The 1922 AAA Championship Car season consisted of 18 races, beginning in Beverly Hills, California on March 5 and concluding in the same location on December 13. There were also 2 non-championship races. The AAA National Champion and Indianapolis 500 winner was Jimmy Murphy.
Roscoe Sarles died at Kansas City Speedway on September 17.[1]
Schedule and results
All races running on Dirt/Brick/Board Oval.
Rnd
|
Date
|
Race Name
|
Track
|
Location
|
Type
|
Pole Position
|
Winning Driver
|
1
|
March 5
|
Beverly Hills Race 1 - 250
|
Los Angeles Motor Speedway
|
Beverly Hills, California
|
Board
|
—
|
Tommy Milton
|
2
|
April 2
|
Beverly Hills Heat 1 - 25
|
Los Angeles Motor Speedway
|
Beverly Hills, California
|
Board
|
—
|
Pietro Bordino
|
3
|
Beverly Hills Heat 2 - 25
|
—
|
Tommy Milton
|
4
|
Beverly Hills Heat 3 - 25
|
Frank Elliott
|
Jimmy Murphy
|
5
|
Beverly Hills Heat 4 - 25
|
—
|
Frank Elliott
|
6
|
Beverly Hills Main - 50
|
Frank Elliott
|
Tommy Milton
|
7
|
April 16
|
Golden State Motor Derby - 150
|
San Francisco Speedway
|
San Carlos, California
|
Board
|
—
|
Harry Hartz
|
8
|
April 27
|
Raisin Day Classic - 150
|
Fresno Speedway
|
Fresno, California
|
Board
|
—
|
Jimmy Murphy
|
9
|
May 7
|
Cotati Race 1 - 100
|
Cotati Speedway
|
Santa Rosa, California
|
Board
|
—
|
Jimmy Murphy
|
10
|
Cotati Race 2 - 50
|
—
|
Pietro Bordino
|
11
|
May 30
|
International 500 Mile Sweepstakes
|
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
|
Speedway, Indiana
|
Brick
|
Jimmy Murphy
|
Jimmy Murphy
|
NC
|
June 14
|
San Carlos Race - 150
|
San Francisco Speedway
|
San Carlos, California
|
Board
|
—
|
Joe Thomas
|
12
|
June 17
|
7th Annual Universal Trophy Race - 225
|
Uniontown Speedway
|
Hopwood, Pennsylvania
|
Board
|
Jimmy Murphy
|
Jimmy Murphy
|
13
|
July 4
|
Tacoma Montamarathon - 250
|
Tacoma Speedway
|
Tacoma, Washington
|
Board
|
Jimmy Murphy
|
Tommy Milton
|
14
|
August 6
|
Cotati Race 3 - 100
|
Cotati Speedway
|
Santa Rosa, California
|
Board
|
—
|
Frank Elliott
|
15
|
Cotati Race 4 - 50
|
—
|
Frank Elliott
|
NC
|
September 16
|
Syracuse Race - 50
|
New York State Fairgrounds
|
Syracuse, New York
|
Dirt
|
—
|
Tom Alley
|
16
|
September 17
|
Kansas City Race - 300
|
Kansas City Speedway
|
Kansas City, Missouri
|
Board
|
Bennett Hill
|
Tommy Milton
|
17
|
September 30
|
San Joaquin Valley Classic - 150
|
Fresno Speedway
|
Fresno, California
|
Board
|
Art Klein
|
Bennett Hill
|
18
|
December 3
|
Beverly Hills Race 7 - 250
|
Los Angeles Motor Speedway
|
Beverly Hills, California
|
Board
|
Al Melcher
|
Jimmy Murphy
|
Non-championship race