# 1938 AAA Championship Car season

The 1938 AAA Championship Car season consisted of two races, beginning in Speedway, Indiana on May 30 and concluding in Syracuse, New York on September 10. There were also two non-championship events. The AAA National Champion and Indianapolis 500 winner was Floyd Roberts.
Billy Winn died at Springfield during the non-championships race.

## Schedule and results

All races running on Dirt/Brick Oval. In IZOD IndyCar Series 2011 Historical Record Book, the Indianapolis Motor Speedway is, from 1911 to 1938, listed as a "brick track" type circuit. (page 73)
| Rnd | Date | Race Name | Track | Location | Type | Pole Position | Winning Driver |
| 1 | May 30 | International 500 Mile Sweepstakes | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | Speedway, Indiana | Brick | Floyd Roberts | Floyd Roberts |
| NC | August 20 | Springfield 100 | Illinois State Fairgrounds | Springfield, Illinois | Dirt | Rex Mays | Tony Willman |
| NC | August 28 | Milwaukee 100 | Wisconsin State Fair Park Speedway | West Allis, Wisconsin | Dirt | Mauri Rose | Chet Gardner |
| 2 | September 10 | Syracuse 100 | New York State Fairgrounds | Syracuse, New York | Dirt | Jimmy Snyder | Jimmy Snyder |

## 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 | SYR | Pts |
| 1 | Floyd Roberts | 1* | DNQ | 1000 |
| 2 | Wilbur Shaw | 2 | | 825 |
| 3 | Chet Miller | 3 | DNQ | 675 |
| 4 | Ted Horn | 4 | 4 | 660 |
| 5 | Chet Gardner | 5 | | 450 |
| 6 | Billy Devore | 8 | 10 | 310 |
| 7 | Duke Nalon | 11 | 3 | 260 |
| 8 | Joel Thorne | 9 | DNQ | 225 |
| 9 | Herb Ardinger | 6 | | 213 |
| 10 | Jimmy Snyder | 15* | 1* | 200 |
| 11 | Harry McQuinn | 7 | | 188.1 |
| 12 | Frank Wearne | 10 | 13 | 175 |
| 13 | Rex Mays | 28 | 2 | 165 |
| 14 | Mauri Rose | 13 | 5 | 90 |
| 15 | George Connor | 19 | 6 | 75 |
| 16 | George Bailey | 12 | | 75 |
| 17 | Floyd Davis | DNQ | 7 | 65 |
| 18 | Russ Snowberger | 25 | 8 | 45.1 |
| 19 | Tommy Hinnershitz RY | | 9 | 45 |
| 20 | George Robson R | | 11 | 25 |
| 21 | Bill Cummings | 24 | 8 | 9.9 |
| - | Kelly Petillo | 22 | 12 | 0 |
| - | Ronney Householder | 14 | | 0 |
| - | Billy Winn | 14 | | 0 |
| - | Frankie Bailey | | 14 | 0 |
| - | Louis Meyer | 16 | | 0 |
| - | Tony Gulotta | 17 | | 0 |
| - | Al Miller | 18 | DNQ | 0 |
| - | Cliff Bergere | 20 | | 0 |
| - | Henry Banks | 21 | | 0 |
| - | Louis Tomei | 23 | | 0 |
| - | Babe Stapp | 26 | | 0 |
| - | Tony Willman | 27 | DNQ | 0 |
| - | Emil Andres | 29 | DNQ | 0 |
| - | Ira Hall | 30 | | 0 |
| - | Frank Brisko | 31 | DNQ | 0 |
| - | Al Putnam | 32 | | 0 |
| - | Shorty Cantlon | 33 | DNQ | 0 |
| - | Frankie Beeder | DNQ | DNQ | 0 |
| - | Johnny Sawyer | DNQ | DNQ | 0 |
| - | Charles Crawford | DNQ | | 0 |
| - | Fred Frame | DNQ | | 0 |
| - | Ralph Hepburn | DNQ | | 0 |
| - | Deacon Litz | DNQ | | 0 |
| - | Tazio Nuvolari | DNQ | | 0 |
| - | Jack Petticord | DNQ | | 0 |
| - | Johnny Seymour | DNQ | | 0 |
| - | Doc Williams | DNQ | | 0 |
| - | Walt Brown | | DNQ | 0 |
| - | Al Cusick | | DNQ | 0 |
| - | Miny Dugatta | | DNQ | 0 |
| - | Henry Guerand | | DNQ | 0 |
| - | Bill Holland | | DNQ | 0 |
| - | George Huss | | DNQ | 0 |
| - | Doc Keim | | DNQ | 0 |
| - | Hans Koehler | | DNQ | 0 |
| - | Mark Light | | DNQ | 0 |
| - | Jack Moon | | DNQ | 0 |
| - | Leslie Owen | | DNQ | 0 |
| - | Charlie Rogers | | DNQ | 0 |
| - | Jack Russell | | DNQ | 0 |
| - | Bud Walker | | DNQ | 0 |
| - | Buster Warke | | DNQ | 0 |
| - | Lou Webb | | DNQ | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | INDY | 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 ||