1926 AAA National Championship Trail

1926 AAA National Championship Trail

Harry Hartz - Champion

Date	Race	Track	Miles	Type	Winner
2/22/26	Carl G. Fisher Trophy	Fulford	300	BO	Peter DePaolo
3/21/26	Culver City Race	Culver City	250	BO	Bennett Hill
5/1/26	Atlantic City Race 1	Atlantic City	300	BO	Harry Hartz
5/10/26	Charlotte Race 1	Charlotte	250	BO	Earl DeVore
5/31/26	International 500 Mile Sweepstakes	Indianapolis	400	BR	Frank Lockhart
6/12/26	Altoona Race 1	Altoona	250	BO	Dave Lewis
7/5/26	Independence Day Classic	Rockingham	50	BO	Peter DePaolo
7/5/26	Independence Day Classic	Rockingham	200	BO	Earl Cooper
7/17/26	Sesquicentennial Classic Heat 1	Atlantic City	60	BO	Harry Hartz
7/17/26	Sesquicentennial Classic Heat 2	Atlantic City	60	BO	Norman Batten
7/17/26	Sesquicentennial Classic Semi	Atlantic City	60	BO	Fred Comer
7/17/26	Sesquicentennial Classic Main	Atlantic City	120	BO	Harry Hartz
8/23/26	Charlotte Race 2	Charlotte	25	BO	Earl Cooper
8/23/26	Charlotte Race 3	Charlotte	25	BO	Dave Lewis
8/23/26	Charlotte Race 4	Charlotte	50	BO	Frank Lockhart
8/23/26	Charlotte Race 5	Charlotte	150	BO	Frank Lockhart
9/18/26	Altoona Race 2	Altoona	250	BO	Frank Lockhart
10/12/26	Rockingham Race 3	Rockingham	25	BO	Bennett Hill
10/12/26	Rockingham Race 4	Rockingham	25	BO	Leon Duray
10/12/26	Rockingham Race 5	Rockingham	200	BO	Harry Hartz
11/11/26	Charlotte Heat 1	Charlotte	25	BO	Frank Lockhart
11/11/26	Charlotte Heat 2	Charlotte	25	BO	Dave Lewis
11/11/26	Charlotte Semi	Charlotte	50	BO	Harry Hartz
11/11/26	Charlotte Main	Charlotte	100	BO	Leon Duray

Non-Championship Events

Date	Race	Track	Miles	Type	Winner
4/15/26	Raisin Day Classic	Fresno	50	BO	Peter DePaolo
6/27/26	Detroit 100	Detroit	100	DO	Frank Lockhart
9/4/26	Syracuse 50	Syracuse	50	DO	Ralph DePalma
9/11/26	Detroit 100	Detroit	100	DO	Frank Lockhart
10/2/26	Fresno 25 #1	Fresno	25	BO	Peter DePaolo
10/2/26	Fresno 25 #2	Fresno	25	BO	Bennett Hill
10/2/26	Fresno 50	Fresno	50	BO	Frank Lockhart
10/24/26	Detroit 100	Detroit	100	DO	Sam Ross

Standing	Driver		Starts	DNS/DNQ	Wins	2nds	3rds	4ths	5ths	Best Finish	Poles	Points
1	Harry	Hartz	18	1	5	8	2	2	0		3	2954
2	Frank	Lockhart	13	2	5	1	2	1	0		1	1830
3	Peter	DePaolo	16	1	2	2	1	1	3		3	1500
4	Bennett	Hill	17	1	2	4	0	1	2		2	1050
5	Frank	Elliott	20	0	0	3	1	4	4		0	747
6	Fred	Comer	18	0	1	1	1	4	1		0	659
7	Dave	Lewis	15	1	3	0	1	1	1		1	645
8	Norman	Batten	15	0	1	1	1	1	1		0	620
9	Peter	Kreis	10	3	0	2	0	1	1		0	590
10	Earl	DeVore	12	2	1	0	0	1	1		0	585
11	Leon	Duray	10	3	2	1	2	0	0		0	555
12	Earl	Cooper	11	1	2	0	0	0	1		1	465
13	Bob	McDonogh	10	3	0	0	3	0	1		3	416
14	Cliff	Woodbury	16	1	0	0	4	1	2		0	360
15	Eddie	Hearne	9	0	0	0	2	1	1		0	305
16	William	Shattuc	19	1	0	1	1	2	3		0	280
17	John	Duff	3	1	0	0	1	0	0		0	155
18	Ralph	Hepburn	15	3	0	0	1	0	1		1	144
19	Dave	Evans	11	2	0	0	0	1	0		0	120
20	Ben	Jones	10	0	0	0	1	0	0		0	80
21	Phil	Shafer	5	3	0	0	0	1	1		0	72
22	Wade	Morton	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	67
23	Harlan	Fengler	7	1	0	0	0	1	0		0	45
24	Zeke	Meyer	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	35
25	Tony	Gulotta	4	2	0	0	0	0	0	7	0	15
NR	Dan	O'Brien	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0
NR	E. A.	Eldridge	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0
NR	Louis	Meyer	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0
NR	Jerry	Wonderlich	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	0	0
NR	Thane	Houser	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	0	0
NR	Fred	Lecklider	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	0	0
NR	W. Douglas	Hawkes	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	14	0	0
NR	Baron	de Rachewsky	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	0	0
NR	Tommy	Milton	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	0	0
NR	Jack	Foley	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	16	0	0
NR	Cliff	Durant	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	0	0
NR	L. L.	Corum	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	20	0	0
NR	Steve	Nemesh	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	21	0	0
NR	Jules	Ellingboe	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	0	0
NR	Jack	McCarver	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	0	0
NR	Bon	MacDougall	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	26	0	0
NR	Albert	Guyot	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	28	0	0
NR	A. Dan	Cain	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	NS	0	0
NR	Count	de Marguenat	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	NS	0	0
NR	Ralph	DePalma	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	NS	0	0
NR	Frank	Farmer	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	NS	0	0
NR	Herbert	Jones	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	NS	0	0
NR	Ralph	Mulford	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	NS	0	0
NR	T. W.	Pickard	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	NS	0	0
NR	Charles	Shambaugh	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	NS	0	0
NR	Herschel	McKee	Relief	drove	only							0
NR	Ira	Vail	Non	points	races	only						0
NR	Bruce	Miller	Non	points	race	only						0
NR	Elvin	Ross	Non	points	race	only						0
NR	Sam	Ross	Non	points	race	only						0
NR	Babe	Stapp	Non	points	race	only						0

Debuts

Farewells

Count de Marguenat

Baron de Rachewsky

W. Douglas Hawkes

Charles Shambaugh

Jerry Wonderlich