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1926 AAA Championship Car season

Auto racing 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.

The season suffered two fatalities. Herbert Jones died at Indianapolis during a practice session. Jack Foley died at Salem during qualifying for the second race.

Schedule and results

All races running on Dirt/Brick/Board Oval.

Rnd	Date	Race name	Track	Location	Type	Pole position
February 22	US Carl G. Fisher Trophy - 300	Fulford–Miami Speedway	Miami Beach, Florida	Board	US Ralph Hepburn	US Peter DePaolo
March 21	US Culver City Race - 250	Culver City Speedway	Culver City, California	Board	US Bob McDonogh	US Bennett Hill
April 15	US Raisin Day Classic - 50	Fresno Speedway	Fresno, California	Board	—	US Peter DePaolo
May 1	US Atlantic City Race - 300	Atlantic City Speedway	Hammonton, New Jersey	Board	US Bob McDonogh	US Harry Hartz
May 10	US Charlotte Race - 250	Charlotte Speedway	Pineville, North Carolina	Board	US Harry Hartz	US Earl Devore
May 31	US [International 500 Mile Sweepstakes](1926-indianapolis-500)	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Speedway, Indiana	Brick	US Earl Cooper	US Frank Lockhart
June 12	US Altoona Race 1 - 250	Altoona Speedway	Tyrone, Pennsylvania	Board	US Peter DePaolo	US Dave Lewis
June 27	US Detroit Race 1 - 100	Michigan State Fairgrounds	Detroit, Michigan	Dirt	—	US Frank Lockhart
July 5	US Independence Day Classic Semi - 50	Rockingham Park	Salem, New Hampshire	Board	US Peter DePaolo	US Peter DePaolo
US Independence Day Classic Main - 200	US Peter DePaolo	US Earl Cooper
July 17	US Sesquicentennial Classic Heat 1 - 60	Atlantic City Speedway	Hammonton, New Jersey	Board	—	US Harry Hartz
US Sesquicentennial Classic Heat 2 - 60	—	US Norman Batten
US Sesquicentennial Classic Semi - 60	—	US Fred Comer
US Sesquicentennial Classic Main - 60	—	US Harry Hartz
August 23	US Charlotte Heat 1 - 25	Charlotte Speedway	Pineville, North Carolina	Board	US Bob McDonogh	US Earl Cooper
US Charlotte Heat 2 - 25	—	US Dave Lewis
US Charlotte Semi - 50	—	US Frank Lockhart
US Charlotte Main - 150	US Dave Lewis	US Frank Lockhart
September 4	US Syracuse - 50	New York State Fairgrounds	Syracuse, New York	Dirt	—	US Ralph DePalma
September 11	US Detroit Race 2 - 100	Michigan State Fairgrounds	Detroit, Michigan	Dirt	—	US Frank Lockhart
September 18	US Altoona Race 2 - 250	Altoona Speedway	Tyrone, Pennsylvania	Board	US Harry Hartz	US Frank Lockhart
October 2	US Fresno Heat 1 - 25	Fresno Speedway	Fresno, California	Board	—	US Peter DePaolo
US Fresno Heat 2 - 25	—	US Bennett Hill
US Fresno Race - 50	—	US Frank Lockhart
October 12	US Rockingham Race 1 - 25	Rockingham Park	Salem, New Hampshire	Board	—	US Bennett Hill
US Rockingham Race 2 - 25	—	US Leon Duray
US Rockingham Race 3 - 200	—	US Harry Hartz
October 24	US Detroit Race 3 - 100	Michigan State Fairgrounds	Detroit, Michigan	Dirt	—	US Sam Ross
November 11	US Charlotte Heat 1 - 25	Charlotte Speedway	Pineville, North Carolina	Board	US Bennett Hill	US Frank Lockhart
US Charlotte Heat 2 - 25	US Harry Hartz	US Dave Lewis
US Charlotte Semi - 50	US Bennett Hill	US Harry Hartz
US Charlotte Main - 100	US Frank Lockhart	US Leon Duray

Indianapolis 500 was AAA-sanctioned and counted towards the 1926 AIACR World Manufacturers' Championship title.

: Scheduled for 500 miles, stopped due to rain on the lap 160. : The IZOD IndyCar Series 2011 Historical Record Book listed the all time race winners. On the page 77 counted only two of the three October 2, 1926 Fresno races, what won by Bennett Hill and Frank Lockhart.

Final points standings

Note: Drivers had to be running at the finish to score points. Points scored by drivers sharing a ride were split according to percentage of race driven. Starters were not able to score points as relief drivers, if a race starter finished the race in another car, in a points scoring position, those points were awarded to the driver who had started the car.

The final standings based on reference.

