1954 AAA Championship Car season

Sports season August 2023 AAA Championship Car 1954 AAA National Championship Trail 13 May 30 November 14 National champion United States 1912 Jimmy Bryan United States 1912 Bill Vukovich 1953 1955 The 1954 AAA Championship Car season consisted of 13 races, beginning in Speedway, Indiana on May 30 and concluding in Las Vegas, Nevada on November 14. There was also one non-championship event in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. The AAA National Champion was Jimmy Bryan, and the Indianapolis 500 winner was Bill Vukovich. Bob Scott was killed in the Independence Day Sweepstakes race at Darlington. Schedule and results Rnd Date Race name Track Location Type Pole position Winning driver 1 May 30 US 1912 International 500 Mile SweepstakesA A Indianapolis Motor Speedway Speedway, Indiana Paved US 1912 Jack McGrath US 1912 Bill Vukovich 2 June 6 US 1912 Rex Mays Classic Wisconsin State Fair Park Speedway West Allis, Wisconsin Paved US 1912 Bill Vukovich US 1912 Chuck Stevenson 3 June 20 US 1912 Langhorne 100 Langhorne Speedway Langhorne, Pennsylvania Dirt US 1912 Joe Sostilio US 1912 Jimmy Bryan 4 July 5 US 1912 Independence Day Sweepstakes Darlington Raceway Darlington, South Carolina Paved US 1912 Chuck Stevenson US 1912 Manny AyuloNC July 25 US 1912 Indianapolis Sweepstakes Williams Grove Speedway Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania Dirt US 1912 Jimmy Davies US 1912 Jimmy Davies 5 August 21 US 1912 Springfield 100 Illinois State Fairgrounds Springfield, Illinois Dirt US 1912 Jiggs Peters US 1912 Jimmy Davies 6 August 29 US 1912 Milwaukee 200 Wisconsin State Fair Park Speedway West Allis, Wisconsin Paved US 1912 Sam Hanks US 1912 Manny Ayulo 7 September 6 US 1912 Ted Horn Memorial DuQuoin State Fairgrounds Du Quoin, Illinois Dirt US 1912 Don Freeland US 1912 Sam Hanks 8 September 6 US 1912 Pikes Peak Auto Hill Climb Pikes Peak Highway Pikes Peak, Colorado Hill US 1912 Larry CrockettB B US 1912 Keith Andrews 9 September 11 US 1912 Syracuse 100 Syracuse Mile Syracuse, New York Dirt US 1912 Don Freeland US 1912 Bob Sweikert 10 September 18 US 1912 Hoosier Hundred Indiana State Fairgrounds Indianapolis, Indiana Dirt US 1912 Manny Ayulo US 1912 Jimmy Bryan 11 October 17 US 1912 Golden State 100 California State Fairgrounds Sacramento, California Dirt US 1912 Jack McGrath US 1912 Jimmy Bryan 12 November 7–8 C C US 1912 Bobby Ball Memorial Arizona State Fairgrounds Phoenix, Arizona Dirt US 1912 Shorty Templeman US 1912 Jimmy Bryan 13 November 14 US 1912 Silver State Century Las Vegas Park Speedway Las Vegas, Nevada Dirt US 1912 Jimmy Bryan US 1912 Jimmy Bryan #FFFFFF Paved/Dirt Oval solid 1px #AAAAAA #D0E7FF Road Course/Hill Climb solid 1px #AAAAAA #FB9902 Non-championship race solid 1px #AAAAAA A A Indianapolis 500 was USAC-sanctioned and counted towards the 1954 World Championship of Drivers title. B B No pole is awarded for the Pikes Peak Hill Climb, in this schedule on the pole is the driver who started first. No lap led was awarded for the Pikes Peak Hill Climb, however, a lap was awarded to the drivers that completed the climb. C C Final 65 laps completed on November 8 due to heavy dust and the rough condition of the trackDriver injured in race crash https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=b_NXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=mfYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5049%2C2396768 