The 1911 AAA Championship Car season consisted of 21 races, beginning in San Francisco, California

San Francisco, California

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 on February 22 and concluding in Savanna, Georgia on November 30. The de facto

De facto

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 National Champion as poled by the American automobile journal Motor Age was Ralph Mulford

Ralph Mulford

Ralph Mulford was an American racecar driver active during the formative years of the auto racing....

 and the winner of the inaugural Indianapolis 500

Indianapolis 500

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 was Ray Harroun

Ray Harroun

Ray Harroun was an American racecar driver, born in Spartansburg, Pennsylvania.-Early driving:As noted in the Columbia Car webpages, Harroun participated in the original setting of the record from Chicago to New York in 1903, and the re-taking of that record in 1904...

. Points were not awarded by the AAA Contest Board

AAA Contest Board

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 during the 1911 season. Champions of the day were decided by Chris G. Sinsabaugh, an editor at Motor Age, based on merit and on track performance. The points table was created retroactively in 1927, all championship results should be considered unofficial.

Schedule and results

Date	Race name, (Distance)	Track	Location	Type	Notes	Pole position	Winning driver
February 22	Oakland Trophy (98)	Portola Road Race Circuit	San Francisco, California California California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...	10.923-mile road course	Open to cars under 300 cu in displacement.		Charles Bigelow Charles Bigelow (racing driver) Charles Bigelow was an American racecar driver. He is no relation to fellow Indy 500 driver Tom Bigelow.-Indy 500 results:-External links:...
February 22	Panama-Pacific Race 1 (153)	Portola Road Race Circuit	San Francisco, California	10.923-mile road course	Open to cars 301–600 cu in displacement		Charles Merz
February 22	Panama-Pacific Race 2 (164)	Portola Road Race Circuit	San Francisco, California	10.923-mile Road Course	Free-for-all, Stopped after 15 of 19 laps for darkness	Jack Fleming	Bert Dingley Bert Dingley Bert Dingley was an American racecar driver. He was initially recognized as the first American Championship Car Racing champion in 1909...
March 28	Jacksonville Beach Race (100)	Jacksonville Beach	Jacksonville, Florida Jacksonville, Florida Jacksonville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Florida in terms of both population and land area, and the largest city by area in the contiguous United States. It is the county seat of Duval County, with which the city government consolidated in 1968...	5 mile beach oval	600 cu in or less and 2300 pounds minimum weight.		Louis Disbrow Louis Disbrow Louis Disbrow was an American racecar driver.-Life:Louis Disbrow was born on March 24, 1888 in Indianapolis, Indiana.He died on July 9, 1939 in his home in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.-Indy 500 results:-References:...
May 30	International 500 Mile Sweepstakes 1911 Indianapolis 500 The 1911 Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, or International 500-Mile Sweepstakes Race was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Tuesday, May 30, 1911...	Indianapolis Motor Speedway Indianapolis Motor Speedway The Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana in the United States, is the home of the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race and the Brickyard 400....	Speedway, Indiana Speedway, Indiana Speedway is a town in Wayne Township, Marion County, Indiana, United States. The population was 12,881 at the 2000 census. Speedway is the home of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, from which the town derives its name, and is a complete enclave of Indianapolis....	2.5 mile brick oval	Qualifications based upon demonstrated 75 mph main stretch speed, 40 car field	Lewis Strang Lewis Strang Lewis Strang was an American racecar driver. Strang was pole sitter for the inaugural Indianapolis 500. He was killed in a testing accident, becoming the first Indy 500 veteran to die....	Ray Harroun Ray Harroun Ray Harroun was an American racecar driver, born in Spartansburg, Pennsylvania.-Early driving:As noted in the Columbia Car webpages, Harroun participated in the original setting of the record from Chicago to New York in 1903, and the re-taking of that record in 1904...
July 4	Bakersfield Race (145)	Bakersfield Road Race Circuit	Bakersfield, California Bakersfield, California Bakersfield is a city near the southern end of the San Joaquin Valley in Kern County, California. It is roughly equidistant between Fresno and Los Angeles, to the north and south respectively....	11.15 Mile Road Course			Harvey Herrick
August 25	Illinois Trophy Race* (200)	Elgin Road Race Circuit	Elgin, Illinois Elgin, Illinois Elgin is a city in northern Illinois located roughly northwest of Chicago on the Fox River. Most of Elgin lies within Kane County, Illinois, with a portion in Cook County, Illinois...	8.47 Mile Road Course	Entrants limited to cars 301 to 450 in³		Don Herr Don Herr Don Herr was an American racecar driver.-Indy 500 results:-References:*...
August 25	Elgin National Trophy Race* (200)	Elgin Road Race Circuit	Elgin, Illinois	8.47 Mile Road Course	<600 ci, Grandstand collapse on lap 2 restarted 35 minutes later, Dave Buck fatally injured		Len Zengel Len Zengel Len Zengel was an American racecar driver.-Indy 500 results:...
