The 1936 AAA Championship Car season consisted of four races, beginning in Speedway, Indiana on May 30 and concluding in Westbury, New York on October 12. There were three non-championship events. The AAA National Champion was Mauri Rose, and the Indianapolis 500 winner was Louis Meyer.
Al Gordon and his driving mechanic Spider Matlock died at Ascot during the non-championship race.[1]
Final points standings
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.[2]
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Color
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Result
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Gold
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Winner
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Silver
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2nd place
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Bronze
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3rd place
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Green
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4th & 5th place
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Light Blue
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6th-10th place
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Dark Blue
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Finished (Outside Top 10)
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Purple
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Did not finish (Ret)
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Red
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Did not qualify (DNQ)
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Brown
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Withdrawn (Wth)
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Black
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Disqualified (DSQ)
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White
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Did not start (DNS)
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Blank
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Did not participate (DNP)
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Not competing
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In-line notation
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Bold
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Pole position
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Italics
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Ran fastest race lap
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*
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Led most race laps
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Rookie of the Year
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Rookie
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