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1947 Springfield 100 in AAA National Motor Car Championship at the Springfield circuit. Full information

1947 Springfield 100

1947 Springfield 100 is 402nd AAA National Motor Car Championship race. Passed at the Springfield circuit. Emil Andres won the pole position, Tony Bettenhausen won this race. Ted Horn and Steve Truchan also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 100 laps (161 km).

Previous race: 1947 Pikes Peak
Next race: 1947 Arlington 100
Race Start: 28th September 1947

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1947 Springfield 100

2nd victory for the Murrell Belanger team
3rd victory for the Tony Bettenhausen
4th podium for the Tony Bettenhausen
13th podium for the Ted Horn
2nd podium for the Steve Truchan

1947 Springfield 100 results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Tony Bettenhausen	Stevens ? 1947, #16	200	1h 4m 51.080s	Murrell Belanger
2	Ted Horn	Horn ?? 1947, #1	160		Ted Horn Enterprises
3	Steve Truchan	? ? 1947, #39	140		Steve Truchan
4	Jackie Holmes	? ? 1947, #25	120		Floyd H Dreyer
5	Charlie Rogers	? ? 1947, #71	100		Lawrence Jewell
6	Walt Ader	? ? 1947, #27	80		Andrews
7	Myron Fohr	unknown ? 1947, #42	60		Carl Marchese
8	Walt Brown	Wetteroth ?? 1939, #8	50		Fred A Peters
9	Bill Holland	Wetteroth ? 1947, #10	40		William Schoof
10	Emil Andres	? ? 1947, #3	30		Murrell Belanger
11	George Metzler	unknown ? 1947, #55	20		Jack Dixon
12	Johnny Shackelford	? ? 1947, #45	10		Fred W Johnston
13	Mel Hansen	Lencki ? 1947, #33	0		Tucker Partner
14	Paul Russo	Shaw ? 1947, #15	0		Ervin Wolfe
15	George Connor	Wetteroth ? 1947, #41	0		William Schoof
16	Rex Mays	Adams ?? 1938, #21	0		Thorne Engineering
17	Norm Houser	Ford V8, #69	0		Robert Allison
18	Jerry Kubik	? ? 1947, #59	0		Katty Korner

Qualifying Results for the 1947 Springfield 100 on the Springfield circuit

Position	Name	Car	Team
1	Emil Andres	? ? 1947, #3	Murrell Belanger
2	Mel Hansen	Lencki ? 1947, #33	Tucker Partner
3	Walt Brown	Wetteroth ?? 1939, #8	Fred A Peters
4	Ted Horn	Horn ?? 1947, #1	Ted Horn Enterprises
5	Tony Bettenhausen	Stevens ? 1947, #16	Murrell Belanger
6	Bill Holland	Wetteroth ? 1947, #10	William Schoof
7	Walt Ader	? ? 1947, #27	Andrews
8	Paul Russo	Shaw ? 1947, #15	Ervin Wolfe
9	Myron Fohr	unknown ? 1947, #42	Carl Marchese
10	George Connor	Wetteroth ? 1947, #41	William Schoof
11	Rex Mays	Adams ?? 1938, #21	Thorne Engineering
12	Steve Truchan	? ? 1947, #39	Steve Truchan
13	Jackie Holmes	? ? 1947, #25	Floyd H Dreyer
14	Charlie Rogers	? ? 1947, #71	Lawrence Jewell
15	Johnny Shackelford	? ? 1947, #45	Fred W Johnston
16	George Metzler	unknown ? 1947, #55	Jack Dixon
17	Norm Houser	Ford V8, #69	Robert Allison
18	Jerry Kubik	? ? 1947, #59	Katty Korner