1948 AAA Championship Car season
{{Short description|Sports season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{American Championship Car season
|series = AAA Championship Car
|year = 1948
|series_logo =
|series_name = AAA National Championship Trail
|races = 12
|start_date = April 25
|end_date = October 10
|season_champ_title = National champion
|season_champ = {{Flagicon|United States|1912}} Ted Horn
|indy_winner = {{Flagicon|United States|1912}} Mauri Rose
|previous = 1947
|next = 1949
}}
The 1948 AAA Championship Car season consisted of 12 races, beginning in Arlington, Texas on April 25 and concluding in Du Quoin, Illinois on October 10. The AAA National Champion was Ted Horn, and the Indianapolis 500 winner was Mauri Rose. Ralph Hepburn was killed at Indianapolis in practice, and Ted Horn was killed at the last race in DuQuoin.
Schedule and results
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| Rnd
! Date ! Race Name ! Track ! Location ! Type ! Pole Position ! Winning Driver |
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! 1 | April 25 | {{flagicon|US|1912}} H. H. Wheler Memorial Cup | Dirt | {{flagicon|US|1912}} Paul Russo | {{flagicon|US|1912}} Ted Horn |
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! 2 | May 31 | {{flagicon|US|1912}} International 500 Mile Sweepstakes | Paved | {{flagicon|US|1912}} Rex Mays | {{flagicon|US|1912}} Mauri Rose |
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! 3 | June 6 | {{flagicon|US|1912}} Milwaukee 100 | Wisconsin State Fair Park Speedway | Dirt | {{flagicon|US|1912}} Johnny Mantz | {{flagicon|US|1912}} Emil Andres |
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! 4 | June 20 | {{flagicon|US|1912}} National Convention Sweepstakes | Dirt | {{flagicon|US|1912}} Tony Bettenhausen | {{flagicon|US|1912}} Walt Brown |
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! 5 | August 15 | {{flagicon|US|1912}} Milwaukee 100 | Wisconsin State Fair Park Speedway | Dirt | {{flagicon|US|1912}} Myron Fohr | {{flagicon|US|1912}} Johnny Mantz |
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! 6 | August 21 | {{flagicon|US|1912}} Springfield 100 | Dirt | {{flagicon|US|1912}} Myron Fohr | {{flagicon|US|1912}} Ted Horn |
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! rowspan=2|7 | rowspan=2|August 29 | rowspan=2|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Milwaukee 200 | rowspan=2|Wisconsin State Fair Park Speedway | rowspan=2|West Allis, Wisconsin | rowspan=2|Dirt | rowspan=2|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Paul Russo | {{flagicon|US|1912}} Myron Fohr |
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| {{flagicon|US|1912}} Tony Bettenhausen{{ref|A|A}} |
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! 8 | September 4 | {{flagicon|US|1912}} DuQuoin 100 | Dirt | {{flagicon|US|1912}} Rex Mays | {{flagicon|US|1912}} Lee Wallard |
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! 9 | September 6 | {{flagicon|US|1912}} Atlanta 100 | Dirt | {{flagicon|US|1912}} Ted Horn | {{flagicon|US|1912}} Mel Hansen |
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! 10 | September 6 | {{flagicon|US|1912}} Pikes Peak Auto Hill Climb | Hill | {{flagicon|US|1912}} Al Rogers{{ref|B|B}} | {{flagicon|US|1912}} Al Rogers |
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! 11 | September 19 | {{flagicon|US|1912}} Springfield 100 | Dirt | {{flagicon|US|1912}} Lee Wallard | {{flagicon|US|1912}} Myron Fohr |
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! 12 | October 10 | {{flagicon|US|1912}} DuQuoin 100 | Dirt | {{flagicon|US|1912}} Rex Mays | {{flagicon|US|1912}} Johnnie Parsons |
{{legend|#FFFFFF|Paved/Dirt Oval|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
{{legend|#D0E7FF|Road Course/Hill Climb|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}
: {{note|A|A}} Both Bettenhausen and Fohr were credited with wins for the race as Bettenhausen relieved Fohr on Lap 118 of 200.
: {{note|B|B}} No pole is awarded for the Pikes Peak Hill Climb, in this schedule on the pole is the driver who started first. No lap led was awarded for the Pikes Peak Hill Climb, however, a lap was awarded to the drivers that completed the climb.
