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AAA National Motor Car Championship in the 1948 season. Full information

36th season of AAA National Motor Car Championship, started 25th April and ended at 10th October 1948

Beginners of the season: Duane Carter , Johnnie Parsons , Jack Mcgrath , Manuel Ayulo , Johnny Mantz , Bill Cantrell , Mack Hellings , George Lynch , Mike Salay , Ted Duncan , Red Hodges , Herb Bryers , Buster Hammond , Wayne Sankey , Art Hillis , Jimmy Good

List of races and tracks in the 1948 season

Race Winner Track Race Start
Arlington 100 1948 Arlington 100 Ted Horn
Horn ?? 1947, #1
Arlington Downs 25th April 1948
Indianapolis 500 1948 Indianapolis 500 Mauri Rose
Deidt Tuffanelli Derrico, #3
Indianapolis 30th May 1948
Milwaukee 100 1948 Milwaukee 100 Emil Andres
Kurtis Kraft 2000, #8
Milwaukee 6th June 1948
Langhorne 100 1948 Langhorne 100 Walt Brown
Kurtis Kraft 1000, #7
Langhorne 20th June 1948
Milwaukee 100 1948 Milwaukee 100 Johnny Mantz
Kurtis Kraft 2000, #98
Milwaukee 15th August 1948
Springfield 100 1948 Springfield 100 Ted Horn
Horn ?? 1947, #1
Springfield 21st August 1948
Milwaukee 200 1948 Milwaukee 200 Myron Fohr , Tony Bettenhausen
Marchese ? 1948, #32
Milwaukee 29th August 1948
Du Quoin 100 1948 Du Quoin 100 Lee Wallard
Meyer ?? 1936, #12
Du Quoin 4th September 1948
Pikes Peak 1948 Pikes Peak Al Rogers
Coniff ? 1948, #15
Pikes Peak 6th September 1948
Atlanta 100 1948 Atlanta 100 Mel Hansen
Wetteroth ? 1948, #9
Lakewood Park 6th September 1948
Springfield 100 1948 Springfield 100 Myron Fohr
Marchese ?? 1938, #32
Springfield 19th September 1948
Du Quoin 100 1948 Du Quoin 100 Johnnie Parsons
Kurtis Kraft ? 1948, #7
Du Quoin 10th October 1948

Drivers championship 1948

Ted Horn

United States

Champion

Points: 1880 Wins: 2 Poles: 1

Myron Fohr

United States

2nd place

Points: 1159 Wins: 2 Poles: 2

Mauri Rose

United States

3rd place

Points: 1000 Wins: 1 Poles: 0

List of all drivers for the 1948 season

Name Points
Ted Horn 1880
Myron Fohr 1159
Mauri Rose 1000
Bill Sheffler 924
Duke Nalon 910
Lee Wallard 865
Bill Holland 840
Mack Hellings 820
Emil Andres 810
Charles Van Acker 760
Johnnie Parsons 700
Hal Cole 580
Rex Mays 360
Johnny Mauro 355
Tony Bettenhausen 324
Walt Brown 320
Paul Russo 300
Johnny Mantz 290
George Connor 287
Hal Robson 269
Ted Duncan 240
Mel Hansen 220
Eddie Zalucki 216
Tommy Hinnershitz 200
Al Rogers 200
Duke Dinsmore 172
Johnny Byrne 170
Herb Bryers 160
Jimmy Jackson 150
Duane Carter 120
Russell Snowberger 120
Joie Chitwood 120
Spider Webb 116
Buster Hammond 100
Manuel Ayulo 100
Floyd Davis 87
Hugh Thomas 80
Kenneth Fowler 74
Johnny Shackelford 60
Louis Unser 60
Bill Cantrell 60
George Lynch 60
Mike Salay 50
Billy Devore 50
JC Shoemaker 50
Wayne Sankey 40
Louis Durant 35
Red Hodges 30
Delmar Desch 30
Jackie Holmes 20
Walt Killinger 20
Art Hillis 10
Charlie Rogers 10
Jack Mcgrath 5
George Hammond 0
Jimmy Good 0
Sam Hanks 0
Henry Banks 0
Les Anderson 0
Fred Agabashian 0
Steve Truchan 0
Buster Warke 0
Walt Ader 0
Harry McQuinn 0
Chet Miller 0
Doc Williams 0
Louis Tomei 0
Bill Milliken 0

