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


[[Shorty Cantlon]] died at [[Indianapolis Motor Speedway|Indianapolis]] during the race.
==Schedule and results==


==Schedule and results==
{{Clear}}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%"
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%"
|-
|-
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! Pole Position
! Pole Position
! Winning Driver
! Winning Driver
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
|-
! 1
! 1
| May 30
| May 30
| {{Flagicon|Indiana}} [[Indianapolis 500|International 500 Mile Sweepstakes]]
| {{flagicon|US|1912}} [[1947 Indianapolis 500|International 500 Mile Sweepstakes]]
| [[Indianapolis Motor Speedway]]
| [[Indianapolis Motor Speedway]]
| [[Speedway, Indiana|Speedway]], [[Indiana]]
| [[Speedway, Indiana|Speedway]], [[Indiana]]
| Paved Oval
| Paved
| [[Ted Horn]]
| {{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Ted Horn]]
| [[Mauri Rose]]
| {{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Mauri Rose]]
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
|-
! 2
! 2
| June 8
| June 8
| {{Flagicon|Wisconsin}} [[Milwaukee 225|Milwaukee 100]]
| {{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Milwaukee 225|Milwaukee 100]]
| [[Milwaukee Mile|Wisconsin State Fair Park Speedway]]
| [[Milwaukee Mile|Wisconsin State Fair Park Speedway]]
| [[West Allis, Wisconsin|West Allis]], [[Wisconsin]]
| [[West Allis, Wisconsin|West Allis]], [[Wisconsin]]
| Dirt Oval
| Dirt
| [[Bill Holland]]
| {{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Bill Holland]]
| [[Bill Holland]]
| {{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Bill Holland]]
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
|-
! 3
! 3
| June 22
| June 22
| {{Flagicon|Pennsylvania}} Langhorne 100
| {{flagicon|US|1912}} Langhorne 100
| [[Langhorne Speedway]]
| [[Langhorne Speedway]]
| [[Langhorne, Pennsylvania|Langhorne]], [[Pennsylvania]]
| [[Langhorne, Pennsylvania|Langhorne]], [[Pennsylvania]]
| Dirt Oval
| Dirt
| [[Emil Andres]]
| {{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Emil Andres]]
| [[Bill Holland]]
| {{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Bill Holland]]
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
|-
! 4
! 4
| July 4
| July 4
| {{Flagicon|Georgia (U.S. state)}} [[Atlanta 500 Classic|Atlanta 100]]{{ref|A|A}}
| {{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Atlanta 500 Classic|Atlanta 100]]{{ref|A|A}}
| [[Lakewood Speedway]]
| [[Lakewood Speedway]]
| [[Atlanta]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]
| [[Atlanta]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]
| Dirt Oval
| Dirt
| [[Rex Mays]]
| {{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Rex Mays]]
| [[Walt Ader]]
| {{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Walt Ader]]
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
|-
! 5
! 5
| July 13
| July 13
| {{Flagicon|Ohio}} Bainbridge 100{{ref|B|B}}
| {{flagicon|US|1912}} Bainbridge 100{{ref|B|B}}
| [[Bainbridge Fairgrounds]]
| [[Bainbridge Fairgrounds]]
| [[Bainbridge, Ohio|Bainbridge]], [[Ohio]]
| [[Bainbridge Township, Geauga County, Ohio|Bainbridge]], [[Ohio]]
| Dirt Oval
| Dirt
| [[Walt Brown]]
| {{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Walt Brown (racing driver)|Walt Brown]]
| [[Ted Horn]]
| {{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Ted Horn]]
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
|-
! 6
! 6
| July 27
| July 27
| {{Flagicon|Wisconsin}} [[Milwaukee 225|Milwaukee 100]]
| {{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Milwaukee 225|Milwaukee 100]]
| [[Milwaukee Mile|Wisconsin State Fair Park Speedway]]
| [[Milwaukee Mile|Wisconsin State Fair Park Speedway]]
| [[West Allis, Wisconsin|West Allis]], [[Wisconsin]]
| [[West Allis, Wisconsin|West Allis]], [[Wisconsin]]
| Dirt Oval
| Dirt
| [[Tony Bettenhausen]]
| {{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Tony Bettenhausen]]
| [[Charles Van Acker]]
| {{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Charles Van Acker]]
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
|-
! 7
! 7
| August 17
| August 17
| {{Flagicon|New York}} George Robson Memorial
| {{flagicon|US|1912}} George Robson Memorial
| [[Good Time Park]]
| [[Good Time Park]]
| [[Goshen, New York|Goshen]], [[New York]]
| [[Goshen (village), New York|Goshen]], [[New York (state)|New York]]
| Dirt Oval
| Dirt
| [[Emil Andres]]
| {{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Emil Andres]]
| [[Tony Bettenhausen]]
| {{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Tony Bettenhausen]]
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
|-
! 8
! 8
| August 24
| August 24
| {{Flagicon|Wisconsin}} [[Milwaukee 225|Milwaukee 100]]
| {{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Milwaukee 225|Milwaukee 100]]
| [[Milwaukee Mile|Wisconsin State Fair Park Speedway]]
| [[Milwaukee Mile|Wisconsin State Fair Park Speedway]]
| [[West Allis, Wisconsin|West Allis]], [[Wisconsin]]
| [[West Allis, Wisconsin|West Allis]], [[Wisconsin]]
| Dirt Oval
| Dirt
| [[Duke Dinsmore]]
| {{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Duke Dinsmore]]
| [[Ted Horn]]
| {{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Ted Horn]]
|- style="background:#D0E7FF;"
|-
! 9
! 9
| September 6
| September 1
| {{Flagicon|Colorado}} [[Pikes Peak International Hill Climb|Pikes Peak Auto Hill Climb]]
| {{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Pikes Peak International Hill Climb|Pikes Peak Auto Hill Climb]]
| [[Pikes Peak Highway]]
| [[Pikes Peak Highway]]
| [[Pikes Peak]], [[Colorado]]
| [[Pikes Peak]], [[Colorado]]
| Hill Climb
| Hill
| [[Al Rogers]]
| {{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Al Rogers (racing driver)|Al Rogers]]{{ref|C|C}}
| [[Louis Unser]]
| {{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Louis Unser]]
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
|-
! 10
! 10
| September 28
| September 28
| {{Flagicon|Illinois}} Springfield 100
| {{flagicon|US|1912}} Springfield 100
| [[Illinois State Fairgrounds Racetrack|Illinois State Fairgrounds]]
| [[Illinois State Fairgrounds Racetrack|Illinois State Fairgrounds]]
| [[Springfield, Illinois|Springfield]], [[Illinois]]
| [[Springfield, Illinois|Springfield]], [[Illinois]]
| Dirt Oval
| Dirt
| [[Emil Andres]]
| {{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Emil Andres]]
| [[Tony Bettenhausen]]
| {{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Tony Bettenhausen]]
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
|-
! 11
! 11
| November 2
| November 2
| {{Flagicon|Texas}} Arlington 100
| {{flagicon|US|1912}} Arlington 100
| [[Arlington Downs Raceway]]
| [[Arlington Downs Raceway]]
| [[Arlington, Texas|Arlington]], [[Texas]]
| [[Arlington, Texas|Arlington]], [[Texas]]
| Dirt Oval
| Dirt
| [[Duke Nalon]]
| {{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Duke Nalon]]
| [[Ted Horn]]
| {{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Ted Horn]]
|}
|}
{{legend|#FFFFFF|Paved/Dirt Oval|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
{{legend|#D0E7FF|Road Course/Hill Climb|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}

