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The '''1931 AAA Championship Car season''' consisted of seven races, beginning in [[Speedway, Indiana|Speedway]], [[Indiana]] on May 30 and concluding in [[Syracuse, New York|Syracuse]], [[New York]] on September 12. There was also one non-championship race. The [[American Automobile Association|AAA]] National Champion and [[Indianapolis 500]] winner was [[Louis Schneider]].
The '''1931 AAA Championship Car season''' consisted of seven races, beginning in [[Speedway, Indiana|Speedway]], [[Indiana]] on May 30 and concluding in [[Syracuse, New York|Syracuse]], [[New York (state)|New York]] on September 12. There was one non-championship race. The [[American Automobile Association|AAA]] National Champion and [[Indianapolis 500]] winner was [[Louis Schneider]].


[[Joe Caccia]] and his driving mechanic [[Clarence Grover]] died at [[Indianapolis Motor Speedway|Indianapolis]] during practice. [[Jimmy Gleason]] died at [[New York State Fairgrounds|Syracuse]] during practice.
==Schedule and results==


==Schedule and results==
All races running on Dirt/Brick/Board Oval.
{{Clear}}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%"
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%"
! Rnd
! Rnd
! Date
! Date
! Race Name
! Race Name
! Length
! Track
! Track
! Location
! Location
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! 1
! 1
| May 30
| May 30
| [[Indianapolis 500|International 500 Mile Sweepstakes]]
| {{flagicon|US|1912}} [[1931 Indianapolis 500|International 500 Mile Sweepstakes]]
| {{convert|500|mi|km|abbr=on}}
| [[Indianapolis Motor Speedway]]
| [[Indianapolis Motor Speedway]]
| [[Speedway, Indiana|Speedway]], [[Indiana]]
| [[Speedway, Indiana|Speedway]], [[Indiana]]
| Brick Oval
| Brick
| [[Russ Snowberger]]
| {{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Russ Snowberger]]
| [[Louis Schneider]]
| {{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Louis Schneider]]
|-
|-
! 2
! 2
| June 5
| June 14
| Detroit Race
| {{flagicon|US|1912}} Detroit Race - 100
| [[Michigan State Fairgrounds Speedway|Michigan State Fairgrounds]]
| {{convert|100|mi|km|abbr=on}}
| [[Michigan State Fairgrounds Speedway]]
| [[Detroit]], [[Michigan]]
| Dirt
| [[Detroit, Michigan|Detroit]], [[Michigan]]
| {{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Ernie Triplett]]
| Dirt Oval
| {{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Louis Meyer]]
| [[Ernie Triplett]]
| [[Louis Meyer]]
|-
|-
! style="background:#fb9902; text-align:center;"|'''NC'''
! NC
| June 21
| June 21
| Roby 100
| {{flagicon|US|1912}} Roby 100
| {{convert|100|mi|km|abbr=on}}
| [[Roby Speedway]]
| [[Roby Speedway]]
| [[Hammond, Indiana|Roby]], [[Indiana]]
| [[Hammond, Indiana|Roby]], [[Indiana]]
| Dirt Oval
| Dirt
| ?
| —
| [[Louis Schneider]]
| {{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Louis Schneider]]
|-
|-
! 3
! 3
| July 4
| July 4
| Altoona Race
| {{flagicon|US|1912}} Altoona Race 1 - 100
| {{convert|100|mi|km|abbr=on}}
| [[Altoona Speedway]]
| [[Altoona Speedway]]
| [[Tyrone, Pennsylvania|Tyrone]], [[Pennsylvania]]
| [[Tyrone, Pennsylvania|Tyrone]], [[Pennsylvania]]
| Board Oval
| Board
| [[Paul Bost]]
| {{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Paul Bost]]
| [[Lou Moore]]
| {{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Lou Moore]]
|-
|-
! 4
! 4
| September 7
| rowspan=3|September 7
| Altoona Heat 1
| {{flagicon|US|1912}} Altoona Heat 1 - 25
| rowspan=3|[[Altoona Speedway]]
| {{convert|25|mi|km|abbr=on}}
| rowspan=3|[[Tyrone, Pennsylvania|Tyrone]], [[Pennsylvania]]
| [[Altoona Speedway]]
| rowspan=3|Board
| [[Tyrone, Pennsylvania|Tyrone]], [[Pennsylvania]]
| {{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Lou Moore]]
| Board Oval
| {{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Jimmy Gleason]]
| [[Lou Moore]]
| [[Jimmy Gleason]]
|-
|-
! 5
! 5
| {{flagicon|US|1912}} Altoona Heat 2 - 25
| September 7
| {{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Shorty Cantlon]]
| Altoona Heat 2
| {{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Shorty Cantlon]]
| {{convert|25|mi|km|abbr=on}}
| [[Altoona Speedway]]
| [[Tyrone, Pennsylvania|Tyrone]], [[Pennsylvania]]
| Board Oval
| [[Shorty Cantlon]]
| [[Shorty Cantlon]]
|-
|-
! 6
! 6
| {{flagicon|US|1912}} Altoona Race 2 - 25
| September 7
| {{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Shorty Cantlon]]
| Altoona Race
| {{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Shorty Cantlon]]
| {{convert|100|mi|km|abbr=on}}
| [[Altoona Speedway]]
| [[Tyrone, Pennsylvania|Tyrone]], [[Pennsylvania]]
| Board Oval
| [[Shorty Cantlon]]
| [[Shorty Cantlon]]
|-
|-
! 7
! 7
| September 12
| September 12
| Syracuse Race
| {{flagicon|US|1912}} Syracuse Race - 100
| {{convert|100|mi|km|abbr=on}}
| [[New York State Fairgrounds]]
| [[New York State Fairgrounds]]
| [[Syracuse, New York|Syracuse]], [[New York]]
| [[Syracuse, New York|Syracuse]], [[New York (state)|New York]]
| Dirt Oval
| Dirt
| [[Shorty Cantlon]]
| {{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Shorty Cantlon]]
| [[Lou Moore]]
| {{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Lou Moore]]
|}
|}
{{legend|#FB9902|Non-championship race|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}


