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1949 Results

Preserving the race-by-race history of the 1949 season.

Browse race results from the 1949 season across the museum archive. Each entry helps preserve another race night, another winner, and another piece of Midwestern auto racing history.

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84
Race Dates
19
Tracks
111
Feature Results
91
Top 3 Finishers
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Rockford Speedway
Race Dates & Feature Results
Results from 1949
May 8, 1949 (1 feature results)
Late Model
1. Pat Flaherty
May 15, 1949 (2 feature results)
Midget
1. Miles Melius
Late Model
1. Willie Sternquist
May 17, 1949 (1 feature results)
Feature
1. Rainout
May 22, 1949 (1 feature results)
Midget
1. Kelly Peters2. Ray Dockstader3. Earl Simmons
May 29, 1949 (2 feature results)
Midget
1. Kelly Peters2. Dietz3. Miles Melius
Midget
1. Bill Johnson, Jr.2. Kelly Peters3. Miles Melius
May 30, 1949 (2 feature results)
Late Model
1. Wally Champion
Midget
1. Carl Hunter
Jun 1, 1949 (1 feature results)
Midget
1. Bill Johnson, Jr.2. Kelly Peters3. Miles Melius
Jun 4, 1949 (1 feature results)
Midget
1. Miles Melius2. Landy Scott3. Kelly Peters
Jun 5, 1949 (2 feature results)
Feature
1. Track canceled
Champ Car
1. Myron Fohr
Jun 8, 1949 (1 feature results)
Midget
1. Neil Carter2. Ray Richards3. Chuck Stevenson
Jun 9, 1949 (1 feature results)
Midget
1. Miles Melius2. Joe Burany3. Bill Johnson, Jr.
Jun 10, 1949 (1 feature results)
Midget
1. Neal Carter2. Ray Richards3. Chuck Stevenson
Jun 11, 1949 (1 feature results)
Midget
1. Joe Burany2. Kelly Peters3. Gordon Frie
Jun 12, 1949 (1 feature results)
Midget
1. Joe Burany2. Kelly Peters3. Miles Melius
Jun 15, 1949 (1 feature results)
Midget
1. Miles Melius2. Kelly Peters3. Joe Burany
Jun 17, 1949 (1 feature results)
Midget
1. Neal Carter2. Ralph Pratt3. Jimmy Davies
Jun 18, 1949 (1 feature results)
Midget
1. Landy Scott2. Bill Johnson, Jr.3. Miles Melius
Jun 19, 1949 (2 feature results)
Midget
1. Miles Melius2. Kelly Peters3. Jim Burany
Late Model
1. Pat Flaherty
Jun 21, 1949 (1 feature results)
Midget
1. Norm Nelson2. Willie Sternquist3. Alex Swenson
Jun 22, 1949 (1 feature results)
