1930 AAA Championship Car season


The 1930 AAA Championship Car season consisted of eight races, beginning in Langhorne, Pennsylvania on May 3 and concluding in Syracuse, New York on September 6. The AAA National Champion and Indianapolis 500 winner was Billy Arnold.

Schedule and results

All races running on Dirt/Brick/Board Oval.
RndDateRace NameLengthTrackLocationTypePole PositionWinning Driver
1May 3 Langhorne RaceLanghorne SpeedwayLanghorne, PennsylvaniaDirt Bill Cummings Bill Cummings
2May 30 International 500 Mile SweepstakesIndianapolis Motor SpeedwaySpeedway, IndianaBrick Billy Arnold Billy Arnold
3June 9 Detroit RaceMichigan State Fairgrounds SpeedwayDetroit, MichiganDirt Chet Gardner Wilbur Shaw
4June 14 Altoona RaceAltoona SpeedwayTyrone, PennsylvaniaBoard Billy Arnold Billy Arnold
5June 22 Akron RaceAkron-Cleveland SpeedwayNorthampton Township, OhioBoard Wilbur Shaw Shorty Cantlon
6July 4 Bridgeville RacePittsburgh-Bridgeville SpeedwayBridgeville, PennsylvaniaBoard Shorty Cantlon Wilbur Shaw
7September 1 Altoona RaceAltoona SpeedwayTyrone, PennsylvaniaBoard Billy Arnold Billy Arnold
8September 6 Syracuse RaceNew York State FairgroundsSyracuse, New YorkDirt Billy Arnold Bill Cummings

Leading National Championship standings

# DriverTeamPoints
1Billy ArnoldMiller-Hartz, Fronty Ford, Bowes Seal Fast1027.5
2Shorty CantlonMiller-Schofield653
3Bill CummingsCentury Tire, Dusenberg650.4
4Russ SnowbergerRussell 8489.7
5Deacon LitzMiller, Duesenberg464.6