: {{note|A|A}} Race stopped after 77 miles due to wreck.
: {{note|B|B}} Race stopped after 90 miles due to rain.
: {{note|C|C}} 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|A|A}} Race stopped after 77 miles due to wreck.
:{{note|B|B}} Race stopped after 90 miles due to rain.


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) {{further|List of American Championship car racing point scoring systems}}
==Leading National Championship standings==


{|
{| class="wikitable"
|-
|
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 85%"
!  # 
|- valign="top"
! Driver
!valign="middle"| Pos
! Team
!valign="middle"| Driver
! Points
! [[1947 Indianapolis 500|INDY]]<br>{{flagicon|US|1912}}
! [[Milwaukee 225|MIL1]]<br>{{flagicon|US|1912}}
! [[Langhorne Speedway|LAN]]<br>{{flagicon|US|1912}}
! [[Atlanta 500 Classic|ATL]]<br>{{flagicon|US|1912}}
! [[Bainbridge Fairgrounds|BAI]]<br>{{flagicon|US|1912}}
! [[Milwaukee 225|MIL2]]<br>{{flagicon|US|1912}}
! [[Good Time Park|GOS]]<br>{{flagicon|US|1912}}
! [[Milwaukee 225|MIL3]]<br>{{flagicon|US|1912}}
! [[Pikes Peak International Hill Climb|PIK]]<br>{{flagicon|US|1912}}
! [[Illinois State Fairgrounds Racetrack|SPR]]<br>{{flagicon|US|1912}}
! [[Arlington Downs Raceway|ARL]]<br>{{flagicon|US|1912}}
!valign="middle"| Pts
|-
|-
! 1
! 1
| {{Flagicon|United States|1912}} [[Ted Horn]]
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Ted Horn]]
|style="background:#FFDF9F;" align=center| '''3'''
| Horn Enterprises
|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ
| 1920
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 5
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 4
|style="background:#FFFFBF;" align=center| 1
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 6
|style="background:#DFDFDF;" align=center| 2
|style="background:#FFFFBF;" align=center| 1
|
|style="background:#DFDFDF;" align=center| 2
|style="background:#FFFFBF;" align=center| 1
! 1920
|-
|-
! 2
! 2
| {{Flagicon|United States|1912}} [[Bill Holland]]
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Bill Holland]] {{color box|gold|RY|border=silver}}
|style="background:#DFDFDF;" align=center| 2
| Peters, Schoof, Andrews
|style="background:#FFFFBF;" align=center| '''1'''
| 1610
|style="background:#FFFFBF;" align=center| 1
|style="background:#DFDFDF;" align=center| 2
|style="background:#DFDFDF;" align=center| 2
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 18
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 14
|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 8
|
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 9
|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ
! 1610
|-
|-
! 3
! 3
| {{Flagicon|United States|1912}} [[Mauri Rose]]
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Mauri Rose]]
|style="background:#FFFFBF;" align=center| 1
| Blue Crown Spark Plug
|align=center| DNP
| 1000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
! 1000
|-
|-
! 4
! 4
| {{Flagicon|United States|1912}} [[Charles Van Acker]]
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Charles Van Acker]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 29
| Tucker Partners
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 5
| 770
|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 6
|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 6
|style="background:#FFDF9F;" align=center| 3
|style="background:#FFFFBF;" align=center| 1
|style="background:#FFDF9F;" align=center| 3
|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 10
|
|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ
|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ
! 770
|-
|-
! 5
! 5
| {{Flagicon|United States|1912}} [[Rex Mays]]
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Rex Mays]]
|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 6
| Bowes Seal Fast, Thorne Engineering
|style="background:#DFDFDF;" align=center| 2
| 765.7 / 763.2{{ref|C|C}}
|style="background:#FFFFFF;" align=center| DNS
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| '''12'''
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 15
|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 10
|align=center| DNP
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 16
|
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 16
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 4
! 765.7
|-
! 6
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Tony Bettenhausen]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 18
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 15
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 10
|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 4
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| '''11'''
|style="background:#FFFFBF;" align=center| 1
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 4
|
|style="background:#FFFFBF;" align=center| 1
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 10
! 686.8
|-
! 7
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Walt Brown (racing driver)|Walt Brown]]
|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 7
|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 7
|style="background:#FFDF9F;" align=center| 3
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 9
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| '''13'''
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 14
|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 7
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 15
|
|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 8
|
! 650
|-
! 8
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Emil Andres]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 13
|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 8
|style="background:#DFDFDF;" align=center| '''2'''
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 13
|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 7
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 17
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| '''15'''
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 5
|
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| '''10'''
|style="background:#FFDF9F;" align=center| 3
! 575
|-
! 9
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[George Connor (racing driver)|George Connor]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 26
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 4
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 15
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 14
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 5
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 5
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 5
|style="background:#FFDF9F;" align=center| 3
|
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 15
|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ
! 560
|-
! 10
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Paul Russo]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 28
|style="background:#FFDF9F;" align=center| 3
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 17
|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 8
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 12
|style="background:#FFDF9F;" align=center| 3
|
|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 6
|
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 14
|style="background:#DFDFDF;" align=center| 2
! 545
|-
! 11
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Jimmy Jackson (racing driver)|Jimmy Jackson]]
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 5
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
! 500
|-
! 12
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Cliff Bergere]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 21
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
! 393
|-
! 13
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Walt Ader]]
|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 17
|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 7
|style="background:#FFFFBF;" align=center| 1
|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 10
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 12
|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 17
|
|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 6
|
! 380
|-
! 14
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Duke Nalon]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 16
|
|
|
|
|style="background:#DFDFDF;" align=center| 2
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 13
|style="background:#DFDFDF;" align=center| 2
|
|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| '''9'''
! 350
|-
! 15
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Duke Dinsmore]]
|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 10
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 12
|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 8
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 11
|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 8
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 15
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 4
|style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| '''11'''
|
|
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 13
! 345.5
|-
! 16
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Steve Truchan]]
|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 16
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 18
|
|
