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1954 AAA Championship Car season

Sports season

Sports season

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

RndDateRace nameTrackLocationTypePole positionWinning driver1234**NC**5678910111213
May 30US [International 500 Mile Sweepstakes](1954-indianapolis-500)Indianapolis Motor SpeedwaySpeedway, IndianaPavedUS Jack McGrathUS Bill Vukovich
June 6US Rex Mays ClassicWisconsin State Fair Park SpeedwayWest Allis, WisconsinPavedUS Bill VukovichUS Chuck Stevenson
June 20US Langhorne 100Langhorne SpeedwayLanghorne, PennsylvaniaDirtUS Joe SostilioUS Jimmy Bryan
July 5US [Independence Day Sweepstakes](https://www.racing-reference.info/race/1954_Independence_Day_Sweepstakes/UO)Darlington RacewayDarlington, South CarolinaPavedUS Chuck StevensonUS Manny Ayulo
July 25US Indianapolis SweepstakesWilliams Grove SpeedwayMechanicsburg, PennsylvaniaDirtUS Jimmy DaviesUS Jimmy Davies
August 21US Springfield 100Illinois State FairgroundsSpringfield, IllinoisDirtUS Jiggs PetersUS Jimmy Davies
August 29US Milwaukee 200Wisconsin State Fair Park SpeedwayWest Allis, WisconsinPavedUS Sam HanksUS Manny Ayulo
September 6US Ted Horn MemorialDuQuoin State FairgroundsDu Quoin, IllinoisDirtUS Don FreelandUS Sam Hanks
September 6US Pikes Peak Auto Hill ClimbPikes Peak HighwayPikes Peak, ColoradoHillUS Larry CrockettUS Keith Andrews
September 11US Syracuse 100New York State FairgroundsSyracuse, New YorkDirtUS Don FreelandUS Bob Sweikert
September 18US Hoosier HundredIndiana State FairgroundsIndianapolis, IndianaDirtUS Manny AyuloUS Jimmy Bryan
October 17US Golden State 100California State FairgroundsSacramento, CaliforniaDirtUS Jack McGrathUS Jimmy Bryan
November 7–8US Bobby Ball MemorialArizona State FairgroundsPhoenix, ArizonaDirtUS Shorty TemplemanUS Jimmy Bryan
November 14US Silver State CenturyLas Vegas Park SpeedwayLas Vegas, NevadaDirtUS Jimmy BryanUS Jimmy Bryan

: Indianapolis 500 was USAC-sanctioned and counted towards the 1954 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 65 laps completed on November 8 due to heavy dust and the rough condition of the track

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)

