1939 AAA Championship Car season


The 1939 AAA Championship Car season consisted of three races, beginning in Speedway, Indiana on May 30 and concluding in Syracuse, New York on September 2. There was also one non-championship event in Springfield, Illinois. The AAA National Champion and Indianapolis 500 winner was Wilbur Shaw.

Schedule and results

All races running on Oval/Speedway.
RndDateRace NameTrackLocationTypePole PositionWinning Driver
1May 30 International 500 Mile SweepstakesIndianapolis Motor SpeedwaySpeedway, IndianaPaved Jimmy Snyder Wilbur Shaw
2August 27 Milwaukee 100Wisconsin State Fair Park SpeedwayWest Allis, WisconsinDirt Emil Andres Babe Stapp
3September 2 Syracuse 100New York State FairgroundsSyracuse, New YorkDirt Rex Mays Mauri Rose
NCOctober 15 Race of ChampionsIllinois State FairgroundsSpringfield, IllinoisDirt Emil Andres

Leading National Championship standings

# DriverTeamPoints
1Wilbur ShawBoyle1000
2Jimmy SnyderThorne Engineering825
3Ted Horn685
4=Babe Stapp675
4=Cliff BergereMiller675