Spokane Daily Chronicle November 9, 1954 Associated Press Final points standings Note: The points became the car, when not only one driver led the car, the relieved driver became small part of the points. Points for driver method: (the points for the finish place) / (number the lap when completed the car) * (number the lap when completed the driver) List of American Championship car racing point scoring systems Pos Driver INDYUS 1912 MIL1US 1912 LHSUS 1912 DARUS 1912 SPRUS 1912 MIL2US 1912 DQSFUS 1912 PIKUS 1912 SYRUS 1912 ISFUS 1912 CSFUS 1912 ASFUSA LVGUS 1912 Pts 1US 1912 Jimmy Bryan 2 DNS 1 3 12 3 3 4 1 1 1 1 2630 2US 1912 Manuel Ayulo 13 2 1 DNQ 1 DNQ DNQ 15 12 2 2 1290 3US 1912 Jack McGrath 3 4 DNQ 21 8 DNQ 9 10 4 2 DNQ 1220 4US 1912 Bill Vukovich 1 22 1000 5US 1912 Jimmy Reece 17 3 2 2 DNQ 20 5 6 5 5 17 Wth 1000 6US 1912 Bob Sweikert 14 11 4 22 4 22 8 1 2 3 3 14 950 7US 1912 Chuck Stevenson 12 1 29 2 2 2 861.5 8US 1912 Sam Hanks 20 DNQ 3 8 7 6 1 3 15 5 DNQ 858.5 9US 1912 Mike Nazaruk 5 15 13 25 9 4 10 17 DNQ 810 10US 1912 Don Freeland 7 9 9 18 3 9 17 2 DNQ DNS DNQ DNQ 760 11US 1912 Larry Crockett orange R silver 9 20 8 11 6 8 4 13 DNQ 15 10 620 12US 1912 Jimmy Davies DNS 17 28 1 23 4 11 DNQ 4 DNQ 3 614.5 13US 1912 Johnnie Tolan DNQ 12 4 10 25 DNQ 3 8 9 18 12 520 14US 1912 Fred Agabashian 6 10 460 15US 1912 Troy Ruttman 4 7 15 447 16US 1912 Andy Linden 25 21 14 26 DNS 6 7 DNQ 7 4 5 428 17US 1912 Art Cross 11 6 DNQ 5 419.5 18US 1912 Cal Niday 10 DNQ 16 DNQ 7 16 11 6 6 16 390 19US 1912 Jerry Hoyt 26 DNS 5 DNQ DNQ DNQ 10 16 11 DNQ 312.5 20US 1912 Duane Carter 15 19 9 DNQ 13 18 DNQ DNQ DNQ 293 21US 1912 Keith Andrews 1 10 230 22US 1912 Ed Elisian 18 14 12 DNS 13 11 DNQ 5 6 230 23US 1912 Rodger Ward 22 10 16 DNQ 15 26 11 18 9 13 DNQ 4 210 24US 1912 Gene Hartley 23 6 DNQ 7 12 DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 210 25US 1912 Pat O'Connor 21 5 DNQ 10 DNQ 19 DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 9 200 26US 1912 Paul Russo 8 187.5 27US 1912 Jiggs Peters orange R silver 5 17 16 DNQ 18 8 10 DNQ 180 28US 1912 Hugh Thomas 2 160 29US 1912 Eddie Sachs DNQ DNQ 5 16 DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 7 160 30US 1912 Joe Sostilio orange R silver DNQ 13 7 7 DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 159.6 31US 1912 Bob Finney 3 140 32US 1912 Tommy Hinnershitz DNS 19 DNQ 15 7 13 6 140 33US 1912 Johnnie Parsons 32 16 30 DNQ 7 8 16 DNQ DNQ DNQ 122.5 34US 1912 Johnny Boyd orange R silver DNQ 6 14 DNS 16 DNQ 12 DNQ 11 12 13 120 35US 1912 Chuck Weyant DNQ DNQ 11 14 DNQ 17 9 8 110 36US 1912 Paul Kleinschmidt 5 100 37US 1912 Herb Bryers 6 80 38US 1912 Walt Faulkner DNS 8 13 78.5 39US 1912 Rex Easton 17 24 DNQ 12 7 70 40US 1912 Shorty Templeman DNQ 8 DNQ 50 41US 1912 Al Rogers 8 50 42US 1912 Len Duncan 31 DNS 47 43US 1912 Johnny Thomson 24 DNS DNQ 9 40 44US 1912 Chuck Hulse 9 40 45US 1912 Bob Scott DNS 18 10 20 30 46US 1912 Joe Garson 10 30 47US 1912 Ernie McCoy 16 DNS DNS 20.4 48US 1912 Eddie Russo DNQ DNQ 11 17 DNQ DNQ DNQ 20 49US 1912 Ted Foltz orange R silver 11 20 50US 1912 Roy Prosser 11 20 51US 1912 Pat Flaherty DNS 12 DNQ DNQ 20 52US 1912 Gene Force 12 20 53US 1912 Shelby Hill 12 10 -US 1912 Bob Carroll orange R silver DNS 14 13 14 DNQ 15 0 -US 1912 Danny Kladis DNS 18 13 DNQ 0 -US 1912 Pete Woods 13 0 -US 1912 Ray Crawford orange R silver DNQ DNQ 18 15 14 DNQ 14 0 -US 1912 Danny Oakes DNQ 14 DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 