1952 AAA Championship Car season


The 1952 AAA Championship Car season consisted of 12 races, beginning in Speedway, Indiana on May 30 and concluding in Phoenix, Arizona on November 11. There was also one non-championship event in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. The AAA National Champion was Chuck Stevenson, and the Indianapolis 500 winner was Troy Ruttman. Johnny McDowell was killed at the Milwaukee while qualifying for the Rex Mays Classic. Joe James died in the San José 100 race.

Schedule and results

RndDateRace NameTrackLocationTypePole PositionWinning Driver
1May 30 International 500 Mile SweepstakesIndianapolis Motor SpeedwaySpeedway, IndianaPaved Fred Agabashian Troy Ruttman
2June 8 Rex Mays ClassicWisconsin State Fair Park SpeedwayWest Allis, WisconsinDirt Jim Rigsby Mike Nazaruk
3July 4 Raleigh 200Southland SpeedwayRaleigh, North CarolinaPaved Cliff Griffith Troy Ruttman
NCJuly 27 Indianapolis SweepstakesWilliams Grove SpeedwayMechanicsburg, PennsylvaniaDirt Paul Russo Paul Russo
4August 16 Springfield 100Illinois State FairgroundsSpringfield, IllinoisDirt Mike Nazaruk Bill Schindler
5August 24 Milwaukee 200Wisconsin State Fair Park SpeedwayWest Allis, WisconsinDirt Bob Sweikert Chuck Stevenson
6August 30 Detroit 100Michigan State Fairgrounds SpeedwayDetroit, MichiganDirt Jimmy Reece Bill Vukovich
7September 1 Ted Horn MemorialDuQuoin State FairgroundsDu Quoin, IllinoisDirt Bill Schindler Chuck Stevenson
8September 1 Pikes Peak Auto Hill ClimbPikes Peak HighwayPikes Peak, ColoradoHill Al Rogers George Hammond
9September 6 Syracuse 100New York State FairgroundsSyracuse, New YorkDirt Jack McGrath Jack McGrath
10September 28 Denver 100Centennial ParkLittleton, ColoradoDirt Bill Vukovich Bill Vukovich
11November 2 San Jose 100San Jose SpeedwaySan Jose, CaliforniaDirt Jack McGrath Bobby Ball
12November 11 Phoenix 100Arizona State FairgroundsPhoenix, ArizonaDirt Jack McGrath Johnnie Parsons

Final points standings

Note: The points became the car, when not only one driver led the car, the relieved driver became small part of the points. Points for driver method: / *

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