# 1926 AAA Championship Car season

The 1926 AAA Championship Car season consisted of 24 races, beginning in Miami Beach, Florida on February 22 and concluding in Pineville, North Carolina on November 11. There were also 7 non-championship races. The AAA National Champion was Harry Hartz and the Indianapolis 500 winner was Frank Lockhart.
The season suffered two fatalities. Herbert Jones died at Indianapolis during a practice session. Jack Foley died at Salem during qualifying for 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 22 | Carl G. Fisher Trophy - 300 | Fulford–Miami Speedway | Miami Beach, Florida | Board | Ralph Hepburn | Peter DePaolo |
| 2 | March 21 | Culver City Race - 250 | Culver City Speedway | Culver City, California | Board | Bob McDonogh | Bennett Hill |
| NC | April 15 | Raisin Day Classic - 50 | Fresno Speedway | Fresno, California | Board | — | Peter DePaolo |
| 3 | May 1 | Atlantic City Race - 300 | Atlantic City Speedway | Hammonton, New Jersey | Board | Bob McDonogh | Harry Hartz |
| 4 | May 10 | Charlotte Race - 250 | Charlotte Speedway | Pineville, North Carolina | Board | Harry Hartz | Earl Devore |
| 5 | May 31 | International 500 Mile Sweepstakes | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | Speedway, Indiana | Brick | Earl Cooper | Frank Lockhart |
| 6 | June 12 | Altoona Race 1 - 250 | Altoona Speedway | Tyrone, Pennsylvania | Board | Peter DePaolo | Dave Lewis |
| NC | June 27 | Detroit Race 1 - 100 | Michigan State Fairgrounds | Detroit, Michigan | Dirt | — | Frank Lockhart |
| 7 | July 5 | Independence Day Classic Semi - 50 | Rockingham Park | Salem, New Hampshire | Board | Peter DePaolo | Peter DePaolo |
| 8 | July 5 | Independence Day Classic Main - 200 | Rockingham Park | Salem, New Hampshire | Board | Peter DePaolo | Earl Cooper |
| 9 | July 17 | Sesquicentennial Classic Heat 1 - 60 | Atlantic City Speedway | Hammonton, New Jersey | Board | — | Harry Hartz |
| 10 | July 17 | Sesquicentennial Classic Heat 2 - 60 | Atlantic City Speedway | Hammonton, New Jersey | Board | — | Norman Batten |
| 11 | July 17 | Sesquicentennial Classic Semi - 60 | Atlantic City Speedway | Hammonton, New Jersey | Board | — | Fred Comer |
| 12 | July 17 | Sesquicentennial Classic Main - 60 | Atlantic City Speedway | Hammonton, New Jersey | Board | — | Harry Hartz |
| 13 | August 23 | Charlotte Heat 1 - 25 | Charlotte Speedway | Pineville, North Carolina | Board | Bob McDonogh | Earl Cooper |
| 14 | August 23 | Charlotte Heat 2 - 25 | Charlotte Speedway | Pineville, North Carolina | Board | — | Dave Lewis |
| 15 | August 23 | Charlotte Semi - 50 | Charlotte Speedway | Pineville, North Carolina | Board | — | Frank Lockhart |
| 16 | August 23 | Charlotte Main - 150 | Charlotte Speedway | Pineville, North Carolina | Board | Dave Lewis | Frank Lockhart |
| NC | September 4 | Syracuse - 50 | New York State Fairgrounds | Syracuse, New York | Dirt | — | Ralph DePalma |
| NC | September 11 | Detroit Race 2 - 100 | Michigan State Fairgrounds | Detroit, Michigan | Dirt | — | Frank Lockhart |
| 17 | September 18 | Altoona Race 2 - 250 | Altoona Speedway | Tyrone, Pennsylvania | Board | Harry Hartz | Frank Lockhart |
| NC | October 2 | Fresno Heat 1 - 25 | Fresno Speedway | Fresno, California | Board | — | Peter DePaolo |
| 18 | October 2 | Fresno Heat 2 - 25 | Fresno Speedway | Fresno, California | Board | — | Bennett Hill |
| 19 | October 2 | Fresno Race - 50 | Fresno Speedway | Fresno, California | Board | — | Frank Lockhart |
| 20 | October 12 | Rockingham Race 1 - 25 | Rockingham Park | Salem, New Hampshire | Board | — | Bennett Hill |
