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Race #1 — Indianapolis Motor Speedway

May 30, 1947 • Winner: Mauri Rose

Full-field race results and preserved archive material from the 1947 AAA Champ Car Series event at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

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#1Season Race

68Feature Starters

200Winner Laps

Mauri RoseFeature Winner

27Winning Car

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Feature Results

FinStartNo.DriverMakeLapsStatus

1327Mauri RoseDeidt FD / Offy2004:17:52.17 116.338

2816Bill HollandDeidt FD / Offy2004:18:24.29 116.097

311Ted HornMaserati / Maserati SC2004:20:52.55 114.997

4454Herb ArdingerKurtis FD / Novi SC2004:24:32.52 113.404

5107Jimmy JacksonMiller FD / Offy2004:25:52.65 112.834

6209Rex MaysKurtis / Winfield SC2004:30:84.50 111.056

71433Walt BrownAlfa Romeo / Alfa Romeo SC2004:54:51.47 101.744

82834Cy MarshallAlfa Romeo/Weil / Alfa Romeo SC197Flagged

92341Fred AgabashianKurtis / Duray SC191Flagged

102710Duke DinsmoreWetteroth / Offy167Flagged

11758Les AndersonMaserati / Offy131Flagged

121759Pete RomcevichMiller FD / Ford V8168Mechanical

13303Emil AndresLencki / Lencki150Magneto

141531Frank WearneMiller / Offy128Spun NE turn

15947Ken FowlerAlfa Romeo / Alfa Romeo SC121Broken axle

161846Duke NalonMercedes / Mercedes SC119Piston

171228Roland FreeWetteroth / Miller87Spun out, SW turn

182529Tony BettenhausenStevens / Offy79Broken timing gear

19625Russ SnowbergerMaserati / Maserati SC74Oil pump

201652Hal RobsonAdams / Offy67Transmission

21218Cliff BergereKurtis FD / Novi SC62Piston

22228Joie ChitwoodWetteroth / Offy51Gear trouble

23524Shorty CantlonSnowberger FD / Miller40Wrecked SW - fatal

242643Henry BanksMiller FD / Offy36Broken oil line

251966Al MillerMiller RE4D / Miller33Magneto

261314George ConnorKurtis / Offy32Fuel tank leak

272938Mel HansenAdams / Sparks SC32Disqualified, pushed

282115Paul RussoShaw / Offy24Wrecked mainstretch

292444Charles Van AckerStevens / Lencki24Wrecked mainstretch

301153Milt FankhauserStevens / Offy16Stalled SE turn

—--54Cliff BergereKurtis FD / Novi SC131Relieved Ardinger 70-200

—--3George ConnorLencki / Lencki81Relieved Andres 70-150

—--10Billy DeVoreWetteroth / Offy40Relieved Dinsmore 79-118

—--31Louis TomeiMiller / Offy50Relieved F. Wearne 54-103

—--54Doc WilliamsKurtis FD / Novi SC--Raced by Ardinger

—--44Louis TomeiMiller FD / Miller SC--Did not qualify

—--57Louis TomeiMercury--Did not qualify

—--67Charles CrawfordDuesenberg--Did not qualify

—--32Duane CarterStudebaker--Did not qualify

—--35Leslie BrookeERA SC--Did not qualify

—--86Jim BrubakerMaserati / Maserati--Did not qualify

—--23Lewis DurantOffy--Did not qualify

—--22Red ByronFord V8--Did not qualify

—--23Tommy BoggsOffy--Did not qualify

—--6Walt AderOffy--Did not qualify

—--49Zora Arkus-DuntovTalbot-Lago / Talbot-Lago--Did not qualify

—--69Norm HouserFord V8--Did not qualify

—--5Tommy HinnershitzOffy--Did not arrive

—--55George MetzlerClemons--Did not qualify

—--64Johnny MauroMiller SC--Did not qualify

—--44George WeaverMiller FD / Miller SC--Did not qualify

—--54Sam HanksKurtis FD / Novi SC--Did not qualify

—--XTony BettenhausenAdams / Sparks SC--Did not qualify

—--51Sam Grecco—--Did not qualify

—--28Steve TruchanWetteroth / Miller--Did not qualify

—--XHarry McQuinnMaserati / Maserati--Did not qualify

—--XHal Stetson—--Did not appear

—--XArt ScovellOffy--Did not qualify

—--XFrank BriskoOffy--Did not qualify

—--XBuddy RuschOffy--Did not qualify

—--XBud Bardowski—--Did not qualify

—--XHal Cole—--Withdrew due to ASPAR dispute

—--XDanny Kladis—--Withdrew due to ASPAR dispute

—--XChet Miller—--Withdrew due to ASPAR dispute

—--XWally Mitchell—--Withdrew due to ASPAR dispute

—--XOverton Phillips—--Withdrew due to ASPAR dispute

—--XBill Sheffler—--Withdrew due to ASPAR dispute

—--XJoel Thorne—--Withdrew due to ASPAR dispute

Source Attribution

Series framework and final standings: The Third Turn. Supplemental full-field race-result detail: ChampCarStats.com where individual The Third Turn race pages were login-gated.

Source: The Third Turn event page

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