The 1954 AAA Championship Car season consisted of 13 races, beginning in
Speedway,
Indiana on May 30 and concluding in
Las Vegas,
Nevada on November 14. There was also one non-championship event in
Mechanicsburg,
Pennsylvania. The
AAA National Champion was
Jimmy Bryan, and the
Indianapolis 500 winner was
Bill Vukovich
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.
Bob Scott was killed in the Independence Day Sweepstakes race at
Darlington
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In the 19th century, Darlington underwen ...
.
Schedule and results
: Indianapolis 500 was USAC-sanctioned and counted towards the
1954 World Championship of Drivers
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title.
: No pole is awarded for the Pikes Peak Hill Climb, in this schedule on the pole is the driver who started first. No lap led was awarded for the Pikes Peak Hill Climb, however, a lap was awarded to the drivers that completed the climb.
: Final 65 laps completed on November 8 due to heavy dust and the rough condition of the track
Final points standings
Note: The points became the car, when not only one driver led the car, the relieved driver became small part of the points. Points for driver method: (the points for the finish place) / (number the lap when completed the car) * (number the lap when completed the driver)
References
General references
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* http://media.indycar.com/pdf/2011/IICS_2011_Historical_Record_Book_INT6.pdf (p. 287-290)
See also
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1954 Indianapolis 500
The 38th International 500-Mile Sweepstakes was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Monday, May 31, 1954. The event was part of the 1954 AAA National Championship Trail, and was also race 2 of 9 in the 1954 World Championship of Drivers.
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