| 21 | October 12 | Rockingham Race 2 - 25 | Rockingham Park | Salem, New Hampshire | Board | — | Leon Duray |
| 22 | October 12 | Rockingham Race 3 - 200 | Rockingham Park | Salem, New Hampshire | Board | — | Harry Hartz |
| NC | October 24 | Detroit Race 3 - 100 | Michigan State Fairgrounds | Detroit, Michigan | Dirt | — | Sam Ross |
| 23 | November 11 | Charlotte Heat 1 - 25 | Charlotte Speedway | Pineville, North Carolina | Board | Bennett Hill | Frank Lockhart |
| 24 | November 11 | Charlotte Heat 2 - 25 | Charlotte Speedway | Pineville, North Carolina | Board | Harry Hartz | Dave Lewis |
| 25 | November 11 | Charlotte Semi - 50 | Charlotte Speedway | Pineville, North Carolina | Board | Bennett Hill | Harry Hartz |
| 26 | November 11 | Charlotte Main - 100 | Charlotte Speedway | Pineville, North Carolina | Board | Frank Lockhart | Leon Duray |
* Indianapolis 500 was AAA-sanctioned and counted towards the 1926 AIACR World Manufacturers' Championship title.
    ^A Scheduled for 500 miles, stopped due to rain on the lap 160.
    ^B The IZOD IndyCar Series 2011 Historical Record Book listed the all time race winners. On the page 77 counted only two of the three October 2, 1926 Fresno races, what won by Bennett Hill and Frank Lockhart.

## 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 able 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 | MIA | CUL | ATL1 | CHA1 | INDY | ALT1 | SAL1 | SAL2 | ATL2 | ATL3 | ATL4 | ATL5 | CHA2 | CHA3 | CHA4 | CHA5 | ALT2 | FRE1 | FRE2 | SAL3 | SAL4 | SAL5 | CHA6 | CHA7 | CHA8 | CHA9 | Pts |
| 1 | Harry Hartz | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 1 | | | 1 | | 3 | 2 | | 4 | | | 2 | 2 | 1* | | 2* | 1 | 4 | 2954 |
| 2 | Frank Lockhart RY | | | | | 1* | DNS | | DSQ | 4 | | | 10 | 2 | | 1* | 1* | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 1* | | 12 | 7 | 1830 |
| 3 | Peter DePaolo | 1 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 3 | | 4 | | | 6 | | | | DNP | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 16 | | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1500 |
| 4 | Bennett Hill | 5 | 1* | 10 | 11 | 12 | 6 | | 2 | 2 | | | 11 | | 2 | | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 2 | | 4 | DNS | 1050 |
| 5 | Frank Elliott | 4 | 5 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 7* | 4 | 5 | | 2 | | 8 | 4 | | 4 | 2 | 8 | | | 14 | 12 | 5 | 3 | | 6 | 2 | 747 |
| 6 | Fred Comer | 14 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | | 4 | | 9 | 1 | 2 | 7 | | | | 6 | | | 12 | 11 | 13 | | 4 | 11 | 5 | 659 |
| 7 | Dave Lewis | 17 | 13 | | | 15 | 1 | | 14 | 7 | | | | | 1 | DNQ | 7 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 14 | | 1 | 3 | 8 | 645 |
| 8 | Norman Batten | | 8 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 2 | | 6 | | 1 | | 3 | 5 | | 7 | 8 | 18 | | | 18 | 8 | 15 | | | | | 620 |
| 9 | Pete Kreis | 11 | 11 | 4 | 7 | DNS | DNS | | | | | | | | | | DNS | 2 | | | 13 | 10 | 2 | 5 | | 8 | | 590 |
| 10 | Earl Devore | 6 | 15 | 11 | 1 | DNP | 15 | 8 | DNQ | | 5 | | | | 6 | | 4 | 11 | | | 17 | | 17 | | | | | 585 |
| 11 | Leon Duray | 10* | 10 | | | 23 | DNS | | DNQ | | | | | | | | DNS | 3 | | | 11 | 1* | 3 | 6 | | 2 | 1 | 555 |
| 12 | Earl Cooper | 18 | | | | 16 | 13 | 6 | 1 | | 6 | 5 | 12 | 1 | | 9 | | 16 | | | | | | | | | DNQ | 465 |
| 13 | Bob McDonogh | 3 | 12 | 3* | 12 | 8 | 9 | | 10 | 11 | | | | 3 | | 6 | | 5 | | | 15 | | | | | | DNP | 416 |
| 14 | Cliff Woodbury R | | 9 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 12 | | DNQ | 9 | | 3 | 5 | | 5* | 3 | 9 | 17 | | | 4 | 6 | 12 | | 3 | | | 360 |
| 15 | Eddie Hearne | | 4 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 5 | | 15 | 3 | | | | | 7 | | 3 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | 305 |
