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1947 AAA Championship Car season

Sports season

Sports season

The 1947 AAA Championship Car season consisted of 11 races, beginning in Speedway, Indiana, on May 30 and concluding in Arlington, Texas, on November 2. The AAA National Champion was Ted Horn, and the Indianapolis 500 winner was Mauri Rose.

Shorty Cantlon died at Indianapolis during the race.

Schedule and results

RndDateRace nameTrackLocationTypePole positionWinning driver1234567891011
May 30US [International 500 Mile Sweepstakes](1947-indianapolis-500)Indianapolis Motor SpeedwaySpeedway, IndianaPavedUS Ted HornUS Mauri Rose
June 8US Milwaukee 100Wisconsin State Fair Park SpeedwayWest Allis, WisconsinDirtUS Bill HollandUS Bill Holland
June 22US Langhorne 100Langhorne SpeedwayLanghorne, PennsylvaniaDirtUS Emil AndresUS Bill Holland
July 4US Atlanta 100Lakewood SpeedwayAtlanta, GeorgiaDirtUS Rex MaysUS Walt Ader
July 13US Bainbridge 100Bainbridge FairgroundsBainbridge, OhioDirtUS Walt BrownUS Ted Horn
July 27US Milwaukee 100Wisconsin State Fair Park SpeedwayWest Allis, WisconsinDirtUS Tony BettenhausenUS Charles Van Acker
August 17US George Robson MemorialGood Time ParkGoshen, New YorkDirtUS Emil AndresUS Tony Bettenhausen
August 24US Milwaukee 100Wisconsin State Fair Park SpeedwayWest Allis, WisconsinDirtUS Duke DinsmoreUS Ted Horn
September 1US Pikes Peak Auto Hill ClimbPikes Peak HighwayPikes Peak, ColoradoHillUS Al RogersUS Louis Unser
September 28US Springfield 100Illinois State FairgroundsSpringfield, IllinoisDirtUS Emil AndresUS Tony Bettenhausen
November 2US Arlington 100Arlington Downs RacewayArlington, TexasDirtUS Duke NalonUS Ted Horn

: Race stopped after 77 miles due to wreck. : Race stopped after 90 miles due to rain. : No pole is awarded for the Pikes Peak Hill Climb, in this schedule on the pole is the driver who started first. No lap led was awarded for the Pikes Peak Hill Climb, however, a lap was awarded to the drivers that completed the climb.

Final points standings

Note: The points became the car, when not only one driver led the car, the relieved driver became small part of the points. Points for driver method: (the points for the finish place) / (number the lap when completed the car) * (number the lap when completed the driver)

PosDriver[INDY](1947-indianapolis-500)
USMIL1
USLAN
USATL
USBAI
USMIL2
USGOS
USMIL3
USPIK
USSPR
USARL
USPts11920216103100047705765.76686.8765085759560105451150012393133801435015345.516320173101826019250202402123022207232002420025169.526160271602816029140301203112032120331003480356036503750385039404040414042304330443045104610-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0PosDriver[INDY](1947-indianapolis-500)
USMIL1
USLAN
USATL
USBAI
USMIL2
USGOS
USMIL3
USPIK
USSPR
USARL
USPts
US Ted Horn**3**DNQ54162121
US Bill Holland2**1**122181489DNQ
US Mauri Rose1DNP
US Charles Van Acker2956631310DNQDNQ
US Rex Mays62DNS**12**1510DNP16164
US Tony Bettenhausen181510DNQ4**11**14110
US Walt Brown7739**13**147158
US Emil Andres138**2**13717**15**5**10**3
US George Connor2641514555315DNQ
US Paul Russo2831781236142
US Jimmy Jackson5
US Cliff Bergere21
US Walt AderDNQ17711012DNQ176
US Duke Nalon162132DNQ**9**
US Duke Dinsmore10128118154**11**13
US Steve TruchanDNQ161888DNQ311
US Billy DevoreDNS6476DNP
US Eddie ZaluckiDNQDNQ3111114DNQ5
US Cy Marshall8
US Milt Fankhouser30131159DNQ96
US Jackie Holmes1312947
US Herb Ardinger4
US Louis Unser1
US Fred Agabashian9
US Mel Hansen27DNS41313
US Al Rogers**2**
US Charlie Rogers1475DNQ
US Myron Fohr91677
US Russ Snowberger193
US J.C. Shoemaker4
US Buster Warke1610612
US Les Anderson1111
US Johnny MauroDNQ3
US Bill Milliken6
US Delmar Desch7
US Hugh Thomas8
US Johnny Byrne8
US Pete Romcevich12
US Buddy RuschDNQ1813DNQ149
US Red ByronDNQ9
US George Hammond9
US Art ScovellDNQ1014
US Fred Carpenter10
US George MetzlerDNQ1112
US Hal Robson20DNQ12
US Johnny Shackleford12DNQ
US Walt Killinger10
US Jerry Kubik1814
US Frank Wearne14
US Ken Fowler15
US Norm HouserDNQDNQ17
US Roland Free17
US Joie Chitwood22
US Shorty Cantlon23
US Henry Banks24
US Al Miller25
US Louis TomeiDNS
US Doc WilliamsDNS
US Bud BardowskiDNQDNQDNQ
US Charles CrawfordDNQDNQDNQ
US Joel ThorneWthDNQDNQ
US Zora Arkus-DuntovDNQDNQ
US Spider WebbDNQDNQ
US Sam HanksDNQDNQ
US Tommy BoggsDNQ
US Frank BriskoDNQ
UK Leslie BrookeDNQ
US Jim BrubakerDNQ
US Duane CarterDNQ
US Louis DurantDNQ
US Sam GreccoDNQ
US Harry McQuinnDNQ
US Hal StetsonDNQ
US George WeaverDNQ
US Elton GreenDNQ
US Hal ColeWth
US Chet MillerWth
US Bill ShefflerWth
US Danny KladisWth
US Wally MitchellWth
US Overton PhillipsWth
US Wayne SankeyDSQ
US Tommy HinnershitzDNP
US Don LeeDNP
ColorResult
GoldWinner
Silver2nd place
Bronze3rd place
Green4th & 5th place
Light Blue6th-10th place
Dark BlueFinished
(Outside Top 10)
PurpleDid not finish
(Ret)
RedDid not qualify
(DNQ)
BrownWithdrawn
(Wth)
BlackDisqualified
(DSQ)
WhiteDid not start
(DNS)
BlankDid not
participate
(DNP)
Not competing

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References

  • http://media.indycar.com/pdf/2011/IICS_2011_Historical_Record_Book_INT6.pdf (p. 313-314)
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