1932 AAA Championship Car season
1932 AAA Championship Car season | |
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AAA National Championship Trail | |
Season | |
Races | 6 |
Start date | May 30 |
End date | November 13 |
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National champion | Bob Carey |
Indianapolis 500 winner | Fred Frame |
The 1932 AAA Championship Car season consisted of six races, beginning in Speedway, Indiana on May 30 and concluding in San Leandro, California on November 13. The AAA National Champion was Bob Carey and the Indianapolis 500 winner was Fred Frame.
Milton Jones died at Indianapolis in practice; during qualifications, Bennie Bennefiel and his riding mechanic Harry Cox died.[1]
Schedule and results
[edit]All races running on Dirt/Brick Oval.
Rnd | Date | Race Name | Track | Location | Type | Pole Position | Winning Driver |
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1 | May 30 | International 500 Mile Sweepstakes | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | Speedway, Indiana | Brick | Lou Moore | Fred Frame |
2 | June 5 | Detroit 100A | Michigan State Fairgrounds | Detroit, Michigan | Dirt | Bill Cummings | Bob Carey |
3 | June 19 | Roby 100 | Roby Speedway | Roby, Indiana | Dirt | — | Stubby Stubblefield |
4 | July 2 | Syracuse 100B | New York State Fairgrounds | Syracuse, New York | Dirt | Bill Cummings | Bob Carey |
5 | September 10 | Detroit 100 | Michigan State Fairgrounds | Detroit, Michigan | Dirt | Bob Carey | Mauri Rose |
6 | November 13 | Oakland 150 | Oakland Speedway | San Leandro, California | Dirt | Bill Cummings | Bill Cummings |
- ^A Scheduled for 100 miles, stopped after 83 miles due to rain.
- ^B Scheduled for 100 miles, stopped after 81 miles due to rain.
Final points standings
[edit]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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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- Åberg, Andreas. "AAA National Championship 1932". Driver Database. Archived from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved April 22, 2011.
- "1932 AAA National Championship Trail". ChampCarStats.com. Archived from the original on April 5, 2012. Retrieved April 22, 2011.
- Harms, Phil. "1932 Championship Driver Summary" (PDF). Motorsport.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 10, 2012. Retrieved April 22, 2011.