1946 Hoosier 100 is 390th AAA National Motor Car Championship race. Passed at the Indiana State Fairgrounds circuit. Rex Mays won the pole position and this race. Mauri Rose and Emil Andres also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 100 laps (161 km).
Previous race:
1946 Atlanta 100
Next race:
1946 Milwaukee 100
Race Start:
15th September 1946
6th victory for the Bowes Racing team
7th victory for the Rex Mays
12th podium for the Rex Mays
11th podium for the Mauri Rose
3rd podium for the Emil Andres
| Position | Name | Car | Points | Result | Lap | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rex Mays | Stevens ?? 1938, #1 | 200 | 1h 16m 3.430s | 0 | Bowes Racing |
| 2 | Mauri Rose | Lencki ? 1946, #9 | 160 | 0 | Lou Moore | |
| 3 | Emil Andres | Adams ?? 1933, #44 | 140 | 0 | Emil Andres | |
| 4 | Ted Horn | Wetteroth ?? 1939, #24 | 120 | 0 | Fred A Peters | |
| 5 | Tony Bettenhausen | Wetteroth ?? 1935, #67 | 100 | 0 | William A Corley | |
| 6 | Floyd Davis | Wetteroth ? 1946, #17 | 80 | 0 | William Schoof | |
| 7 | George Connor | Kurtis Kraft FWD, #38 | 60 | 0 | Ed Walsh | |
| 8 | Al Miller | Maserati 8CTF, #25 | 50 | 0 | Jim Hussey | |
| 9 | Steve Truchan | Marks ?? 1934, #28 | 40 | 0 | Jimmy Chai | |
| 10 | Spider Webb | Adams ? 1946, #45 | 30 | 0 | Johnston | |
| 11 | Duke Dinsmore | ? ? 1946, #37 | 20 | 0 | Norm Olson | |
| 12 | Elbert Booker | Snowberger FD, #31 | 10 | 0 | Auto Shippers | |
| 13 | Bud Bardowski | ? ? 1946, #37 | 0 | 0 | Bud Bardowski | |
| 14 | Joe Langley | ? ? 1946, #55 | 0 | 0 | Jack Dixon |
| Position | Name | Car | Result | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rex Mays | Stevens ?? 1938, #1 | 0 | Bowes Racing |
| 2 | Ted Horn | Wetteroth ?? 1939, #24 | 0 | Fred A Peters |
| 3 | Emil Andres | Adams ?? 1933, #44 | 0 | Emil Andres |
| 4 | Tony Bettenhausen | Wetteroth ?? 1935, #67 | 0 | William A Corley |
| 5 | George Connor | Kurtis Kraft FWD, #38 | 0 | Ed Walsh |
| 6 | Mauri Rose | Lencki ? 1946, #9 | 0 | Lou Moore |
| 7 | Duke Dinsmore | ? ? 1946, #37 | 0 | Norm Olson |
| 8 | Steve Truchan | Marks ?? 1934, #28 | 0 | Jimmy Chai |
| 9 | Spider Webb | Adams ? 1946, #45 | 0 | Johnston |
| 10 | Elbert Booker | Snowberger FD, #31 | 0 | Auto Shippers |
| 11 | Floyd Davis | Wetteroth ? 1946, #17 | 0 | William Schoof |
| 12 | Al Miller | Maserati 8CTF, #25 | 0 | Jim Hussey |
| 13 | Joe Langley | ? ? 1946, #55 | 0 | Jack Dixon |
| 14 | Bud Bardowski | ? ? 1946, #37 | 0 | Bud Bardowski |
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