May 8, 19491 feature results
| Track | Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockford Speedway | Late Model | Pat Flaherty | — | — |
Season Results Archive
1949
Race Dates & Top-Three Results
Browse the recorded 1949 season race by race. Each event connects back to its track archive and the drivers preserved throughout the museum.
94Race Dates
21Tracks
135Feature Results
98Top-Three Drivers
Complete Season Record
1949 Race Dates
The table shows the top three recorded finishers for each feature result currently indexed in the archive.
May 15, 19492 feature results
| Track | Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angell Park Speedway | Midget | Miles Melius | — | — |
| Rockford Speedway | Late Model | Willie Sternquist | — | — |
May 17, 19491 feature results
| Track | Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockford Speedway | Rainout | — | — |
May 22, 19491 feature results
| Track | Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mineral Point Fairgrounds | Midget | Kelly Peters | Ray Dockstader | Earl Simmons |
May 24, 19491 feature results
| Track | Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockford Speedway | Midget | Eddie Haddad | Mike O'Halloran | Johnnie Tolan |
May 29, 19492 feature results
| Track | Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angell Park Speedway | Midget | Kelly Peters | Dietz | Miles Melius |
| Slinger Speedway | Midget | Bill Johnson, Jr. | Kelly Peters | Miles Melius |
May 30, 19492 feature results
| Track | Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baraboo Fairgrounds | Late Model | Wally Champion | — | — |
| Phillips Fairgrounds | Midget | Carl Hunter | — | — |
Jun 1, 19491 feature results
| Track | Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slinger Speedway | Midget | Bill Johnson, Jr. | Kelly Peters | Miles Melius |
Jun 4, 19491 feature results
| Track | Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown County Speedway | Midget | Miles Melius | Landy Scott | Kelly Peters |
Jun 5, 19491 feature results
| Track | Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee Mile | Champ Car | Myron Fohr | — | — |
Jun 8, 19492 feature results
| Track | Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slinger Speedway | Midget | Neil Carter | Ray Richards | Chuck Stevenson |
| Soldier Field | Midget | Johnny Parsons | Sam Hanks | Johnnie Tolan |
Jun 9, 19491 feature results
| Track | Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedarburg Speedway | Midget | Miles Melius | Joe Burany | Bill Johnson, Jr. |
Jun 10, 19491 feature results
| Track | Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Fair Park | Midget | Neal Carter | Ray Richards | Chuck Stevenson |
Jun 11, 19491 feature results
| Track | Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown County Speedway | Midget | Joe Burany | Kelly Peters | Gordon Frie |
Jun 12, 19491 feature results
| Track | Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angell Park Speedway | Midget | Joe Burany | Kelly Peters | Miles Melius |
Jun 15, 19491 feature results
| Track | Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slinger Speedway | Midget | Miles Melius | Kelly Peters | Joe Burany |
Jun 17, 19491 feature results
| Track | Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Fair Park | Midget | Neal Carter | Ralph Pratt | Jimmy Davies |
Jun 18, 19491 feature results
| Track | Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown County Speedway | Midget | Landy Scott | Bill Johnson, Jr. | Miles Melius |
Jun 19, 19492 feature results
| Track | Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angell Park Speedway | Midget | Miles Melius | Kelly Peters | Jim Burany |
| Rockford Speedway | Late Model | Pat Flaherty | — | — |
Jun 21, 19491 feature results
| Track | Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Fair Park | Midget | Norm Nelson | Willie Sternquist | Alex Swenson |
Jun 22, 19491 feature results
| Track | Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slinger Speedway | Midget | Miles Melius | Joe Burany | Bill Johnson, Jr. |
Jun 23, 19491 feature results
| Track | Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedarburg Speedway | Midget | Landy Scott | Bill Johnson, Jr. | Kelly Peters |
Jun 24, 19491 feature results
| Track | Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Fair Park | Midget | Ralph Pratt | Ray Richards | Ted Duncan |
Jun 25, 19491 feature results