PosDriver[INDY](1954-indianapolis-500)
USMIL1
USLAN
USDAR
USSPR
USMIL2
USDQSF
USPIK
USSYR
USISF
USSAC
USPHX
USLVG
USPts126302129031220410005100069507861.58858.59810107601162012614.51352014460154471642817419.51839019312.520293212302223023210242102520026187.527180281602916030159.6311403214033122.534120351103610037803878.5397040504150424743404440453046304720.4482049205020512052205310-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0PosDriver[INDY](1954-indianapolis-500)
USMIL1
USLAN
USDAR
USSPR
USMIL2
USDQSF
USPIK
USSYR
USISF
USSAC
USPHX
USLVG
USPts
US Jimmy Bryan2DNS1312334111**1**
US Manuel Ayulo1321DNQ1DNQDNQ**15**1222
US Jack McGrath**3**4DNQ218DNQ9104**2**DNQ
US Bill Vukovich1**22**
US Jimmy Reece17322DNQ20565517Wth
US Bob Sweikert14114224228123314
US Chuck Stevenson121**29**222
US Sam Hanks20DNQ387**6**13155DNQ
US Mike Nazaruk5151325941017DNQ
US Don Freeland7991839**17****2**DNQDNSDNQDNQ
US Larry Crockett92081168**4**13DNQ1510
US Jimmy DaviesDNS1728123411DNQ4DNQ3
US Johnnie TolanDNQ1241025DNQ3891812
US Fred Agabashian610
US Troy Ruttman4715
US Andy Linden25211426DNS67DNQ745
US Art Cross116DNQ5
US Cal Niday10DNQ16DNQ716116616
US Jerry Hoyt26DNS5DNQDNQDNQ101611DNQ
US Duane Carter15199DNQ1318DNQDNQDNQ
US Keith Andrews110
US Ed Elisian181412DNS1311DNQ56
US Rodger Ward221016DNQ15261118913DNQ4
US Gene Hartley236DNQ712DNQDNQDNQDNQ
US Pat O'Connor215DNQ10DNQ19DNQDNQDNQDNQDNQ9
US Paul Russo8
US Jiggs Peters**5**1716DNQ18810DNQ
US Hugh Thomas2
US Eddie SachsDNQDNQ516DNQDNQDNQDNQ7
US Joe SostilioDNQ13**7**7DNQDNQDNQDNQDNQ
US Bob Finney3
US Tommy HinnershitzDNS19DNQ157136
US Johnnie Parsons321630DNQ7816DNQDNQDNQ
US Johnny BoydDNQ614DNS16DNQ12DNQ111213
US Chuck WeyantDNQDNQ1114DNQ1798
US Paul Kleinschmidt5
US Herb Bryers6
US Walt FaulknerDNS813
US Rex Easton1724DNQ127
US Shorty TemplemanDNQ**8**DNQ
US Al Rogers8
US Len Duncan31DNS
US Johnny Thomson24DNSDNQ9
US Chuck Hulse9
US Bob ScottDNS181020
US Joe Garson10
US Ernie McCoy16DNSDNS
US Eddie RussoDNQDNQ1117DNQDNQDNQ
US Ted Foltz11
US Roy Prosser11
US Pat FlahertyDNS12DNQDNQ
US Gene Force12
US Shelby Hill12
US Bob CarrollDNS141314DNQ15
US Danny KladisDNS1813DNQ
US Pete Woods13
US Ray CrawfordDNQDNQ181514DNQ14
US Danny OakesDNQ14DNQDNQDNQDNQ18
US Al Keller14DNQ
US Pete Pusede14
US Bill Homeier3315DNQDNQDNQ17DNQDNQ
US Wally CampbellDNQ1524
US T. E. Russell15
US Tony Bettenhausen29DNQ1617
US Malcolm Brazier16
US Frank Armi19DNQ17
US Johnny Mauro17
US Edgar Elder18DNQ
US Louis Unser18
US Jimmy Daywalt272321
US Jim Rathmann2827
US Spider Webb30
US Marshall TeagueDNSDNQWth
US Cliff GriffithDNQDNS
US George FonderDNS
US Jimmy JacksonDNS
US Eddie JohnsonDNS
US Jimmy GoodDNS
US Slim RobertsDNS
US Duke NalonDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQ
US George WilsonDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQ
US Leroy WarrinerWthDNQDNQDNQ
US Curly BoydDNQDNQDNQ
US Paul HoweDNQDNQ
US Al HermanDNQDNQ
US Colby ScrogginDNQDNQ
US Frank MundyDNQDNP
US Jack BatesDNPDNQ
US Henry BanksDNQ
US Bob ChristieDNQ
US George ConnorDNQ
US Billy DevoreDNQ
US Duke DinsmoreDNQ
US Potsy GoacherDNQ
US Bill HollandDNQ
US George TichenorDNQ
US Lee WallardDNQ
US Bill BoydDNQ
US Johnny FedricksDNQ
US George LynchDNQ
US Lloyd AxelDNQ
US Roy BoweDNQ
US Berton GrovesDNQ
US George HammondDNQ
US Charles LowdermanDNQ
US Wayne SankeyDNQ
US Jimmy ThompsonDNQ
US Elmer GeorgeDNQ
US Don OldsDNQ
ColorResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
Green4th & 5th place
Light Blue6th-10th place
Dark BlueFinished
(Outside Top 10)
PurpleDid not finish
(Ret)
RedDid not qualify
(DNQ)
BrownWithdrawn
(Wth)
BlackDisqualified
(DSQ)
WhiteDid not start
(DNS)
BlankDid not
participate
(DNP)
Not competing

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References

General references

  • http://media.indycar.com/pdf/2011/IICS_2011_Historical_Record_Book_INT6.pdf (p. 287-290)

References

  1. (November 9, 1954). "Driver injured in race crash". [[The Spokesman-Review.
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