1924 AAA Championship Car season
The 1924 AAA Championship Car season consisted of 9 races, beginning at Beverly Hills, California on February 24, and concluding at Culver City, California on December 14. The AAA National Champion was posthumously won by Jimmy Murphy. The Indianapolis 500 co-winners were Joe Boyer and L. L. Corum - the first of two occasions where co-winners were awarded a victory. The 1924 season suffered three fatal accidents. Joe Boyer at the Altoona Race on September 1. On September 15, Jimmy Murphy - winner of both the Indianapolis 500 and the National Championship in 1922 - perished at Syracuse. On October 16, Ernie Ansterburg died at Charlotte during a practice run. Murphy won the championship posthumously after Earl Cooper failed to win at Culver City, the final race of the season. Schedule and results All races running on Dirt/Brick/Board Oval. Shared drive Final points standings Note 1: Joe Boyer started the No. 9 car during the Indianapolis 500, but dropped out early with mechanical issues. On lap 112, he relieved L. L. Corum in the No. 15 car, and went on to finish first. While both Boyer and Corum were recognized as co-winners - the first of two such occasions in