Final points standings
Note: The points became the car, when not only one driver led the car, the relieved driver became small part of the points. Points for driver method: (the points for the finish place) / (number the lap when completed the car) * (number the lap when completed the driver) {{further|List of American Championship car racing point scoring systems}}
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!valign="middle"| Pos !valign="middle"| Driver ! ARL ! INDY ! MIL1 ! LAN ! MIL2 ! SPR1 ! MIL3 ! DUQ1 ! ATL ! PIK ! SPR2 ! DUQ2 !valign="middle"| Pts |
| 1
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Ted Horn |style="background:#FFFFBF;" align=center| 1 |style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 4 |style="background:#FFDF9F;" align=center| 3 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 9 |style="background:#FFDF9F;" align=center| 3 |style="background:#FFFFBF;" align=center| 1 |style="background:#FFDF9F;" align=center| 3 |style="background:#FFDF9F;" align=center| 3 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 12 | |style="background:#FFDF9F;" align=center| 3 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 17 ! 1880 |
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| 2
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Myron Fohr | |style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ |style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 4 |style="background:#FFFFFF;" align=center| DNS |style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 7 |style="background:#FFDF9F;" align=center| 3 |style="background:#FFFFBF;" align=center| 1 |style="background:#DFDFDF;" align=center| 2 |style="background:#DFDFDF;" align=center| 2 | |style="background:#FFFFBF;" align=center| 1 |style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 4 ! 1159 |
| 3
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Mauri Rose | |style="background:#FFFFBF;" align=center| 1 | | | | | | | | | | ! 1000 |
| 4
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Bill Sheffler |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 17 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 18 |style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 8 |style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 8 |style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 10 |style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 7 |style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 5 |style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 5 |style="background:#FFDF9F;" align=center| 3 | |style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 4 |style="background:#FFDF9F;" align=center| 3 ! 924.8 |
| 5
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Duke Nalon |style="background:#FFDF9F;" align=center| 3 |style="background:#FFDF9F;" align=center| 3 |style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 11 |align=center| DNP |style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 8 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 17 |style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ | |align=center| DNP | | | ! 910 |
| 6
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Lee Wallard | |style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 7 | |style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 6 |style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 5 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 20 |style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 11 |style="background:#FFFFBF;" align=center| 1 |style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 8 | |style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 6 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 9 ! 865.5 |
| 7
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Bill Holland |style="background:#FFFFFF;" align=center| DNS |style="background:#DFDFDF;" align=center| 2 |style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 9 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 11 |style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ | | | | | | | ! 840 |
| 8
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Mack Hellings {{color box|gold|RY|border=silver}} | |style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 5 |style="background:#DFDFDF;" align=center| 2 |style="background:#DFDFDF;" align=center| 2 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 14 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 19 | | | | | | ! 820 |
| 9
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Emil Andres |align=center| DNP |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 31 |style="background:#FFFFBF;" align=center| 1 |style="background:#FFDF9F;" align=center| 3 |style="background:#DFDFDF;" align=center| 2 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 18 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 16 |style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 8 |style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 5 | |style="background:#DFDFDF;" align=center| 2 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 13 ! 810 |
| 10
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Charles Van Acker | |style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 11 |style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 5 |style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 7 |style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 9 |style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 5 |style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 6 |style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 4 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 9 | |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 12 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 10 ! 760 |
| 11
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Johnnie Parsons {{color box|orange|R|border=silver}} | |style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ | | | |style="background:#DFDFDF;" align=center| 2 |style="background:#DFDFDF;" align=center| 2 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 11 | | |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 13 |style="background:#FFFFBF;" align=center| 1 ! 700 |
| 12
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Hal Cole | |style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 6 |style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 6 |style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ | | | | | | | |style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 5 ! 580 |
| 13
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Rex Mays |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 16 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 19 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 17 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 16 |style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 4 |style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 4 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 7 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 17 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 10 | |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 14 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 18 ! 360 |
| 14
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Johnny Mauro | |style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 8 | | | | | | | |style="background:#FFDF9F;" align=center| 3 | | ! 355 |
| 15
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Tony Bettenhausen | |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 14 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 15 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 15 |style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 6 |style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 6 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 20 |style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 10 | | | | ! 324 |
| 16
