# 1948 AAA Championship Car season

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

| Rnd | Date | Race Name | Track | Location | Type | Pole Position | Winning Driver |
| 1 | April 25 | H. H. Wheler Memorial Cup | Arlington Downs Raceway | Arlington, Texas | Dirt | Paul Russo | Ted Horn |
| 2 | May 31 | International 500 Mile Sweepstakes | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | Speedway, Indiana | Paved | Rex Mays | Mauri Rose |
| 3 | June 6 | Milwaukee 100 | Wisconsin State Fair Park Speedway | West Allis, Wisconsin | Dirt | Johnny Mantz | Emil Andres |
| 4 | June 20 | National Convention Sweepstakes | Langhorne Speedway | Langhorne, Pennsylvania | Dirt | Tony Bettenhausen | Walt Brown |
| 5 | August 15 | Milwaukee 100 | Wisconsin State Fair Park Speedway | West Allis, Wisconsin | Dirt | Myron Fohr | Johnny Mantz |
| 6 | August 21 | Springfield 100 | Illinois State Fairgrounds | Springfield, Illinois | Dirt | Myron Fohr | Ted Horn |
| 7 | August 29 | Milwaukee 200 | Wisconsin State Fair Park Speedway | West Allis, Wisconsin | Dirt | Paul Russo | Myron Fohr |
| 7 | August 29 | Milwaukee 200 | Wisconsin State Fair Park Speedway | West Allis, Wisconsin | Dirt | Paul Russo | Tony Bettenhausen |
| 8 | September 4 | DuQuoin 100 | DuQuoin State Fairgrounds | Du Quoin, Illinois | Dirt | Rex Mays | Lee Wallard |
| 9 | September 6 | Atlanta 100 | Lakewood Speedway | Atlanta, Georgia | Dirt | Ted Horn | Mel Hansen |
| 10 | September 6 | Pikes Peak Auto Hill Climb | Pikes Peak Highway | Pikes Peak, Colorado | Hill | Al Rogers | Al Rogers |
| 11 | September 19 | Springfield 100 | Illinois State Fairgrounds | Springfield, Illinois | Dirt | Lee Wallard | Myron Fohr |
| 12 | October 10 | DuQuoin 100 | DuQuoin State Fairgrounds | Du Quoin, Illinois | Dirt | Rex Mays | Johnnie Parsons |
    ^A Both Bettenhausen and Fohr were credited with wins for the race as Bettenhausen relieved Fohr on Lap 118 of 200.
    ^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)
| Pos | Driver | ARL | INDY | MIL1 | LAN | MIL2 | SPR1 | MIL3 | DUQ1 | ATL | PIK | SPR2 | DUQ2 | Pts |
| 1 | Ted Horn | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 | | 3 | 17 | 1880 |
| 2 | Myron Fohr | | DNQ | 4 | DNS | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | | 1 | 4 | 1159 |
| 3 | Mauri Rose | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | 1000 |
| 4 | Bill Sheffler | 17 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | | 4 | 3 | 924.8 |
| 5 | Duke Nalon | 3 | 3 | 11 | DNP | 8 | 17 | DNQ | | DNP | | | | 910 |
| 6 | Lee Wallard | | 7 | | 6 | 5 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 8 | | 6 | 9 | 865.5 |
| 7 | Bill Holland | DNS | 2 | 9 | 11 | DNQ | | | | | | | | 840 |
| 8 | Mack Hellings RY | | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 19 | | | | | | | 820 |
| 9 | Emil Andres | DNP | 31 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 5 | | 2 | 13 | 810 |
| 10 | Charles Van Acker | | 11 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 9 | | 12 | 10 | 760 |
| 11 | Johnnie Parsons R | | DNQ | | | | 2 | 2 | 11 | | | 13 | 1 | 700 |
| 12 | Hal Cole | | 6 | 6 | DNQ | | | | | | | | 5 | 580 |
| 13 | Rex Mays | 16 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 10 | | 14 | 18 | 360 |
| 14 | Johnny Mauro | | 8 | | | | | | | | 3 | | | 355 |
| 15 | Tony Bettenhausen | | 14 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 10 | | | | | 324 |
| 16 | Walt Brown | DNQ | DNQ | 13 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 12 | | | | 8 | | 320 |
| 17 | Paul Russo | 7 | 32 | 18 | 18 | | | 9 | 18 | 11 | | 15 | 2 | 300 |
| 18 | Johnny Mantz R | | 13 | 12 | 13 | 1 | 9 | 13 | | | | 9 | 16 | 290 |
| 19 | George Connor | | 28 | DNQ | 5 | DNQ | 11 | 17 | | | | 5 | DNQ | 287 |
| 20 | Hal Robson | | 15 | DNQ | | 12 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 4 | | DNS | 14 | 269 |
| 21 | Ted Duncan R | | | | | | | 4 | | | | 17 | | 240 |
| 22 | Mel Hansen | | 25 | 14 | DNS | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 1 | | 11 | 11 | 220 |
| 23 | Eddie Zalucki | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | | 15 | | DNS | | | | 7 | 6 | 216 |
| 24 | Al Rogers | | DNQ | DNQ | | | | | | | 1 | | | 200 |
| 25 | Tommy Hinnershitz | | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | 200 |
| 26 | Duke Dinsmore | 2 | | 16 | | | | | 13 | | | | 15 | 172.5 |
| 27 | Johnny Byrne | 6 | | | | | 12 | 18 | DNQ | 6 | | DNQ | DNQ | 170 |
| 28 | Herb Bryers R | | | | | | | | | | 2 | | | 160 |
| 29 | Jimmy Jackson | | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | 150 |
| 30 | Joie Chitwood | 4 | 17 | DNQ | DNP | | | | | | | | | 120 |
| 31 | Duane Carter R | | 22 | | 4 | | | | | | | | | 120 |
| 32 | Russ Snowberger | | | | | | | | | | 4 | | | 120 |
| 33 | Spider Webb | | 27 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 10 | DNQ | DNQ | | 10 | | 116 |
| 34 | Manuel Ayulo R | 5 | DNQ | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | 100 |
