# 1921 AAA Championship Car season

The 1921 AAA Championship Car season consisted of 20 races, beginning in Beverly Hills, California on February 27 and concluding in San Carlos, California on December 11. There was also one non-championship race. The AAA National Champion and Indianapolis 500 winner was Tommy Milton.
Alton Soules, and his riding mechanic Harry Barner, perished at the Fresno Speedway during the second race.

## Schedule and results

All races running on Dirt/Brick/Board Oval.
| Rnd | Date | Race Name | Track | Location- | Type | Pole Position | Winning Driver |
| 1 | February 27 | Beverly Hills Heat 1 - 25 | Los Angeles Motor Speedway | Beverly Hills, California | Board | — | Ralph DePalma |
| 2 | February 27 | Beverly Hills Heat 2 - 25 | Los Angeles Motor Speedway | Beverly Hills, California | Board | — | Roscoe Sarles |
| 3 | February 27 | Beverly Hills Heat 3 - 25 | Los Angeles Motor Speedway | Beverly Hills, California | Board | — | Jimmy Murphy |
| 4 | February 27 | Beverly Hills Heat 4 - 25 | Los Angeles Motor Speedway | Beverly Hills, California | Board | — | Tommy Milton |
| 5 | February 27 | Beverly Hills Main - 50 | Los Angeles Motor Speedway | Beverly Hills, California | Board | — | Ralph DePalma |
| 6 | April 10 | Beverly Hills Heat 1 - 25 | Los Angeles Motor Speedway | Beverly Hills, California | Board | Tommy Milton | Ralph DePalma |
| 7 | April 10 | Beverly Hills Heat 2 - 25 | Los Angeles Motor Speedway | Beverly Hills, California | Board | — | Eddie Pullen |
| 8 | April 10 | Beverly Hills Heat 3 - 25 | Los Angeles Motor Speedway | Beverly Hills, California | Board | — | Joe Thomas |
| 9 | April 10 | Beverly Hills Heat 4 - 25 | Los Angeles Motor Speedway | Beverly Hills, California | Board | — | Jimmy Murphy |
| 10 | April 10 | Beverly Hills Main - 50 | Los Angeles Motor Speedway | Beverly Hills, California | Board | — | Jimmy Murphy |
| 11 | April 30 | Raisin Day Classic - 150 | Fresno Speedway | Fresno, California | Board | Roscoe Sarles | Joe Thomas |
| 12 | May 30 | International 500 Mile Sweepstakes | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | Speedway, Indiana | Brick | Ralph DePalma | Tommy Milton |
| 13 | June 18 | Universal Trophy - 225 | Uniontown Speedway | Hopwood, Pennsylvania | Board | — | Roscoe Sarles |
| 14 | July 4 | Tacoma Montamarathon - 250 | Tacoma Speedway | Tacoma, Washington | Board | Tommy Milton | Tommy Milton |
| 15 | August 14 | Cotati Race 1 - 150 | Cotati Speedway | Santa Rosa, California | Board | — | Eddie Hearne |
| 16 | September 5 | 5th Annual Autumn Classic - 225 | Uniontown Speedway | Hopwood, Pennsylvania | Board | — | I. P. Fetterman |
| NC | September 19 | Syracuse Race - 50 | New York State Fairgrounds | Syracuse, New York | Dirt | — | Ira Vail |
| 17 | October 1 | San Joaquin Valley Classic - 150 | Fresno Speedway | Fresno, California | Board | — | Earl Cooper |
| 18 | October 23 | Cotati Race 2 - 150 | Cotati Speedway | Santa Rosa, California | Board | — | Roscoe Sarles |
| 19 | November 24 | Beverly Hills Race 11 - 250 | Los Angeles Motor Speedway | Beverly Hills, California | Board | Roscoe Sarles | Eddie Hearne |
| 20 | December 11 | San Carlos Race - 250 | San Francisco Speedway | San Carlos, California | Board | — | Jimmy Murphy |