| 16 | W. E. Shattuc | 8 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 27 | DNS | 5 | 8 | 8 | | 2 | 13 | | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | | | 10 | | 6 | 4 | | 7 | 3 | 280 |
| 17 | John Duff R | | | | | 9 | 3 | | 13 | | | | Wth | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 155 |
| 18 | Ralph Hepburn | 16 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 3 | DNQ | | 7 | 6 | | | | | DNS | DNQ | | | 6 | 13 | 11 | | 6 | 9 | 9 | 144 |
| 19 | Dave Evans | 9 | 7 | 8 | 13 | | DNS | | 16 | 6 | | | 7 | | | | 10 | DNQ | | | 9 | 7 | 4 | | | | | 120 |
| 20 | Ben Jones R | 7 | | 12 | 9 | 18 | 10 | | 11 | | 3 | | 9 | | | 8 | 11 | | | | | | | | | | | 80 |
| 21 | Phil Shafer | | | | | 10 | DNS | 7 | 9 | 5 | | | 4 | | | | DNS | DNP | | | | | | | | | | 72 |
| 22 | Wade Morton | | | | | 4 | | | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | | 10 | | | | | 67 |
| 23 | Harlan Fengler | | | | | DNP | 14 | | 12 | | 8 | 4 | 6 | 8 | | | | 12 | | | | | | | | | | 45 |
| 24 | Zeke Meyer R | 13 | | DNQ | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 35 |
| 25 | Tony Gulotta R | | | | | 11 | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | | | 16 | | 7 | | | | DNP | 15 |
| - | Daniel O'Brien R | | | | | DNP | 17 | | 17 | | 10 | | | | | | Wth | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Ernest Eldridge R | | | | | 19 | DNS | | DNQ | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Louis Meyer R | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | | 0 |
| - | Jerry Wunderlich | 12 | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Thane Houser | | | | | 13 | | | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Fred Lecklider R | | | | | 24 | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Douglas Hawkes | | | | | 14 | DNS | | DNQ | | | | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Tommy Milton | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Vladimir Rashevskiy R | | | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Jack Foley R | | | | | DNQ | 16 | | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Cliff Durant | | | | | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Herschell McKee R | | | | | 19 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | L. L. Corum | | | | | 20 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Steve Nemesh R | | | | | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Jules Ellingboe | | | | | 22 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Jack McCarver R | | | | | 25 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Bon MacDougall R | | | | | 26 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Albert Guyot | | | | | 28 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Thomas Pickard | | | | | DNQ | | | DNQ | | | | DNQ | | | | | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Ralph DePalma | | | DNQ | | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Frank Farmer | | | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Jean de Marguenat | | | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Dan Cain | | | | | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Herbert Jones | | | | | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Ralph Mulford | | | | | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Charles Shambaugh | | | | | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | MIA | CUL | ATL1 | CHA1 | INDY | ALT1 | SAL1 | SAL2 | ATL2 | ATL3 | ATL4 | ATL5 | CHA2 | CHA3 | CHA4 | CHA5 | ALT2 | FRE1 | FRE2 | SAL3 | SAL4 | SAL5 | CHA6 | CHA7 | CHA8 | CHA9 | 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 ||