# 1927 AAA Championship Car season

The 1927 AAA Championship Car season consisted of 11 races, beginning in Culver City, California on March 6 and concluding in Salem, New Hampshire on October 12. There were also three non-championship races. The AAA National Champion was Peter DePaolo and the Indianapolis 500 winner was George Souders.

## Schedule and results

All races running on Dirt/Brick/Board Oval.
| Rnd | Date | Race Name | Track | Location | Type | Pole Position | Winning Driver |
| 1 | March 6 | Culver City Race - 250 | Culver City Speedway | Culver City, California | Board | Frank Lockhart | Leon Duray |
| 2 | May 7 | Atlantic City Race - 200 | Atlantic City Speedway | Hammonton, New Jersey | Board | Frank Lockhart | Dave Lewis |
| 3 | May 30 | International 500 Mile Sweepstakes | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | Speedway, Indiana | Brick | Frank Lockhart | George Souders |
| NC | June 5 | Detroit Race - 100 | Michigan State Fairgrounds | Detroit, Michigan | Dirt | — | Frank Lockhart |
| 4 | June 11 | Altoona Race 1 - 200 | Altoona Speedway | Tyrone, Pennsylvania | Board | Leon Duray | Peter DePaolo |
| 5 | July 4 | Rockingham Race - 200 | Rockingham Park | Salem, New Hampshire | Board | Cliff Woodbury | Peter DePaolo |
| NC | September 3 | Syracuse Race - 100 | New York State Fairgrounds | Syracuse, New York | Dirt | Frank Lockhart | Frank Lockhart |
| 6 | September 5 | Altoona Race 2 - 200 | Altoona Speedway | Tyrone, Pennsylvania | Board | Cliff Woodbury | Frank Lockhart |
| 7 | September 19 | Charlotte Heat - 25 | Charlotte Speedway | Pineville, North Carolina | Board | Frank Lockhart | Frank Lockhart |
| 8 | September 19 | Charlotte Semi - 50 | Charlotte Speedway | Pineville, North Carolina | Board | — | Peter DePaolo |
| 9 | September 19 | Charlotte Main - 100 | Charlotte Speedway | Pineville, North Carolina | Board | Harry Hartz | Babe Stapp |
| NC | September 25 | Cleveland Race - 100 | Randall Park Raceway | North Randall, Ohio | Dirt | — | Frank Lockhart |
| 10 | October 12 | Rockingham Race 1 - 65 | Rockingham Park | Salem, New Hampshire | Board | Frank Lockhart | Frank Lockhart |
| 11 | October 12 | Rockingham Race 2 - 75 | Rockingham Park | Salem, New Hampshire | Board | Frank Lockhart | Frank Lockhart |
* Indianapolis 500 was AAA-sanctioned and counted towards the 1927 AIACR World Manufacturers' Championship title.
    ^A Scheduled for 200 miles, stopped due to fire on track.
    ^B Extra race added after wreckage cleared and damaged track sections repaired.

## 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 | CUL | ATL | INDY | ALT1 | SAL1 | ALT2 | CHA1 | CHA2 | CHA3 | SAL2 | SAL3 | Pts |
| 1 | Peter DePaolo | 3 | 12 | 26 | 1 | 1* | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1440 |
| 2 | Frank Lockhart | 4 | 13 | 18* | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1040 |
| 3 | George Souders RY | | | 1 | DNQ | Wth | | | | | | | 1000 |
| 4 | Leon Duray | 1 | 11 | 27 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 8 | DNS | 630 |
| 5 | Harry Hartz | 2 | 3 | 25 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 6 | | 13 | 13 | | 595 |
| 6 | Earl Devore | 7 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 518 |
| 7 | Babe Stapp R | | | 31 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 508 |
| 8 | Tony Gulotta | | 16 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 470 |
| 9 | Dave Lewis | 12 | 1 | 33 | 11 | DNQ | | | | | | | 400 |
| 10 | Cliff Woodbury | 14 | 5 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 330 |
| 11 | Dave Evans | 13* | 4 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 12 | | 323 |
| 12 | Al Melcher | 9 | 2 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 8 | | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 298 |
| 13 | Eddie Hearne | 6 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 10 | | | | 11 | | | 126 |
| 14 | Zeke Meyer | | | 2 | DNQ | | | | | | | | 122 |
| 15 | Wilbur Shaw R | | | 4 | | | | | | | | | 102 |
| 16 | Harlan Fengler | 5 | | | | | | | | | | | 50 |
| 17 | Louis Meyer | | | 4 | | 14 | | | | | | | 38 |
| 18 | Bob McDonogh | | | 6 | 10 | 13 | 11 | | | | | | 34 |
| 19 | Frank Elliott | 11 | 15 | 10 | 13 | | | | | | 11 | 6 | 33 |
| 20 | Cliff Bergere R | DNQ | | 9 | | | | | | | | | 29 |
| 21 | Tommy Milton | | | 8 | | | | | | | | | 16 |
| 22 | W. E. Shattuc | 17 | 7 | 22 | DNQ | | 12 | | 11 | 9 | 15 | | 15 |
| 23 | Norman Batten | 8 | 10 | 30 | | DNP | | | | | | | 15 |
| 24 | Steve Nemesh | | | 5 | | | | | | | | | 12 |
| 25 | Fred Comer | | 9 | DNQ | | 8 | | | | | | | 10 |
| 26 | Ira Vail | | | 7 | | | | | | | | | 6 |
| 27 | Wesley Crawford | | | 9 | | | | | | | | | 6 |
| 28 | Russ Snowberger R | | | | | | 14 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 5 |
| 29 | Cornelius Van Ranst | | | 8 | | | | | | | | | 5 |
| 30 | George Abell R | 10 | | 11 | | | | | | | | | 5 |
| - | Fred Lecklider | 18 | | 23 | | 9 | 9 | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Pete Kreis | | | 17 | 16 | 16 | | | | | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| - | Bennett Hill | 16 | | 28 | 10 | DNQ | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Fred Frame R | DNQ | | 11 | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | George Fernic R | | | 11 | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Jim Hill | | | 12 | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Don Ostrander R | | | 12 | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Benny Shoaff R | | | 13 | | DNQ | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Ralph Hepburn | 15 | | 24 | 14 | DNQ | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Earl Cooper | | | DNQ | | 17 | | | | | 14 | | 0 |
| - | Wade Morton | | | 14 | DNQ | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Ray Keech R | | 14 | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Ralph Holmes R | | | 14 | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Freddie Winnai R | | | 14 | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | L. L. Corum | | | 16 | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Louis Schneider R | | | 16 | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Dutch Baumann R | | | 20 | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Eddie Burbach R | | | 21 | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Al Cotey | | | 21 | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Henry Kohlert R | | | 23 | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Jules Ellingboe | | | 29 | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Jack Petticord R | | | 32 | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Buddy Marr | | | DNQ | DNQ | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Leslie Allen | | | DNQ | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Dan Cain | | | DNQ | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Ben Jones | | | DNQ | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Bruce Miller | | | DNQ | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Sam Ross | | | DNQ | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Steve Smith | | | DNQ | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Sam Swank | | | DNQ | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Clarence Belt | | | | | | DNQ | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Deacon Litz | | | | | | DNQ | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Ralph DePalma | | | Wth | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Cliff Durant | | | Wth | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | William White | | DNP | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | CUL | ATL | INDY | ALT1 | SAL1 | ALT2 | CHA1 | CHA2 | CHA3 | SAL2 | SAL3 | 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 ||