The 1934 AAA Championship Car season consisted of four races, beginning in Speedway, Indiana on May 30 and concluding in Inglewood, California on December 23. The AAA National Champion and Indianapolis 500 winner was Bill Cummings.
Pete Kreis[1] died at Indianapolis, during practice. George Brayen[2] died at Syracuse during the race.
Rnd | Date | Race Name | Track | Location | Type | Pole Position | Winning Driver | |
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1 | May 30 | International 500 Mile Sweepstakes | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | Speedway, Indiana | Brick | Kelly Petillo | Bill Cummings | |
2 | August 25 | Springfield 100 | Illinois State Fairgrounds | Springfield, Illinois | Dirt | Johnny Sawyer | Billy Winn | |
3 | September 9 | Syracuse 100 | New York State Fairgrounds | Syracuse, New York | Dirt | Bill Cummings | Shorty Cantlon | |
4 | December 23 | Mines Field Race | Mines Field | Inglewood, California | Road | Doc MacKenzie | Kelly Petillo |
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.[3]
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