List of American Championship car racing point scoring systems

This is a list of points scoring systems used to determine the outcome of the ACCR Championships since 1909. The Championships are awarded each year to the driver who accumulate the most championship points over the course of the Championship season.

AAA Championships 1909 till 1929

Note: Between 1909 and 1929, the Championship points were awarded to the first ten drivers. There were only points for ranks in races, no bonus points. The point system based on mileage factor. The winner received 2 points per mile. The points system from 1920 was retroactively applied to the past season from 1909 till 1919 with exception of 1916.
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 (except 1920), if a race starter finished the race in another car in a points scoring position those points were not awarded.

Race distance	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th
40 miles	80	45	25	15	10	0	0	0	0	0
50 miles	100	55	30	20	10	5	0	0	0	0
60 miles	120	65	35	25	15	0	0	0	0	0
80 miles	160	80	45	30	20	0	0	0	0	0
100 miles	200	110	60	35	20	15	10	5	0	0
150 miles	300	160	90	50	30	20	15	10	0	0
200 miles	400	210	110	60	40	25	15	10	0	0
250 miles	500	260	140	80	50	35	25	15	10	5
300 miles	600	420	220	120	70	45	35	25	15	10
400 miles	800	420	220	120	70	45	35	25	15	10
500 miles	1000	520	270	140	90	60	50	40	35	30

AAA Championship 1916

Note: This is the first points system used since first running of the Indianapolis 500. The Championship points were awarded to the first ten drivers. There were only points for ranks in races, no bonus points. The point system based in general on race distance but not on mileage factor.
Drivers had to be running at the finish to score points. Points were moved to the next eligible driver is a finisher completed fewer laps than a nonfinisher. 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 not awarded.

Race distance	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th
100 miles	500	260	140	80	50	30	15	10	0	0
150 miles	600	320	170	90	55	35	20	15	0	0
200 miles	700	360	190	100	60	40	25	20	10	0
250 miles	800	420	220	120	70	45	30	25	15	10
300 miles	900	470	240	130	80	50	40	30	25	20
350 miles or higher	1000	520	270	140	90	60	50	40	30	25

AAA Championships 1930 till 1936

Note: Between 1930 and 1936, the Championship points were awarded to the first ten drivers. There were only points for ranks in races, no bonus points. The point system based on mileage factor. The winner receive 1.2 points per mile. The differences of the points between the ranks were also changed from a relatively arbitrary scheme to an uniform allocation.
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 not awarded.

Race distance	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th
25 miles	30	22.5	20	17.5	15	12.5	10	7.5	5	2.5
100 miles	120	90	80	70	60	50	40	30	20	10
150 miles	180	135	120	105	90	75	60	45	30	15
200 miles	240	180	160	140	120	100	80	60	40	20
300 miles	360	270	240	210	180	150	120	90	60	30
500 miles	600	450	400	350	300	250	200	150	100	50

AAA Championships 1937 till 1941

Note: Between 1937 and 1941, the Championship points were awarded to the first twelve drivers. There were only points for ranks in races, no bonus points. The point system based on mileage factor. The winner received 2 points per mile.
Drivers had to complete 50% of the race distance 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 not awarded.

Race distance	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th
100 miles	200	165	135	110	90	75	65	55	45	35	25	15
300 miles	600	495	405	330	270	225	195	165	135	105	75	45
500 miles	1000	825	675	550	450	375	325	275	225	175	125	75

AAA Championships 1946 till 1955 and USAC Championships 1956 till 1977

Note: Between 1946 and 1977, AAA and USAC awarded the Championship points to the first twelfe drivers. There were only points for ranks in races, no bonus points. The point system based on mileage factor. The winner received 2 points per mile. This is the most common points system in Indycar, used over 3 decades of racing.
Points scored by drivers sharing a ride were split according to percentage of race driven. Drivers who started in one car were allowed to score points in another as a relief driver.

Race distance	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th
50 miles	100	80	70	60	50	40	30	25	20	15	10	5
100 miles	200	160	140	120	100	80	60	50	40	30	20	10
150 miles	300	240	210	180	150	120	90	75	60	45	30	15
200 miles	400	320	280	240	200	160	120	100	80	60	40	20
250 miles	500	400	350	300	250	200	150	125	100	75	50	25
300 miles	600	480	420	360	300	240	180	150	120	90	60	30
400 miles	800	640	560	480	400	320	240	200	160	120	80	40
500 miles	1000	800	700	600	500	400	300	250	200	150	100	50

USAC/CART Championships 1978 till 1980

Note: One year before the split with CART, the USAC extended their points scoring system to award points to all race entries. CART continued to use this modified USAC point scoring system in the following seasons 1979 and 1980.
There were only points for ranks in races, no bonus points. The point system based on mileage factor. The winner received 2 points per mile.
Points scored by drivers sharing a ride were split according to percentage of race driven. Drivers who started in one car were allowed to score points in another as a relief driver.

