# 1941 AAA Championship Car season

The 1941 AAA Championship Car season consisted of three races, beginning in Speedway, Indiana on May 30 and concluding in Syracuse, New York on September 1. There was also one non-championship event held at Langhorne, Pennsylvania. The AAA National Champion was Rex Mays and the Indianapolis 500 co-winners were Floyd Davis and Mauri Rose - the second such occasion in history. The National Championship was not held again until 1946, due to World War II.

## Schedule and results

All races running on Paved/Dirt Oval.
| Rnd | Date | Race Name | Track | Location | Type | Pole Position | Winning Driver |
| 1 | May 30 | International 500 Mile Sweepstakes | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | Speedway, Indiana | Paved | Mauri Rose | Floyd Davis |
| 1 | May 30 | International 500 Mile Sweepstakes | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | Speedway, Indiana | Paved | Mauri Rose | Mauri Rose |
| NC | June 22 | Langhorne 100 | Langhorne Speedway | Langhorne, Pennsylvania | Dirt | — | Duke Nalon |
| 2 | August 24 | Milwaukee 100 | Wisconsin State Fair Park Speedway | West Allis, Wisconsin | Dirt | Rex Mays | Rex Mays |
| 3 | September 1 | Syracuse 100 | New York State Fairgrounds | Syracuse, New York | Dirt | Rex Mays | Rex Mays |
    ^A Shared drive

## Final points standings

* Note 1: Drivers had to complete 50% of the race distance 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.
* Note 2: Mauri Rose started the No. 3 car during the Indianapolis 500, but dropped out early with mechanical issues. On lap 72, he relieved Floyd Davis in the No. 16 car, and went on to finish first. While both Davis and Rose were recognized as co-winners - the second of two such occasions in Indianapolis 500 history - the winner's points went to Davis, who started and qualified the No. 16 car.
* The final standings based on reference.
| Pos | Driver | INDY | MIL | SYR | Pts |
| 1 | Rex Mays | 2 | 1* | 1* | 1225 |
| 2 | Ted Horn | 3 | | | 675 |
| 3 | Ralph Hepburn | 4 | | | 550 |
| 4 | Floyd Davis | 1 | | 5 | 450 |
| 5 | Cliff Bergere | 5 | | | 450 |
| 6 | Chet Miller | 6 | 8 | DNQ | 430 |
| 7 | George Connor | 16 | 2 | 3 | 300 |
| 8 | Frank Wearne | 8 | | | 275 |
| 9 | Mauri Rose | 26 | 3 | 4 | 245 |
| 10 | Tony Bettenhausen RY | | 6 | 2 | 240 |
| 11 | Paul Russo | 9 | | | 181 |
| 12 | Al Putnam | 12 | 4 | 11 | 167.4 |
| 13 | Harry McQuinn | 7 | | | 157.6 |
| 14 | Louis Tomei | 11 | | | 125 |
| 15 | George Robson | 25 | 7 | 9 | 110 |
| 16 | Frank McGurk | | 9 | 7 | 110 |
| 17 | Tommy Hinnershitz | 10 | | | 105 |
| 18 | Emil Andres | 30 | 5 | 13 | 90 |
| 19 | Tony Willman | 20 | 12 | 6 | 75 |
| 20 | Louis Durant | 9 | | | 61.6 |
| 21 | Walt Brown R | | | 8 | 55 |
| 22 | Duke Nalon | 15 | 11 | 10 | 35 |
| - | Overton Phillips | 13 | 10 | 14 | 0 |
| - | Lee Wallard R | | | 12 | 0 |
| - | Joie Chitwood | 14 | | | 0 |
| - | Everett Saylor | 17 | | | 0 |
| - | Wilbur Shaw | 18* | | | 0 |
| - | Billy Devore | 19 | | DNS | 0 |
| - | Russ Snowberger | 21 | | | 0 |
| - | Deacon Litz | 22 | | | 0 |
| - | Frank Brisko | 23 | | | 0 |
| - | Doc Williams | 24 | | | 0 |
| - | Kelly Petillo | 27 | | DNQ | 0 |
| - | Al Miller | 28 | | | 0 |
| - | Mel Hansen | 29 | | | 0 |
| - | Joel Thorne | 31 | | | 0 |
| - | George Barringer | DNS | DNQ | | 0 |
| - | Shorty Cantlon | DNQ | DNQ | | 0 |
| - | Ira Hall | DNQ | | | 0 |
| - | Sam Hanks | DNQ | | | 0 |
| - | René Le Bègue | DNQ | | | 0 |
| - | Bill Lipscomb | DNQ | | | 0 |
| - | Roy Russing | DNQ | | | 0 |
| - | Jean Trévoux | DNQ | | | 0 |
| - | Eddie Casterline | | | DNQ | 0 |
| - | Bill Holland | | | 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 |
| RY Rookie of the Year ||
| R Rookie ||