1918 AAA Championship Car season

Auto racing season April 2026 August 2023 AAA Championship Car 1918 AAA National Championship Trail 16 May 16 September 2 National champion none declared event not held 1917 1919 The 1918 AAA Championship Car season consisted of 16 races, beginning in Uniontown, Pennsylvania on May 16 and concluding there on September 2. There were also 3 non-championship races. AAA did not award points towards a National Championship during the 1918 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 http://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 Ralph Mulford. Mulford 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 driverMay 16 Liberty Sweepstakes Heat 1 (27)Uniontown SpeedwayUniontown, Pennsylvania1.125 mile board oval Tommy Milton Liberty Sweepstakes Heat 2 (27) Ralph Mulford Liberty Sweepstakes Heat 3 (27) Eddie Hearne Liberty Sweepstakes Heat 4 (27) Louis Chevrolet Liberty Sweepstakes Main (27) Ralph Mulford June 1 Harkness Handicap (100) Sheepshead Bay Speedway Sheepshead Bay, New York 2 mile board oval Non-championship event Ralph DePalma June 22 Chicago 100 (100) Speedway Park Maywood, Illinois 2 mile board oval Non-championship event Louis Chevrolet July 4 Liberty Handicap (100) Cincinnati Motor Speedway Sharonville, Ohio 2 mile board oval Non-championship event Ralph DePalmaJuly 4 Tacoma Race 1 (24)Pacific Coast SpeedwayTacoma, Washington2 mile board oval Cliff Durant Tacoma Race 2 (50) Cliff Durant Tacoma Race 3 (75) Eddie Hearne July 18 Independence Auto Derby (112.5) Uniontown Speedway Uniontown, Pennsylvania 1.125 mile board oval Louis ChevroletJuly 28 Chicago Race 1 (10)Speedway ParkMaywood, Illinois2 mile board oval Ralph DePalma Chicago Race 2 (20) Ralph DePalma Chicago Race 3 (30) Ralph DePalmaAugust 17 International Sweepstakes Race 1 (20)Sheepshead Bay SpeedwaySheepshead Bay, New York2 mile board oval Ralph DePalma International Sweepstakes Race 2 (30) Ralph DePalma International Sweepstakes Race 3 (50) Ralph DePalma September 2 Liberty Sweepstakes (112.5) Uniontown Speedway Uniontown, Pennsylvania 1.125 mile board oval Ralph Mulford 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 Ralph Mulford Frontenac 515 2 Louis Chevrolet Frontenac 485 3 Eddie Hearne Duesenberg 350 4 Ralph DePalma Packard 320 5 Cliff Durant Chevrolet 230 References http://www.champcarstats.com/year/1918.htm accessed 12/1/15 http://www.teamdan.com/archive/gen/indycar/1918.html accessed 12/1/15 AAA Championship Car season Category:AAA Championship Car AAA Championship Car