1910 AAA Championship Car season

The 1910 AAA Championship Car season consisted of 19 races, beginning in Atlanta, Georgia on May 5 and concluding in Long Island, New York on October 1. AAA did not award points towards a National Championship during the 1910 season, and did not declare a National Champion.
The de facto National Champion as polled by the American automobile journal Motor Age, was Ray Harroun. Points were not awarded by the AAA Contest Board during the 1910 season. Harroun was named the champion by Chris G. Sinsabaugh, an editor at Motor Age, based upon merit and on track performance. A points table was created retroactively in 1927. At a later point, it was recognized by historians that these championship results should be considered unofficial.

Schedule and results

Date	Race name Distance	Track	Location	Type	Notes	Pole position	Winning driver
May 5	Atlanta Speedway Trophy	Atlanta Motordrome	Atlanta, Georgia	2 Mile Dirt Oval	Restricted to stock chassis, 301–450 ci		Ray Harroun
May 6	Atlanta Race 2	Atlanta Motordrome	Atlanta, Georgia	2 Mile Dirt Oval	Restricted to stock chassis, 161–230 ci		Bill Endicott
May 6	Atlanta Race 3	Atlanta Motordrome	Atlanta, Georgia	2 Mile Dirt Oval	George Robertson held track record of 40:14.03, which was not broken.		Herbert Lytle
May 7	Atlanta Automobile Association Trophy	Atlanta Motordrome	Atlanta, Georgia	2 Mile Dirt Oval	Restricted to cars 451–600 cu, race completed in heavy rain		Tom Kincade
May 27	Prest-O-Lite Trophy Race	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Indianapolis, Indiana	2.5 Mile Brick Oval	Open to cars with 301–450 ci displacement		Tom Kincade
May 28	Wheeler-Schebler Trophy Race	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Indianapolis, Indiana	2.5 Mile Brick Oval			Ray Harroun
May 30	Remy Brassard Trophy 1	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Indianapolis, Indiana	2.5 Mile Brick Oval	231–300 ci		Ray Harroun
July 2	Remy Brassard Trophy 2	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Indianapolis, Indiana	2.5 Mile Brick Oval	Bob Burman broke Tom Kincade's track record of 1:23:43.		Bob Burman
July 4	Cobe Trophy Race	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Indianapolis, Indiana	2.5 Mile Brick Oval			Joe Dawson
August 26	Kane County Trophy Race	Elgin Road Race Course	Elgin, Illinois	8.094 Mile Road Course	Open to cars 231–300 ci displacement		Dave Buck
August 26	Illinois Trophy Race	Elgin Road Race Course	Elgin, Illinois	8.094 Mile Road Course	Open to cars 301–450 ci displacement		Al Livingston
August 27	Elgin National Trophy Race	Elgin Road Race Course	Elgin, Illinois	8.094 Mile Road Course	Open to cars 600 ci and under	Al Livingston	Ralph Mulford
September 3	Indianapolis Race 6	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Indianapolis, Indiana	2.5 Mile Brick Oval		Eddie Hearne	Eddie Hearne
September 3	Remy Grand Trophy Race	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Indianapolis, Indiana	2.5 Mile Brick Oval		Charles Merz	Howdy Wilcox
September 5	Indianapolis Race 8	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Indianapolis, Indiana	2.5 Mile Brick Oval	Free-For-All		Eddie Hearne
September 5	Indianapolis Race 9	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Indianapolis, Indiana	2.5 Mile Brick Oval	Stock class, 600 ci and under displacement		Johnny Aitken
October 1	Massapequa Sweepstakes*	Long Island Motor Parkway	Long Island, New York	12.64 Mile Road Course	Stock class, 161–230 ci displacement	Bill Endicott	Bill Endicott
October 1	Wheatley Hills Sweepstakes*	Long Island Motor Parkway	Long Island, New York	12.64 Mile Road Course	Stock class, 231–300 ci displacement	Billy Pearce	Frank Gelnaw
October 1	William K. Vanderbilt Cup*	Long Island Motor Parkway	Long Island, New York	12.64 Mile Road Course	Stock chassis, 301–600 ci; Milton Bacon, riding mechanic for Harold Stone, and Charles Miller, riding mechanic for Louis Chevrolet, fatally injured	Al Livingston	Harry Grant

* 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.

#	Driver	Sponsor	Points
1	Ray Harroun	Marmon	1240
2	Joe Dawson	Marmon	1125
3	Al Livingston	National	1020
4	Harry Grant	Alco	760
5	Johnny Aitken	National	715

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