|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 8
|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 8
|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ
|
|style="background:#FFDF9F;" align=center| 3
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 11
! 320
|-
! 17
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Billy Devore]]
|style="background:#FFFFFF;" align=center| DNS
|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 6
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 4
|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 7
|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 6
|align=center| DNP
|
|
|
|
|
! 310
|-
! 18
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Eddie Zalucki]] {{color box|orange|R|border=silver}}
|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ
|
|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ
|style="background:#FFDF9F;" align=center| 3
|style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 11
|
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 11
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 14
|
|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 5
! 260
|-
! 19
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Cy Marshall]]
|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 8
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
! 250
|-
! 20
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Milt Fankhouser]] {{color box|orange|R|border=silver}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 30
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 13
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 11
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 5
|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 9
|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 9
|
|
|
|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 6
! 240
|-
! 21
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Jackie Holmes]] {{color box|orange|R|border=silver}}
|
|
|
|
|
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 13
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 12
|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 9
|
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 4
|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 7
! 230
|-
! 22
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Herb Ardinger]]
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 4
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
! 207
|-
! 23
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Louis Unser]] {{color box|orange|R|border=silver}}
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|style="background:#FFFFBF;" align=center| 1
|
|
! 200
|-
! 24
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Fred Agabashian]] {{color box|orange|R|border=silver}}
|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 9
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
! 200
|-
! 25
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Mel Hansen]]
|style="background:#000000; color:white;" align=center| 27
|
|style="background:#FFFFFF;" align=center| DNS
|
|
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 4
|
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 13
|
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 13
|
! 169.5
|-
! 26
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Al Rogers (racing driver)|Al Rogers]] {{color box|orange|R|border=silver}}
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|style="background:#DFDFDF;" align=center| '''2'''
|
|
! 160
|-
! 27
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Charlie Rogers
|
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 14
|
|
|
|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 7
|
|
|
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 5
|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ
! 160
|-
! 28
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Myron Fohr]] {{color box|orange|R|border=silver}}
|
|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 9
|
|
|
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 16
|
|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 7
|
|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 7
|
! 160
|-
! 29
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Russ Snowberger]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 19
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|style="background:#FFDF9F;" align=center| 3
|
|
! 140
|-
! 30
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[J.C. Shoemaker]] {{color box|orange|R|border=silver}}
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 4
|
|
! 120
|-
! 31
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Buster Warke]] {{color box|orange|R|border=silver}}
|
|
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 16
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 10
|
|
|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 6
|style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 12
|
|
|
! 120
|-
! 32
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Les Anderson (racing driver)|Les Anderson]] {{color box|orange|R|border=silver}}
|style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 11
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 11
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
! 120
|-
! 33
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Johnny Mauro]] {{color box|orange|R|border=silver}}
|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|style="background:#FFDF9F;" align=center| 3
|
|
! 100
|-
! 34
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Bill Milliken]] {{color box|orange|R|border=silver}}
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|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 6
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! 80
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! 35
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Delmar Desch]] {{color box|orange|R|border=silver}}
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|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 7
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! 60
|-
! 36
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Hugh Thomas (racing driver)|Hugh Thomas]] {{color box|orange|R|border=silver}}
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|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 8
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! 50
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! 37
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Johnny Byrne (racing driver)|Johnny Byrne]] {{color box|orange|R|border=silver}}
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|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 8
! 50
|-
! 38
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Pete Romcevich]] {{color box|orange|R|border=silver}}
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 12
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! 50
|-
! 39
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Buddy Rusch]]
|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 18
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 13
|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 14
|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 9
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! 40
|-
! 40
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Red Byron]] {{color box|orange|R|border=silver}}
|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ
|
|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 9
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! 40
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! 41
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[George Hammond (racing driver)|George Hammond]] {{color box|orange|R|border=silver}}
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|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 9
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! 40
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! 42
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Art Scovell]] {{color box|orange|R|border=silver}}
|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ
|style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 10
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 14
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! 30
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! 43
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Fred Carpenter (racing driver)|Fred Carpenter]]
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|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 10
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! 30
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! 44
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} George Metzler
|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ
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|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 11
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 12
! 30
|-
! 45
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Hal Robson]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 20
|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 12
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! 10
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! 46
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Johnny Shackleford]] {{color box|orange|R|border=silver}}