==Leading National Championship standings==
==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.<br>
{| class="wikitable"
The final standings based on reference.<ref name="ChampCar1931">{{cite web|title=1931 AAA National Championship Trail|url=http://www.champcarstats.com/year/1931.htm}}</ref>
|-
{{further|List of American Championship car racing point scoring systems}}
! &nbsp;#&nbsp;

! Driver
{|
! Team
|
! Points
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%"
|- valign="top"
!valign="middle"| Pos
!valign="middle"| Driver
! [[1931 Indianapolis 500|INDY]]<br>{{flagicon|US|1912}}
! [[Michigan State Fairgrounds Speedway|DET]]<br>{{flagicon|US|1912}}
! [[Altoona Speedway|ALT1]]<br>{{flagicon|US|1912}}
! [[Altoona Speedway|ALT2]]<br>{{flagicon|US|1912}}
! [[Altoona Speedway|ALT3]]<br>{{flagicon|US|1912}}
! [[Altoona Speedway|ALT4]]<br>{{flagicon|US|1912}}
! [[New York State Fairgrounds|SYR]]<br>{{flagicon|US|1912}}
!valign="middle"| Pts
|-
|-
! 1
! 1
| [[Louis Schneider]]
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Louis Schneider]]
|style="background:#FFFFBF;" align=center| 1
| Bowes Seal Fast
|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 7
| 712.5
|
|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 7
|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 6
|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 6
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 15
! 712.5
|-
|-
! 2
! 2
| [[Fred Frame]]
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Fred Frame]]
|style="background:#DFDFDF;" align=center| 2
| [[Duesenberg]]
|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 9
| 540
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 4
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 15
|
|
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 12
! 540
|-
|-
! 3
! 3
| [[Ralph Hepburn]]
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Ralph Hepburn]]
|style="background:#FFDF9F;" align=center| 3
| [[Harry Miller (auto racing)|Harry Miller]]
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 4
| 362
|
|style="background:#FFFFFF;" align=center| DNS
|
|
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 13
! 362
|-
|-
! 4
! 4
| [[Russ Snowberger]]
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Russ Snowberger]]
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| '''5'''
| Russell 8, Hupmobile
|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 8
| 330
|
|
|
|
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 10
! 330
|-
|-
! 5
! 5
| [[Jimmy Gleason]]
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Jimmy Gleason]]
|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 6
| [[Duesenberg]]
|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ
| 299
|style="background:#DFDFDF;" align=center| 2
|style="background:#FFFFBF;" align=center| 1
|
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 5
|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ
! 329
|-
! 6
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Shorty Cantlon]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 27
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 12
|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 6
|style="background:#FFDF9F;" align=center| 3
|style="background:#FFFFBF;" align=center| '''1'''
|style="background:#FFFFBF;" align=center| '''1'''
|style="background:#FFDF9F;" align=center| '''3'''
! 296
|-
! 7
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Ernie Triplett]]
|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 7
|style="background:#DFDFDF;" align=center| '''2*'''
|
|
|
|
|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ
! 290
|-
! 8
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Lou Moore]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 26
|
|style="background:#FFFFBF;" align=center| 1*
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| '''13'''
|
|
|style="background:#FFFFBF;" align=center| 1
! 240
|-
! 9
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Chet Miller]]
|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 10
|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 10
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 13
|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 6
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 5
|style="background:#FFDF9F;" align=center| 3
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 5
! 216.5
|-
! 10
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Bill Cummings (racing driver)|Bill Cummings]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 28
|style="background:#FFDF9F;" align=center| 3
|
|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 8
|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 7
|style="background:#DFDFDF;" align=center| 2*
|style="background:#FFDF9F;" align=center| 3
! 191.5
|-
! 11
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Sam Ross]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 15
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 5
|
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 16
|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 11
|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 8
|style="background:#DFDFDF;" align=center| 2
! 180
|-
! 12
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Stubby Stubblefield]]
|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 8
|
|
|
|
|
|
! 150
|-
! 13
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Wilbur Shaw]]
|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 6
|style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 11
|style="background:#FFDF9F;" align=center| 3
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 14
|
|
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 11
! 145
|-
! 14
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Myron Stevens]]
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 4
|
|
|
|
|
|
! 127.7
|-
! 15
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Louis Meyer]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 34
|style="background:#FFFFBF;" align=center| 1
|
|
|
|
|
! 120
|-
! 16
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Paul Bost]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 31
|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ
|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| '''7'''
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 4
|style="background:#FFDF9F;" align=center| 3
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 5
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 14
! 113.5
|-
! 17
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Milton Jones (racing driver)|Milton Jones]]
|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ
|
|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 8
|style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 11
|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 8
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 4
|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ
! 107.5
|-
! 18
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Cliff Bergere]]
|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 9
