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1952 AAA Championship Car season

Sports 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

Rnd	Date	Race name	Track	Location	Type	Pole position
May 30	US [International 500 Mile Sweepstakes](1952-indianapolis-500)	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Speedway, Indiana	Paved	US Fred Agabashian	US Troy Ruttman
June 8	US Rex Mays Classic	Wisconsin State Fair Park Speedway	West Allis, Wisconsin	Dirt	US Jim Rigsby	US Mike Nazaruk
July 4	US Raleigh 200	Southland Speedway	Raleigh, North Carolina	Paved	US Cliff Griffith	US Troy Ruttman
July 27	US Indianapolis Sweepstakes	Williams Grove Speedway	Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania	Dirt	US Paul Russo	US Paul Russo
August 16	US Springfield 100	Illinois State Fairgrounds	Springfield, Illinois	Dirt	US Mike Nazaruk	US Bill Schindler
August 24	US Milwaukee 200	Wisconsin State Fair Park Speedway	West Allis, Wisconsin	Dirt	US Bob Sweikert	US Chuck Stevenson
August 30	US Detroit 100	Michigan State Fairgrounds Speedway	Detroit, Michigan	Dirt	US Jimmy Reece	US Bill Vukovich
September 1	US Ted Horn Memorial	DuQuoin State Fairgrounds	Du Quoin, Illinois	Dirt	US Bill Schindler	US Chuck Stevenson
September 1	US Pikes Peak Auto Hill Climb	Pikes Peak Highway	Pikes Peak, Colorado	Hill	US Al Rogers	US George Hammond
September 6	US Syracuse 100	New York State Fairgrounds	Syracuse, New York	Dirt	US Jack McGrath	US Jack McGrath
September 28	US Denver 100	Centennial Park	Littleton, Colorado	Dirt	US Bill Vukovich	US Bill Vukovich
November 2	US San Jose 100	San Jose Speedway	San Jose, California	Dirt	US Jack McGrath	US Bobby Ball
November 11	US Phoenix 100	Arizona State Fairgrounds	Phoenix, Arizona	Dirt	US Jack McGrath	US Johnnie Parsons

: Indianapolis 500 was AAA-sanctioned and counted towards the 1952 FIA World Championship of Drivers title. : 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.

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)

