1948 AAA Championship Car season


The 1948 AAA Championship Car season consisted of 12 races, beginning in Arlington, Texas on April 25 and concluding in Du Quoin, Illinois on October 10. The AAA National Champion was Ted Horn, and the Indianapolis 500 winner was Mauri Rose. Ralph Hepburn was killed at Indianapolis in practice, and Ted Horn was killed at the last race in DuQuoin.

Schedule and results

RndDateRace NameTrackLocationTypePole PositionWinning Driver
1April 25 Arlington 100Arlington Downs RacewayArlington, TexasDirt Paul Russo Ted Horn
2May 31 International 500 Mile SweepstakesIndianapolis Motor SpeedwaySpeedway, IndianaPaved Rex Mays Mauri Rose
3June 6 Milwaukee 100Wisconsin State Fair Park SpeedwayWest Allis, WisconsinDirt Johnny Mantz Emil Andres
4June 20 National Convention SweepstakesLanghorne SpeedwayLanghorne, PennsylvaniaDirt Tony Bettenhausen Walt Brown
5August 15 Milwaukee 100Wisconsin State Fair Park SpeedwayWest Allis, WisconsinDirt Myron Fohr Johnny Mantz
6August 21 Springfield 100Illinois State FairgroundsSpringfield, IllinoisDirt Myron Fohr Ted Horn
7August 29 Milwaukee 200Wisconsin State Fair Park SpeedwayWest Allis, WisconsinDirt Paul Russo Myron Fohr
7August 29 Milwaukee 200Wisconsin State Fair Park SpeedwayWest Allis, WisconsinDirt Paul Russo Tony Bettenhausen
8September 4 DuQuoin 100DuQuoin State FairgroundsDu Quoin, IllinoisDirt Rex Mays Lee Wallard
9September 6 Atlanta 100Lakewood SpeedwayAtlanta, GeorgiaDirt Ted Horn Mel Hansen
10September 6 Pikes Peak Auto Hill ClimbPikes Peak HighwayPikes Peak, ColoradoHill Al Rogers Al Rogers
11September 19 Springfield 100Illinois State FairgroundsSpringfield, IllinoisDirt Lee Wallard Myron Fohr
12October 10 DuQuoin 100DuQuoin State FairgroundsDu Quoin, IllinoisDirt Rex Mays Johnnie Parsons

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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