|
|
|
|
|
|
! 100
|-
! 19
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Al Aspen]] {{color box|gold|RY|border=silver}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 14
|
|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 9
|style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 12
|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 9
|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 9
|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 7
! 85
|-
! 20
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Gene Haustein]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 23
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 14
|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 10
|align=center| DNP
|
|
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 4
! 80
|-
! 21
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Deacon Litz]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 17
|
|
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 5
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 4
|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 7
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 16
! 72.5
|-
! 22
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Tony Gulotta]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 18
|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 5
|
|
|
|
! 60
|-
! 23
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Herman Schurch]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 39
|
|
|
|
|
|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 6
! 50
|-
! 24
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Francis Quinn (racing driver)|Francis Quinn]] {{color box|orange|R|border=silver}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 40
|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 6
|
|
|
|
|
! 50
|-
! 25
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Zeke Meyer]]
|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ
|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ
|
|style="background:#DFDFDF;" align=center| 2
|style="background:#DFDFDF;" align=center| 2
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 11
|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ
! 45
|-
! 26
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Bill Denver]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 11
|
|style="background:FFFFFF;" align=center| DNS
|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 10
|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 10
|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 10
|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 9
! 35
|-
! 27
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Doc MacKenzie]] {{color box|orange|R|border=silver}}
|
|
|
|
|
|
|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 8
! 30
|-
! 28
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Bryan Saulpaugh]] {{color box|orange|R|border=silver}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 21
|
|
|align=center| DNP
|
|
|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ
! 11.3
|-
! 29
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Speed Gardner|William Gardner]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 25
|
|
|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 9
|
|
|
! 5
|-
! -
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Joe Huff]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 16
|
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 11
|
|
|
|
! 0
|-
! -
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[George Howie]] {{color box|orange|R|border=silver}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 11
|
|
|
|
|
|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ
! 0
|-
! -
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[L. L. Corum]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 11
|
|
|
|
|
|
! 0
|-
! -
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Malcolm Fox (racing driver)|Malcolm Fox]] {{color box|orange|R|border=silver}}
|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ
|
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 12
|
|
|
|
! 0
|-
! -
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Phil Shafer]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 12
|
|
|
|
|
|
! 0
|-
! -
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Babe Stapp]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 35
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 13
|
|
|
|
|
! 0
|-
! -
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Dave Evans (racing driver)|Dave Evans]]
|style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 13
|
|
|
|
|
|
! 0
|-
! -
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[George Wingerter]] {{color box|orange|R|border=silver}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 33
|
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 14
|
|
|
|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ
! 0
|-
! -
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Billy Arnold (racing driver)|Billy Arnold]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 19*
|
|
|
|
|
|
! 0
|-
! -
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Luther Johnson (racing driver)|Luther Johnson]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 20
|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ
|
|
|
|
|
! 0
|-
! -
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Billy Winn (racing driver)|Billy Winn]] {{color box|orange|R|border=silver}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 21
|
|
|
|
|
|
! 0
|-
! -
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} James Patterson {{color box|orange|R|border=silver}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 21
|
|
|
|
|
|
! 0
|-
! -
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Frank Brisko]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 22
|
|
|
|
|
|
! 0
|-
! -
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Joe Russo (racing driver)|Joe Russo]] {{color box|orange|R|border=silver}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 24
|
|
|
|
|
|
! 0
|-
! -
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Wesley Crawford]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 25
|
|
|
|
|
|
! 0
|-
! -
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Freddie Winnai]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 29
|
|
|
|
|
|
! 0
|-
! -
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Phil Pardee]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 30
|
|
|
|
|
|
! 0
|-
! -
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Frank Farmer (racing driver)|Frank Farmer]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 32
|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ
|
|
|
|
|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ
! 0
|-
! -
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[John Boling]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 36
|
|
|
|
|
|
! 0
|-
! -
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Leon Duray]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 37
|
|
|
|
|
|
! 0
|-
! -
