1954 AAA Championship Car season
1954 AAA Championship Car season | |
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AAA National Championship Trail | |
Season | |
Races | 13 |
Start date | May 30 |
End date | November 14 |
Awards | |
National champion | Jimmy Bryan |
Indianapolis 500 winner | Bill Vukovich |
The 1954 AAA Championship Car season consisted of 13 races, beginning in Speedway, Indiana on May 30 and concluding in Las Vegas, Nevada on November 14. There was also one non-championship event in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. The AAA National Champion was Jimmy Bryan, and the Indianapolis 500 winner was Bill Vukovich. Bob Scott was killed in the Independence Day Sweepstakes race at Darlington.
Schedule and results[]
Rnd | Date | Race Name | Track | Location | Type | Pole Position | Winning Driver |
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1 | May 30 | International 500 Mile SweepstakesA | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | Speedway, Indiana | Paved | Jack McGrath | Bill Vukovich |
2 | June 6 | Rex Mays Classic | Wisconsin State Fair Park Speedway | West Allis, Wisconsin | Paved | Bill Vukovich | Chuck Stevenson |
3 | June 20 | Langhorne 100 | Langhorne Speedway | Langhorne, Pennsylvania | Dirt | Joe Sostilio | Jimmy Bryan |
4 | July 5 | Independence Day Sweepstakes | Darlington Raceway | Darlington, South Carolina | Paved | Chuck Stevenson | Manny Ayulo |
NC | July 25 | Indianapolis Sweepstakes | Williams Grove Speedway | Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania | Dirt | Jimmy Davies | Jimmy Davies |
5 | August 21 | Springfield 100 | Illinois State Fairgrounds | Springfield, Illinois | Dirt | Jimmy Davies | |
6 | August 29 | Milwaukee 250 | Wisconsin State Fair Park Speedway | West Allis, Wisconsin | Paved | Sam Hanks | Manny Ayulo |
7 | September 6 | Ted Horn Memorial | DuQuoin State Fairgrounds | Du Quoin, Illinois | Dirt | Don Freeland | Sam Hanks |
8 | September 6 | Pikes Peak Auto Hill Climb | Pikes Peak Highway | Pikes Peak, Colorado | Hill | Larry CrockettB | Keith Andrews |
9 | September 11 | Syracuse 100 | New York State Fairgrounds | Syracuse, New York | Dirt | Don Freeland | Bob Sweikert |
10 | September 18 | Hoosier Hundred | Indiana State Fairgrounds | Indianapolis, Indiana | Dirt | Manny Ayulo | Jimmy Bryan |
11 | October 17 | Golden State 100 | California State Fairgrounds | Sacramento, California | Dirt | Jack McGrath | Jimmy Bryan |
12 | November 7-8 C | Bobby Ball Memorial | Arizona State Fairgrounds | Phoenix, Arizona | Dirt | Shorty Templeman | Jimmy Bryan |
13 | November 14 | Silver State Century | Las Vegas Park Speedway | Las Vegas, Nevada | Dirt | Jimmy Bryan | Jimmy Bryan |
Paved/Dirt Oval
Road Course/Hill Climb
Non-championship race
- ^A Indianapolis 500 was USAC-sanctioned and counted towards the 1954 World Championship of Drivers title.
- ^B No pole is awarded for the Pikes Peak Hill Climb, in this schedule on the pole is the driver who started first. No lap led was awarded for the Pikes Peak Hill Climb, however, a lap was awarded to the drivers that completed the climb.
- ^C Final 65 laps completed on November 8 due to heavy dust and the rough condition of the track[1]
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: (the points for the finish place) / (number the lap when completed the car) * (number the lap when completed the driver)
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References[]
- ^ "Driver injured in race crash". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Associated Press. November 9, 1954.
General references[]
- Åberg, Andreas. "AAA National Championship 1954". Driver Database. Archived from the original on 2011-04-15. Retrieved 2011-04-15.
- "1954 AAA National Championship Trail". ChampCarStats.com. Archived from the original on 2011-04-15. Retrieved 2011-04-15.
- Harms, Phil. "1954 Championship Driver Summary" (PDF). Motorsport.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-04-15. Retrieved 2011-04-15.
- http://media.indycar.com/pdf/2011/IICS_2011_Historical_Record_Book_INT6.pdf (p. 287-290)
See also[]
Categories:
- 1954 in motorsport
- AAA Championship Car
- 1954 in American motorsport
- 1954 in sports in Nevada