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Walt Brown |style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ |style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 13 |style="background:#FFFFBF;" align=center| 1 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 13 |style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 8 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 12 | | | |style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 8 | ! 320 |
| 17
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Paul Russo |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 7 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 32 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 18 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 18 | | |style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 9 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 18 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 11 | |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 15 |style="background:#DFDFDF;" align=center| 2 ! 300 |
| 18
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Johnny Mantz {{color box|orange|R|border=silver}} | |style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 13 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 12 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 13 |style="background:#FFFFBF;" align=center| 1 |style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 9 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 13 | | | |style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 9 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 16 ! 290 |
| 19
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} George Connor | |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 28 |style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ |style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 5 |style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 11 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 17 | | | |style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 5 |style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ ! 287 |
| 20
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Hal Robson | |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 15 |style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ | |style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 12 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 10 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 14 |style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 6 |style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 4 | |style="background:#FFFFFF;" align=center| DNS |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 14 ! 269 |
| 21
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Ted Duncan {{color box|orange|R|border=silver}} | | | | | | |style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 4 | | | |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 17 | ! 240 |
| 22
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Mel Hansen | |style="background:#000000; color:white;" align=center| 25 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 14 |style="background:#FFFFFF;" align=center| DNS |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 18 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 16 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 15 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 16 |style="background:#FFFFBF;" align=center| 1 | |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 11 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 11 ! 220 |
| 23
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Eddie Zalucki |style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ |style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ |style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ | |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 15 | |style="background:#FFFFFF;" align=center| DNS | | | |style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 7 |style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 6 ! 216 |
| 24
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Al Rogers | |style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ |style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ | | | | | | |style="background:#FFFFBF;" align=center| 1 | | ! 200 |
| 25
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Tommy Hinnershitz | |style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 9 | | | | | | | | | | ! 200 |
| 26
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Duke Dinsmore |style="background:#DFDFDF;" align=center| 2 | |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 16 | | | | |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 13 | | | |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 15 ! 172.5 |
| 27
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Johnny Byrne |style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 6 | | | | |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 12 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 18 |style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ |style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 6 | |style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ |style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ ! 170 |
| 28
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Herb Bryers {{color box|orange|R|border=silver}} | | | | | | | | | |style="background:#DFDFDF;" align=center| 2 | | ! 160 |
| 29
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Jimmy Jackson | |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 10 | | | | | | | | | | ! 150 |
| 30
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Joie Chitwood |style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 4 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 17 |style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ |align=center| DNP | | | | | | | | ! 120 |
| 31
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Duane Carter {{color box|orange|R|border=silver}} | |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 22 | |style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 4 | | | | | | | | ! 120 |
| 32
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Russ Snowberger | | | | | | | | | |style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 4 | | ! 120 |
| 33
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Spider Webb | |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 27 |style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 10 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 14 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 17 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 13 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 10 |style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ |style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ | |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 10 | ! 116 |
| 34
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Manuel Ayulo {{color box|orange|R|border=silver}} |style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 5 |style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ |style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ | | | | | | | | | ! 100 |
| 35
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Buster Hammond | | | | | | | | | |style="background:#DFFFDF;" align=center| 5 | | ! 100 |
| 36
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Floyd Davis | | | | | | | |style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 9 |style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 7 | | | ! 87.5 |
| 37
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Hugh Thomas | | | | | | | | | |style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 6 | | ! 80 |
| 38
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Ken Fowler | |style="background:#FFFFFF;" align=center| DNS | | |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 16 |style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ |style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 8 | | | |style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ |style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 8 ! 74 |