| Track | Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown County Speedway | Midget | Rainout | — | — |
Jun 26, 19492 feature results
| Track | Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angell Park Speedway | Midget | Miles Melius | Kelly Peters | Joe Burany |
| Fond du Lac Fairgrounds | Midget | Kelly Peters | Joe Burany | Miles Melius |
Jun 28, 19491 feature results
| Track | Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Fair Park | Midget | Jim Rathmann | Pat Flaherty | Al Swenson |
Jun 29, 19493 feature results
| Track | Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockford Speedway | Late Model | Joe Granatelli | — | — |
| Slinger Speedway | Midget | Miles Melius | — | — |
| Soldier Field | Midget | Eddie Haddad | — | — |
Jun 30, 19491 feature results
| Track | Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedarburg Speedway | Midget | Miles Melius | Landy Scott | Joe Burany |
Jul 1, 19491 feature results
| Track | Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Fair Park | Midget | Ralph Pratt | Paul Russo | Vic Carter |
Jul 2, 19491 feature results
| Track | Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown County Speedway | Midget | Joe Burany | — | — |
Jul 3, 19492 feature results
| Track | Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angell Park Speedway | Midget | Miles Melius | — | — |
| Raceway Park IL | Stock Car | Rich Irvine | Bob Meyers | Bill Van Allen |
Jul 4, 19492 feature results
| Track | Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rice Lake Fairgrounds | Midget | Joe Burany | Carl Hunter | Miles Melius |
| Rockford Speedway | Late Model | Jim Rathmann | Dick Rathmann | Pat Flaherty |
Jul 8, 19491 feature results
| Track | Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Fair Park | Midget | Ralph Pratt | Paul Russo | Gus Klingbeil |
Jul 9, 19491 feature results
| Track | Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown County Speedway | Midget | Joe Burany | Miles Melius | Johnny Dietz |
Jul 10, 19492 feature results
| Track | Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angell Park Speedway | Midget | Joe Burany | Miles Melius | Carl Hunter |
| Milwaukee Mile | Champ Car | Myron Fohr | — | — |
Jul 12, 19491 feature results
| Track | Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Fair Park | Late Model | Ken Netzel | Dick Rathmann | Herman Jordan |
Jul 13, 19492 feature results
| Track | Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockford Speedway | Late Model | Jim Rathmann | Jay Frank | — |
| Soldier Field | Midget | Eddie Haddad | Frank Burany | Sam Hanks |
Jul 14, 19491 feature results
| Track | Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedarburg Speedway | Midget | Miles Melius | Bill Johnson, Jr. | Johnny Dietz |
Jul 15, 19491 feature results
| Track | Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Fair Park | Midget | Lyle Dickey | Chuck Stevenson | Gordon Reid |
Jul 16, 19491 feature results
| Track | Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown County Speedway | Midget | Miles Melius | Joe Burany | Don Patzke |
Jul 17, 19492 feature results
| Track | Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angell Park Speedway | Midget | Johnny Dietz | — | — |
| Fond du Lac Fairgrounds | Midget | Rod Backey | Kelly Peters | Joe Burany |
Jul 19, 19491 feature results
| Track | Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Fair Park | Late Model | Dick Rathmann | Don Freeland | Al Swenson |
Jul 20, 19491 feature results
| Track | Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slinger Speedway | Midget | Miles Melius | — | — |
Jul 22, 19491 feature results
| Track | Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Fair Park | Midget | Gordon Reid | Sam Hanks | Carl Forberg |
Jul 23, 19493 feature results
| Track | Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown County Speedway | Midget | Johnny Dietz | Miles Melius | Joe Burany |
| Ladysmith Fairgrounds | Midget | Bud Houghton | Red Bowser | Billy Weed |
| Raceway Park IL | Midget | Bud Koehler | — | — |
Jul 24, 19492 feature results
| Track | Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angell Park Speedway | Midget | Johnny Dietz | — | — |
| Ladysmith Fairgrounds | Midget | Bud Houghton | Dick St. John | Bob Johnson |
Jul 26, 19491 feature results
| Track | Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Fair Park | Rainout | — | — |
Jul 27, 19492 feature results