Race distance	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th–16th	17th–20th	21th–24th	25th–28th	29th+
100 miles	200	160	140	120	100	80	60	50	40	30	20	10	5	4	3	2	1
150 miles	300	240	210	180	150	120	90	75	60	45	30	15	8	6	5	3	2
200 miles	400	320	280	240	200	160	120	100	80	60	40	20	10	8	6	4	2
250 miles	500	400	350	300	250	200	150	125	100	75	50	25	12	10	8	5	3
300 miles	600	480	420	360	300	240	180	150	120	90	60	30	15	12	9	6	3
400 miles	800	640	560	480	400	320	240	200	160	120	80	40	20	16	12	8	4
500 miles	1000	800	700	600	500	400	300	250	200	150	100	50	25	20	15	10	5

USAC Golden Crown Championship 1981 till 1995

Note: After split with CART, the USAC continued to use their points system to award championship points for their own championship named "Golden Crown". They used the 200 mile points scheme for 100 mile dirt races and the 500 mile points scheme for Indy500.

Kind of race	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th–16th	17th–20th	21th–24th	25th–28th	29th+
Dirt race	400	320	280	240	200	160	120	100	80	60	40	20	10	8	6	4	2
Indy 500	1000	800	700	600	500	400	300	250	200	150	100	50	25	20	15	10	5

CART Championships 1981 and 1982

Note: For the seasons 1981 and 1982 CART continued to use the USAC point scoring system. But they divided the points by 10, so the winner received only 0.2 points per mile.
For the first time, there were bonus points. The driver with the fastest qualifying lap, usually on pole position, and the driver with the most led laps received additional to their rank points a bonus. Bonus points multiplied by mileage factor the same as race points.
In 1982, CART awarded 300 mile points also for 400 and 500 mile races and don't used the 400 and 500 mile pattern.

Race distance	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th+	Most Led Laps	Pole Position
100 miles	20	16	14	12	10	8	6	5	4	3	2	1	1	1
200 miles	40	32	28	24	20	16	12	10	8	6	4	2	2	2
300 miles	60	48	42	36	30	24	18	15	12	9	6	3	3	3
400 miles	80	64	56	48	40	32	24	20	16	12	8	4	4	4
500 miles	100	80	70	60	50	40	30	25	20	15	10	5	5	5

CART Championships 1983 till 2003

Note: Beginning with 1983, CART used their own scoring system. As previously, only the first twelve ranks got points. All races got the same amount of points, based on the 100 mile points scheme from USAC divided by 10.

Year	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	Most Led Laps	First qualification	Final qualification
1983	20	16	14	12	10	8	6	5	4	3	2	2	1	0	1
1984–2001	20	16	14	12	10	8	6	5	4	3	2	1	1	0	1
2002–2003	20	16	14	12	10	8	6	5	4	3	2	1	1	1	1

CCWS Championships 2004 till 2008

Note: After the CART has been converted into the new Champ Car World Series, a new point system was also introduced here. The first 20 ranks were given points. The point scoring system is similar to the original CART point scoring system.
In addition, bonus points were also introduced for the fastest lap as well as for the driver who improve the most places in the race. If several drivers have gained the same number of positions, the highest ranked driver got this bonus.

Year	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th	14th	15th	16th	17th	18th	19th	20th	Leading a lap	Fastest race lap	Most positions improved	First qualification	Final qualification
2004–2006	31	27	25	23	21	19	17	15	13	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	1
2007–2008	31	27	25	23	21	19	17	15	13	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1	0	1	1	1	1

IRL Championships 1996 and 1997

Note: Although the Indy Racing League commissioned the USAC to perform the races, the old USAC point system was not reused. Instead the IRL used an own simple point scoring system for all races, despite their distance. The first 33 ranks in race got points, starting with 2 points for position 33. Between the winner and the second place was a 2 point gap, between all other ranks a 1 point gap.
In the 1996 season, there was a multiplier for awarding points in race two (Phoenix) and race three (Indianapolis). Drivers were credited with overall points multiplied by the number of races they had competed in. For example, Scott Sharp had scored a sum of 82 points in the first three race, so he got 246 championship points (82 multiplied with 3) at the end of season.
In the 1997 season, there wasn't a multiplier, but 2 additional bonus points were awarded to the pole setter, while 1 bonus point got the driver with the most led laps. They also extended the entry list for the 1997 Indy500 to 35 drivers, so they awarded additional 1 point for ranks 34 and 35.

