1949 AAA Championship Car seasonRaces 14 Start date April 24 End date November 6 National champion Johnny Parsons Indianapolis 500 winner Bill Holland
The 1949 AAA Championship Car season consisted of 14 races, beginning in Arlington , Texas on April 24 and concluding in Del Mar , California on November 6. There were also two non-championship events. The AAA National Champion was Johnnie Parsons , and the Indianapolis 500 winner was Bill Holland . The season was marred by George Metzler 's death at Indianapolis in practice, Bill Sheffler 's death at Trenton also in practice, and Rex Mays 's death in the final race at Del Mar .
Schedule and results [ ]
Rnd
Date
Race Name
Track
Location
Type
Pole Position
Winning Driver
1
April 24
Arlington 100
Arlington Downs Raceway
Arlington , Texas
Dirt
Rex Mays
Johnny Parsons
2
May 30
International 500 Mile Sweepstakes
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Speedway , Indiana
Paved
Duke Nalon
Bill Holland
3
June 5
Milwaukee 100
Wisconsin State Fair Park Speedway
West Allis , Wisconsin
Dirt
Rex Mays
Myron Fohr
4
June 19
Trenton 100
Trenton Speedway
Trenton , New Jersey
Dirt
Rex Mays
Myron Fohr
NC
July 17
Universal Speedways Race of Champions
Arlington Downs Raceway
Arlington , Texas
Dirt
Mel Hansen
Mel Hansen
NC
July 31
Indianapolis Sweepstakes
Williams Grove Speedway
Mechanicsburg , Pennsylvania
Dirt
Duane Carter
Johnny Mantz
5
August 20
Springfield 100
Illinois State Fairgrounds
Springfield , Illinois
Dirt
Mel Hansen
Mel Hansen
6
August 28
Milwaukee 200
Wisconsin State Fair Park Speedway
West Allis , Wisconsin
Dirt
Mel Hansen
Johnny Parsons
7
September 3
DuQuoin 100
DuQuoin State Fairgrounds
Du Quoin , Illinois
Dirt
Tony Bettenhausen
Tony Bettenhausen
8
September 5
Pikes Peak Auto Hill Climb
Pikes Peak Highway
Pikes Peak , Colorado
Hill
Al Rogers A
Al Rogers
9
September 10
Syracuse 100
New York State Fairgrounds
Syracuse , New York
Dirt
Spider Webb
Johnny Parsons
10
September 11
Detroit 100
Michigan State Fairgrounds Speedway
Detroit , Michigan
Dirt
Duke Dinsmore
Tony Bettenhausen
11
September 25
Springfield 100
Illinois State Fairgrounds
Springfield , Illinois
Dirt
Jimmy Davies
Johnny Parsons
12
October 16
Langhorne 100
Langhorne Speedway
Langhorne , Pennsylvania
Dirt
Paul Russo
Johnny Parsons
13
October 30
Golden State 100
California State Fairgrounds
Sacramento , California
Dirt
Fred Agabashian
Fred Agabashian
14
November 6
Del Mar 100
Del Mar Speedway
Del Mar , California
Dirt
Jimmy Davies
Jimmy Davies
Paved/Dirt Oval
Road Course/Hill Climb
Non-championship race
^A 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 information: List of American Championship car racing point scoring systems
Pos
Driver
ARL
INDY
MIL1
TRE
SPR1
MIL2
DQSF
PIK
SYR
DET
SPR2
LAN
SAC
DMR
Pts
1
Johnny Parsons
1
2
13
11
3
1
11
1
12
1
1
5
15
2280
2
Myron Fohr
4
4
1
1
6
10
8
6
3
DNS
4
3
1790
3
Bill Holland
1
9
16
4
2
DNP
7
12
9
13
1420
4
Walt Brown
DNS
10
3
7
2
5
4
8
5
11
6
6
1281
5
George Connor
3
16
DNQ
16
7
3
5
13
6
11
9
1200
6
Rex Mays
2
25
7
10
2
3
15
15
11
2
2
18
1030
7
Paul Russo
8
6
8
10
12
6
2
DNQ
15
4
10
5
920
8
Lee Wallard
23
