1925 AAA Championship Car season

1925 AAA Championship Car season
1925 AAA Championship Car season
AAA National Championship Trail
Season
Races	11
Start date	March 1
End date	November 29
Awards
National champion	Peter DePaolo
Indianapolis 500 winner	Peter DePaolo/Norman Batten
	← 1924 1926 →

The 1925 AAA Championship Car season consisted of 11 races, beginning in Culver City, California on March 1 and concluding in the same location on November 29. There were also 8 non-championship races. The AAA National Champion was Peter DePaolo and the Indianapolis 500 winners were DePaolo and Norman Batten.

Schedule and results[]

All races running on Dirt/Brick/Board Oval.

Rnd	Date	Race Name	Length	Track	Location	Type	Pole Position	Winning Driver
1	March 1	Culver City Race	250 mi (400 km)		Culver City, California	Board	Ralph DePalma	Tommy Milton
NC	April 19	Culver City Heat 1	25 mi (40 km)		Culver City, California	Board	—	Leon Duray
Culver City Heat 2		25 mi (40 km)	—				Peter DePaolo
Culver City Heat 3		25 mi (40 km)	—				Pietro Bordino
Culver City Heat 4		25 mi (40 km)	—				Bob McDonogh
Culver City Main		50 mi (80 km)	—				Harry Hartz
2	April 30	Raisin Day Classic	150 mi (240 km)		Fresno, California	Board	Bennett Hill	Peter DePaolo
3	May 11	Southern Speed Classic	250 mi (400 km)	Charlotte Speedway	Pineville, North Carolina	Board	—	Earl Cooper
4	May 30	International 500 Mile Sweepstakes	500 mi (800 km)	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Speedway, Indiana	Brick	Leon Duray	Peter DePaolo
4	May 30	International 500 Mile Sweepstakes	500 mi (800 km)	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Speedway, Indiana	Brick	Leon Duray	Norman Batten^A
5	June 13	Spring Classic	250 mi (400 km)	Altoona Speedway	Tyrone, Pennsylvania	Board	Leon Duray	Peter DePaolo
NC	July 4	Rockingham 100	100 mi (160 km)	Rockingham Park	Salem, New Hampshire	Dirt	Ralph DePalma	Ralph DePalma
6	July 11	Laurel Race	250 mi (400 km)		Laurel, Maryland	Board	Peter DePaolo	Peter DePaolo
7	September 7	Autumn Classic	250 mi (400 km)	Altoona Speedway	Tyrone, Pennsylvania	Board	Bennett Hill	Bob McDonogh
NC	September 19	Syracuse 100	100 mi (160 km)	New York State Fairgrounds	Syracuse, New York	Dirt	—	Ralph DePalma
NC	October 3	Fresno 150	150 mi (240 km)		Fresno, California	Board	Jerry Wonderlich	Fred Comer
8	October 26	Laurel Race	250 mi (400 km)		Laurel, Maryland	Board	—	Bob McDonogh
9	October 31	Autumn Classic	250 mi (400 km)	Rockingham Park	Salem, New Hampshire	Board	Peter DePaolo	Peter DePaolo
10	November 11	Charlotte Race	250 mi (400 km)	Charlotte Speedway	Pineville, North Carolina	Board	Bennett Hill	Tommy Milton
11	November 29	Culver City Race	250 mi (400 km)		Culver City, California	Board	Earl Cooper	Frank Elliott

Non-championship race

Indianapolis 500 was AAA-sanctioned and counted towards the 1925 AIACR World Manufacturers' Championship title.

^A Shared drive

Leading National Championship standings[]

Racing at Baltimore-Washington Speedway on July 11.

#	Driver	Car	Points
1	Peter DePaolo	Duesenberg	3260
2	Tommy Milton	Miller, Duesenberg	1745
3	Harry Hartz	Miller	1640
4	Bob McDonogh	Miller	1505
5	Earl Cooper	Miller	935

References[]

Åberg, Andreas. "AAA National Championship 1925". Driver Database. Archived from the original on 2011-04-26. Retrieved 2011-04-25.
"1925 AAA National Championship Trail". ChampCarStats.com. Archived from the original on 2011-04-26. Retrieved 2011-04-25.
Harms, Phil. "1925 Championship Driver Summary" (PDF). Motorsport.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-04-26. Retrieved 2011-04-25.

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Indianapolis 500s	1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 ~~1942~~ 1943–1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955
National Champions	Billy Arnold Henry Banks Tony Bettenhausen Jimmy Bryan Bob Carey Gaston Chevrolet Bill Cummings Pete DePaolo (twice) Sam Hanks Harry Hartz Eddie Hearne Ted Horn (three times) Rex Mays (twice) Louis Meyer (three times) Tommy Milton Jimmy Murphy (twice) Barney Oldfield Johnnie Parsons Kelly Petillo Dario Resta Floyd Roberts Mauri Rose Louis Schneider Wilbur Shaw (twice) Chuck Stevenson Bob Sweikert
AAA Contest Board Years marked in italics are not official championship years.

1925 AAA Championship Car season

Contents

Schedule and results[]

Leading National Championship standings[]

References[]

See also[]