Pos	Driver	MIA
US	CUL
US	ATL1
US	CHA1
US	[INDY](1926-indianapolis-500)
US	ALT1
US	SAL1
US	SAL2
US	ATL2
US	ATL3
US	ATL4
US	ATL5
US	CHA2
US	CHA3
US	CHA4
US	CHA5
US	ALT2
US	FRE1
US	FRE2
US	SAL3
US	SAL4
US	SAL5
US	CHA6
US	CHA7
US	CHA8
US	CHA9
US	Pts	1	2954	2	1830	3	1500	4	1050	5	747	6	659	7	645	8	620	9	590	10	585	11	555	12	465	13	416	14	360	15	305	16	280	17	155	18	144	19	120	20	80	21	72	22	67	23	45	24	35	25	15	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	Pos	Driver	MIA
US	CUL
US	ATL1
US	CHA1
US	[INDY](1926-indianapolis-500)
US	ALT1
US	SAL1
US	SAL2
US	ATL2
US	ATL3
US	ATL4
US	ATL5
US	CHA2
US	CHA3
US	CHA4
US	CHA5
US	ALT2
US	FRE1
US	FRE2
US	SAL3
US	SAL4
US	SAL5
US	CHA6
US	CHA7
US	CHA8
US	CHA9
US	Pts
US Harry Hartz	2	3	1	2	2	11	2	4	1			1		3	2		4			2	2	1*		2*	1	4
US Frank Lockhart					1*	DNS		DSQ	4			10	2		1*	1*	1	2	1	3	3	9	1*		12	7
US Peter DePaolo	1	2	2	14	5	8	1	3		4			6				DNP	4	4	7	9	16		5	5	6
US Bennett Hill	5	1*	10	11	12	6		2	2			11		2		6	7	1	2	1	5	8	2		4	DNS
US Frank Elliott	4	5	16	5	6	7*	4	5		2		8	4		4	2	8			14	12	5	3		6	2
US Fred Comer	14	14	7	3	4	4		4		9	1	2	7				6			12	11	13		4	11	5
US Dave Lewis	17	13			15	1		14	7					1	DNQ	7	14	3	3	5	4	14		1	3	8
US Norman Batten		8	14	4	7	2		6		1		3	5		7	8	18			18	8	15
US Pete Kreis	11	11	4	7	DNS	DNS										DNS	2			13	10	2	5		8
US Earl Devore	6	15	11	1	DNP	15	8	DNQ		5				6		4	11			17		17
US Leon Duray	10*	10			23	DNS		DNQ								DNS	3			11	1*	3	6		2	1
US Earl Cooper	18				16	13	6	1		6	5	12	1		9		16									DNQ
US Bob McDonogh	3	12	3*	12	8	9		10	11				3		6		5			15						DNP
US Cliff Woodbury		9	13	10	3	12		DNQ	9		3	5		5*	3	9	17			4	6	12		3
US Eddie Hearne		4	6	15	17	5		15	3					7		3	9
US W. E. Shattuc	8	16	9	8	27	DNS	5	8	8		2	13		4	5	5	10			10		6	4		7	3
Canada John Duff					9	3		13				Wth
US Ralph Hepburn	16	6	5	16	8	9	3	DNQ		7	6					DNS	DNQ			6	13	11		6	9	9
US Dave Evans	9	7	8	13		DNS		16	6			7				10	DNQ			9	7	4
US Ben Jones	7		12	9	18	10		11		3		9			8	11
US Phil Shafer					10	DNS	7	9	5			4				DNS	DNP
US Wade Morton					4			7												9		10
US Harlan Fengler					DNP	14		12		8	4	6	8				12
US Zeke Meyer	13		DNQ	6
US Tony Gulotta					11	DNS											15			16		7				DNP
US Daniel O'Brien					DNP	17		17		10						Wth
UK Ernest Eldridge					19	DNS		DNQ	10
US Louis Meyer																									10
US Jerry Wunderlich	12	14
US Thane Houser					13			18
US Fred Lecklider					24												13
UK Douglas Hawkes					14	DNS		DNQ				DNQ
US Tommy Milton	15
RUS Vladimir Rashevskiy			15
UK Jack Foley					DNQ	16		DNQ
US Cliff Durant					17
US Herschell McKee					19
US L. L. Corum					20
US Steve Nemesh					21
US Jules Ellingboe					22
US Jack McCarver					25
Canada Bon MacDougall					26
France Albert Guyot					28
UK Thomas Pickard					DNQ			DNQ				DNQ					DNQ
US Ralph DePalma			DNQ		DNQ
US Frank Farmer			DNQ
France Jean de Marguenat			DNQ
US Dan Cain					DNQ
US Herbert Jones					DNQ
US Ralph Mulford					DNQ
US Charles Shambaugh					DNQ

Color	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	2nd place
Bronze	3rd place
Green	4th & 5th place
Light Blue	6th-10th place
Dark Blue	Finished
(Outside Top 10)
Purple	Did not finish
(Ret)
Red	Did not qualify
(DNQ)
Brown	Withdrawn
(Wth)
Black	Disqualified
(DSQ)
White	Did not start
(DNS)
Blank	Did not
participate
(DNP)
Not competing

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