1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th	14th	15th	16th	17th	18th	19th	20th	21th	22th	23th	24th	25th	26th	27th	28th	29th	30th	31th	32th	33th	34th	35th	Most Led Laps	Pole Position
35	33	32	31	30	29	28	27	26	25	24	23	22	21	20	19	18	17	16	15	14	13	12	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1	1	1	2

IRL Championships 1998 till 2003

Note: After taking over the driving operation from the USAC, the IRL also changed its point system. All participants of a race were eligle to get championship points, even nonstarters did receive points starting in 1999. The point scoring system applies to all races, regardless of their length or importance.
Between 1998 and 2000, the first three drivers from qualifying got bonus points (3, 2, 1) and the driver with most led laps got 2 bonus points instead of 1. From 2001 to 2003 no bonus points for the qualifying were awarded.

Year	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th	14th	15th	16th	17th	18th	19th	20th	21th	22th	23th	24th	25th	26th	27th	28th	29th	30th+	Most Led Laps	Pole Position	Second starting position	Third starting position
1998–2000	50	40	35	32	30	28	26	24	22	20	19	18	17	16	15	14	13	12	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1	1	2	3	2	1
2001–2003	50	40	35	32	30	28	26	24	22	20	19	18	17	16	15	14	13	12	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1	1	2	0	0	0

IRL/ICS Championships 2004 till 2017

Note: In 2004, the IRL modified their point scoring system again. This system is still in use.
The bonus for most led laps has been increased to 3 and later decreased to 2 again, with awarding a bonus point for pole position and a bonus point for every driver, who led a lap.
Nonstarters did receive full race points points in 2004 as 2005 and half race points beginning with 2006.

Year	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th	14th	15th	16th	17th	18th	19th	20th	21th	22th	23th	24th	25th+	Leading a lap	Most Led Laps	Pole Position
2004–2008	50	40	35	32	30	28	26	24	22	20	19	18	17	16	15	14	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	10	0	3	0
2009–2012	50	40	35	32	30	28	26	24	22	20	19	18	17	16	15	14	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	10	0	2	1
2013–2017	50	40	35	32	30	28	26	24	22	20	19	18	17	16	15	14	13	12	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	1	2	1

Indy Qualifying

Note: Starting with the 2010 season, the IRL introduced a point scoring system for the Indy500 qualification. As a result, no additional bonus point for the pole position will be awarded during this race.

Year	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th	14th	15th	16th	17th	18th	19th	20th	21th	22th	23th	24th	25th	26th	27th	28th	29th	30th	31th	32th	33th
2010–2012	15	14	13	12	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
2013	15	13	12	11	10	9	8	7	6	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
2014	33	32	31	30	29	28	27	26	25	24	23	22	21	20	19	18	17	16	15	14	13	12	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1
2014 "fast nine"	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2015–2017	42	40	38	36	34	32	30	28	26	24	23	22	21	20	19	18	17	16	15	14	13	12	11	10	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	1

Special events

Since 2011 there have been a special award of championship points for some races.

Event	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th	11th	12th	13th	14th	15th	16th	17th	18th	19th	20th	21th	22th	23th	24th	25th+	Non-starters
2011 Twin races in Texas	25	20	18	16	15	14	13	12	11	10	9	9	8	8	7	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	3
2013 Iowa qualifying race	9	8	7	6	5	4	3	3	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2014 "Triple Crown" (500 mile races)	100	80	70	64	60	56	52	48	44	40	38	36	34	32	30	28	26	24	22	20	18	16	14	12	10	5
2015–2017 Season final (Sonoma) and Indy500	100	80	70	64	60	56	52	48	44	40	38	36	34	32	30	28	26	24	22	20	18	16	14	12	10	5

Notes

References

"indycar.com – Fan-Info". Retrieved 2016-10-06.
"champcarstats.com – Results archive". Retrieved 2016-10-04.

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