| 39
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} George Lynch {{color box|orange|R|border=silver}} | |style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ | | |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 19 | |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 19 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 15 | | | |style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 7 ! 60 |
| 40
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} William Cantrell{{color box|orange|R|border=silver}} | |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 16 | | | | | |style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 7 | | | | ! 60 |
| 41
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Johnny Shackleford | |style="background:#FFFFFF;" align=center| DNS |style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 7 | | | | | | | | | ! 60 |
| 42
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Louis Unser | | | | | | | | | |style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 7 | | ! 60 |
| 43
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Mike Salay {{color box|orange|R|border=silver}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 8 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 30 | |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 17 | |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 15 |style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ | | | |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 16 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 12 ! 50 |
| 44
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} J.C. Shoemaker | | | | | | | | | |style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 8 | | ! 50 |
| 45
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Billy Devore |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 14 |style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 12 | | | | | | | | | | ! 50 |
| 46
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Wayne Sankey {{color box|orange|R|border=silver}} | | | | | | | | | |style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 9 | | ! 40 |
| 47
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Louis Durant | |style="background:#FFFFFF;" align=center| DNS | | | | | | | | | | ! 35 |
| 48
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Red Hodges {{color box|orange|R|border=silver}} |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 10 | | | | | | | | | | | ! 30 |
| 49
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Delmar Desch | | | | | | | | | |style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 10 | | ! 30 |
| 50
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Jackie Holmes | |style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ |style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ | |style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 11 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 14 | | | | |style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ | ! 20 |
| 51
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Walt Killinger | | | | | | | | | |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 11 | | ! 20 |
| 52
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Charlie Rogers |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 12 | | |style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ |style="background:#FFFFFF;" align=center| DNS | | |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 12 | | |style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ | ! 10 |
| 53
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Art Hillis | | | | | | | | | |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 12 | | ! 10 |
| 54
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Jack McGrath {{color box|orange|R|border=silver}} |style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 9 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 21 | |style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ | | | | | | | | ! 5.2 |
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|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Walt Ader | |style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ | |style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| 10 | | | | | | | | ! 0 |
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|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Les Anderson |style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 11 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 24 |style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ | | | | | | | | | ! 0 |
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|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Buster Warke | | |style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 12 | | | | | | | | ! 0 |
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|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Henry Banks |style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| 13 |style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ | | | | | | | | | | ! 0 |
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|{{flagicon|US|1912}} George Hammond | | | | | | | | | |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 13 | | ! 0 |
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|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Steve Truchan |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 15 | |style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ | | | |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 21 |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 14 | | |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 18 |style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ ! 0 |
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|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Jimmy Good {{color box|orange|R|border=silver}} | | | | | | | | | |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 14 | | ! 0 |
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|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Bill Milliken | | | | | | | | | |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 15 | | ! 0 |
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|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Chet Miller | |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 20 | | | | | | | | | | ! 0 |
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|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Fred Agabashian | |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 23 | | | | | | | | | | ! 0 |
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|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Sam Hanks | |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 26 | | | | | | | | | | ! 0 |
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|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Doc Williams | |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 29 | | | | | | | | | | ! 0 |
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|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Harry McQuinn | |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| 33 | | | | | | | | | | ! 0 |
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|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Joel Thorne | |style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ | | | | | | | |style="background:#FFFFFF;" align=center| DNS | | ! 0 |
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|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Cliff Bergere | |style="background:#FFFFFF;" align=center| DNS | | | | | | | | | | ! 0 |
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|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Louis Tomei | |style="background:#FFFFFF;" align=center| DNS | | | | | | | | | | ! 0 |
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|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Keith Andrews | | | | | | | | | |style="background:#FFFFFF;" align=center| DNS | | ! 0 |
