# 1940 AAA Championship Car season

The 1940 AAA Championship Car season consisted of three races, beginning in Speedway, Indiana on May 30 and concluding in Syracuse, New York on September 2. There was also one non-championship event in Langhorne, Pennsylvania. The AAA National Champion was Rex Mays and the Indianapolis 500 winner was Wilbur Shaw.
George Bailey died in practice at Indianapolis before the race. Lou Webb died during the season ending race at Syracuse.

## Schedule and results

All races running on Paved/Dirt Oval.
| Rnd | Date | Race Name | Track | Location | Type | Pole Position | Winning Driver |
| 1 | May 30 | International 500 Mile Sweepstakes | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | Speedway, Indiana | Paved | Rex Mays | Wilbur Shaw |
| NC | June 16 | Langhorne 100 | Langhorne Speedway | Langhorne, Pennsylvania | Dirt | Tony Willman | Duke Nalon |
| 2 | August 24 | Springfield 100 | Illinois State Fairgrounds | Springfield, Illinois | Dirt | Rex Mays | Rex Mays |
| 3 | September 2 | Syracuse 100 | New York State Fairgrounds | Syracuse, New York | Dirt | Rex Mays | Rex Mays |

## 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 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.
| Pos | Driver | INDY | SPR | SYR | Pts |
| 1 | Rex Mays | 2 | 1* | 1* | 1225 |
| 2 | Wilbur Shaw | 1* | | | 1000 |
| 3 | Mauri Rose | 3 | | | 675 |
| 4 | Ted Horn | 4 | | 6 | 625 |
| 5 | Joel Thorne | 5 | | DNQ | 450 |
| 6 | Bob Swanson | 6 | | | 375 |
| 7 | Frank Wearne | 7 | | | 325 |
| 8 | Frank Brisko | 9 | 8 | DNQ | 280 |
| 9 | George Robson | 23 | 4 | 11 | 275 |
| 10 | Mel Hansen | 8 | | | 275 |
| 11 | Al Miller | 30 | 2 | 9 | 210 |
| 12 | George Connor | 26 | 7 | 4 | 175 |
| 13 | Floyd Davis | 20 | 6 | 7 | 140 |
| 14 | Harry McQuinn | 11 | 13 | 12 | 140 |
| 15 | Tommy Hinnershitz | 32 | 11 | 3 | 135 |
| 16 | Duke Nalon | 22 | 3 | | 135 |
| 17 | Emil Andres | 12 | DNS | 10 | 110 |
| 18 | René Le Bègue RY | 10 | | | 91 |
| 19 | Kelly Petillo | 21 | 5 | 13 | 90 |
| 20 | Shorty Cantlon | DNS | | 5 | 90 |
| 21 | René Dreyfus R | 10 | | | 84 |
| 22 | Paul Russo R | 28 | 12 | 8 | 55 |
| 23 | Overton Phillips | DNQ | 9 | DNQ | 45 |
| 24 | Hal Robson R | | | 2 | 25 |
| - | Lou Webb R | 20 | 10 | 14 | 0 |
| - | Sam Hanks R | 13 | | | 0 |
| - | Billy Devore | 18 | 14 | DNQ | 0 |
| - | George Barringer | 14 | | | 0 |
| - | Joie Chitwood R | 15 | DNQ | | 0 |
| - | Louis Tomei | 16 | | | 0 |
| - | Henry Banks | 17 | | | 0 |
| - | Chet Miller | 17 | | | 0 |
| - | Al Putnam | 19 | DNQ | DNQ | 0 |
| - | Babe Stapp | 24 | | | 0 |
| - | Doc Williams | 25 | | | 0 |
| - | Cliff Bergere | 27 | | | 0 |
| - | Ralph Hepburn | 29 | | | 0 |
| - | Russ Snowberger | 31 | | | 0 |
| - | Raúl Riganti | 33 | | | 0 |
| - | Tony Willman | DNQ | DNQ | DNS | 0 |
| - | George Bailey | DNQ | | | 0 |
| - | Wesley Crawford | DNQ | | | 0 |
| - | Port DeFraties | DNQ | | | 0 |
| - | Louis Durant | DNQ | | | 0 |
| - | Ira Hall | DNQ | | | 0 |
| - | Bill Lipscomb | DNQ | | | 0 |
| - | Louis Unser | DNQ | | | 0 |
| - | Freddie Winnai | DNQ | | | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | INDY | SPR | SYR | Pts |
| 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 |
In-line notation :
| Bold | Pole position |
| Italics | Ran fastest race lap |
| * | Led most race laps |
| Rookie of the Year ||
| Rookie ||