The 1905 AAA National Motor Car Championship consisted of 11 points-paying races, beginning in

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on June 10 and concluding in

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on September 29. There were also at least two non-championship events held during the year. This was the first year that the

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(then known as the Racing Board) officially recognized a National Champion in

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competition. The 1905

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National Champion was

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. For reasons unclear, but likely due to a change in attitudes and opinions by AAA officials about the dangers of racing following several serious accidents, no national championship was officially recognized again until 1916.

Schedule and results

All races running on Dirt Oval.

Leading National Championship standings

In 1951,

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, winner of the 1905

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, was retroactively awarded a national championship.

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Footnotes

External links

Compilation of articles on "The Lost Championship of 1905"
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