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.
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Shorty Cantlon died at Indianapolis during the race.
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Date |
Race Name |
Track |
Location |
Type |
Pole Position |
Winning Driver |
1 |
May 30 |
International 500 Mile Sweepstakes |
Indianapolis Motor Speedway |
Speedway, Indiana |
Paved |
Ted Horn |
Mauri Rose |
2 |
June 8 |
Milwaukee 100 |
Wisconsin State Fair Park Speedway |
West Allis, Wisconsin |
Dirt |
Bill Holland |
Bill Holland |
3 |
June 22 |
Langhorne 100 |
Langhorne Speedway |
Langhorne, Pennsylvania |
Dirt |
Emil Andres |
Bill Holland |
4 |
July 4 |
Atlanta 100A |
Lakewood Speedway |
Atlanta, Georgia |
Dirt |
Rex Mays |
Walt Ader |
5 |
July 13 |
Bainbridge 100B |
Bainbridge Fairgrounds |
Bainbridge, Ohio |
Dirt |
Walt Brown |
Ted Horn |
6 |
July 27 |
Milwaukee 100 |
Wisconsin State Fair Park Speedway |
West Allis, Wisconsin |
Dirt |
Tony Bettenhausen |
Charles Van Acker |
7 |
August 17 |
George Robson Memorial |
Good Time Park |
Goshen, New York |
Dirt |
Emil Andres |
Tony Bettenhausen |
8 |
August 24 |
Milwaukee 100 |
Wisconsin State Fair Park Speedway |
West Allis, Wisconsin |
Dirt |
Duke Dinsmore |
Ted Horn |
9 |
September 1 |
Pikes Peak Auto Hill Climb |
Pikes Peak Highway |
Pikes Peak, Colorado |
Hill |
Al RogersC |
Louis Unser |
10 |
September 28 |
Springfield 100 |
Illinois State Fairgrounds |
Springfield, Illinois |
Dirt |
Emil Andres |
Tony Bettenhausen |
11 |
November 2 |
Arlington 100 |
Arlington Downs Raceway |
Arlington, Texas |
Dirt |
Duke Nalon |
Ted Horn |
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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.
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)
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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 |
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In-line notation |
Bold |
Pole position |
Italics |
Ran fastest race lap |
* |
Led most race laps |
RY Rookie of the Year |
R Rookie |
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