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AAA National Motor Car Championship in the 1949 season. Full information

37th season of AAA National Motor Car Championship, started 24th April and ended at 6th November 1949

Beginners of the season: Troy Ruttman , Jim Rathmann , Chuck Stevenson , Dick Rathmann , Jimmy Davies , Johnny Fedricks , Cal Niday , George Fonder , Neal Carter , Johnny Mcdowell , Bayliss Levrett , Kenny Eaton , Ralph Pratt , Mark Light , Frank Burany , Hank Rogers , Wally Stokes , Charles Bryant , Art McKee , Milton Mabe , Glenn Harrison , Lloyd Axel , Otis Stine , Ed Terry , Billy McGee

List of races and tracks in the 1949 season

Race Winner Track Race Start
Arlington 100 1949 Arlington 100 Johnnie Parsons
Kurtis Kraft 1000, #12
Arlington Downs 24th April 1949
Indianapolis 500 1949 Indianapolis 500 Bill Holland
Deidt FD, #7
Indianapolis 30th May 1949
Milwaukee 100 1949 Milwaukee 100 Myron Fohr
Marchese ? 1949, #2
Milwaukee 5th June 1949
Trenton 100 1949 Trenton 100 Myron Fohr
Marchese ? 1949, #2
Trenton 19th June 1949
Springfield 100 1949 Springfield 100 Mel Hansen
Lesovsky ? 1949, #55
Springfield 20th August 1949
Milwaukee 200 1949 Milwaukee 200 Johnnie Parsons
Kurtis Kraft 1000, #12
Milwaukee 28th August 1949
Du Quoin 100 1949 Du Quoin 100 Tony Bettenhausen
Kurtis Kraft ?? 1949, #99
Du Quoin 3rd September 1949
Pikes Peak 1949 Pikes Peak Al Rogers
Coniff ? 1949, #9
Pikes Peak 5th September 1949
Syracuse 100 1949 Syracuse 100 Johnnie Parsons
Kurtis Kraft 1000, #12
Syracuse 10th September 1949
Detroit 100 1949 Detroit 100 Tony Bettenhausen
Kurtis Kraft ?? 1949, #99
Michigan Fairgrounds 11th September 1949
Springfield 100 1949 Springfield 100 Johnnie Parsons
Kurtis Kraft 1000, #12
Springfield 25th September 1949
Langhorne 100 1949 Langhorne 100 Johnnie Parsons
Kurtis Kraft 1000, #12
Langhorne 16th October 1949
Golden State 100 1949 Golden State 100 Fred Agabashian
Kurtis Kraft 2000, #98
Sacramento 30th October 1949
Del Mar 100 1949 Del Mar 100 Jimmy Davies
Ewing ? 1949, #57
Del Mar 6th November 1949