Midget
1. Miles Melius2. Joe Burany3. Bill Johnson, Jr.
Jun 23, 1949 (1 feature results)
Midget
1. Landy Scott2. Bill Johnson, Jr.3. Kelly Peters
Jun 24, 1949 (1 feature results)
Midget
1. Ralph Pratt2. Ray Richards3. Ted Duncan
Jun 25, 1949 (1 feature results)
Midget
1. Rainout
Jun 26, 1949 (2 feature results)
Midget
1. Miles Melius2. Kelly Peters3. Joe Burany
Midget
1. Kelly Peters2. Joe Burany3. Miles Melius
Jun 28, 1949 (1 feature results)
Midget
1. Jim Rathmann2. Pat Flaherty3. Al Swenson
Jun 29, 1949 (1 feature results)
Midget
1. Miles Melius
Jun 30, 1949 (1 feature results)
Midget
1. Miles Melius2. Landy Scott3. Joe Burany
Jul 1, 1949 (1 feature results)
Midget
1. Ralph Pratt2. Paul Russo3. Vic Carter
Jul 2, 1949 (1 feature results)
Midget
1. Joe Burany
Jul 3, 1949 (1 feature results)
Midget
1. Miles Melius
Jul 4, 1949 (2 feature results)
Midget
1. Joe Burany2. Carl Hunter3. Miles Melius
Late Model
1. Jim Rathmann2. Dick Rathman3. Pat Flaherty
Jul 8, 1949 (1 feature results)
Midget
1. Ralph Pratt2. Paul Russo3. Gus Klingbell
Jul 9, 1949 (1 feature results)
Midget
1. Joe Burany2. Miles Melius3. Johnny Dietz
Jul 10, 1949 (2 feature results)
Midget
1. Joe Burany2. Miles Melius3. Carl Hunter
Champ Car
1. Myron Fohr
Jul 12, 1949 (1 feature results)
Late Model
1. Ken Netzel2. Dick Rathman3. Herman Jordan
Jul 14, 1949 (1 feature results)
Midget
1. Miles Melius2. Bill Johnson, Jr.3. Johnny Dietz
Jul 15, 1949 (1 feature results)
Midget
1. Lyle Dickey2. Chuck Stevenson3. Gordon Reid
Jul 16, 1949 (1 feature results)
Midget
1. Miles Melius2. Joe Burany3. Don Patzke
Jul 17, 1949 (2 feature results)
Midget
1. Johnny Dietz
Midget
1. Rod Backey2. Kelly Peters3. Joe Burany
Jul 19, 1949 (1 feature results)
Late Model
1. Dick Rathman2. Don Freeland3. Al Swenson
Jul 20, 1949 (1 feature results)
Midget
1. Miles Melius
Jul 22, 1949 (1 feature results)
Midget
1. Gordon Reid2. Sam Hanks3. Carl Forberg
Jul 23, 1949 (2 feature results)
Midget
1. Johnny Dietz2. Miles Melius3. Joe Burany
Midget
1. Bud Houghton2. Red Bowser3. Billy Weed
Jul 24, 1949 (2 feature results)
Midget
1. Johnny Dietz
Midget
1. Bud Houghton2. Dick St. John3. Bob Johnson
Jul 26, 1949 (1 feature results)
Feature
1. Rainout
Jul 27, 1949 (1 feature results)
Feature
1. Rainout
Jul 28, 1949 (1 feature results)
Midget
1. Joe Burany2. Gordon Frie3. Landy Scott
Jul 29, 1949 (1 feature results)
Midget
1. Tony Bettenhausen2. Ralph Pratt3. Chuck Stevenson
Jul 30, 1949 (1 feature results)
Midget
1. Herb Wachol2. Landy Scott
Jul 31, 1949 (1 feature results)
Midget
1. Bill Johnson, Jr.2. Carl Hunter3. Miles Melius
Aug 2, 1949 (1 feature results)
Late Model
1. Jim Rathmann2. Pat Flaherty3. Jay Frank
Aug 3, 1949 (1 feature results)
Midget
1. Bill Johnson, Jr.2. Miles Melius3. Carl Hunter
Aug 4, 1949 (1 feature results)
Late Model
1. Art Lamey2. Norm Nelson3. Bryan Tucker
Aug 5, 1949 (1 feature results)
Midget
1. Frank Burany2. Ray Knepper3. Johnny Parsons
Aug 6, 1949 (1 feature results)
Midget
1. Bill Johnson, Jr.2. Carl Hunter3. Joe Burany
Aug 7, 1949 (1 feature results)
Midget
1. Johnny Dietz
Aug 9, 1949 (1 feature results)
Midget
1. Harry Schuppe
Aug 12, 1949 (1 feature results)
Late Model
1. Ray Erickson2. Jay Frank3. Jim Rathmann
Aug 13, 1949 (1 feature results)
Midget
1. Joe Burany2. Bill Johnson, Jr.3. Don Patzke
Aug 14, 1949 (2 feature results)