18 0 -US 1912 Al Keller orange R silver 14 DNQ 0 -US 1912 Pete Pusede 14 0 -US 1912 Bill Homeier 33 15 DNQ DNQ DNQ 17 DNQ DNQ 0 -US 1912 Wally Campbell orange R silver DNQ 15 24 0 -US 1912 T. E. Russell 15 0 -US 1912 Tony Bettenhausen 29 DNQ 16 17 0 -US 1912 Malcolm Brazier 16 0 -US 1912 Frank Armi 19 DNQ 17 0 -US 1912 Johnny Mauro 17 0 -US 1912 Edgar Elder 18 DNQ 0 -US 1912 Louis Unser 18 0 -US 1912 Jimmy Daywalt 27 23 21 0 -US 1912 Jim Rathmann 28 27 0 -US 1912 Spider Webb 30 0 -US 1912 Marshall Teague DNS DNQ Wth 0 -US 1912 Cliff Griffith DNQ DNS 0 -US 1912 George Fonder DNS 0 -US 1912 Jimmy Jackson DNS 0 -US 1912 Eddie Johnson DNS 0 -US 1912 Jimmy Good DNS 0 -US 1912 Slim Roberts DNS 0 -US 1912 Duke Nalon DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 0 -US 1912 George Wilson DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 0 -US 1912 Leroy Warriner Wth DNQ DNQ DNQ 0 -US 1912 Curly Boyd DNQ DNQ DNQ 0 -US 1912 Paul Howe DNQ DNQ 0 -US 1912 Al Herman DNQ DNQ 0 -US 1912 Colby Scroggin DNQ DNQ 0 -US 1912 Frank Mundy DNQ DNP 0 -US 1912 Jack Bates DNP DNQ 0 -US 1912 Henry Banks DNQ 0 -US 1912 Bob Christie DNQ 0 -US 1912 George Connor DNQ 0 -US 1912 Billy Devore DNQ 0 -US 1912 Duke Dinsmore DNQ 0 -US 1912 Potsy Goacher DNQ 0 -US 1912 Bill Holland DNQ 0 -US 1912 George Tichenor DNQ 0 -US 1912 Lee Wallard DNQ 0 -US 1912 Bill Boyd DNQ 0 -US 1912 Johnny Fedricks DNQ 0 -US 1912 George Lynch DNQ 0 -US 1912 Lloyd Axel DNQ 0 -US 1912 Roy Bowe DNQ 0 -US 1912 Berton Groves DNQ 0 -US 1912 George Hammond DNQ 0 -US 1912 Charles Lowderman DNQ 0 -US 1912 Wayne Sankey DNQ 0 -US 1912 Jimmy Thompson DNQ 0 -US 1912 Elmer George DNQ 0 -US 1912 Don Olds DNQ 0 Pos Driver INDYUS 1912 MIL1US 1912 LHSUS 1912 DARUS 1912 SPRUS 1912 MIL2US 1912 DQSFUS 1912 PIKUS 1912 SYRUS 1912 ISFUS 1912 CSFUS 1912 ASFUSA LVGUS 1912 Pts Color Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green 4th & 5th place Light Blue 6th-10th place Dark Blue Finished(Outside Top 10) Purple Did not finish(Ret) Red Did not qualify(DNQ) Brown Withdrawn(Wth) Black Disqualified(DSQ) White Did not start(DNS) Blank Did notparticipate(DNP) Not competing In-line notationBoldPole positionItalicsRan fastest race lap*Led most race lapsgold RY silver Rookie of the Yearorange R silver Rookie References General references http://www.driverdb.com/standings/1140-1954/ AAA National Championship 1954 Åberg, Andreas Driver Database 2011-04-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20121019094034/http://www.driverdb.com/standings/1140-1954/ 2012-10-19 live http://www.champcarstats.com/year/1954.htm 1954 AAA National Championship Trail ChampCarStats.com 2011-04-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20120308210901/http://www.champcarstats.com/year/1954.htm 2012-03-08 live http://old.motorsport.com/stats/champ/data/1954sum.pdf 1954 Championship Driver Summary Harms Phil Motorsport.com 2011-04-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20120810003609/http://old.motorsport.com/stats/champ/data/1954sum.pdf 2012-08-10 dead http://media.indycar.com/pdf/2011/IICS_2011_Historical_Record_Book_INT6.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20160304053905/http://media.indycar.com/pdf/2011/IICS_2011_Historical_Record_Book_INT6.pdf 2016-03-04 (p. 287-290) See also 1954 Indianapolis 500 AAA Championship Car season Category:AAA Championship Car Category:1954 in American motorsport Category:1954 in sports in Nevada