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|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Russ Chabot | | | | | | | | | |style="background:#FFFFFF;" align=center| DNS | | ! 0 |
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|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Milt Fankhauser | |style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ |style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ | | | | | | | | | ! 0 |
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|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Red Byron | |style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ | |style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ | | | | | | | | ! 0 |
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|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Paul Craver | | |style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ | | |style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ | | | | | | ! 0 |
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|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Johnny McDowell | | | | |style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ | |style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ | | | | | ! 0 |
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|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Johnny Dietz | | | | |style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ | | | | | | |style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ ! 0 |
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|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Jim Brubaker | |style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ | | | | | | | | | | ! 0 |
| -
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Bob Droeger | |style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ | | | | | | | | | | ! 0 |
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|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Roland Free | |style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ | | | | | | | | | | ! 0 |
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|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Andy Granatelli | |style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ | | | | | | | | | | ! 0 |
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|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Art Hartsfeld | |style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ | | | | | | | | | | ! 0 |
| -
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Ralph Hepburn | |style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ | | | | | | | | | | ! 0 |
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|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Ronney Householder | |style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ | | | | | | | | | | ! 0 |
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|{{flagicon|US|1912}} George Metzler | |style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ | | | | | | | | | | ! 0 |
| -
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Al Miller | |style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ | | | | | | | | | | ! 0 |
| -
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Cowboy O'Rourke | |style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ | | | | | | | | | | ! 0 |
| -
|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Joe Perkins | |style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ | | | | | | | | | | ! 0 |
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|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Ralph Pratt | |style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ | | | | | | | | | | ! 0 |
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|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Pete Romcevich | |style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ | | | | | | | | | | ! 0 |
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|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Loral Tansy | |style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ | | | | | | | | | | ! 0 |
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|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Jerry Kubik | | |style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ | | | | | | | | | ! 0 |
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|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Chick Barbo | | | |style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ | | | | | | | | ! 0 |
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|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Orville Epperley | | | |style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ | | | | | | | | ! 0 |
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|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Bob Baity | | | | | | | | |style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ | | | ! 0 |
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|{{flagicon|US|1912}} Norm Houser | | | | | | | | | | | |style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| DNQ ! 0 |
| valign="top"
!valign="middle"| Pos !valign="middle"| Driver ! ARL ! INDY ! MIL1 ! LAN ! MIL2 ! SPR1 ! MIL3 ! DUQ1 ! ATL ! PIK ! SPR2 ! DUQ2 !valign="middle"| Pts |
|valign="top"|
| {| style="margin-right:0; font-size:85%; text-align:center;" class="wikitable"
! Color ! Result |
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"
| Gold | Winner |
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"
| Silver | 2nd place |
| style="background:#FFDF9F;"
| Bronze | 3rd place |
| style="background:#DFFFDF;"
| Green | 4th & 5th place |
| style="background:#CFEAFF;"
| Light Blue | 6th-10th place |
| style="background:#CFCFFF;"
| Dark Blue | Finished |
| style="background:#EFCFFF;"
| Purple | Did not finish |
| style="background:#FFCFCF;"
| Red | Did not qualify |
| style="background:#DFC484;"
| Brown | Withdrawn |
| style="background:#000000; color:white;"
| Black | Disqualified |
| style="background:#FFFFFF;"
| rowspan="1" | White | Did not start |
| rowspan="2" | Blank
| Did not |
| Not competing |
|-
|
| style="margin-right:0; font-size:85%; text-align:center;" class="wikitable"
|style="background:#F2F2F2;" align=center colspan=2|In-line notation |
| style="background:#F2F2F2;" align=center|Bold
|style="background:#F2F2F2;" align=center|Pole position |
| style="background:#F2F2F2;" align=center|Italics
|style="background:#F2F2F2;" align=center|Ran fastest race lap |
| style="background:#F2F2F2;" align=center| |style="background:#F2F2F2;" align=center|Led most race laps |
| style="text-align:center" colspan=2|{{color box|gold|RY|border=silver}} Rookie of the Year |
| style="text-align:center" colspan=2|{{color box|orange|R|border=silver}} Rookie |
|}
|}
References
- {{cite web|url=http://www.driverdb.com/standings/1140-1948/ |title=AAA National Championship 1948 |author=Åberg, Andreas |publisher=Driver Database |access-date=2011-04-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121019115542/http://www.driverdb.com/standings/1140-1948/ |archive-date=2012-10-19 |url-status=live }}
- {{cite web|url=http://www.champcarstats.com/year/1948.htm |title=1948 AAA National Championship Trail |publisher=ChampCarStats.com |access-date=2011-04-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120108051547/http://www.champcarstats.com/year/1948.htm |archive-date=2012-01-08 |url-status=live }}
- {{cite web |url=http://old.motorsport.com/stats/champ/data/1948sum.pdf |title=1948 Championship Driver Summary |last=Harms |first=Phil |work=Motorsport.com |access-date=2011-04-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120810003609/http://old.motorsport.com/stats/champ/data/1948sum.pdf |archive-date=2012-08-10 |url-status=dead }}
- http://media.indycar.com/pdf/2011/IICS_2011_Historical_Record_Book_INT6.pdf {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304053905/http://media.indycar.com/pdf/2011/IICS_2011_Historical_Record_Book_INT6.pdf |date=2016-03-04 }} (p. 310-312)
See also
{{American Championship Car seasons}}
{{AAA Championship Car seasons}}