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|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 12
|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ
! 10
|-
! -
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Walt Killinger]] {{color box|orange|R|border=silver}}
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|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 10
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! 0
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! -
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Jerry Kubik]] {{color box|orange|R|border=silver}}
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|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 18
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 14
! 0
|-
! -
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Frank Wearne]]
| style="background:#EFCFFF;" align="center" | 14
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! 0
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! -
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Ken Fowler]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 15
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! 0
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! -
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Norm Houser]] {{color box|orange|R|border=silver}}
|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ
|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ
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|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 17
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! 0
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! -
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Roland Free]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 17
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! 0
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! -
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Joie Chitwood]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 22
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! -
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Shorty Cantlon]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 23
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! 0
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! -
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Henry Banks]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 24
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! 0
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! -
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Al Miller (racing driver born 1907)|Al Miller]]
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 25
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! 0
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! -
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Louis Tomei]]
|style="background:#FFFFFF;" align=center| DNS
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! 0
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! -
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Doc Williams (racing driver)|Doc Williams]]
|style="background:#FFFFFF;" align=center| DNS
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! 0
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! -
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Bud Bardowski]]
|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ
|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ
|
|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ
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! 0
|-
! -
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Charles Crawford (racing driver)|Charles Crawford]]
|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ
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|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ
|
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|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ
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! 0
|-
! -
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Joel Thorne]]
|style="background:#DFC484;" align=center| Wth
|
|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ
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|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ
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! 0
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! -
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Zora Arkus-Duntov]]
|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ
|
|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ
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! 0
|-
! -
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Travis Webb|Spider Webb]]
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|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ
|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ
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! 0
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! -
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Sam Hanks]]
|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ
|
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|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ
|
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! 0
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! -
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Tommy Boggs
|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ
|
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! 0
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! -
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Frank Brisko]]
|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ
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! 0
|-
! -
|{{flagicon|UK}} [[Leslie Brooke]]
|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ
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! 0
|-
! -
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Jim Brubaker]]
|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ
|
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! 0
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! -
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Duane Carter]]
|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ
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! 0
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! -
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Louis Durant]]
|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ
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! 0
|-
! -
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Sam Grecco]]
|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ
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! 0
|-
! -
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Harry McQuinn]]
|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ
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! 0
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! -
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Hal Stetson]]
|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ
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! 0
|-
! -
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[George Weaver (racing driver)|George Weaver]]
|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ
|
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! 0
|-
! -
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Elton Green]]
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|style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ
! 0
|-
! -
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Hal Cole]]
|style="background:#DFC484;" align=center| Wth
|
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! 0
|-
! -
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Chet Miller]]
|style="background:#DFC484;" align=center| Wth
|
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! 0
|-
! -
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Bill Sheffler]]
|style="background:#DFC484;" align=center| Wth
|
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! 0
|-
! -
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Danny Kladis]]
|style="background:#DFC484;" align=center| Wth
|
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! 0
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! -
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Wally Mitchell]]
|style="background:#DFC484;" align=center| Wth
|
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! 0
|-
! -
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Overton Phillips]]
|style="background:#DFC484;" align=center| Wth
|
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! 0
|-
! -
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Wayne Sankey]]
|
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|style="background:#000000; color:white;" align=center| DSQ
|
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! 0
|-
! -
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Tommy Hinnershitz]]
|align=center| DNP
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! 0
|-
! -
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} [[Don Lee (racing driver)|Don Lee]]
|
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|align=center| DNP
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! 0

