1948 Pikes Peak is 412th AAA National Motor Car Championship race. Passed at the Pikes Peak circuit. Al Rogers won the pole position and this race. Herb Bryers and Johnny Mauro also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 1 lap (20 km).
Previous race:
1948 Du Quoin 100
Next race:
1948 Springfield 100
Race Start:
6th September 1948
1st victory for the Joe Coniff team
1st victory for the Al Rogers
2nd podium for the Al Rogers
1st podium for the Herb Bryers
1st podium for the Johnny Mauro
| Position | Name | Car | Points | Result | Lap | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al Rogers | Coniff ? 1948, #15 | 200 | 15m 49.750s | 0 | Joe Coniff |
| 2 | Herb Bryers | Chevrolet Special, #32 | 160 | 16m 33.500s+43.750s | 0 | Grover |
| 3 | Johnny Mauro | Alfa Romeo 308, #53 | 140 | 16m 55.830s+1m 6.080s | 0 | Johnny Mauro |
| 4 | Russell Snowberger | Miller 4WD, #26 | 120 | 17m 49.030s+1m 59.280s | 0 | Russell Snowberger |
| 5 | Buster Hammond | McDowell ? 1948, #27 | 100 | 17m 59.080s+2m 9.330s | 0 | Wiedell |
| 6 | Hugh Thomas | Ford Special, #48 | 80 | 17m 59.650s+2m 9.900s | 0 | Bandimere |
| 7 | Louis Unser | Maserati 8CTF, #17 | 60 | 18m 10.450s+2m 20.700s | 0 | |
| 8 | JC Shoemaker | McDowell ? 1948, #12 | 50 | 18m 15.500s+2m 25.750s | 0 | 7 Falls |
| 9 | Wayne Sankey | unknown ? 1948, #4 | 40 | 18m 33.330s+2m 43.580s | 0 | Laycock Motors |
| 10 | Delmar Desch | Chevrolet Special, #5 | 30 | 20m 37.800s+4m 48.050s | 0 | Bernhard |
| 11 | Walt Killinger | Miller ? 1948, #49 | 20 | 0 | Walt Killinger | |
| 12 | Art Hillis | Miller ? 1948, #1 | 10 | 0 | Woestman | |
| 13 | George Hammond | Offenhauser Special, #29 | 0 | 0 | George Hammond | |
| 14 | Jimmy Good, Bill Milliken | unknown ? 1948, #4 | 0 | 0 | Mauro |
| Position | Name | Car | Result | Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Al Rogers | Coniff ? 1948, #15 | 0 | Joe Coniff |
| 2 | Louis Unser | Maserati 8CTF, #17 | 0 | |
| 3 | Herb Bryers | Chevrolet Special, #32 | 0 | Grover |
| 4 | Russell Snowberger | Miller 4WD, #26 | 0 | Russell Snowberger |
| 5 | Johnny Mauro | Alfa Romeo 308, #53 | 0 | Johnny Mauro |
| 6 | George Hammond | Offenhauser Special, #29 | 0 | George Hammond |
| 7 | JC Shoemaker | McDowell ? 1948, #12 | 0 | 7 Falls |
| 8 | Buster Hammond | McDowell ? 1948, #27 | 0 | Wiedell |
| 9 | Bill Milliken | Miller 4WD, #26 | 0 | Bill Milliken |
| 10 | Delmar Desch | Chevrolet Special, #5 | 0 | Bernhard |
| 11 | Wayne Sankey | unknown ? 1948, #4 | 0 | Laycock Motors |
| 12 | Art Hillis | Miller ? 1948, #1 | 0 | Woestman |
| 13 | Hugh Thomas | Ford Special, #48 | 0 | Bandimere |
| 14 | Jimmy Good, Walt Killinger | unknown ? 1948, #4 | 0 | Mauro |
Miller
McDowell
Alfa Romeo SC
Offenhauser
Ford
Offenhauser
unknown
Miller
Offenhauser L4 4.5
Chevrolet