona Speedway | Tyrone, Pennsylvania | Board | Ray Cariens
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Jimmy Murphy
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| 6 | September 15 | Syracuse Race
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150 mi (Template:Convert/150*1609.344) | New York State Fairgrounds | Syracuse, New York | Dirt | Norman Batten
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Phil Shafer
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| 7 | October 2 | Fresno 150
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150 mi (Template:Convert/150*1609.344) | Fresno Speedway | Fresno, California | Board | Fred Comer
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Earl Cooper
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| 8 | October 25 | Charlotte Race
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250 mi (Template:Convert/250*1609.344) | Charlotte Speedway | Pineville, North Carolina | Board | Bennett Hill
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Tommy Milton
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| 9 | December 14 | Culver City Race
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250 mi (Template:Convert/250*1609.344) | Culver City Speedway | Culver City, California | Board | — | Bennett Hill
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- ^A Shared drive
Leading National Championship standings[]
| # | Driver | Car | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jimmy Murphy† | Miller | 1595 |
| 2 | Earl Cooper | Miller | 1240 |
| 3 | Bennett Hill | Miller | 1214 |
| 4 | Tommy Milton | Miller | 1505 |
| 5 | Fred Comer | Miller | 725 |
† Murphy was killed at the Syracuse race on September 15
References[]
- Åberg, Andreas. "AAA National Championship 1924". Driver Database. Archived
from the original on 2011-04-25. http://www.driverdb.com/standings/1140-1924/. Retrieved 2011-04-25.
- "1924 AAA National Championship Trail". ChampCarStats.com. Archived
from the original on 2011-04-25. http://www.champcarstats.com/year/1924.htm. Retrieved 2011-04-25.
- Harms, Phil. "1924 Championship Driver Summary". Motorsport.com. Archived
from the original on 2011-04-25. http://old.motorsport.com/stats/champ/data/1924sum.pdf. Retrieved 2011-04-25.
See also[]
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