15
5
21
4
16
5
3
6
7
2
760
9
Johnny Mantz
3
7
5
12
8
17
11
DNQ
DNS
8
660
10
Emil Andres
9
2
4
DNP
5
13
10
DNQ
512
11
Joie Chitwood
5
500
12
Tony Bettenhausen
DNQ
DNQ
18
15
1
9
1
9
DNQ
16
466
13
Mack Hellings
16
3
9
5
9
4
440
14
Jimmy Jackson
6
DNS
400
15
Mel Hansen
DNS
DNS
2
1
16
14
DNQ
376
16
Duane Carter
14
DNQ
15
6
9
7
14
7
16
10
350
17
Jimmy Davies RY
10
8
6
13
16
DNQ
1
330
18
Spider Webb
33
DNP
3
2
10
DNQ
330
19
R
DNQ
12
9
8
7
4
330
20
Duke Dinsmore
15
DNP
5
DNQ
DNS
DNQ
DNQ
10
DNQ
13
14
DNQ
254
21
Troy Ruttman R
8
12
18
3
12
250
22
R
11
17
9
11
2
14
240
23
Bayliss Levrett R
9
24
14
17
4
18
DNQ
16
8
17
206
24
Fred Agabashian
27
1
200
25
Al Rogers
1
200
26
Charles Van Acker
31
DNQ
11
9
10
DNQ
DNQ
8
180
27
Louis Unser
2
160
28
Norm Houser
10
DNQ
DNQ
150
29
R
DNQ
14
3
140
30
R
3
140
31
Mike Salay
DNQ
6
DNQ
DNQ
DNS
8
130
32
Johnny McDowell R
7
18
11
7
124
33
Jackie Holmes
22
4
14
18
DNQ
120
34
Chuck Stevenson R
14
4
120
35
George Hammond
4
120
36
Milt Fankhouser
6
DNQ
DNQ
DNQ
DNQ
DNQ
DNQ
14
16
DNQ
10
12
13
120
37
Tommy Hinnershitz
DNQ
DNS
5
117
38
R
5
DNQ
100
39
Jim Rathmann R
11
DNQ
100
40
Phil Shafer
6
80
41
George Fonder R
20
17
7
60
42
Cal Niday R
18
7
60
43
7
60
44
Jack McGrath
26
8
14
50
45
8
50
46
Russ Snowberger
9
40
47
10
30
48
11
20
49
12
20
12
DNQ
20
50
R
DNS
17
51
DNS
14
14
52
18
12
10
53
Billy Devore
DNQ
12
DNQ
10
54
12
10
55
Hal Cole
19
DNQ
17
15
11
3
-
Bill Sheffler
11
17
15
DNQ
0
-
George Lynch
32
DNQ
13
16
DNP
15
18
15
0
-
Ted Duncan
DNQ
17
13
DNQ
19
DNP
0
-
DNQ
18
13
DNQ
DNQ
0
-
R
DNQ
13
0
-
Mauri Rose
13
0
-
R
13
0
-
R
14
0
-
15
0
-
R
16
0
-
Hal Robson
DNQ
DNQ
17
0
-
Dick Rathmann R
DNQ
17
0
-
17
0
-
Ed Terry
17
0
-
R
18
0
-
Johnny Mauro
DNQ
19
0
-
20
0
-
William Cantrell
21
DNQ
0
-
R
DNQ
22
0
-
Manuel Ayulo
28
0
-
Duke Nalon
29
0
-
Sam Hanks
30
DNQ
DNQ
DNQ
DNQ
DNP
0
-
Joel Thorne
DNQ
DNS
0
-
DNS
0
-
Jim Hammond
DNS
0
-
DNS
0
-
DNS
0
-
DNS
0
-
Jimmy Daywalt
DNQ
DNQ
DNQ
DNQ
0
-
DNQ
DNQ
DNQ
DNQ
0
-
Eddie Haddad
DNQ
DNQ
DNQ
0
-
Henry Banks
DNQ
DNQ
DNQ
0
-
DNQ
DNQ
DNP
0
-
Danny Kladis
DNQ
DNQ
0
-
DNP
DNQ
0
-
Les Anderson
DNQ
0
-
DNQ
0
-
DNQ
0
-
Lindley Bothwell
DNQ
0
-
Frank Brisko
DNQ
0
-
DNQ
0
-
Pat Flaherty
DNQ
0
-
DNQ
0
-
DNQ
0
-
DNQ
0
-
George Metzler
DNQ
0
-
Chet Miller
DNQ
0
-
Bill Taylor
DNQ
0
-
Louis Tomei
DNQ
0
-
Doc Williams
DNQ
0
-
Bill Mackey
DNQ
0
-
DNQ
0
-
DNQ
0
-
DNQ
0
-
Iggy Katona
DNQ
0
-
Eddie Johnson
DNQ
0
-
DNQ
0
-
Walt Faulkner
DNQ
0
-
Dempsey Wilson
DNQ
0
-
DNP
0
-
DNP
0
-
DNP
0
Pos
Driver
ARL
INDY
MIL1
TRE
SPR1
MIL2
DQSF
PIK
SYR
DET
SPR2
LAN
SAC
DMR
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)
Not competing
In-line notation
Bold
Pole position
Italics
Ran fastest race lap
*
Led most race laps
RY Rookie of the Year
R Rookie
References [ ]
See also [ ]
American Championship car racing (Indy car) seasons
AAA USAC CART CCWS IRL INDYCAR
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Years marked in italics are not official championship years or upcoming seasons.
AAA Championship Cars (1905–1955)
Seasons Indianapolis 500s National Champions AAA Contest Board Years marked in italics are not official championship years.