1920 AAA National Championship Trail

**The 1920 season at one time was a mess.  Originally it consisted of 5 races, with Gaston Chevrolet as champion.
Revisions were apparently made well afterwards to include 11 races, with Tommy Milton as champion.
Further research has shown the 5 race season to be the true legitimate season, and the results are shown here as such**

Gaston Chevrolet - Champion

Date Race Track Miles Type Winner
2/28/20 Beverly Hills Race 1 Beverly Hills 250 BO Jimmy Murphy
5/30/20 International 500 Mile Sweepstakes Indianapolis 500 BR Gaston Chevrolet
7/5/20 Tacoma Race Tacoma 200 BO Tommy Milton
8/28/20 Elgin National Trophy Race Elgin 255 RC Ralph DePalma
11/25/20 Beverly Hills Race 5 Beverly Hills 250 BO Roscoe Sarles

Non-Championship Events

Date Race Track Miles Type Winner
3/28/20 Beverly Hills Heat 1 Beverly Hills 50 BO Art Klein
3/28/20 Beverly Hills Heat 2 Beverly Hills 50 BO Jimmy Murphy
3/28/20 Beverly Hills Main Beverly Hills 50 BO Tommy Milton
6/19/20 Universal Trophy Race Uniontown 225 BO Tommy Milton
9/6/20 4th Annual Autumn Classic Uniontown 225 BO Tommy Milton
9/19/20 Syracuse 50 Syracuse 50 DO Ralph DePalma
10/2/20 San Joaquin Valley Classic Fresno 200 BO Jimmy Murphy

 

Standing Driver Starts DNS/DNQ Wins 2nds 3rds 4ths 5ths Best Finish Poles Points
1 Gaston Chevrolet 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1030
2 Tommy Milton 5 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 930
3 Jimmy Murphy 5 0 1 0 1 2 0 2 885
4 Ralph DePalma 4 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 605
5 Roscoe Sarles 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 540
6 René Thomas 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 520
7 Joe Thomas 5 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 351
8 Ralph Mulford 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 350
9 Eddie Hearne 4 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 345
10 Eddie Miller 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 260
11 Ira Vail 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 140
12 Eddie O'Donnell 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 110
13 Art Klein 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 62
14 Ken Goodson 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 61
15 Jean Chassagne 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 50
16 Tom Alley 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 36
17 Percy Ford 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 35
18 Pete Henderson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 14
19 John DePalma 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 10
20 Harry Thicksten Relief drove only 2
NR Jim Crosby 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0
NR Joe Boyer 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0
NR Al Melcher 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0
NR Eddie Pullen 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0
NR John Thiele 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0
NR John Boling 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0
NR Cliff Durant 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0
NR Reeves Dutton 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 0
NR Ray Howard 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0
NR Jules Goux 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0
NR Willie Haupt 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0
NR Bennett Hill 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0
NR Waldo Stein 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0
NR Louis Chevrolet 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0
NR Howdy Wilcox 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 0
NR Jean Porporato 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0
NR André Boillot 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 0 0
NR Arthur Chevrolet 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Jules Ellingboe 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Frank Elliott 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Kurt Hitke 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR C. Glenn Howard 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Dave Lewis 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Toland Nicholson 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Tom Rooney 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Jack Scales 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR W. H. Seymour 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Alton Soules 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR John White 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Stuart Wilkinson 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0
NR Salvatore Barbarino Relief drove only 0
NR Riley Brett Relief drove only 0
NR Aldo Franchi Relief drove only 0
NR Wade Morton Relief drove only 0
NR Jerry Wonderlich Relief drove only 0
NR I. P. Fetterman Non points races only 0
NR Denny Hickey Non points races only 0
NR Ernie Ansterburg Non points race only 0
NR L. L. Corum Non points race only 0

 

Debuts Farewells
Ernie Ansterburg
Salvatore Barbarino
L. L. Corum
Jules Ellingboe
Ken Goodson
C. Glenn Howard
Wade Morton
W. H. Seymour
Alton Soules
Harry Thicksten
John Thiele
John White
Stuart Wilkinson
Jerry Wonderlich
Salvatore Barbarino
Arthur Chevrolet
Gaston Chevrolet
John DePalma
Reeves Dutton
Aldo Franchi
Ken Goodson
Willie Haupt
Pete Henderson
Denny Hickey
Kurt Hitke
Toland Nicholson
Eddie O'Donnell
Jean Porporato
Tom Rooney
Jack Scales
W. H. Seymour
Waldo Stein
John White