| Track | Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slinger Speedway | Rainout | — | — | |
| Soldier Field | Midget | Eddie Haddad | — | — |
Jul 28, 19491 feature results
| Track | Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedarburg Speedway | Midget | Joe Burany | Gordon Frie | Landy Scott |
Jul 29, 19491 feature results
| Track | Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Fair Park | Midget | Tony Bettenhausen | Ralph Pratt | Chuck Stevenson |
Jul 30, 19491 feature results
| Track | Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown County Speedway | Midget | Herb Wachol | Landy Scott | — |
Jul 31, 19491 feature results
| Track | Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angell Park Speedway | Midget | Bill Johnson, Jr. | Carl Hunter | Miles Melius |
Aug 2, 19491 feature results
| Track | Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Fair Park | Late Model | Jim Rathmann | Pat Flaherty | Jay Frank |
Aug 3, 19491 feature results
| Track | Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slinger Speedway | Midget | Bill Johnson, Jr. | Miles Melius | Carl Hunter |
Aug 4, 19491 feature results
| Track | Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedarburg Speedway | Late Model | Art Lamey | Norm Nelson | Bryant Tucker |
Aug 5, 19491 feature results
| Track | Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Fair Park | Midget | Frank Burany | Ray Knepper | Johnny Parsons |
Aug 6, 19491 feature results
| Track | Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown County Speedway | Midget | Bill Johnson, Jr. | Carl Hunter | Joe Burany |
Aug 7, 19491 feature results
| Track | Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angell Park Speedway | Midget | Johnny Dietz | — | — |
Aug 9, 19491 feature results
| Track | Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slinger Speedway | Midget | Harry Schuppe | — | — |
Aug 10, 19491 feature results
| Track | Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soldier Field | Midget | Eddie Haddad | — | — |
Aug 12, 19491 feature results
| Track | Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Fair Park | Late Model | Ray Erickson | Jay Frank | Jim Rathmann |
Aug 13, 19492 feature results
| Track | Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown County Speedway | Midget | Joe Burany | Bill Johnson, Jr. | Don Patzke |
| Raceway Park IL | Midget | Bud Koehler | — | — |
Aug 14, 19492 feature results
| Track | Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angell Park Speedway | Midget | Bill Johnson, Jr. | — | — |
| Wausau Fairgrounds | Non-winged Sprint Car | Frank Luptow | — | — |
Aug 16, 19492 feature results
| Track | Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Geneva Speedway | Midget | Joe Gersich | Wally Johnson | Ray Elliott |
| State Fair Park | Late Model | Dick Rathmann | Ken Netzel | Chet Bingham |
Aug 17, 19491 feature results
| Track | Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soldier Field | Midget | Eddie Haddad | — | — |
Aug 18, 19491 feature results
| Track | Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedarburg Speedway | Late Model | Norm Nelson | Art Lemay | Kelly Peters |
Aug 20, 19491 feature results
| Track | Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown County Speedway | Midget | Bill Johnson, Jr. | Carl Hunter | Kelly Peters |
Aug 21, 19493 feature results
| Track | Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angell Park Speedway | Midget | Miles Melius | — | — |
| Milwaukee Mile | Midget | Sam Hanks | — | — |
| Raceway Park IL | Late Model | Bud Koehler | — | — |
Aug 24, 19491 feature results
| Track | Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slinger Speedway | Midget | Miles Melius | — | — |
Aug 25, 19492 feature results
| Track | Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedarburg Speedway | Midget | Miles Melius | Bill Johnson, Jr. | Carl Hunter |
| Milwaukee Mile | Champ Car | Paul Russo | — | — |
Aug 26, 19493 feature results
| Track | Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manitowoc Fairgrounds | Midget | Bill Johnson, Jr. | Landy Scott | Gordon Frie |
| Milwaukee Mile | AAA Sprint Car | Johnny Mantz | — | — |
| Slinger Speedway | Late Model | Frank Wills | Herb Wachol | Bill Johnson, Jr. |
Aug 27, 19492 feature results
| Track | Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown County Speedway | Midget | Bill Johnson, Jr. | — | — |
| Minnesota State Fair | AAA Sprint Car | Tom Hinnershitz | — | — |