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Harry Butcher (racing driver)|Harry Butcher]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 38
|
|
|
|
|
|
! 0
|-
! -
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Ab Jenkins]]
|style="background:#FFFFFF;" align=center| DNS
|
|
|
|
|
|
! 0
|-
! -
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Sun Hawk]]
|
|
|
|
|
|
|style="background:#FFFFFF;" align=center| DNS
! 0
|-
! -
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Milt Marion]]
|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ
|
|
|
|
|
|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ
! 0
|-
! -
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Rollin May]]
|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ
|
|
|
|
|
|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ
! 0
|-
! -
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Ben Brandfon]]
|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ
|
|
|
|
|
|
! 0
|-
! -
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Eddie Burbach]]
|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ
|
|
|
|
|
|
! 0
|-
! -
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Joe Caccia]]
|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ
|
|
|
|
|
|
! 0
|-
! -
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Ted Chamberlain
|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ
|
|
|
|
|
|
! 0
|-
! -
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Gordon Condon]]
|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ
|
|
|
|
|
|
! 0
|-
! -
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Rick Decker (racing driver)|Rick Decker]]
|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ
|
|
|
|
|
|
! 0
|-
! -
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Ralph DePalma]]
|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ
|
|
|
|
|
|
! 0
|-
! -
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Peter DePaolo]]
|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ
|
|
|
|
|
|
! 0
|-
! -
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Dusty Fahrnow]]
|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ
|
|
|
|
|
|
! 0
|-
! -
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Jerry Houck]]
|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ
|
|
|
|
|
|
! 0
|-
! -
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Bert Karnatz]]
|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ
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! 0
|-
! -
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Pete Kreis]]
|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ
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! 0
|-
! -
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Norske Larson]]
|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ
|
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! 0
|-
! -
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Charles Moran (racing driver)|Charles Moran]]
|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ
|
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! 0
|-
! -
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Roy Painter
|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ
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! 0
|-
! -
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[C. C. Reeder]]
|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ
|
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! 0
|-
! -
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Johnny Seymour]]
|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ
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! 0
|-
! -
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Carl Smith
|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ
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! 0
|-
! -
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Floyd Sparks]]
|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ
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! 0
|-
! -
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Joe Thomas (racing driver)|Joe Thomas]]
|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ
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! 0
|-
! -
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Marion Trexler]]
|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ
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! 0
|-
! -
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Wally Zale]]
|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ
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! 0
|-
! -
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[R. G. Brown]]
|
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|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ
! 0
|-
! -
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Gene Pirong]]
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|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ
! 0
|-
! -
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[George Simons]]
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|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ
! 0
|-
|- valign="top"
!valign="middle"| Pos
!valign="middle"| Driver
! [[1931 Indianapolis 500|INDY]]<br>{{flagicon|US|1912}}
! [[Michigan State Fairgrounds Speedway|DET]]<br>{{flagicon|US|1912}}
! [[Altoona Speedway|ALT1]]<br>{{flagicon|US|1912}}
! [[Altoona Speedway|ALT2]]<br>{{flagicon|US|1912}}
! [[Altoona Speedway|ALT3]]<br>{{flagicon|US|1912}}
! [[Altoona Speedway|ALT4]]<br>{{flagicon|US|1912}}
! [[New York State Fairgrounds|SYR]]<br>{{flagicon|US|1912}}
!valign="middle"| Pts
|}
|valign="top"|
{|
|
{| style="margin-right:0; font-size:85%; text-align:center;;" class="wikitable"
! Color
! Result
|- style="background:#FFFFBF"
| Gold
| Winner
|- style="background:#DFDFDF"
| Silver
| 2nd place
|- style="background:#FFDF9F"
| Bronze
| 3rd place
|- style="background:#DFFFDF"
| Green
| 4th & 5th place
|- style="background:#CFEAFF"
| Light Blue
| 6th-10th place
|- style="background:#CFCFFF"
| Dark Blue
| Finished<br>(Outside Top 10)
|- style="background:#EFCFFF"
| Purple
| Did not finish<br>(Ret)
|- style="background:#FFCFCF"
| Red
| Did not qualify<br>(DNQ)
|- style="background:#DFC484"
| Brown
| Withdrawn<br>(Wth)
|- style="background:#000000; color:white"
| Black
| Disqualified<br>(DSQ)
|- style="background:#FFFFFF"
| rowspan="1;" | White
| Did not start<br>(DNS)
|-
| rowspan="2;" | Blank
| Did not<br>participate<br>(DNP)
|-
| Not competing
|}
|-
|
{| style="margin-right:0; font-size:85%; text-align:center;;" class="wikitable"
|style="background:#F2F2F2;" align=center colspan=2|'''In-line notation'''
|-
|style="background:#F2F2F2;" align=center|'''Bold'''
|style="background:#F2F2F2;" align=center|[[Pole position]]
|-
|style="background:#F2F2F2;" align=center|''Italics''
|style="background:#F2F2F2;" align=center|Ran fastest race lap
|-
|style="background:#F2F2F2;" align=center|<nowiki>*</nowiki>
|style="background:#F2F2F2;" align=center|Led most race laps
|-
|style="background:#FDE910;" align=center colspan=2|Rookie of the Year
|-
|style="background:Orange;" align=center colspan=2|Rookie
|}
|}
|}
|}