|-
|- valign="top"
!valign="middle"| Pos
!valign="middle"| Driver
! [[1947 Indianapolis 500|INDY]]<br>{{flagicon|US|1912}}
! [[Milwaukee 225|MIL1]]<br>{{flagicon|US|1912}}
! [[Langhorne Speedway|LAN]]<br>{{flagicon|US|1912}}
! [[Atlanta 500 Classic|ATL]]<br>{{flagicon|US|1912}}
! [[Bainbridge Fairgrounds|BAI]]<br>{{flagicon|US|1912}}
! [[Milwaukee 225|MIL2]]<br>{{flagicon|US|1912}}
! [[Good Time Park|GOS]]<br>{{flagicon|US|1912}}
! [[Milwaukee 225|MIL3]]<br>{{flagicon|US|1912}}
! [[Pikes Peak International Hill Climb|PIK]]<br>{{flagicon|US|1912}}
! [[Illinois State Fairgrounds Racetrack|SPR]]<br>{{flagicon|US|1912}}
! [[Arlington Downs Raceway|ARL]]<br>{{flagicon|US|1912}}
!valign="middle"| Pts
|}
|valign="top"|
{|
|
{| style="margin-right:0; font-size:85%; text-align:center;" class="wikitable"
! Color
! Result
|- style="background:#FFFFBF;"
| Gold
| Winner
|- style="background:#DFDFDF;"
| Silver
| 2nd place
|- style="background:#FFDF9F;"
| Bronze
| 3rd place
|- style="background:#DFFFDF;"
| Green
| 4th & 5th place
|- style="background:#CFEAFF;"
| Light Blue
| 6th-10th place
|- style="background:#CFCFFF;"
| Dark Blue
| Finished<br>(Outside Top 10)
|- style="background:#EFCFFF;"
| Purple
| Did not finish<br>(Ret)
|- style="background:#FFCFCF;"
| Red
| Did not qualify<br>(DNQ)
|- style="background:#DFC484;"
| Brown
| Withdrawn<br>(Wth)
|- style="background:#000000; color:white;"
| Black
| Disqualified<br>(DSQ)
|- style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| rowspan="1" | White
| Did not start<br>(DNS)
|-
| rowspan="2" | Blank
| Did not<br>participate<br>(DNP)
|-
| Not competing
|}
|-
|
{| style="margin-right:0; font-size:85%; text-align:center;" class="wikitable"
|style="background:#F2F2F2;" align=center colspan=2|'''In-line notation'''
|-
|style="background:#F2F2F2;" align=center|'''Bold'''
|style="background:#F2F2F2;" align=center|[[Pole position]]
|-
|style="background:#F2F2F2;" align=center|''Italics''
|style="background:#F2F2F2;" align=center|Ran fastest race lap
|-
|style="background:#F2F2F2;" align=center|<nowiki>*</nowiki>
|style="background:#F2F2F2;" align=center|Led most race laps
|-
|style="text-align:center" colspan=2|{{color box|gold|RY|border=silver}} Rookie of the Year
|-
|style="text-align:center" colspan=2|{{color box|orange|R|border=silver}} Rookie
|}
|}
|}
|}

