1927 American Championship Car season | |
Series : AAA Championship Car | |
Champion : Peter DePaolo | |
Previous: 1926 | Next: 1928 |
The 1927 AAA Championship Car season consisted of 11 races, beginning in Culver City, California on March 6 and concluding in Salem, New Hampshire on October 12. There were also three non-championship races. The AAA National Champion was Peter DePaolo and the Indianapolis 500 winner was George Souders.
Schedule and results[]
All races running on Dirt/Brick/Board Oval.
Rnd | Date | Race Name | Length | Track | Location | Type | Pole Position | Winning Driver |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | March 6 | Culver City Race | 250 miles (402 km) |
Culver City Speedway | Culver City, California | Board | Frank Lockhart | Leon Duray |
2 | May 7 | Atlantic City Race | 200 miles (322 km) |
Atlantic City Speedway | Hammonton, New Jersey | Board | Frank Lockhart | Dave Lewis |
3 | May 30 | International 500 Mile Sweepstakes | 500 miles (805 km) |
Indianapolis Motor Speedway | Speedway, Indiana | Brick | Frank Lockhart | George Souders |
NC | June 5 | Detroit 100 | 100 miles (161 km) |
Michigan State Fairgrounds Speedway | Detroit, Michigan | Dirt | — | Frank Lockhart |
4 | June 11 | Altoona Race | 200 miles (322 km) |
Altoona Speedway | Tyrone, Pennsylvania | Board | Leon Duray | Peter DePaolo |
5 | July 4 | Rockingham Race | 185 miles (298 km) |
Rockingham Park | Salem, New Hampshire | Board | Cliff Woodbury | Peter DePaolo |
NC | September 3 | Syracuse 100 | 100 miles (161 km) |
New York State Fairgrounds | Syracuse, New York | Dirt | Frank Lockhart | Frank Lockhart |
6 | September 5 | Altoona Race | 200 miles (322 km) |
Altoona Speedway | Tyrone, Pennsylvania | Board | Cliff Woodbury | Frank Lockhart |
7 | September 19 | Charlotte Race | 25 miles (40 km) |
Charlotte Speedway | Pineville, North Carolina | Board | Frank Lockhart | Frank Lockhart |
8 | 50 miles (80 km) |
— | Peter DePaolo | |||||
9 | 100 miles (161 km) |
Harry Hartz | Babe Stapp | |||||
NC | September 25 | Cleveland Race | 100 miles (161 km) |
Randall Park Raceway | North Randall, Ohio | Dirt | — | Frank Lockhart |
10 | October 12 | Rockingham Race | 65 miles (105 km) A |
Rockingham Park | Salem, New Hampshire | Board | Frank Lockhart | Frank Lockhart |
11 | Rockingham Race B | 75 miles (121 km) |
Frank Lockhart | Frank Lockhart |
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- Indianapolis 500 was AAA-sanctioned and counted towards the AIACR World Manufacturers' Championship title.
A: Scheduled for 200 miles, stopped due to fire on track.
B: Extra race added after wreckage cleared and damaged track sections repaired.
Leading National Championship standings[]
# | Driver | Car | Points |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Peter DePaolo | Miller | 1440 |
2 | Frank Lockhart | Miller | 1040 |
3 | George Souders | Duesenberg | 1000 |
4 | Leon Duray | Miller | 630 |
5 | Harry Hartz | Miller | 595 |
References[]
- Åberg, Andreas. "AAA National Championship 1927". Driver Database. Archived
from the original on 2011-04-24. http://www.driverdb.com/standings/1140-1927/. Retrieved 2011-04-24.
- "1927 AAA National Championship Trail". ChampCarStats.com. Archived
from the original on 2011-04-24. http://www.champcarstats.com/year/1927.htm. Retrieved 2011-04-24.
- Harms, Phil. "1927 Championship Driver Summary". Motorsport.com. Archived
from the original on 2011-04-24. http://old.motorsport.com/stats/champ/data/1927sum.pdf. Retrieved 2011-04-24.
See also[]
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