==References==
* {{cite web|url=http://www.driverdb.com/standings/1140-1931/ |title=AAA National Championship 1931 |author=Åberg, Andreas |publisher=Driver Database |accessdate=2011-04-23 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5yAy483ry |archivedate=2011-04-23 |deadurl=no}}
* {{cite web|url=http://www.champcarstats.com/year/1931.htm |title=1931 AAA National Championship Trail |publisher=ChampCarStats.com |accessdate=2011-04-23 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5yAy5mpON |archivedate=2011-04-23 |deadurl=no}}
* {{cite web|url=http://old.motorsport.com/stats/champ/data/1931sum.pdf |title=1931 Championship Driver Summary |last=Harms |first=Phil |work=Motorsport.com |accessdate=2011-04-23 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5yAy6k5XD |archivedate=2011-04-23 |deadurl=no}}


==See also==
==See also==
* [[1931 Indianapolis 500]]
* [[1931 Indianapolis 500]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}
* {{cite web|url=http://www.driverdb.com/standings/1140-1931/ |title=AAA National Championship 1931 |author=Åberg, Andreas |publisher=Driver Database |access-date=2011-04-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019120445/http://www.driverdb.com/standings/1140-1931/ |archive-date=2012-10-19 |url-status=live }}
* {{cite web|url=http://www.champcarstats.com/year/1931.htm |title=1931 AAA National Championship Trail |publisher=ChampCarStats.com |access-date=2011-04-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405190554/http://www.champcarstats.com/year/1931.htm |archive-date=2012-04-05 |url-status=live }}
* {{cite web |url=http://old.motorsport.com/stats/champ/data/1931sum.pdf |title=1931 Championship Driver Summary |last=Harms |first=Phil |work=Motorsport.com |access-date=2011-04-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120825082105/http://old.motorsport.com/stats/champ/data/1931sum.pdf |archive-date=2012-08-25 |url-status=dead }}


