The 1927 AAA Championship Car season consisted of 11 races, beginning in
Culver City,
California
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on March 6 and concluding in
Salem,
New Hampshire
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on October 12. There were also three non-championship races. The
AAA
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Airports
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National Champion was
Peter DePaolo and the
Indianapolis 500
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winner was
George Souders.
Schedule and results
All races running on Dirt/Brick/Board Oval.
*Indianapolis 500 was AAA-sanctioned and counted towards the
1927 AIACR World Manufacturers' Championship title.
: Scheduled for 200 miles, stopped due to fire on track.
: Extra race added after wreckage cleared and damaged track sections repaired.
Leading National Championship standings
References
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See also
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1927 Indianapolis 500
The 15th International 500-Mile Sweepstakes Race was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Monday, May 30, 1927.
First-time starter George Souders won by eight laps, the largest margin since 1913. Souders became the first driver to win the ...
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1927 in American motorsport