Aug 28, 19494 feature results
| Track | Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angell Park Speedway | Midget | Carl Hunter | Kelly Peters | Bill Johnson, Jr. |
| Milwaukee Mile | Champ Car | Johnny Parsons | — | — |
| Minnesota State Fair | AAA Sprint Car | Spider Webb | — | — |
| Raceway Park IL | Late Model | Bud Koehler | — | — |
Sep 1, 19491 feature results
| Track | Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedarburg Speedway | Late Model | Duke Lange | Ray Erickson | Joe Burany |
Sep 2, 19491 feature results
| Track | Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota State Fair | Late Model | Tom Adleman | — | — |
Sep 3, 19491 feature results
| Track | Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown County Speedway | Midget | Don Patzke | Bill Johnson, Jr. | Landy Scott |
Sep 4, 19492 feature results
| Track | Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angell Park Speedway | Rainout | — | — | |
| Minnesota State Fair | Non-winged Sprint Car | Jimmy Wilburn | — | — |
Sep 5, 19491 feature results
| Track | Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota State Fair | Non-winged Sprint Car | Emory Collins | — | — |
Sep 7, 19491 feature results
| Track | Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slinger Speedway | Late Model | Bill Johnson, Jr. | John Cmelak | Gordon Frie |
Sep 10, 19492 feature results
| Track | Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown County Speedway | Midget | Joe Burany | Johnny Dietz | Bill Johnson, Jr. |
| Raceway Park IL | Midget | Bud Koehler | — | — |
Sep 11, 19494 feature results
| Track | Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angell Park Speedway | Midget | Bill Johnson, Jr. | Carl Hunter | Miles Melius |
| Raceway Park IL | Late Model | Bud Koehler | — | — |
| Rockford Speedway | Late Model | Dick Rathmann | — | — |
| St. Croix Fairgrounds | Rainout | — | — |
Sep 14, 19491 feature results
| Track | Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raceway Park IL | Late Model | Bud Koehler | — | — |
Sep 16, 19491 feature results
| Track | Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slinger Speedway | Late Model | Bob Johnson Slinger | Jerry Ziegelbauer | Ed Kirchefski |
Sep 17, 19491 feature results
| Track | Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockford Speedway | Midget | Eddie Haddad | — | — |
Sep 18, 19496 feature results
| Track | Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angell Park Speedway | Midget | Miles Melius | Bill Johnson, Jr. | Carl Hunter |
| Cedarburg Speedway | Late Model | Landy Scott | Bill Boldt | Norm Nelson |
| Raceway Park IL | Late Model | Bud Koehler | — | — |
| St. Croix Fairgrounds | AAA | A. Matterperlick | Robert Dale | Russ Hermsted |
| St. Croix Fairgrounds | Late Model | Augie Winkelman | — | — |
| St. Croix Fairgrounds | Late Model | Fred Leathbeat | — | — |
Sep 23, 19491 feature results
| Track | Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slinger Speedway | Late Model | Cooney Miller | John Deitz | Clarence Zimmerman |
Sep 25, 19491 feature results
| Track | Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angell Park Speedway | Midget | Bill Johnson, Jr. | — | — |
Sep 30, 19491 feature results
| Track | Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slinger Speedway | Late Model | John Deitz | Clarence Zimmerman | Miles Melius |
Oct 2, 19491 feature results
| Track | Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedarburg Speedway | Late Model | Howard Carey | Fred Arentz | Bill Boldt |
Oct 9, 19492 feature results
| Track | Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedarburg Speedway | Late Model | Bill Boldt | Elroy Larsen | Herb Wachol |
| Raceway Park IL | Late Model | Bud Koehler | — | — |
Oct 12, 19491 feature results
| Track | Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raceway Park IL | Late Model | Bud Koehler | — | — |
Oct 16, 19492 feature results
| Track | Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockford Speedway | Late Model | Gil Michaels | — | — |
| Rockford Speedway | Late Model | Gil Michaels | — | — |
Oct 23, 19491 feature results
| Track | Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raceway Park IL | Late Model | Bud Koehler | — | — |
Oct 30, 19491 feature results
| Track | Division | 1st | 2nd | 3rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manitowoc Speedway | Late Model | Milt Grolle | Gordon Rosinsky | Ed Kosba |