August 26	Kane County Trophy Race (170)	Elgin Road Race Circuit	Elgin, Illinois	8.47-mile road course	Entrants limited to cars 231–300 in³		Hughie Hughes Hughie Hughes Hughie Hughes was an American racecar driver. He was killed in a board track crash.-Indy 500 results:...
September 9	Hamilton County Trophy Race* (150)	Cincinnati Road Race Course	Cincinnati, Ohio Cincinnati, Ohio Cincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio. Cincinnati is the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located to north of the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border, near Indiana. The population within city limits is 296,943 according to the 2010 census, making it Ohio's...	7.9 Mile Road Course	Stock chassis, 300 cu in and under.		John Jenkins Johnny Jenkins (racing driver) Johnny Jenkins was an American racecar driver.-Indy 500 results:...
September 9	Cincinnati Trophy Race* (200)	Cincinnati Road Race Course	Cincinnati, Ohio	7.9 Mile Road Course	Free-for-all class, 600 ci and under		Eddie Hearne Eddie Hearne Eddie Hearne Eddie Hearne Eddie Hearne (March 1, 1887 - February 9, 1955 was an American racecar driver from Kansas City, Kansas who was active in the formative years of auto racing. He participated in the inaugural Indianapolis 500. He later was a long-time Duesenberg factory-backed driver...
October 9	Philadelphia Race 1* (200)	Fairmont Park	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Pennsylvania The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...	8.1 Mile Road Course	limited to cars with 231–300 ci		Hughie Hughes Hughie Hughes Hughie Hughes was an American racecar driver. He was killed in a board track crash.-Indy 500 results:...
October 9	Philadelphia Race 2* (200)	Fairmont Park	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	8.1 Mile Road Course	limited to cars with 301–450 ci		Louis Disbrow Louis Disbrow Louis Disbrow was an American racecar driver.-Life:Louis Disbrow was born on March 24, 1888 in Indianapolis, Indiana.He died on July 9, 1939 in his home in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.-Indy 500 results:-References:...
October 9	Philadelphia Race 3* (200)	Fairmont Park	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	8.1 Mile Road Course	limited to cars with 451–600 ci		Ralph Mulford Ralph Mulford Ralph Mulford was an American racecar driver active during the formative years of the auto racing....
October 9	Philadelphia Race 4* (200)	Fairmont Park	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	8.1 Mile Road Course	limited to cars with 600–750 ci		Erwin Bergdoll
October 14	Chanslor & Lyon Trophy Race (100)	Santa Monica Road Race Course	Santa Monica, California Santa Monica, California Santa Monica is a beachfront city in western Los Angeles County, California, US. Situated on Santa Monica Bay, it is surrounded on three sides by the city of Los Angeles — Pacific Palisades on the northwest, Brentwood on the north, West Los Angeles on the northeast, Mar Vista on the east, and...	8.417 Mile Road Course	Stock chassis, 230 cu in.	Charles Soules	Louis Nikrent
October 14	Jepsen Trophy Race (150)	Santa Monica Road Race Course	Santa Monica, California	8.417 Mile Road Course	231–300 ci, Run Concurrently with 301–450 ci		Bruce Keene
October 14	Leon Shettler Cup Race (150)	Santa Monica Road Race Course	Santa Monica, California	8.417 Mile Road Course	301–450 ci, Run Concurrently with 231–300 ci	Bert Dingley Bert Dingley Bert Dingley was an American racecar driver. He was initially recognized as the first American Championship Car Racing champion in 1909...	Charles Merz
October 14	Dick Ferris Trophy Race (200)	Santa Monica Road Race Course	Santa Monica, California	8.417 Mile Road Course	Free-For-All	Howdy Wilcox Howdy Wilcox Howard Samuel Wilcox was an American racecar driver active in formative years of auto racing.Born in Crawfordsville, Indiana, Howdy Wilcox led the last 98 laps of the 1919 Indianapolis 500 after starting in the 2nd position. He died in a wreck in 1923 at the Altoona Speedway board track in Tyrone,...	Harvey Herrick
November 27	Vanderbilt Cup Vanderbilt Cup The Vanderbilt Cup was the first major trophy in American auto racing.-History:An international event, it was founded by William Kissam Vanderbilt II in 1904 and first held at a course set out in Nassau County on Long Island, New York. The announcement that the race was to be held caused...  Race (290)	Savannah-Effingham Raceway	Savannah, Georgia Savannah, Georgia Savannah is the largest city and the county seat of Chatham County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. Established in 1733, the city of Savannah was the colonial capital of the Province of Georgia and later the first state capital of Georgia. Today Savannah is an industrial center and an important...	17.1-mile road course	Jay McNay fatally injured November 20 during practice	Harry Grant Harry Grant Harry Grant was an American auto racing driver. Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, driving an ALCO, Grant won the 1909 and 1910 Vanderbilt Cup on Long Island. He then competed in the Indianapolis 500 four times between 1911 and 1915. He had his best showing in 1915, finishing in 5th place...	Ralph Mulford Ralph Mulford Ralph Mulford was an American racecar driver active during the formative years of the auto racing....
November 30	American Grand Prize  (410)	Savannah-Effingham Raceway	Savannah, Georgia Savannah, Georgia Savannah is the largest city and the county seat of Chatham County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. Established in 1733, the city of Savannah was the colonial capital of the Province of Georgia and later the first state capital of Georgia. Today Savannah is an industrial center and an important...	17.1 Mile Road Course	ACA sanction		David Bruce-Brown

