The 1931 AAA Championship Car season consisted of seven races, beginning in Speedway, Indiana on May 30 and concluding in Syracuse, New York on September 12. There was one non-championship race. The AAA National Champion and Indianapolis 500 winner was Louis Schneider.
Joe Caccia and his driving mechanic Clarence Grover died at Indianapolis during practice. Jimmy Gleason died at Syracuse during practice.
All races running on Dirt/Brick/Board Oval.
| Rnd | Date | Race Name | Track | Location | Type | Pole Position | Winning Driver | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | May 30 |  International 500 Mile Sweepstakes | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | Speedway, Indiana | Brick | Russ Snowberger | Louis Schneider | |
| 2 | June 14 | Detroit Race - 100 | Michigan State Fairgrounds | Detroit, Michigan | Dirt | Ernie Triplett | Louis Meyer | |
| NC | June 21 | Roby 100 | Roby Speedway | Roby, Indiana | Dirt | — | Louis Schneider | |
| 3 | July 4 | Altoona Race 1 - 100 | Altoona Speedway | Tyrone, Pennsylvania | Board | Paul Bost | Lou Moore | |
| 4 | September 7 | Altoona Heat 1 - 25 | Altoona Speedway | Tyrone, Pennsylvania | Board | Lou Moore | Jimmy Gleason | |
| 5 | Altoona Heat 2 - 25 | Shorty Cantlon | Shorty Cantlon | |||||
| 6 | Altoona Race 2 - 25 | Shorty Cantlon | Shorty Cantlon | |||||
| 7 | September 12 | Syracuse Race - 100 | New York State Fairgrounds | Syracuse, New York | Dirt | Shorty Cantlon | Lou Moore |
Note: Drivers had to be running at the finish to score points. Points scored by drivers sharing a ride were split according to percentage of race driven. Starters were not allowed to score points as relief drivers, if a race starter finished the race in another car, in a points scoring position, those points were awarded to the driver who had started the car.
The final standings based on reference.[1]
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