## 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 | BEV1 | BEV2 | BEV3 | BEV4 | BEV5 | BEV6 | BEV7 | BEV8 | BEV9 | BEV10 | FRE1 | INDY | UNI1 | TAC | COT1 | UNI2 | FRE2 | COT2 | BEV11 | SCA | Pts |
| 1 | Tommy Milton | 5 | 2 | 2* | 1* | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | | 6 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 2* | 2 | 2230 |
| 2 | Roscoe Sarles | 2* | 1 | | | 3* | 2 | 2* | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 1980 |
| 3 | Eddie Hearne | 3 | 5 | DNS | 5 | DNS | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3* | 1 | 3 | 1399 |
| 4 | Jimmy Murphy | 8 | 3 | 1 | | 4 | 8 | 7 | DNS | 1* | 1* | 5 | 14 | 6 | 9 | | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1* | 1215 |
| 5 | Joe Thomas | | | | | | 3 | 6 | 1* | | 5 | 1* | 22 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 6 | DNQ | 2 | 8 | 7 | 715 |
| 6 | I. P. Fetterman | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | 400 |
| 7 | Eddie Miller | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | 10 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 395 |
| 8 | Ralph DePalma | 1 | 9 | | | 1 | 1* | | | | 6 | 8 | 12* | | | | | | 4 | 7 | 5 | 355 |
| 9 | Earl Cooper | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | | 300 |
| 10 | Frank Elliott | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 265 |
| 11 | Eddie Pullen | | | | | | 5 | 1 | | | 3 | 4 | 14 | DNP | 7 | | | | | | 11 | 140 |
| 12 | Harry Hartz RY | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | 4 | 130 |
| 13 | Percy Ford | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | | | | 127 |
| 14 | Tom Alley | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | 4 | 6 | 7 | | DNP | 9 | | | 90 |
| 15 | Ora Haibe | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 | | | | | | | | | 90 |
| 16 | Bennett Hill | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | 8 | | | | 11 | | DNQ | DNP | 9 | 57 |
| 17 | Ira Vail | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | 7 | DNP | | DNP | | | | | | 50 |
| 18 | Alton Soules R | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | DNS | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | | 9 | | 5 | 10* | 5 | DNP | 9 | | | | 50 |
| 19 | Jerry Wunderlich | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | 11 | | 8 | | 7 | 8 | 11 | | 43 |
| 20 | Ralph Mulford | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | DNP | | | | | | | | 35 |
| 21 | Albert Guyot | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | | | | | | | | | 30 |
| 22 | Andy Burt | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | | | | 15 |
| 23 | Howdy Wilcox | | | | | | | | | | | | 23 | | | | 7 | | DNQ | | | 15 |
| 24 | Don Fretwell R | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DNP | 8 | 15 |
| 25 | Jules Ellingboe R | | | | | | | | | | | | 19 | 10 | | | 8 | | DNQ | | | 10 |
| 26 | Art Klein | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | | 10 |
| - | John Thiele | 9 | 8 | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | | DNS | | | DNS | | DNP | | | | 0 |
| - | René Thomas | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Al Melcher | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | | 0 |
| - | Charles Basle | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | | 0 |
| - | Riley Brett | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Harry Thicksten | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Cornelius Van Ranst R | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Joe Boyer | | | | | | | | | | | | 17 | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Jean Chassagne | | | | | | | | | | | | 18 | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | André Boillot | | | | | | | | | | | | 20 | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Louis Fountaine | | | | | | | | | | | | 21 | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Mervin Headley | | | | | | | | | | | | DNQ | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Eddie Meyer | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DNQ | | | | 0 |
| - | L. L. Corum | | | | | | | | | | | | DNS | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Jim Crosby | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DNS | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Mike Moosie | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DNS | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Ralph Snoddy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | DNS | | 0 |
| - | Dario Resta | | | | | | | | | | | | DNP | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | BEV1 | BEV2 | BEV3 | BEV4 | BEV5 | BEV6 | BEV7 | BEV8 | BEV9 | BEV10 | FRE1 | INDY | UNI1 | TAC | COT1 | UNI2 | FRE2 | COT2 | BEV11 | SCA | 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 ||