The 1936 AAA Championship Car season consisted of four races, beginning in Speedway, Indiana on May 30 and concluding in Westbury, New York on October 12. There were three non-championship events. The AAA National Champion was Mauri Rose, and the Indianapolis 500 winner was Louis Meyer.
1936 AAA Championship Car season | |
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AAA National Championship Trail | |
Season | |
Races | 4 |
Start date | May 30 |
End date | October 12 |
Awards | |
National champion | Mauri Rose |
Indianapolis 500 winner | Louis Meyer |
Al Gordon and his driving mechanic Spider Matlock died at Ascot during the non-championship race.[1]
Schedule and results edit
Rnd | Date | Race Name | Track | Location | Type | Pole Position | Winning Driver |
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NC | January 12 | Oakland 150 | Oakland Speedway | San Leandro, California | Dirt | Babe Stapp | Al Gordon |
NC | January 26 | Ascot 125 | Legion Ascot Speedway | Alhambra, California | Dirt | — | Rex Mays |
1 | May 30 | International 500 Mile Sweepstakes | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | Speedway, Indiana | Brick | Rex Mays | Louis Meyer |
2 | June 20 | Goshen 100 | Good Time Park | Goshen, New York | Dirt | George Connor | Rex Mays |
NC | August 22 | Springfield 100 | Illinois State Fairgrounds | Springfield, Illinois | Dirt | George Connor | Wilbur Shaw |
3 | September 15 | Syracuse 100 | New York State Fairgrounds | Syracuse, New York | Dirt | Russ Snowberger | Mauri Rose |
4 | October 12 | George Vanderbilt Cup | Roosevelt Raceway | Westbury, New York | Road | Antonio Brivio | Tazio Nuvolari |
Final points standings edit
Note: Drivers had to be running at the finish to score points. Points scored by drivers sharing a ride were split according to percentage of race driven. Starters were not allowed to score points as relief drivers, if a race starter finished the race in another car, in a points scoring position, those points were awarded to the driver who had started the car.
The final standings based on reference.[2]
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References edit
- Åberg, Andreas. "AAA National Championship 1936". Driver Database. Archived from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved April 21, 2011.
- "1936 AAA National Championship Trail". ChampCarStats.com. Archived from the original on April 5, 2012. Retrieved April 21, 2011.
- Harms, Phil. "1936 Championship Driver Summary" (PDF). Motorsport.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 10, 2012. Retrieved April 21, 2011.