:{{note|C|C}} Mays and Mel Hansen both relieved Duke Dinsmore at Langhorne. Champ Car stats shows Mays receiving 2.5 points for the event, while Harms shows him receiving none. Harms also shows a total of 55 points given to Dinsmore and Hansen for their 8th place finish.


==References==
==References==
* {{cite web|url=http://www.driverdb.com/standings/1140-1947/ |title=AAA National Championship 1947 |author=Åberg, Andreas |publisher=Driver Database |accessdate=2011-04-19 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5y4HjWqhY |archivedate=2011-04-19 |deadurl=no}}
* {{cite web|url=http://www.driverdb.com/standings/1140-1947/ |title=AAA National Championship 1947 |author=Åberg, Andreas |publisher=Driver Database |access-date=2011-04-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019115616/http://www.driverdb.com/standings/1140-1947/ |archive-date=2012-10-19 |url-status=live }}
* {{cite web|url=http://www.champcarstats.com/year/1947.htm |title=1947 AAA National Championship Trail |publisher=ChampCarStats.com |accessdate=2011-04-19 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5y4Hli6Lo |archivedate=2011-04-19 |deadurl=no}}
* {{cite web|url=http://www.champcarstats.com/year/1947.htm |title=1947 AAA National Championship Trail |publisher=ChampCarStats.com |access-date=2011-04-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405190424/http://www.champcarstats.com/year/1947.htm |archive-date=2012-04-05 |url-status=live }}
* {{cite web|url=http://old.motorsport.com/stats/champ/data/1947sum.pdf |title=1947 Championship Driver Summary |last=Harms |first=Phil |work=Motorsport.com |accessdate=2011-04-19 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5y4Hmgepg |archivedate=2011-04-19 |deadurl=no}}
* {{cite web |url=http://old.motorsport.com/stats/champ/data/1947sum.pdf |title=1947 Championship Driver Summary |last=Harms |first=Phil |work=Motorsport.com |access-date=2011-04-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120810003609/http://old.motorsport.com/stats/champ/data/1947sum.pdf |archive-date=2012-08-10 |url-status=dead }}
* http://media.indycar.com/pdf/2011/IICS_2011_Historical_Record_Book_INT6.pdf {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304053905/http://media.indycar.com/pdf/2011/IICS_2011_Historical_Record_Book_INT6.pdf |date=2016-03-04 }} (p.&nbsp;313-314)


==See also==
==See also==
* [[1947 Indianapolis 500]]
* [[1947 Indianapolis 500]]


{{American Championship Car seasons}}
{{AAA Championship Car seasons}}
{{AAA Championship Car seasons}}


