1935 AAA Championship Car season
The 1935 AAA Championship Car season consisted of six races, beginning in Speedway, Indiana on May 30 and concluding in Langhorne, Pennsylvania on October 13. There was also one non-championship event. The AAA National Champion and Indianapolis 500 winner was Kelly Petillo.
Schedule and results
All races running on Dirt/Brick 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 | Rex Mays | Kelly Petillo |
2 | July 4 | St. Paul 100 | Minnesota State Fair Speedway | Hamline, Minnesota | Dirt | Deacon Litz | Kelly Petillo |
3 | August 24 | Springfield 100 | Illinois State Fairgrounds | Springfield, Illinois | Dirt | Kelly Petillo | Billy Winn |
4 | September 2 | Syracuse 100 | New York State Fairgrounds | Syracuse, New York | Dirt | Billy Winn | Billy Winn |
5 | September 7 | Altoona 100 | Altoona Speedway | Tyrone, Pennsylvania | Dirt | Floyd Roberts | Louis Meyer |
6 | October 13 | Langhorne 100 | Langhorne Speedway | Langhorne, Pennsylvania | Dirt | Billy Winn | Kelly Petillo |
NC | December 15 | Ascot 125 | Legion Ascot Speedway | Alhambra, California | Dirt | Floyd Roberts | Rex Mays |
Leading National Championship standings
# | Driver | Team | Points |
1 | Kelly Petillo | Gilmore Speedway | 890 |
2 | Bill Cummings | Boyle Products | 630 |
3 | Wilbur Shaw | Pirrung, Foreman Axle, Burd Piston Ring, Shaler Rislone | 550 |
4 | Floyd Roberts | Abels & Fink, Foreman Axle, Marks | 510 |
5 | Billy Winn | Sullivan & O'Brien, Miller, Winn | 408.7 |