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1931 AAA Championship Car season
AAA National Championship Trail
Season
Races7
Start dateMay 30
End dateSeptember 12
Awards
National championUnited States Louis Schneider
Indianapolis 500 winnerUnited States Louis Schneider
← 1930
1932 →

The 1931 AAA Championship Car season consisted of seven races, beginning in Speedway, Indiana on May 30 and concluding in Syracuse, New York on September 12. There was one non-championship race. The AAA National Champion and Indianapolis 500 winner was Louis Schneider.

Joe Caccia and his driving mechanic Clarence Grover died at Indianapolis during practice. Jimmy Gleason died at Syracuse during practice.

Schedule and results

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All races running on Dirt/Brick/Board Oval.

Rnd Date Race Name Track Location Type Pole Position Winning Driver
1 May 30 United States International 500 Mile Sweepstakes Indianapolis Motor Speedway Speedway, Indiana Brick United States Russ Snowberger United States Louis Schneider
2 June 14 United States Detroit Race - 100 Michigan State Fairgrounds Detroit, Michigan Dirt United States Ernie Triplett United States Louis Meyer
NC June 21 United States Roby 100 Roby Speedway Roby, Indiana Dirt — United States Louis Schneider
3 July 4 United States Altoona Race 1 - 100 Altoona Speedway Tyrone, Pennsylvania Board United States Paul Bost United States Lou Moore
4 September 7 United States Altoona Heat 1 - 25 Altoona Speedway Tyrone, Pennsylvania Board United States Lou Moore United States Jimmy Gleason
5 United States Altoona Heat 2 - 25 United States Shorty Cantlon United States Shorty Cantlon
6 United States Altoona Race 2 - 25 United States Shorty Cantlon United States Shorty Cantlon
7 September 12 United States Syracuse Race - 100 New York State Fairgrounds Syracuse, New York Dirt United States Shorty Cantlon United States Lou Moore
  Non-championship race

Final points standings

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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.[1]

