1921 AAA Championship Car season | |
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AAA National Championship Trail | |
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Races | 20 |
Start date | February 27 |
End date | December 11 |
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Indianapolis 500 winner | ![]() |
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The 1921 AAA Championship Car season consisted of 20 races, beginning in Beverly Hills, California on February 27 and concluding in San Carlos, California on December 11. There was also one non-championship race. The AAA National Champion and Indianapolis 500 winner was Tommy Milton.
Alton Soules, and his riding mechanic Harry Barner, perished at the Fresno Speedway during the second race.
All races running on Dirt/Brick/Board Oval.
Rnd | Date | Race Name | Track | Location- | Type | Pole Position | Winning Driver |
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1 | February 27 | ![]() |
Los Angeles Motor Speedway | Beverly Hills, California | Board | — | ![]() |
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6 | April 10 | ![]() |
Los Angeles Motor Speedway | Beverly Hills, California | Board | ![]() |
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11 | April 30 | ![]() |
Fresno Speedway | Fresno, California | Board | ![]() |
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12 | May 30 | ![]() |
Indianapolis Motor Speedway | Speedway, Indiana | Brick | ![]() |
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13 | June 18 | ![]() |
Uniontown Speedway | Hopwood, Pennsylvania | Board | — | ![]() |
14 | July 4 | ![]() |
Tacoma Speedway | Tacoma, Washington | Board | ![]() |
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15 | August 14 | ![]() |
Cotati Speedway | Santa Rosa, California | Board | — | ![]() |
16 | September 5 | ![]() |
Uniontown Speedway | Hopwood, Pennsylvania | Board | — | ![]() |
NC | September 19 | ![]() |
New York State Fairgrounds | Syracuse, New York | Dirt | — | ![]() |
17 | October 1 | ![]() |
Fresno Speedway | Fresno, California | Board | — | ![]() |
18 | October 23 | ![]() |
Cotati Speedway | Santa Rosa, California | Board | — | ![]() |
19 | November 24 | ![]() |
Los Angeles Motor Speedway | Beverly Hills, California | Board | ![]() |
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20 | December 11 | ![]() |
San Francisco Speedway | San Carlos, California | Board | — | ![]() |
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 allowed 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.[2]
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I. P. Fetterman of Pittsburgh today won the Autumn classic at the Automobile Speedway ...
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