1910 AAA Championship Car season


The 1910 AAA Championship Car season consisted of 19 races, beginning in Atlanta, Georgia on May 5 and concluding in Long Island, New York on October 1. The de facto National Champion as poled by the American automobile journal Motor Age was Ray Harroun. Points were not awarded by the AAA Contest Board during the 1910 season. Champions of the day were decided by Chris G. Sinsabaugh, an editor at Motor Age, based on merit and on track performance. The points table was created retroactively in 1927 – all championship results should be considered unofficial.

Schedule and results

DateRace Name
Distance 		TrackLocationTypeNotesPole PositionWinning Driver
May 5Atlanta Race 1 Atlanta MotordromeAtlanta, Georgia2 Mile Dirt OvalRestricted to stock chassis, 301–450 ciRay Harroun
May 6Atlanta Race 2 Atlanta MotordromeAtlanta, Georgia2 Mile Dirt OvalRestricted to stock chassis, 161–230 ciBill Endicott
May 6Atlanta Race 3 Atlanta MotordromeAtlanta, Georgia2 Mile Dirt OvalGeorge Robertson held track record of 40:14.03, which was not broken.Herbert Lytle
May 7Atlanta Race 4 Atlanta MotordromeAtlanta, Georgia2 Mile Dirt OvalRestricted to cars 451–600 cu, race completed in heavy rainTom Kincaid
May 27Prest-O-Lite Trophy Race Indianapolis Motor SpeedwayIndianapolis, Indiana2.5 Mile Brick OvalOpen to cars with 301–450 ci displacementTom Kincaid
May 28Wheeler-Schebler Trophy Race Indianapolis Motor SpeedwayIndianapolis, Indiana2.5 Mile Brick OvalRay Harroun
May 30Remy Brassard Trophy 1 Indianapolis Motor SpeedwayIndianapolis, Indiana2.5 Mile Brick Oval231–300 ciRay Harroun
July 2Remy Brassard Trophy 2 Indianapolis Motor SpeedwayIndianapolis, Indiana2.5 Mile Brick OvalBob Burman broke Tom Kincaid's track record of 1:23:43.Bob Burman
July 4Cobe Trophy Race Indianapolis Motor SpeedwayIndianapolis, Indiana2.5 Mile Brick OvalJoe Dawson
August 26Kane County Trophy Race Elgin Road Race CourseElgin, Illinois8.094 Mile Road CourseOpen to cars 231–300 ci displacementDave Buck
August 26Illinois Trophy Race Elgin Road Race CourseElgin, Illinois8.094 Mile Road CourseOpen to cars 301–450 ci displacementAl Livingstone
August 27Elgin National Trophy Race Elgin Road Race CourseElgin, Illinois8.094 Mile Road CourseOpen to cars 600 ci and underAl LivingstoneRalph Mulford
September 3Indianapolis Race 6 Indianapolis Motor SpeedwayIndianapolis, Indiana2.5 Mile Brick OvalEddie HearneEddie Hearne
September 3Remy Grand Trophy Race Indianapolis Motor SpeedwayIndianapolis, Indiana2.5 Mile Brick OvalCharles MerzHowdy Wilcox
September 5Indianapolis Race 8 Indianapolis Motor SpeedwayIndianapolis, Indiana2.5 Mile Brick OvalFree-For-AllEddie Hearne
September 5Indianapolis Race 9 Indianapolis Motor SpeedwayIndianapolis, Indiana2.5 Mile Brick OvalStock class, 600 ci and under displacementJohnny Aitken
October 1Massapequa Sweepstakes* Long Island Motor ParkwayLong Island, New York12.64 Mile Road CourseStock class, 161–230 ci displacementBill EndicottBill Endicott
October 1Wheatley Hills Sweepstakes* Long Island Motor ParkwayLong Island, New York12.64 Mile Road CourseStock class, 231–300 ci displacementBilly PearceFrank Gelnaw
October 1William K. Vanderbilt Cup* Long Island Motor ParkwayLong Island, New York12.64 Mile Road CourseStock chassis, 301–600 ci; Milton Bacon, riding mechanic for Harold Stone, and Charles Miller, riding mechanic for Louis Chevrolet, fatally injuredAl LivingstoneHarry Grant

* All events run concurrently; starting times were: Vanderbilt 6:00 AM, Wheatley Hills 7:00 AM, Massapequa 7:30 AM

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.
# DriverSponsorPoints
1Ray HarrounMarmon1240
2Joe DawsonMarmon1125
3Al LivingstoneNational1020
4Harry GrantAlco760
5Johnny AitkenNational715

General references