Midget
1. Bill Johnson, Jr.
Non-winged Sprint Car
1. Frank Luptow
Aug 16, 1949 (2 feature results)
Midget
1. Joe Gersich2. Wally Johnson3. Ray Elliott
Late Model
1. Dick Rathman2. Ken Netzel3. Chet Bingham
Aug 18, 1949 (1 feature results)
Late Model
1. Norm Nelson2. Art Lemay3. Kelly Peters
Aug 20, 1949 (1 feature results)
Midget
1. Bill Johnson, Jr.2. Carl Hunter3. Kelly Peters
Aug 21, 1949 (2 feature results)
Midget
1. Miles Melius
Midget
1. Sam Hanks
Aug 24, 1949 (1 feature results)
Midget
1. Miles Melius
Aug 25, 1949 (2 feature results)
Midget
1. Miles Melius2. Bill Johnson, Jr.3. Carl Hunter
Champ Car
1. Paul Russo
Aug 26, 1949 (3 feature results)
Midget
1. Bill Johnson, Jr.2. Landy Scott3. Gordon Frie
AAA Sprint Car
1. Johnny Mantz
Late Model
1. Frank Wills2. Herb Wachol3. Bill Johnson, Jr.
Aug 27, 1949 (2 feature results)
Midget
1. Bill Johnson, Jr.
AAA Sprint Car
1. Tom Hinnershitz
Aug 28, 1949 (3 feature results)
Midget
1. Carl Hunter2. Kelly Peters3. Bill Johnson, Jr.
Champ Car
1. Johnny Parsons
AAA Sprint Car
1. Spider Webb
Sep 1, 1949 (1 feature results)
Late Model
1. Duke Lange2. Ray Erickson3. Joe Burany
Sep 3, 1949 (1 feature results)
Midget
1. Don Patzke2. Bill Johnson, Jr.3. Landy Scott
Sep 4, 1949 (2 feature results)
Feature
1. Rainout
Non-winged Sprint Car
1. Jimmy Wilburn
Sep 5, 1949 (1 feature results)
Non-winged Sprint Car
1. Emory Collins
Sep 7, 1949 (1 feature results)
Late Model
1. Bill Johnson, Jr.2. John Cmelak3. Gordon Frie
Sep 10, 1949 (1 feature results)
Midget
1. Joe Burany2. Johnny Dietz3. Bill Johnson, Jr.
Sep 11, 1949 (3 feature results)
Midget
1. Bill Johnson, Jr.2. Carl Hunter3. Miles Melius
Late Model
1. Dick Rathman
Feature
1. Rainout
Sep 16, 1949 (1 feature results)
Late Model
1. Bob Johnson Slinger2. Jerry Ziegelbauer3. Ed Kirchefski
Sep 18, 1949 (5 feature results)
Midget
1. Miles Melius2. Bill Johnson, Jr.3. Carl Hunter
Late Model
1. Landy Scott2. Bill Boldt3. Norm Nelson
AAA
1. A. Matterperlick2. Robert Dale3. Russ Hermsted
Late Model
1. Augie Winkelman
Late Model
1. Fred Leathbeat
Sep 23, 1949 (1 feature results)
Late Model
1. Cooney Miller2. John Deitz3. Clarence Zimmerman
Sep 25, 1949 (1 feature results)
Midget
1. Bill Johnson, Jr.
Sep 30, 1949 (1 feature results)
Late Model
1. John Deitz2. Clarence Zimmerman3. Miles Melius
Oct 2, 1949 (1 feature results)
Late Model
1. Howard Carey2. Fred Arendt3. Bill Boldt
Oct 9, 1949 (1 feature results)
Late Model
1. Bill Boldt2. Elroy Larsen3. Herb Wachal
Oct 30, 1949 (1 feature results)
Late Model
1. Milt Grolle2. Gordon Rosinsky3. Ed Kosba