1947 AAA Championship Car 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 in the 500 miles race.

Schedule and results

RndDateRace NameTrackLocationTypePole PositionWinning Driver
1May 30 International 500 Mile SweepstakesIndianapolis Motor SpeedwaySpeedway, IndianaPaved Ted Horn Mauri Rose
2June 8 Milwaukee 100Wisconsin State Fair Park SpeedwayWest Allis, WisconsinDirt Bill Holland Bill Holland
3June 22 Langhorne 100Langhorne SpeedwayLanghorne, PennsylvaniaDirt Emil Andres Bill Holland
4July 4 Atlanta 100Lakewood SpeedwayAtlanta, GeorgiaDirt Rex Mays Walt Ader
5July 13 Bainbridge 100Bainbridge FairgroundsBainbridge, OhioDirt Walt Brown Ted Horn
6July 27 Milwaukee 100Wisconsin State Fair Park SpeedwayWest Allis, WisconsinDirt Tony Bettenhausen Charles Van Acker
7August 17 George Robson MemorialGood Time ParkGoshen, New YorkDirt Emil Andres Tony Bettenhausen
8August 24 Milwaukee 100Wisconsin State Fair Park SpeedwayWest Allis, WisconsinDirt Duke Dinsmore Ted Horn
9September 1 Pikes Peak Auto Hill ClimbPikes Peak HighwayPikes Peak, ColoradoHill Al Rogers Louis Unser
10September 28 Springfield 100Illinois State FairgroundsSpringfield, IllinoisDirt Emil Andres Tony Bettenhausen
11November 2 Arlington 100Arlington Downs RacewayArlington, TexasDirt Duke Nalon Ted Horn

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: / *

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