1926 AAA Championship Car season


The 1926 AAA Championship Car season consisted of 24 races, beginning in Miami Beach, Florida on February 22 and concluding in Pineville, North Carolina on November 11. There were also 7 non-championship races. The AAA National Champion was Harry Hartz and the Indianapolis 500 winner was Frank Lockhart.

Schedule and results

All races running on Dirt/Brick/Board Oval.
RndDateRace NameLengthTrackLocationTypePole PositionWinning Driver
1February 22 Carl G. Fisher TrophyFulford–Miami SpeedwayMiami Beach, FloridaBoard Ralph Hepburn Peter DePaolo
2March 21 Culver City RaceCulver City SpeedwayCulver City, CaliforniaBoard Bob McDonogh Bennett Hill
NCApril 15 Raisin Day ClassicFresno SpeedwayFresno, CaliforniaBoard Peter DePaolo
3May 1 Atlantic City RaceAtlantic City SpeedwayHammonton, New JerseyBoard Bob McDonogh Harry Hartz
4May 10 Charlotte RaceCharlotte SpeedwayPineville, North CarolinaBoard Harry Hartz Earl Devore
5May 31 International 500 Mile SweepstakesIndianapolis Motor SpeedwaySpeedway, IndianaBrick Earl Cooper Frank Lockhart
6June 12 Altoona RaceAltoona SpeedwayTyrone, PennsylvaniaBoard Peter DePaolo Dave Lewis
NCJune 27 Detroit 100Michigan State Fairgrounds SpeedwayDetroit, MichiganDirt Frank Lockhart
7July 5 Independence Day ClassicRockingham ParkSalem, New HampshireBoard Peter DePaolo Peter DePaolo
8July 5 Independence Day ClassicRockingham ParkSalem, New HampshireBoard Peter DePaolo Earl Cooper
9July 17 Sesquicentennial Classic Heat 1Atlantic City SpeedwayHammonton, New JerseyBoard Harry Hartz
10July 17 Sesquicentennial Classic Heat 1Atlantic City SpeedwayHammonton, New JerseyBoard Norman Batten
11July 17 Sesquicentennial Classic SemiAtlantic City SpeedwayHammonton, New JerseyBoard Fred Comer
12July 17 Sesquicentennial Classic MainAtlantic City SpeedwayHammonton, New JerseyBoard Harry Hartz
13August 23 Charlotte Heat 1Charlotte SpeedwayPineville, North CarolinaBoard Bob McDonogh Earl Cooper
14August 23 Charlotte Heat 2Charlotte SpeedwayPineville, North CarolinaBoard Dave Lewis
15August 23 Charlotte SemiCharlotte SpeedwayPineville, North CarolinaBoard Frank Lockhart
16August 23 Charlotte MainCharlotte SpeedwayPineville, North CarolinaBoard Dave Lewis Frank Lockhart
NCSeptember 4 Syracuse 50New York State FairgroundsSyracuse, New YorkDirt Ralph DePalma
NCSeptember 11 Detroit 100Michigan State Fairgrounds SpeedwayDetroit, MichiganDirt Frank Lockhart
17September 18 Altoona RaceAltoona SpeedwayTyrone, PennsylvaniaBoard Harry Hartz Frank Lockhart
18October 2 Fresno 25Fresno SpeedwayFresno, CaliforniaBoard Peter DePaolo
19October 2 Fresno 50Fresno SpeedwayFresno, CaliforniaBoard Frank Lockhart
20October 12 Rockingham RaceRockingham ParkSalem, New HampshireBoard Bennett Hill
21October 12 Rockingham RaceRockingham ParkSalem, New HampshireBoard Leon Duray
22October 12 Rockingham RaceRockingham ParkSalem, New HampshireBoard Harry Hartz
NCOctober 24 Detroit 100Michigan State Fairgrounds SpeedwayDetroit, MichiganDirt Sam Ross
23November 11 Charlotte Heat 1Charlotte SpeedwayPineville, North CarolinaBoard Bennett Hill Frank Lockhart
24November 11 Charlotte Heat 2Charlotte SpeedwayPineville, North CarolinaBoard Harry Hartz Dave Lewis
25November 11 Charlotte SemiCharlotte SpeedwayPineville, North CarolinaBoard Bennett Hill Harry Hartz
26November 11 Charlotte MainCharlotte SpeedwayPineville, North CarolinaBoard Frank Lockhart Leon Duray

# DriverCarPoints
1Harry HartzMiller2954
2Frank LockhartMiller1830
3Peter DePaoloDuesenberg1500
4Bennett HillMiller1050
5Frank ElliottMiller, Miller-Locomobile747