List of all cars in the 1948 season

Deidt Tuffanelli Derrico

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Points: 1950 Wins: 1 Poles: 0

Kurtis Kraft 2000

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Points: 1350 Wins: 2 Poles: 1

? ? 1948

Offenhauser

Points: 1280 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Bromme ? 1948

Offenhauser

Points: 1050 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Kurtis Kraft 2000

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Points: 1000 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Horn ?? 1947

Offenhauser

Points: 1000 Wins: 2 Poles: 0

Marchese ? 1948

Offenhauser

Points: 840 Wins: 2 Poles: 0

Kurtis Kraft ? 1948

Offenhauser

Points: 770 Wins: 1 Poles: 0

Stevens ? 1948

Offenhauser

Points: 760 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Kurtis Kraft ? 1948

Novi

Points: 700 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Wetteroth ? 1948

Offenhauser

Points: 660 Wins: 1 Poles: 1

Marchese ?? 1938

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Points: 640 Wins: 1 Poles: 2

Meyer ? 1948

Offenhauser

Points: 620 Wins: 0 Poles: 2

Maserati 8CTF

Maserati L8 c 3.0

Points: 600 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Alfa Romeo 308

Alfa Romeo SC

Points: 390 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Kurtis Kraft ?? 1947

Winfield SC

Points: 340 Wins: 0 Poles: 1

Horn ? 1948

Offenhauser

Points: 280 Wins: 0 Poles: 1

Olson ? 1948

Offenhauser

Points: 250 Wins: 0 Poles: 2

Kurtis Kraft 1000

Offenhauser

Points: 200 Wins: 1 Poles: 0

Coniff ? 1948

Offenhauser

Points: 200 Wins: 1 Poles: 1

Meyer ?? 1936

Offenhauser

Points: 200 Wins: 1 Poles: 0

Chevrolet Special

Chevrolet

Points: 190 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Kurtis Kraft 1000

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Points: 180 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

McDowell ? 1948

McDowell

Points: 150 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Adams ?? 1933

Offenhauser SC

Points: 140 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Miller ? 1948

Miller

Points: 130 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Miller 4WD

Miller

Points: 120 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Lencki ? 1948

Lencki

Points: 120 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Kurtis Kraft ? 1948

Winfield

Points: 120 Wins: 0 Poles: 2

Kurtis Kraft ? 1948

?

Points: 120 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Kurtis Kraft ?? 1946

?

Points: 110 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Adams ?? 1934

Offenhauser

Points: 110 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Ford Special

Ford

Points: 80 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Wetteroth ?? 1939

Offenhauser

Points: 70 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Maserati 8CTF

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Points: 60 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Marks ?? 1934

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Points: 60 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Miller SC

Offenhauser

Points: 50 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

unknown ? 1948

unknown

Points: 40 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Moore ?? 1948

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Points: 40 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

? ? 1948

Hal

Points: 20 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Stevens ? 1948

Fageol

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Shaw ? 1948

Offenhauser

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Cooper ? 1948

Offenhauser

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Offenhauser Special

Offenhauser

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Adams ? 1948

Offenhauser

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Kurtis Kraft ?? 1948

Offenhauser

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Stevens ? 1948

Miller

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

? ? 1948

Dreyer

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Adams ? 1948

Sparks

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Kurtis Kraft ? 1948

Duray

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Mercedes W154

Mercedes SC

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Kurtis Kraft 6 Wheel

Offenhauser

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0