Drivers championship 1949

Johnnie Parsons

United States

Champion

Points: 2280 Wins: 5 Poles: 0

Myron Fohr

United States

2nd place

Points: 1790 Wins: 2 Poles: 0

Bill Holland

United States

3rd place

Points: 1420 Wins: 1 Poles: 0

List of all drivers for the 1949 season

Name Points
Johnnie Parsons 2280
Myron Fohr 1790
Bill Holland 1420
Walt Brown 1281
George Connor 1200
Rex Mays 1030
Paul Russo 920
Lee Wallard 760
Johnny Mantz 660
Emil Andres 512
Joie Chitwood 500
Tony Bettenhausen 466
Mack Hellings 440
Jimmy Jackson 400
Mel Hansen 376
Duane Carter 350
Spider Webb 330
Ralph Pratt 330
Jimmy Davies 330
Duke Dinsmore 254
Troy Ruttman 250
Neal Carter 240
Bayliss Levrett 206
Al Rogers 200
Fred Agabashian 200
Charles Van Acker 180
Louis Unser 160
Norm Houser 150
Johnny Fedricks 140
Charles Bryant 140
Mike Salay 130
Johnny Mcdowell 124
Jackie Holmes 120
Chuck Stevenson 120
George Hammond 120
Milt Fankhouser 120
Tommy Hinnershitz 117
Frank Burany 100
Jim Rathmann 100
Red Shafer 80
Hugh Thomas 60
George Fonder 60
Cal Niday 60
JC Shoemaker 50
Jack Mcgrath 50
Russell Snowberger 40
Herb Bryers 30
Buster Hammond 20
Hank Rogers 20
Billy McGee 17
Otis Stine 14
Billy Devore 10
Mark Light 10
Walt Killinger 10
Hal Cole 3
Lloyd Axel 0
Mauri Rose 0
Dick Rathmann 0
Ed Terry 0
Hal Robson 0
Bill Sheffler 0
Jimmy Good 0
Johnny Mauro 0
Glenn Harrison 0
Delmar Desch 0
Wally Stokes 0
Art Hillis 0
Milton Mabe 0
Art McKee 0
Bill Cantrell 0
Manuel Ayulo 0
Duke Nalon 0
Sam Hanks 0
George Lynch 0
Ted Duncan 0
Buster Warke 0
Kenny Eaton 0

List of all cars in the 1949 season

? ? 1949

Offenhauser

Points: 4010 Wins: 0 Poles: 4

Kurtis Kraft 2000

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Points: 3120 Wins: 1 Poles: 5

Kurtis Kraft 2000

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Points: 2350 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Kurtis Kraft 1000

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Points: 2280 Wins: 5 Poles: 0

Marchese ? 1949

Offenhauser

Points: 1910 Wins: 2 Poles: 0

Deidt FD

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Points: 1400 Wins: 1 Poles: 0

Lesovsky ? 1949

Offenhauser

Points: 900 Wins: 1 Poles: 1

Bromme ? 1949

Offenhauser

Points: 500 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Kurtis Kraft ?? 1949

Offenhauser SC

Points: 400 Wins: 2 Poles: 1

Wetteroth ? 1949

Offenhauser

Points: 280 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Ewing ? 1949

Offenhauser

Points: 200 Wins: 1 Poles: 1

Coniff ? 1949

Offenhauser

Points: 200 Wins: 1 Poles: 1

Stevens ? 1949

Offenhauser

Points: 200 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Maserati 8CTF

Maserati L8 c 3.0

Points: 160 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Langley ? 1949

Offenhauser

Points: 150 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Offenhauser Special

Offenhauser

Points: 140 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Chevrolet Special

Chevrolet

Points: 140 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Kurtis Kraft 2000

Alfa Romeo

Points: 100 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

McDowell ? 1949

McDowell

Points: 80 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Meyer ? 1949

Offenhauser

Points: 80 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Miller 183

Offenhauser

Points: 80 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Buick Special

Buick

Points: 80 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Chrysler ? 1949

Chrysler

Points: 60 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Offenhauser SC

Offenhauser

Points: 60 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Salay ? 1949

Offenhauser

Points: 50 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Lencki ? 1949

Lencki

Points: 40 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Kurtis Kraft ?? 1949

MeyerDrake

Points: 40 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Maserati 8CTF

Offenhauser L4 4.5

Points: 40 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Scopa ? 1949

Offenhauser

Points: 20 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

unknown ? 1949

unknown

Points: 10 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Maserati 8CL

Maserati SC

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Adams ? 1949

Sparks

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

? ? 1949

M&D

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Kurtis Kraft ? 1949

Offenhauser

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Kurtis Kraft FD

Novi SC

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Alfa Romeo 308

Alfa Romeo SC

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

? ? 1949

Crager

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Olson ? 1949

Offenhauser

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Snowberger ? 1949

Offenhauser

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

? ? 1949

Hal

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Kurtis Kraft 6 Wheel

Offenhauser

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Miller ? 1949

Miller

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Kurtis Kraft FD

Novi SC

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 1

Kurtis Kraft ?? 1948

Offenhauser

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0