The 1922 AAA Championship Car season consisted of 18 races, beginning in Beverly Hills, California on March 5 and concluding in the same location on December 13. There were also 2 non-championship races. The AAA National Champion and Indianapolis 500 winner was Jimmy Murphy.
Roscoe Sarles died at Kansas City Speedway on September 17.
Schedule and results
All races running on Dirt/Brick/Board Oval.
Rnd
|
Date
|
Race Name
|
Track
|
Location
|
Type
|
Pole Position
|
Winning Driver
|
1
|
March 5
|
Beverly Hills Race 1 - 250
|
Los Angeles Motor Speedway
|
Beverly Hills, California
|
Board
|
—
|
Tommy Milton
|
2
|
April 2
|
Beverly Hills Heat 1 - 25
|
Los Angeles Motor Speedway
|
Beverly Hills, California
|
Board
|
—
|
Pietro Bordino
|
3
|
Beverly Hills Heat 2 - 25
|
—
|
Tommy Milton
|
4
|
Beverly Hills Heat 3 - 25
|
Frank Elliott
|
Jimmy Murphy
|
5
|
Beverly Hills Heat 4 - 25
|
—
|
Frank Elliott
|
6
|
Beverly Hills Main - 50
|
Frank Elliott
|
Tommy Milton
|
7
|
April 16
|
Golden State Motor Derby - 150
|
San Francisco Speedway
|
San Carlos, California
|
Board
|
—
|
Harry Hartz
|
8
|
April 27
|
Raisin Day Classic - 150
|
Fresno Speedway
|
Fresno, California
|
Board
|
—
|
Jimmy Murphy
|
9
|
May 7
|
Cotati Race 1 - 100
|
Cotati Speedway
|
Santa Rosa, California
|
Board
|
—
|
Jimmy Murphy
|
10
|
Cotati Race 2 - 50
|
—
|
Pietro Bordino
|
11
|
May 30
|
International 500 Mile Sweepstakes
|
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
|
Speedway, Indiana
|
Brick
|
Jimmy Murphy
|
Jimmy Murphy
|
NC
|
June 14
|
San Carlos Race - 150
|
San Francisco Speedway
|
San Carlos, California
|
Board
|
—
|
Joe Thomas
|
12
|
June 17
|
7th Annual Universal Trophy Race - 225
|
Uniontown Speedway
|
Hopwood, Pennsylvania
|
Board
|
Jimmy Murphy
|
Jimmy Murphy
|
13
|
July 4
|
Tacoma Montamarathon - 250
|
Tacoma Speedway
|
Tacoma, Washington
|
Board
|
Jimmy Murphy
|
Tommy Milton
|
14
|
August 6
|
Cotati Race 3 - 100
|
Cotati Speedway
|
Santa Rosa, California
|
Board
|
—
|
Frank Elliott
|
15
|
Cotati Race 4 - 50
|
—
|
Frank Elliott
|
NC
|
September 16
|
Syracuse Race - 50
|
New York State Fairgrounds
|
Syracuse, New York
|
Dirt
|
—
|
Tom Alley
|
16
|
September 17
|
Kansas City Race - 300
|
Kansas City Speedway
|
Kansas City, Missouri
|
Board
|
Bennett Hill
|
Tommy Milton
|
17
|
September 30
|
San Joaquin Valley Classic - 150
|
Fresno Speedway
|
Fresno, California
|
Board
|
Art Klein
|
Bennett Hill
|
18
|
December 3
|
Beverly Hills Race 7 - 250
|
Los Angeles Motor Speedway
|
Beverly Hills, California
|
Board
|
Al Melcher
|
Jimmy Murphy
|
Non-championship race
Final points standings
- Note 2: 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.
|
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