* Events on same date were run simultaneously.

Leading National Championship standings

#	Driver	Sponsor	Points
1	Ralph Mulford Ralph Mulford Ralph Mulford was an American racecar driver active during the formative years of the auto racing....	Lozier Lozier The Lozier Motor Company was a brass era producer of automobiles in the United States of America. The company produced luxury automobiles from 1900 to 1915, with a factory at 3703 Mack Avenue, Detroit, Michigan....	1520
2	Charles Merz	National	1080
3	David Bruce-Brown	Fiat Fiat FIAT, an acronym for Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino , is an Italian automobile manufacturer, engine manufacturer, financial, and industrial group based in Turin in the Italian region of Piedmont. Fiat was founded in 1899 by a group of investors including Giovanni Agnelli...	1070
4	Ray Harroun Ray Harroun Ray Harroun was an American racecar driver, born in Spartansburg, Pennsylvania.-Early driving:As noted in the Columbia Car webpages, Harroun participated in the original setting of the record from Chicago to New York in 1903, and the re-taking of that record in 1904...	Marmon Wasp	1000
5	Hughie Hughes Hughie Hughes Hughie Hughes was an American racecar driver. He was killed in a board track crash.-Indy 500 results:...	Mercer Mercer (car) Mercer was an American automobile manufacturer from 1909 until 1925. It was notable for its high-performance cars, especially the Type 35 Raceabout.-Early history:...	870

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. Points were awarded as follows.

Miles/ Position	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
40	80	45	25	15	10	X	X	X	X	x
50	100	55	30	20	10	5	X	X	X	X
60	120	65	35	25	15	X	X	X	X	X
80	160	80	45	30	20	X	X	X	X	X
100	200	110	60	35	20	15	10	5	X	X
150	300	160	90	50	30	20	15	10	X	X
200	400	210	110	60	40	25	15	10	X	X
250	500	260	140	80	50	35	25	15	10	5
300	600	420	220	120	70	45	35	25	15	10
400	800	420	220	120	70	45	35	25	15	10
500	1000	520	270	140	90	60	50	40	35	30