The 1935 AAA Championship Car season consisted of six races, beginning in Speedway, Indiana on May 30 and concluding in Langhorne, Pennsylvania on October 13. There was one non-championship event. The AAA National Champion and Indianapolis 500 winner was Kelly Petillo.
During the Indianapolis 500, Johnny Hannon died in practice, Stubby Stubblefield died while qualifying, and Clay Weatherly died during the race.
Schedule and results
All races running on Dirt/Brick Oval.
Non-championship race
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.
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Color
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Result
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Gold
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Winner
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Silver
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2nd place
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Bronze
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3rd place
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Green
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4th & 5th place
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Light Blue
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6th-10th place
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Dark Blue
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Finished (Outside Top 10)
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Purple
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Did not finish (Ret)
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Red
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Did not qualify (DNQ)
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Brown
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Withdrawn (Wth)
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Black
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Disqualified (DSQ)
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White
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Did not start (DNS)
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Blank
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Did not participate (DNP)
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Not competing
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In-line notation
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Bold
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Pole position
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Italics
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Ran fastest race lap
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*
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Led most race laps
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Rookie of the Year
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Rookie
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