[[Category:1947 in motorsport|AAA Championship Car season]]
[[Category:1947 in motorsport|AAA Championship Car season]]
[[Category:AAA Championship Car]]
[[Category:AAA Championship Car]]
[[Category:1947 in American motorsport]]

[[de:AAA-Saison 1947]]

Latest revision as of 21:37, 16 March 2024

1947 AAA Championship Car season
AAA National Championship Trail
Season
Races11
Start dateMay 30
End dateNovember 2
Awards
National championUnited States Ted Horn
Indianapolis 500 winnerUnited States Mauri Rose
← 1946
1948 →

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

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Rnd Date Race Name Track Location Type Pole Position Winning Driver
1 May 30 United States International 500 Mile Sweepstakes Indianapolis Motor Speedway Speedway, Indiana Paved United States Ted Horn United States Mauri Rose
2 June 8 United States Milwaukee 100 Wisconsin State Fair Park Speedway West Allis, Wisconsin Dirt United States Bill Holland United States Bill Holland
3 June 22 United States Langhorne 100 Langhorne Speedway Langhorne, Pennsylvania Dirt United States Emil Andres United States Bill Holland
4 July 4 United States Atlanta 100A Lakewood Speedway Atlanta, Georgia Dirt United States Rex Mays United States Walt Ader
5 July 13 United States Bainbridge 100B Bainbridge Fairgrounds Bainbridge, Ohio Dirt United States Walt Brown United States Ted Horn
6 July 27 United States Milwaukee 100 Wisconsin State Fair Park Speedway West Allis, Wisconsin Dirt United States Tony Bettenhausen United States Charles Van Acker
7 August 17 United States George Robson Memorial Good Time Park Goshen, New York Dirt United States Emil Andres United States Tony Bettenhausen
8 August 24 United States Milwaukee 100 Wisconsin State Fair Park Speedway West Allis, Wisconsin Dirt United States Duke Dinsmore United States Ted Horn
9 September 1 United States Pikes Peak Auto Hill Climb Pikes Peak Highway Pikes Peak, Colorado Hill United States Al RogersC United States Louis Unser
10 September 28 United States Springfield 100 Illinois State Fairgrounds Springfield, Illinois Dirt United States Emil Andres United States Tony Bettenhausen
11 November 2 United States Arlington 100 Arlington Downs Raceway Arlington, Texas Dirt United States Duke Nalon United States Ted Horn
  Paved/Dirt Oval
  Road Course/Hill Climb
^A Race stopped after 77 miles due to wreck.
^B Race stopped after 90 miles due to rain.
^C 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

[edit]

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)

