List of American Championship car racing points scoring systems

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This is a list of points scoring systems used to determine the outcome of American Championship car racing (often referred to colloquially as Indy car racing) championships in 1905, 1916, and from 1920 onwards. The championships were awarded each year to the driver who accumulated the most championship points during the course of a championship season.

Contents

Inaugural points scoring system

AAA Championship 1905

Mileage based points scoring systems

AAA Championship 1916

Race distance1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th
100 miles500260140805030151000
150 miles600320170905535201500
200 miles70036019010060402520100
250 miles800420220120704530251510
300 miles900470240130805040302520
350 miles or higher1000520270140906050403025

AAA Championships 1920–1929

Race distance1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th
40 miles804525151000000
50 miles1005530201050000
60 miles1206535251500000
80 miles1608045302000000
100 miles2001106035201510500
150 miles30016090503020151000
200 miles400210110604025151000
250 miles5002601408050352515105
300 miles600420220120704535251510
400 miles800420220120704535251510
500 miles1000520270140906050403530

AAA Championships 1930–1936

Race distance1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th
25 miles3022.52017.51512.5107.552.5
100 miles120908070605040302010
150 miles180135120105907560453015
200 miles24018016014012010080604020
300 miles360270240210180150120906030
500 miles60045040035030025020015010050

AAA Championships 1937–1941

Race distance1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th
100 miles2001651351109075655545352515
300 miles6004954053302702251951651351057545
500 miles100082567555045037532527522517512575

AAA Championships 1946–1955 and USAC Championships 1956–1977

Race distance1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th
50 miles100807060504030252015105
100 miles20016014012010080605040302010
150 miles300240210180150120907560453015
200 miles40032028024020016012010080604020
250 miles500400350300250200150125100755025
300 miles600480420360300240180150120906030
400 miles8006405604804003202402001601208040
500 miles100080070060050040030025020015010050

USAC/CART Championships 1978–1980

Race distance1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th13th–16th17th–20th21st–24th25th–28th29th+
100 miles2001601401201008060504030201054321
150 miles30024021018015012090756045301586532
200 miles40032028024020016012010080604020108642
250 miles5004003503002502001501251007550251210853
300 miles6004804203603002401801501209060301512963
400 miles800640560480400320240200160120804020161284
500 miles100080070060050040030025020015010050252015105

USAC Gold Crown Championship 1981–1995

Kind of race1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th13th–16th17th–20th21st–24th25th–28th29th+
Dirt race40032028024020016012010080604020108642
Indy 500100080070060050040030025020015010050252015105

CART Championships 1981 and 1982

Race distance1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th–20thMost laps ledPole position
100 miles2016141210865432111
200 miles4032282420161210864222
300 miles60484236302418151296333
400 miles806456484032242016128444
500 miles10080706050403025201510555

Equal points per race

Ranking points

Championship1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th13th14th15th16th17th18th19th20th21st22nd23rd24th25th26th27th28th29th30th31st32nd33rd34th35th
CART 1983–200320161412108654321
CCWS 2004–20073127252321191715131110987654321
IRL 1996–1997353332313029282726252423222120191817161514131211109876543211
IRL 1998–200350403532302826242220191817161514131211109876543211111
ICS 2004–2012504035323028262422201918171615141312121212121212101010101010101010
ICS 2013–present50403532302826242220191817161514131211109876555555555

Bonus points

ChampionshipLeading a lapMost laps ledFastest race lapMost positions improvedLeading slowest qualifying groupFinal qualification
Pole Position
CART 1983–2001010001
CART 2002–2003010011
CCWS 2004–2006101111
CCWS 2007001111
IRL 1997010002
IRL 1998–2000020003
2
1
IRL 2001–2003020000
ICS 2004–2008030000
ICS 2009–2012020001
ICS 2013–present120001

Special Events

Indy qualifying and other qualifying races

Year1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th13th14th15th16th17th18th19th20th21st22nd23rd24th25th26th27th28th29th30th31st32nd33rd
2010–201315131211109876444444444444444333333333
2013 Iowa qualifying race987654332211000000000000000000000
2014 (Sat.)333231302928272625242322212019181716151413121110987654321
2014 (Sun.)987654321000000000000000000000000
2016–2017424038363432302826242322212019181716151413121110987654321
2018–2021987654321000000000000000000000000
2022–present121110987654321000000000000000000000

Twin races with half points 2011

Event1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th13th14th15th16th17th18th19th20th21st22nd23rd24th25th+Non-starters
2011 Twin races in Texas252018161514131211109988776666666653

Double point events 2014–2022

Event1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th8th9th10th11th12th13th14th15th16th17th18th19th20th21st22nd23rd24th25th+Non-starters
Double points events1008070646056524844403836343230282624222018161412105

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