The 1910 AAA Championship Car season consisted of 19 races, beginning in
Atlanta, Georgia
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on May 5 and concluding in
Long Island, New York
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on October 1. The
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National Champion as poled by the American automobile journal Motor Age was
Ray Harroun
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Biography
He was born on Janua ...
. Points were not awarded by the
AAA Contest Board
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Airports
* Anaa Airport in French Polynesia (IATA airport code AAA)
* Logan County Airport (Illinois) (FAA airport code AAA)
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during the 1910 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
* All events run concurrently; starting times were: Vanderbilt 6:00 AM, Wheatley Hills 7:00 AM, Massapequa 7:30 AM
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/1910.htm accessed 9/18/10
accessed 9/18/10
*http://www.motorsport.com/stats/champ/byyear.asp?Y=1910 accessed 9/18/10
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