Further information: List of American Championship car racing point scoring systems
Pos Driver INDY
United States 		DET
United States 		ALT1
United States 		ALT2
United States 		ALT3
United States 		ALT4
United States 		SYR
United States 		Pts
1 United States Louis Schneider 1 7 7 6 6 15 712.5
2 United States Fred Frame 2 9 4 15 12 540
3 United States Ralph Hepburn 3 4 DNS 13 362
4 United States Russ Snowberger 5 8 10 330
5 United States Jimmy Gleason 6 DNQ 2 1 5 DNQ 329
6 United States Shorty Cantlon 27 12 6 3 1 1 3 296
7 United States Ernie Triplett 7 2* DNQ 290
8 United States Lou Moore 26 1* 13 1 240
9 United States Chet Miller 10 10 13 6 5 3 5 216.5
10 United States Bill Cummings 28 3 8 7 2* 3 191.5
11 United States Sam Ross 15 5 16 11 8 2 180
12 United States Stubby Stubblefield 8 150
13 United States Wilbur Shaw 6 11 3 14 11 145
14 United States Myron Stevens 4 127.7
15 United States Louis Meyer 34 1 120
16 United States Paul Bost 31 DNQ 7 4 3 5 14 113.5
17 United States Milton Jones DNQ 8 11 8 4 DNQ 107.5
18 United States Cliff Bergere 9 100
19 United States Al Aspen  RY  14 9 12 9 9 7 85
20 United States Gene Haustein 23 14 10 DNP 4 80
21 United States Deacon Litz 17 5 4 7 16 72.5
22 United States Tony Gulotta 18 DNQ 5 60
23 United States Herman Schurch 39 6 50
24 United States Francis Quinn  R  40 6 50
25 United States Zeke Meyer DNQ DNQ 2 2 11 DNQ 45
26 United States Bill Denver 11 DNS 10 10 10 9 35
27 United States Doc MacKenzie  R  8 30
28 United States Bryan Saulpaugh  R  21 DNP DNQ 11.3
29 United States William Gardner 25 9 5
- United States Joe Huff 16 11 0
- United States George Howie  R  11 DNQ 0
- United States L. L. Corum 11 0
- United States Malcolm Fox  R  DNQ 12 0
- United States Phil Shafer 12 0
- United States Babe Stapp 35 13 0
- United States Dave Evans 13 0
- United States George Wingerter  R  33 14 DNQ 0
- United States Billy Arnold 19* 0
- United States Luther Johnson 20 DNQ 0
- United States Billy Winn  R  21 0
- United States James Patterson  R  21 0
- United States Frank Brisko 22 0
- United States Joe Russo  R  24 0
- United States Wesley Crawford 25 0
- United States Freddie Winnai 29 0
- United States Phil Pardee 30 0
- United States Frank Farmer 32 DNQ DNQ 0
- United States John Boling 36 0
- United States Leon Duray 37 0
- United States Harry Butcher 38 0
- United States Ab Jenkins DNS 0
- United States Sun Hawk DNS 0
- United States Milt Marion DNQ DNQ 0
- United States Rollin May DNQ DNQ 0
- United States Ben Brandfon DNQ 0
- United States Eddie Burbach DNQ 0
- United States Joe Caccia DNQ 0
- United States Ted Chamberlain DNQ 0
- United States Gordon Condon DNQ 0
- United States Rick Decker DNQ 0
- United States Ralph DePalma DNQ 0
- United States Peter DePaolo DNQ 0
- United States Dusty Fahrnow DNQ 0
- United States Jerry Houck DNQ 0
- United States Bert Karnatz DNQ 0
- United States Pete Kreis DNQ 0
- United States Norske Larson DNQ 0
- United States Charles Moran DNQ 0
- United States Roy Painter DNQ 0
- United States C. C. Reeder DNQ 0
- United States Johnny Seymour DNQ 0
- United States Carl Smith DNQ 0
- United States Floyd Sparks DNQ 0
- United States Joe Thomas DNQ 0
- United States Marion Trexler DNQ 0
- United States Wally Zale DNQ 0
- United States R. G. Brown DNQ 0
- United States Gene Pirong DNQ 0
- United States George Simons DNQ 0
Pos Driver INDY
United States 		DET
United States 		ALT1
United States 		ALT2
United States 		ALT3
United States 		ALT4
United States 		SYR
United States 		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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "1931 AAA National Championship Trail".
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