| 35 | Buster Hammond | | | | | | | | | | 5 | | | 100 |
| 36 | Floyd Davis | | | | | | | | 9 | 7 | | | | 87.5 |
| 37 | Hugh Thomas | | | | | | | | | | 6 | | | 80 |
| 38 | Ken Fowler | | DNS | | | 16 | DNQ | 8 | | | | DNQ | 8 | 74 |
| 39 | George Lynch R | | DNQ | | | 19 | | 19 | 15 | | | | 7 | 60 |
| 40 | William Cantrell R | | 16 | | | | | | 7 | | | | | 60 |
| 41 | Johnny Shackleford | | DNS | 7 | | | | | | | | | | 60 |
| 42 | Louis Unser | | | | | | | | | | 7 | | | 60 |
| 43 | Mike Salay R | 8 | 30 | | 17 | | 15 | DNQ | | | | 16 | 12 | 50 |
| 44 | J.C. Shoemaker | | | | | | | | | | 8 | | | 50 |
| 45 | Billy Devore | 14 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | 50 |
| 46 | Wayne Sankey R | | | | | | | | | | 9 | | | 40 |
| 47 | Louis Durant | | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | 35 |
| 48 | Red Hodges R | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | 30 |
| 49 | Delmar Desch | | | | | | | | | | 10 | | | 30 |
| 50 | Jackie Holmes | | DNQ | DNQ | | 11 | 14 | | | | | DNQ | | 20 |
| 51 | Walt Killinger | | | | | | | | | | 11 | | | 20 |
| 52 | Charlie Rogers | 12 | | | DNQ | DNS | | | 12 | | | DNQ | | 10 |
| 53 | Art Hillis | | | | | | | | | | 12 | | | 10 |
| 54 | Jack McGrath R | 9 | 21 | | DNQ | | | | | | | | | 5.2 |
| - | Walt Ader | | DNQ | | 10 | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Les Anderson | 11 | 24 | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Buster Warke | | | DNQ | 12 | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Henry Banks | 13 | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | George Hammond | | | | | | | | | | 13 | | | 0 |
| - | Steve Truchan | 15 | | DNQ | | | | 21 | 14 | | | 18 | DNQ | 0 |
| - | Jimmy Good R | | | | | | | | | | 14 | | | 0 |
| - | Bill Milliken | | | | | | | | | | 15 | | | 0 |
| - | Chet Miller | | 20 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Fred Agabashian | | 23 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Sam Hanks | | 26 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Doc Williams | | 29 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Harry McQuinn | | 33 | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Joel Thorne | | DNQ | | | | | | | | DNS | | | 0 |
| - | Cliff Bergere | | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Louis Tomei | | DNS | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Keith Andrews | | | | | | | | | | DNS | | | 0 |
| - | Russ Chabot | | | | | | | | | | DNS | | | 0 |
| - | Milt Fankhauser | | DNQ | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Red Byron | | DNQ | | DNQ | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Paul Craver | | | DNQ | | | DNQ | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Johnny McDowell | | | | | DNQ | | DNQ | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Johnny Dietz | | | | | DNQ | | | | | | | DNQ | 0 |
| - | Jim Brubaker | | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Bob Droeger | | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Roland Free | | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Andy Granatelli | | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Art Hartsfeld | | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Ralph Hepburn | | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Ronney Householder | | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | George Metzler | | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Al Miller | | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Cowboy O'Rourke | | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Joe Perkins | | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Ralph Pratt | | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Pete Romcevich | | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Loral Tansy | | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Jerry Kubik | | | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Chick Barbo | | | | DNQ | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Orville Epperley | | | | DNQ | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Bob Baity | | | | | | | | | DNQ | | | | 0 |
| - | Norm Houser | | | | | | | | | | | | DNQ | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | ARL | INDY | MIL1 | LAN | MIL2 | SPR1 | MIL3 | DUQ1 | ATL | PIK | SPR2 | DUQ2 | Pts |
| Color | Result |
| Gold | Winner |
| Silver | 2nd place |
| Bronze | 3rd place |
| Green | 4th & 5th place |
| Light Blue | 6th-10th place |
| Dark Blue | Finished (Outside Top 10) |
| Purple | Did not finish (Ret) |
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) |
| Brown | Withdrawn (Wth) |
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) |
| White | Did not start (DNS) |
| Blank | Did not participate (DNP) |
| Blank | Not competing |
In-line notation :
| Bold | Pole position |
| Italics | Ran fastest race lap |
| * | Led most race laps |
| RY Rookie of the Year ||
| R Rookie ||