1917 AAA Championship Car season

Auto racing season April 2026 August 2023 AAA Championship Car 1917 AAA National Championship Trail 21 March 4 November 29 National champion none declared event not held 1916 1918 thumb|Earl Cooper and his mechanic Reeves Dutton The 1917 AAA Championship Car season consisted of 21 races, beginning in Los Angeles, California on March 4 and concluding there on November 29. AAA did not award points towards a National Championship during the 1917 season, and did not declare a National Champion.Capps H. Donald February–March 2010 John Glenn Printz and the Struggle for the Past: The A.A.A. Catastrophe - Arthur Means, Val Haresnape, Russ Catlin, and Bob Russo https://forix.autosport.com/8w/rvm/rvm-vol07-no06.pdf Rear View Mirror 7 6 21–38 The de facto National Champion as polled by the American automobile journal Motor Age, was Earl Cooper. Cooper was named the champion by Chris G. Sinsabaugh, an editor at Motor Age, based upon merit and on track performance. A points table was created retroactively in 1927. At a later point, it was recognized by historians that these championship results should be considered unofficial. Schedule and results Date Race NameDistance (miles) Track Location Type Notes Pole position Winning driver March 4 George Washington Sweepstakes (100) Ascot Speedway South Los Angeles, California 1 mile dirt oval Joe Boyer Earl Cooper May 10 Universal Trophy Race (113) Uniontown Speedway Uniontown, Pennsylvania 1.125 mile board oval 300 cu in. Louis Chevrolet William Taylor May 30 Sharonville Sweepstakes (250) Cincinnati Motor Speedway Sharonville, Ohio 2 mile board oval Ralph DePalma Louis Chevrolet June 16 War Derby (250) Speedway Park Maywood, Illinois 2 mile board oval Louis Chevrolet Earl Cooper July 4 Omaha Derby (150) Omaha Speedway Omaha, Nebraska 1.25 mile board oval Louis Chevrolet Ralph MulfordJuly 14 Minneapolis Race 1 (50)Twin City Motor SpeedwayMinneapolis, Minnesota2 mile concrete oval 300 cu in. Dave Lewis Earl Cooper Minneapolis Race 2 (100) Dave Lewis Ira Vail September 3 Army Post Sweepstakes (100) Pacific Coast Speedway Tacoma, Washington 2 mile board oval Earl CooperSeptember 3 Chicago Race 2 (50)Speedway ParkMaywood, Illinois2 mile board oval Ralph DePalma Chicago Race 3 (100) Louis Chevrolet September 3 1st Annual Autumn Classic (113) Uniontown Speedway Uniontown, Pennsylvania 1.125 mile board oval Frank ElliottSeptember 15 Providence Race 1 (5)Narragansett Park SpeedwayCranston, Rhode Island1 mile concrete oval300 cu in. Ralph Mulford Providence Race 2 (25) Tommy Milton Providence Race 3 (100) Tommy Milton September 22 Harkness Trophy Race (100) Sheepshead Bay Speedway Sheepshead Bay, New York 2 mile board oval 300 cu in. Louis ChevroletOctober 13 Chicago Race 4 (20)Speedway ParkMaywood, Illinois2 mile board oval Tom Alley Chicago Race 5 (50)300 cu in. Ralph Mulford Chicago Race 6 (50) Canada 1868 Pete Henderson October 29 Uniontown Race 3 (169) Uniontown Speedway Uniontown, Pennsylvania 1.125 mile board oval 300 cu in. Eddie Hearne Eddie HearneNovember 29 Ascot Race 2 (10)Ascot SpeedwaySouth Los Angeles, California1 mile dirt oval 300 cu in. Louis Chevrolet Ascot Race 3 (50) Free formula Eddie Hearne Leading National Championship standings 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. List of American Championship car racing point scoring systems  #  Driver Sponsor Points 1 Earl Cooper Stutz 1095 2 Louis Chevrolet Frontenac 1046 3 Ralph Mulford Frontenac 868 4 Eddie Hearne Duesenberg 848 5 Tommy Milton Duesenberg 771 References http://www.champcarstats.com/year/1917.htm accessed 8/21/15 http://www.teamdan.com/archive/gen/indycar/1917.html accessed 8/21/15 AAA Championship Car season Category:AAA Championship Car AAA Championship Car