# 1939 AAA Championship Car season

The 1939 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 Springfield, Illinois. The AAA National Champion and Indianapolis 500 winner was Wilbur Shaw.
The Springfield 100 was originally scheduled as a AAA non-championship event, had its sanction withdrawn the day of the race. It was held as an unsanctioned event on August 19, and won by John Crone.

## Schedule and results

All races running on Oval/Speedway.
| Rnd | Date | Race Name | Track | Location | Type | Pole Position | Winning Driver |
| 1 | May 30 | International 500 Mile Sweepstakes | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | Speedway, Indiana | Paved | Jimmy Snyder | Wilbur Shaw |
| 2 | August 27 | Milwaukee 100 | Wisconsin State Fair Park Speedway | West Allis, Wisconsin | Dirt | Emil Andres | Babe Stapp |
| 3 | September 2 | Syracuse 100 | New York State Fairgrounds | Syracuse, New York | Dirt | Rex Mays | Mauri Rose |
| NC | October 15 | Race of Champions | Illinois State Fairgrounds | Springfield, Illinois | Dirt | — | Emil Andres |

## 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 | MIL | SYR | Pts |
| 1 | Wilbur Shaw | 1 | | | 1000 |
| 2 | Jimmy Snyder | 2 | | | 825 |
| 3 | Ted Horn | 4 | 14 | 3 | 685 |
| 4 | Babe Stapp | 5 | 1 | 11 | 675 |
| 5 | Cliff Bergere | 3 | | | 675 |
| 6 | George Barringer | 6 | 2 | 5 | 630 |
| 7 | Mauri Rose | 8 | 12 | 1* | 490 |
| 8 | Joel Thorne | 7 | 9 | DNQ | 370 |
| 9 | Frank Wearne | 9 | | DNQ | 225 |
| 10 | George Connor | 13 | 10* | 2 | 200 |
| 11 | Louis Durant RY | | 3 | 7 | 200 |
| 12 | Billy Devore | 10 | | DNQ | 136.5 |
| 13 | Floyd Davis | 27 | 11 | 4 | 135 |
| 14 | Frank Brisko | 29 | 8 | 6 | 130 |
| 15 | George Robson | 21 | 5 | 10 | 125 |
| 16 | Tony Gulotta | 11 | | | 114.5 |
| 17 | Russ Snowberger | 25 | 4 | DNQ | 110 |
| 18 | Duke Nalon | DNQ | 6 | 12 | 90 |
| 19 | Louis Meyer | 12* | | | 75 |
| 20 | Spider Webb R | | 7 | | 65 |
| 21 | Shorty Cantlon | 32 | 15 | 8 | 55 |
| 22 | Emil Andres | 30 | 13 | 9 | 45 |
| 23 | Henry Banks | 10 | | | 38.5 |
| - | Rex Mays | 16 | 17 | 13 | 0 |
| - | Frank McGurk | DNQ | 16 | 14 | 0 |
| - | Tony Willman | 14 | | | 0 |
| - | Louis Tomei | 15 | | | 0 |
| - | Herb Ardinger | 17 | | | 0 |
| - | Kelly Petillo | 18 | | DNQ | 0 |
| - | Mel Hansen R | 19 | | | 0 |
| - | Chet Miller | 20 | | | 0 |
| - | Al Putnam | 21 | | DNQ | 0 |
| - | Harry McQuinn | 21 | | | 0 |
| - | Ralph Hepburn | 22 | | | 0 |
| - | Floyd Roberts | 23 | | | 0 |
| - | Ira Hall | 24 | | | 0 |
| - | George Bailey | 26 | | | 0 |
| - | Al Miller | 28 | | | 0 |
| - | Bob Swanson | 31 | | | 0 |
| - | Deacon Litz | 33 | | DNQ | 0 |
| - | Ronney Householder | DNS | | | 0 |
| - | Lou Webb | DNQ | | DNQ | 0 |
| - | Sam Hanks | Wth | | DNQ | 0 |
| - | Tommy Hinnershitz | DNQ | | | 0 |
| - | Zeke Meyer | DNQ | | | 0 |
| - | Johnny Seymour | DNQ | | | 0 |
| - | Doc Williams | DNQ | | | 0 |
| - | Vince Conze | | | DNQ | 0 |
| - | Lou Moore | | | DNQ | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | INDY | MIL | 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 ||