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1911 AAA Championship Car Season
The 1911 AAA Championship Car season consisted of 21 races, beginning in Oakland, California on February 22 and concluding in Savannah, Georgia on November 30. The de facto National Champion as poled by the American automobile journal Motor Age was Ralph Mulford and the winner of the inaugural Indianapolis 500 was Ray Harroun. Points were not awarded by the AAA Contest Board during the 1911 season. Champions of the day were decided by Chris G. Sinsabaugh, an editor at Motor Age, based on merit and on track performance. The points table was created retroactively in 1927 – all championship results should be considered unofficial. Schedule and results * Events on same date were run simultaneously. Leading National Championship standings The points paying system for the 1909–1915 and 1917–1919 season were retroactively applied in 1927 and revised in 1951 using the points system from 1920. References General references *http://www.champcarstats.com/year/1911.htm access ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1911 In Sports
1911 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. American football 1911 college football season, College championship * NCAA Division I FBS National Football Championship, College football national championship – Princeton Tigers Events * 25 November — the tradition of homecoming begins at the 1911 Kansas vs. Missouri football game. Association football Cyprus * Anorthosis Famagusta FC founded (30 January) Egypt * Zamalek SC is founded at Gezira Island, Cairo as "Thakanat Qasr El-Nil Club" (5 January) England * 1910-11 Football League, The Football League – Manchester United F.C., Manchester United 52 points, Aston Villa 51, Sunderland A.F.C., Sunderland 45, Everton F.C., Everton 45, Bradford City 45, Sheffield Wednesday, The Wednesday 42 * 1911 FA Cup Final, FA Cup final – Bradford City A.F.C., Bradford City 1–0 Newcastle United at Old Trafford, Manchester (replay following 0–0 draw at Crystal Palace) Germany * 1911 German football championship, National ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacksonville Beach, Florida
Jacksonville Beach is a coastal resort city in Duval County, Florida, United States. It was incorporated on May 22, 1907, as Pablo Beach, and would later change its name to Jacksonville Beach in 1925. The city is part of group of communities collectively referred to as the Jacksonville Beaches. These communities include Mayport, Atlantic Beach, Neptune Beach, and Ponte Vedra Beach. When the city of Jacksonville consolidated with Duval County in 1968, Jacksonville Beach, together with Atlantic Beach, Neptune Beach, and Baldwin, voted to retain their own municipal governments. As a result, citizens of Jacksonville Beach are also eligible to vote in mayoral election for the City of Jacksonville. As of the 2010 census, Jacksonville Beach had a total population of 21,362. History The area around present-day Jacksonville Beach was first settled by Spanish settlers. Spanish missions were established from Mayport to St. Augustine. Spain ceded Florida to Great Britain by treaty in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elgin Road Race Course
Elgin may refer to: Places Canada * Elgin County, Ontario * Elgin Settlement, a 19th-century community for freed slaves located in present-day North Buxton and South Buxton, Chatham-Kent, Ontario * Elgin, a village in Rideau Lakes, Ontario * Port Elgin, Ontario, Bruce County * Elgin, Manitoba * Elgin Parish, New Brunswick ** Elgin, New Brunswick, a community in Elgin Parish * Elgin, Nova Scotia * Elgin, Quebec * Elgin Street (Ottawa), a street in the Downtown core of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada * Port Elgin, New Brunswick Hong Kong * Elgin Street, Hong Kong, a street in Central, Hong Kong * Elgin Street, former name of Haiphong Road in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon New Zealand * Elgin, New Zealand, a suburb of Gisborne South Africa *Elgin, Western Cape, a large valley famous for deciduous farming, which lies to the south-east of Cape Town United Kingdom * Elgin, Moray, the administrative and commercial centre for Moray, Scotland, from which other names derive ** Elgin railway sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harvey Herrick
Harvey Dick Herrick (June 4, 1884 – May 30, 1936) was an American racing driver. He was the de facto American National Champion in 1911, as proclaimed by the contemporary journal ''Motor Age''. Herrick competed for the National Motor Vehicle Company. Early life Harvey Dick Herrick was born in Phoenix, Arizona Territory The Territory of Arizona (also known as Arizona Territory) was a territory of the United States that existed from February 24, 1863, until February 14, 1912, when the remaining extent of the territory was admitted to the Union as the state of .... He was the second son of Newell Herrick, a blacksmith, and Anne (née Kellogg). In 1892, Herrick's father died unexpectedly, and Herrick's mother raised her two sons alone. By the year 1900, the family had relocated to Los Angeles, California. By 1906, Herrick was working as an automobile sales representative. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Herrick, Harvey 1884 births 1936 deaths AAA Championship Car ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bakersfield, California
Bakersfield is a city in Kern County, California, United States. It is the county seat and largest city of Kern County. The city covers about near the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley and the Central Valley region. Bakersfield's population as of the 2020 census was 403,455, making it the 48th-most populous city in the United States of America and the 9th-most populous city in California. The Bakersfield–Delano Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Kern County, had a 2020 census population of 909,235, making it the 62nd-largest metropolitan area in the United States. The more built-up portion of the metro area that includes Bakersfield and areas immediately around the city, such as East Bakersfield, Oildale, and Rosedale, has a population of 523,994. Bakersfield is a significant hub for both agriculture and energy production. Kern County is the most productive oil-producing county in California and the fourth-most productive agricultural county (by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bakersfield Road Race Course
Bakersfield is a city in Kern County, California, United States. It is the county seat and largest city of Kern County. The city covers about near the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley and the Central Valley region. Bakersfield's population as of the 2020 census was 403,455, making it the 48th-most populous city in the United States of America and the 9th-most populous city in California. The Bakersfield–Delano Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Kern County, had a 2020 census population of 909,235, making it the 62nd-largest metropolitan area in the United States. The more built-up portion of the metro area that includes Bakersfield and areas immediately around the city, such as East Bakersfield, Oildale, and Rosedale, has a population of 523,994. Bakersfield is a significant hub for both agriculture and energy production. Kern County is the most productive oil-producing county in California and the fourth-most productive agricultural county ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
