The 1910 AAA Championship Car season consisted of 19 races, beginning in Atlanta, Georgia on May 5 and concluding in Long Island, New York on October 1. AAA did not award points towards a National Championship during the 1910 season, and did not declare a National Champion.

The de facto National Champion as polled by the American automobile journal Motor Age, was Ray Harroun. Points were not awarded by the AAA Contest Board during the 1910 season. Harroun was named the champion by Chris G. Sinsabaugh, an editor at Motor Age, based upon merit and on track performance. A points table was created retroactively in 1927. At a later point, it was recognized by historians that these championship results should be considered unofficial.

Schedule and results

Date Race nameDistance (miles) Track Location Type Notes Pole position Winning driver May 5 Atlanta Speedway Trophy (200)Atlanta MotordromeAtlanta, Georgia2 Mile Dirt Oval Restricted to stock chassis, 301–450 ci Ray HarrounMay 6 Atlanta Race 2 (60) Restricted to stock chassis, 161–230 ci Bill Endicott Atlanta Race 3 (50) George Robertson held track record of 40:14.03, which was not broken. Herbert Lytle May 7 Atlanta Automobile Association Trophy (200) Restricted to cars 451–600 cu, race completed in heavy rain Tom Kincade May 27 Prest-O-Lite Trophy Race (100)Indianapolis Motor SpeedwayIndianapolis, Indiana2.5 Mile Brick Oval Open to cars with 301–450 ci displacement Tom Kincade May 28 Wheeler-Schebler Trophy Race (200) Ray Harroun May 30 Remy Brassard Trophy 1 (50) 231–300 ci Ray Harroun July 2 Remy Brassard Trophy 2 (100) Bob Burman broke Tom Kincade's track record of 1:23:43. Bob Burman July 4 Cobe Trophy Race (200) Joe Dawson August 26 Kane County Trophy Race (162)Elgin Road Race CourseElgin, Illinois8.094 Mile Road Course Open to cars 231–300 ci displacement Dave Buck August 26 Illinois Trophy Race (194) Open to cars 301–450 ci displacement Al Livingston August 27 Elgin National Trophy Race (300) Open to cars 600 ci and under Al Livingston Ralph MulfordSeptember 3 Indianapolis Race 6 (100)Indianapolis Motor SpeedwayIndianapolis, Indiana2.5 Mile Brick Oval Eddie Hearne Eddie Hearne Remy Grand Trophy Race (100) Charles Merz Howdy WilcoxSeptember 5 Indianapolis Race 8 (50) Free-For-All Eddie Hearne Indianapolis Race 9 (200) Stock class, 600 ci and under displacement Johnny AitkenOctober 1 Massapequa Sweepstakes* (126)Long Island Motor ParkwayLong Island, New York12.64 Mile Road Course Stock class, 161–230 ci displacement Bill Endicott Bill Endicott Wheatley Hills Sweepstakes* (190) Stock class, 231–300 ci displacement Billy Pearce Frank Gelnaw William K. Vanderbilt Cup* (278) Stock chassis, 301–600 ci; Milton Bacon, riding mechanic for Harold Stone, and Charles Miller, riding mechanic for Louis Chevrolet, fatally injured Al Livingston Harry Grant

* All events run concurrently; starting times were: Vanderbilt 6:00 AM, Wheatley Hills 7:00 AM, Massapequa 7:30 AM

Leading National Championship standings

The points paying system for the 1909–1915 and 1917–1919 season were retroactively applied in 1927 and revised in 1951 using the points system from 1920.

 #  Driver Sponsor Points 1 Ray Harroun Marmon 1240 2 Joe Dawson Marmon 1125 3 Al Livingston National 1020 4 Harry Grant Alco 760 5 Johnny Aitken National 715

References

General references http://www.champcarstats.com/year/1910.htm accessed 9/18/10 accessed 9/18/10 http://www.motorsport.com/stats/champ/byyear.asp?Y=1910 accessed 9/18/10