Pos	Driver	[INDY](1952-indianapolis-500)
US	MIL1
US	RAL
US	SPR
US	MIL2
US	DET
US	DQSF
US	PIK
US	SYR
US	DNC
US	SJS
US	PHX
US	Pts	1	1440	2	1410	3	1390	4	1250.4	5	1200	6	1070	7	1060	8	820	9	709.6	10	700	11	660	12	590	13	530	14	500	15	440	16	410	17	364	18	350	19	320	20	310	21	260	22	250	23	240	24	200	25	160	26	160	27	140	28	129	29	120	30	100	31	100	32	87	33	80	34	80	35	80	36	60	37	60	38	50	39	50	40	40	41	40	42	30	43	30	44	20	45	20	46	20	47	20	48	20	49	10	-	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	-	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	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	Pos	Driver	[INDY](1952-indianapolis-500)
US	MIL1
US	RAL
US	SPR
US	MIL2
US	DET
US	DQSF
US	PIK
US	SYR
US	DNC
US	SJS
US	PHX
US	Pts
US Chuck Stevenson	18	6	6	5	1	3	1		7	2	7	6
US Troy Ruttman	1	DNQ	1	12
US Sam Hanks	3	DNQ	18	3	14	DNQ	2		12	4	5	2
US Duane Carter	4		3	DNQ	3	7			DNQ	DNQ	DNS	12
US Jack McGrath	11	13	2	2	15	4	5		1	6	4	16
US Jim Rathmann	2	10	4	DNQ	DNQ		18		18	DNQ
US Paul Russo	DNQ	2	5	DNQ	6	2	4		4	18	3	15
US Bobby Ball	32	11	DNQ	15	10	9	6		3	3	1	3
US Jimmy Reece	7	5	DNQ	8	8	15	15		5	10	10	11
US Henry Banks	19	DNQ	10	7	4	6	7		8	8	17	5
US Bill Schindler	14	3	23	1	2	13	14		16
US Bill Vukovich	17	DNQ	24	DNQ		1	3		14	1	14	8
US Mike Nazaruk	DNQ	1	19	18	16	17	DNQ		2	12	2	18
US Art Cross	5									DNP
US Jimmy Bryan	6			DNQ							9	14
US Jim Rigsby	12	4	8	4	13	11
US Joe James	13	DNQ	20	6	5	DNS	9		9	DNS	13
US Johnnie Parsons	10	DNQ	22	DNQ							16	1
US Manuel Ayulo	20	8	15	16	12	10	8		15	9	12	4
US Neal Carter	DNQ	DNQ	7	10		5	DNQ			7
US Cliff Griffith	9	15	11		18	DNQ	11		DNQ	DNP
US George Connor	8		21		20	DNQ	DNQ			DNP
US Rodger Ward	23	DNQ	9	DNQ	7	16			13	DNQ	18	9
US George Hammond								1
US Louis Unser								2
US Bob Scott	29	9	13		11	DNQ	13		17	15	6	DNQ
US Al Rogers								3
US Andy Linden	33	14	16	DNQ	DNQ	8	DNQ		DNQ	DNQ	15	7
US Paul Kleinschmidt								4
US Buzz Barton	DNQ	DNQ		17	19	DNQ	DNQ		DNQ	5	DNQ	13
US Hugh Thomas								5
US Walt Faulkner	DNQ	18	17	13	DNQ	12			DNQ	11	8	10
US Don Freeland									6	14
US Shelby Hill								6
US Fred Agabashian	27				9
US Gene Hartley	28	7	DNQ	14	DNQ				DNQ
US Charles Bryant								7
US Keith Andrews								8		DNQ
US Frank Armi				DNQ			10		DNS	17	11
US Tommy Hinnershitz	DNQ			9
US Art McKee								9
US Roy Prosser						18			10
US Johnny Mauro	DNQ							10		DNQ
US Gene Force	DNQ	DNQ	14	DNQ					11
US Ebe Yoder		DNQ	DNQ	11	DNQ	DNQ	17		DNQ
US Johnny Mantz								11
US Bob Sweikert	26	12	DNQ	DNQ	21	DNQ	12			DNS
US Danny Oakes			12							13
US Herb Bryers								12
US Malcolm Brazier								13
US Vic Carter					DNQ	14
US Milton Mabe								14
US George Fonder	15
US Norman Robinson								15
US Eddie Johnson	16	17		DNQ	17	DNQ			DNS
US Red Hamilton							DNQ			16	DNQ	17
Canada Allen Heath	DNQ	16	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ					DNS		DNQ
US Chuck Weyant	DNP					DNQ	16
US Wayne Sankey								16
US Slim Roberts								17
US Walt Killinger								18
US Bob Finney								19
US Phil Shafer								20
US Johnny McDowell	21	DNQ
US Spider Webb	22				DNQ
US Eddie Russo				DNQ	22
US Tony Bettenhausen	24	DNQ
US Duke Nalon	25
US Chet Miller	30
Italy Alberto Ascari	31
US Jud Larson	DNS	DNQ
US Carl Scarborough	DNS	DNQ
US Foster Campbell								DNQ		DNS
US Joe Allspach										DNS
US Frank Luptow	DNQ	DNQ		DNQ		DNQ
US Walt Geiss			DNQ			DNQ			DNQ
US Frank Tillman					DNQ		DNQ		DNQ
US Dempsey Wilson								DNQ			DNQ	DNQ
US Ottis Stine	DNP			DNQ					DNQ
US Johnny Boyd	DNP										DNQ	DNQ
US Danny Kladis	DNQ	DNQ
US Bill Homeier		DNQ	DNQ
US Duke Dinsmore	DNQ			DNQ
US Carl Forberg	DNQ					DNQ
US George Tichenor	DNQ						DNQ
US Joe Barzda	DNQ								DNQ
US Cal Niday							DNQ				DNQ
US Johnnie Tolan	DNQ											DNQ
US Don Daly								DNQ		DNP
US Bill Cantrell	DNQ
US Jimmy Daywalt	DNQ
US Dick Fraizer	DNQ
US Potsy Goacher	DNQ
US Perry Grimm	DNQ
US Peter Hahn	DNQ
US Jackie Holmes	DNQ
US Jimmy Jackson	DNQ
US Bayliss Levrett	DNQ
US Puffy Puffer	DNQ
US Doc Shanebrook	DNQ
US Bill Taylor	DNQ
US Leroy Warriner	DNQ
US John Crone				DNQ
US Gays Biro						DNQ
US Pat O'Connor							DNQ
US Bill Carlson								DNQ
US Guy Fields								DNQ
US Jimmy Good								DNQ
US Joe Grayson								DNQ
US George Polster								DNQ
US Pete Pusede								DNQ
US T. E. Russell								DNQ
US Wayne Stowbridge								DNQ
US Roy Bowe										DNQ
US Don Olds										DNQ
Italy Giuseppe Farina	Wth
US Bill Boyd	DNP
US Johnny Fedricks	DNP
US Albert Scully	DNP
US George Armstrong	DNP

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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References

http://media.indycar.com/pdf/2011/IICS_2011_Historical_Record_Book_INT6.pdf (p. 295-298)

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