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1930 AAA Championship Car season

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1930 American Championship Car season
Series  : AAA Championship Car
Champion : 25px United States Billy Arnold
Previous: 1929 Next: 1931

The 1930 AAA Championship Car season consisted of eight races, beginning in Langhorne, Pennsylvania on May 3 and concluding in Syracuse, New York on September 6. The AAA National Champion and Indianapolis 500 winner was Billy Arnold.

Schedule and results[]

All races running on Dirt/Brick/Board Oval.

Rnd Date Race Name Length Track Type Pole Position Winning Driver
1 May 3 25px USA Langhorne Race 100 mi
(161 km) 		Langhorne Speedway Dirt 25px USA Bill Cummings 25px USA Bill Cummings
2 May 30 25px USA International 500 Mile Sweepstakes 500 mi
(805 km) 		Indianapolis Motor Speedway Brick 25px USA Billy Arnold 25px USA Billy Arnold
3 June 9 25px USA Detroit Race 100 mi
(161 km) 		Michigan State Fairgrounds Speedway Dirt 25px USA Chet Gardner 25px USA Wilbur Shaw
4 June 14 25px USA Altoona Race 200 mi
(322 km) 		Altoona Speedway Board 25px USA Billy Arnold 25px USA Billy Arnold
5 June 22 25px USA Akron Race 100 mi
(161 km) 		Akron-Cleveland Speedway Board 25px USA Wilbur Shaw 25px USA Shorty Cantlon
6 July 4 25px USA Bridgeville Race 100 mi
(161 km) 		Pittsburgh-Bridgeville Speedway Board 25px USA Shorty Cantlon 25px USA Wilbur Shaw
7 September 1 25px USA Altoona Race 116.25 mi
(187.1 km)A 		Altoona Speedway Board 25px USA Billy Arnold 25px USA Billy Arnold
8 September 6 25px USA Syracuse Race 100 mi
(161 km) 		New York State Fairgrounds Dirt 25px USA Billy Arnold 25px USA Bill Cummings

A - Scheduled for 200 miles, stopped early due to rain.

Leading National Championship standings[]

 #  Driver Team Points
1 Billy Arnold Miller-Hartz, Fronty Ford, Bowes Seal Fast 1027.5
2 Shorty Cantlon Miller-Schofield 653
3 Bill Cummings Century Tire, Duesenberg 650.4
4 Russ Snowberger Russell 8 489.7
5 Deacon Litz Miller, Duesenberg 464.6

References[]

from the original on 2011-04-24. http://www.driverdb.com/standings/1140-1930/. Retrieved 2011-04-24. 


from the original on 2011-04-24. http://www.champcarstats.com/year/1930.htm. Retrieved 2011-04-24. 


from the original on 2011-04-24. http://old.motorsport.com/stats/champ/data/1930sum.pdf. Retrieved 2011-04-24. 


See also[]

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