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The 31st International 500-Mile Sweepstakes was held at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Friday, May 30, 1947. It was the opening round of the 11 races that comprised the 1947 AAA Championship Car season. The 1946 winner, George Robson, had been killed on September 2, 1946 in a racing incident.
The winner of the Indianapolis 500 is awarded a small replica of the Borg-Warner Trophy. The Indianapolis 500 (also called the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race) [a] [2] is an annual American open-wheel car race held on American Memorial Day weekend at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS), in Speedway, Indiana. [3]
The 1947 AAA Championship Car season consisted of 11 races, beginning in Speedway, Indiana, on May 30 and concluding in Arlington, Texas, on November 2. The AAA National Champion was Ted Horn, and the Indianapolis 500 winner was Mauri Rose. Shorty Cantlon died at Indianapolis during the race.
The first Indianapolis 500 was in 1911 and has continued since, interrupted only by world wars. Here's every race winner.
The target was an entry in the 1951 Indianapolis 500. The cars were entered for two races in Argentina that year and attained two second-place finishes, with Herrmann Lang, Karl Kling and home favorite Juan Manuel Fangio driving. However, Mercedes discontinued the programme. [11] The ex-Don Lee W154 made one final appearance at Indianapolis in ...
In 1947, Ardinger returned to ... Indianapolis 500 results. Year Car Start Qual Rank Finish Laps Led Retired 1934: 24 14 111.722 22 10 200 0 Running 1936: 44 6 115. ...
Indianapolis 500 results. Year Car Start Qual Rank Finish Laps Led Retired 1930: 28 37 89.639 37 19 69 0 Clutch 1947: 42 12 119.526 23 17 87 0 Spun Totals: 156 0 ...
1950 Indianapolis 500 Myron William Fohr (June 17, 1912 – January 14, 1994) was an American racing driver , notable for his Indy car career. He finished runner-up in the American Automobile Association (AAA) National Championship in 1948 and 1949, and twice raced in the Indianapolis 500 .