Further information: List of American Championship car racing point scoring systems
Pos Driver INDY
United States 		MIL1
United States 		LAN
United States 		ATL
United States 		BAI
United States 		MIL2
United States 		GOS
United States 		MIL3
United States 		PIK
United States 		SPR
United States 		ARL
United States 		Pts
1 United States Ted Horn 3 DNQ 5 4 1 6 2 1 2 1 1920
2 United States Bill Holland  RY  2 1 1 2 2 18 14 8 9 DNQ 1610
3 United States Mauri Rose 1 DNP 1000
4 United States Charles Van Acker 29 5 6 6 3 1 3 10 DNQ DNQ 770
5 United States Rex Mays 6 2 DNS 12 15 10 DNP 16 16 4 765.7
6 United States Tony Bettenhausen 18 15 10 DNQ 4 11 1 4 1 10 686.8
7 United States Walt Brown 7 7 3 9 13 14 7 15 8 650
8 United States Emil Andres 13 8 2 13 7 17 15 5 10 3 575
9 United States George Connor 26 4 15 14 5 5 5 3 15 DNQ 560
10 United States Paul Russo 28 3 17 8 12 3 6 14 2 545
11 United States Jimmy Jackson 5 500
12 United States Cliff Bergere 21 393
13 United States Walt Ader DNQ 17 7 1 10 12 DNQ 17 6 380
14 United States Duke Nalon 16 2 13 2 DNQ 9 350
15 United States Duke Dinsmore 10 12 8 11 8 15 4 11 13 345.5
16 United States Steve Truchan DNQ 16 18 8 8 DNQ 3 11 320
17 United States Billy Devore DNS 6 4 7 6 DNP 310
18 United States Eddie Zalucki  R  DNQ DNQ 3 11 11 14 DNQ 5 260
19 United States Cy Marshall 8 250
20 United States Milt Fankhouser  R  30 13 11 5 9 DNQ 9 6 240
21 United States Jackie Holmes  R  13 12 9 4 7 230
22 United States Herb Ardinger 4 207
23 United States Louis Unser  R  1 200
24 United States Fred Agabashian  R  9 200
25 United States Mel Hansen 27 DNS 4 13 13 169.5
26 United States Al Rogers  R  2 160
27 United States Charlie Rogers 14 7 5 DNQ 160
28 United States Myron Fohr  R  9 16 7 7 160
29 United States Russ Snowberger 19 3 140
30 United States J.C. Shoemaker  R  4 120
31 United States Buster Warke  R  16 10 6 12 120
32 United States Les Anderson  R  11 11 120
33 United States Johnny Mauro  R  DNQ 3 100
34 United States Bill Milliken  R  6 80
35 United States Delmar Desch  R  7 60
36 United States Hugh Thomas  R  8 50
37 United States Johnny Byrne  R  8 50
38 United States Pete Romcevich  R  12 50
39 United States Buddy Rusch DNQ 18 13 DNQ 14 9 40
40 United States Red Byron  R  DNQ 9 40
41 United States George Hammond  R  9 40
42 United States Art Scovell  R  DNQ 10 14 30
43 United States Fred Carpenter 10 30
44 United States George Metzler DNQ 11 12 30
45 United States Hal Robson 20 DNQ 12 10
46 United States Johnny Shackleford  R  12 DNQ 10
- United States Walt Killinger  R  10 0
- United States Jerry Kubik  R  18 14 0
- United States Frank Wearne 14 0
- United States Ken Fowler 15 0
- United States Norm Houser  R  DNQ DNQ 17 0
- United States Roland Free 17 0
- United States Joie Chitwood 22 0
- United States Shorty Cantlon 23 0
- United States Henry Banks 24 0
- United States Al Miller 25 0
- United States Louis Tomei DNS 0
- United States Doc Williams DNS 0
- United States Bud Bardowski DNQ DNQ DNQ 0
- United States Charles Crawford DNQ DNQ DNQ 0
- United States Joel Thorne Wth DNQ DNQ 0
- United States Zora Arkus-Duntov DNQ DNQ 0
- United States Spider Webb DNQ DNQ 0
- United States Sam Hanks DNQ DNQ 0
- United States Tommy Boggs DNQ 0
- United States Frank Brisko DNQ 0
- United Kingdom Leslie Brooke DNQ 0
- United States Jim Brubaker DNQ 0
- United States Duane Carter DNQ 0
- United States Louis Durant DNQ 0
- United States Sam Grecco DNQ 0
- United States Harry McQuinn DNQ 0
- United States Hal Stetson DNQ 0
- United States George Weaver DNQ 0
- United States Elton Green DNQ 0
- United States Hal Cole Wth 0
- United States Chet Miller Wth 0
- United States Bill Sheffler Wth 0
- United States Danny Kladis Wth 0
- United States Wally Mitchell Wth 0
- United States Overton Phillips Wth 0
- United States Wayne Sankey DSQ 0
- United States Tommy Hinnershitz DNP 0
- United States Don Lee DNP 0
Pos Driver INDY
United States 		MIL1
United States 		LAN
United States 		ATL
United States 		BAI
United States 		MIL2
United States 		GOS
United States 		MIL3
United States 		PIK
United States 		SPR
United States 		ARL
United States 		Pts
Color Result
Gold Winner
Silver 2nd place
Bronze 3rd place
Green 4th & 5th place
Light Blue 6th-10th place
Dark Blue Finished
(Outside Top 10)
Purple Did not finish
(Ret)
Red Did not qualify
(DNQ)
Brown Withdrawn
(Wth)
Black Disqualified
(DSQ)
White Did not start
(DNS)
Blank Did not
participate
(DNP)
Not competing
In-line notation
Bold Pole position
Italics Ran fastest race lap
* Led most race laps
 RY  Rookie of the Year
 R  Rookie

References

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  • Åberg, Andreas. "AAA National Championship 1947". Driver Database. Archived from the original on October 19, 2012. Retrieved April 19, 2011.
  • "1947 AAA National Championship Trail". ChampCarStats.com. Archived from the original on April 5, 2012. Retrieved April 19, 2011.
  • Harms, Phil. "1947 Championship Driver Summary" (PDF). Motorsport.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 10, 2012. Retrieved April 19, 2011.
  • http://media.indycar.com/pdf/2011/IICS_2011_Historical_Record_Book_INT6.pdf Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine (p. 313-314)

See also

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