1949 AAA Championship Car season

1949 AAA Championship Car season

AAA National Championship Trail
Season
Races	14
Start date	April 24
End date	November 6
Awards
National champion	Johnny Parsons
Indianapolis 500 winner	Bill Holland
Chronology
Previous season	Next season
1948	1950

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
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

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	10								8	6	13	16	DNQ	1	330
18	Spider Webb		33	DNP						3	2	10		DNQ		330
19	Ralph Pratt		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	8	12	18										3	12	250
22	Neal Carter						11	17			9	11	2		14	240
23	Bayliss Levrett	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	Johnny Fedricks										DNQ	14	3			140
30	Charles Bryant								3							140
31	Mike Salay		DNQ		6		DNQ				DNQ	DNS	8			130
32	Johnny McDowell	7	18	11	7											124
33	Jackie Holmes		22	4		14	18	DNQ								120
34	Chuck Stevenson						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	Frank Burany	5	DNQ													100
39	Jim Rathmann		11												DNQ	100
40	Phil Shafer								6							80
41	George Fonder		20							17			7			60
42	Cal Niday													18	7	60
43	Hugh Thomas								7							60
44	Jack McGrath		26	8	14											50
45	J.C. Shoemaker								8							50
46	Russ Snowberger								9							40
47	Herb Bryers								10							30
48	Buster Hammond								11							20
49	Hank Rogers					12	20			12			DNQ			20
50	Billy McGee														DNS	17
51	Ottis Stine									DNS			14			14
52	Mark Light									18			12			10
53	Billy Devore		DNQ					12				DNQ				10
54	Walt Killinger								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
-	Buster Warke			DNQ	18					13	DNQ		DNQ			0
-	Wally Stokes		DNQ			13										0
-	Mauri Rose		13													0
-	Art McKee								13							0
-	Milton Mabe								14							0
-	Art Hillis								15							0
-	Glenn Harrison								16							0
-	Hal Robson		DNQ								DNQ	17				0
-	Dick Rathmann			DNQ										17		0
-	Delmar Desch								17							0
-	Ed Terry												17			0
-	Lloyd Axel								18							0
-	Johnny Mauro		DNQ						19							0
-	Jimmy Good								20							0
-	William Cantrell		21	DNQ												0
-	Kenny Eaton		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
-	Walt Von Tilius								DNS							0
-	Jim Hammond								DNS							0
-	Norman Robinson								DNS							0
-	Wayne Sankey								DNS							0
-	Buddy Shay								DNS							0
-	Jimmy Daywalt		DNQ				DNQ	DNQ				DNQ				0
-	Steve Truchan						DNQ	DNQ			DNQ	DNQ				0
-	Eddie Haddad		DNQ			DNQ	DNQ									0
-	Henry Banks		DNQ								DNQ	DNQ				0
-	Eddie Zalucki						DNQ	DNQ		DNP						0
-	Danny Kladis		DNQ	DNQ												0
-	Bill Boyd						DNP			DNQ						0
-	Les Anderson		DNQ													0
-	Frank Beardsley		DNQ													0
-	Randall Beinke		DNQ													0
-	Lindley Bothwell		DNQ													0
-	Frank Brisko		DNQ													0
-	Jim Brubaker		DNQ													0
-	Pat Flaherty		DNQ													0
-	Dick Fraizer		DNQ													0
-	Byron Horne		DNQ													0
-	Tommy Mattson		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
-	Charles Szekendy					DNQ										0
-	George Weaver									DNQ						0
-	Bob Simpson										DNQ					0
-	Iggy Katona											DNQ				0
-	Eddie Johnson												DNQ			0
-	Johnny Smith													DNQ		0
-	Walt Faulkner														DNQ	0
-	Dempsey Wilson														DNQ	0
-	Bill Gouse									DNP						0
-	Joe Garson														DNP	0
-	Lenny Lowe														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)
Blank	Not competing

In-line notation
Bold	Pole position
Italics	Ran fastest race lap
*	Led most race laps
Rookie of the Year
Rookie

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)

References

Åberg, Andreas. "AAA National Championship 1949". Driver Database. Archived from the original on 2011-04-15. Retrieved 2011-04-18.
"1949 AAA National Championship Trail". ChampCarStats.com. Archived from the original on 2011-04-15. Retrieved 2011-04-18.
Harms, Phil. "1949 Championship Driver Summary" (PDF). Motorsport.com. Archived from the original on 2011-04-15. Retrieved 2011-04-18.
http://media.indycar.com/pdf/2011/IICS_2011_Historical_Record_Book_INT6.pdf (p. 306-309)

American Championship car racing (IndyCar) seasons

AAA	1905 1906–1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942–1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955

NASCAR	1952 1953

USAC	1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95

CART / CCWS	1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 ~~2008~~

INDYCAR	1996 1996–97 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Years marked in italics are not official championship years.

AAA Championship Cars (1905–1955)

Seasons	1905 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942–1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955

Indianapolis 500s	1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 ~~1942~~ 1943–1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955

National Champions	Billy Arnold Henry Banks Tony Bettenhausen Jimmy Bryan Bob Carey Gaston Chevrolet Bill Cummings Peter DePaolo (twice) Sam Hanks Harry Hartz Eddie Hearne Ted Horn (three times) Rex Mays (twice) Louis Meyer (three times) Tommy Milton Jimmy Murphy (twice) Barney Oldfield Johnnie Parsons Kelly Petillo Dario Resta Floyd Roberts Mauri Rose Louis Schneider Wilbur Shaw (twice) Chuck Stevenson Bob Sweikert

AAA Contest Board Years marked in italics are not official championship years.

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1949 AAA Championship Car season

Schedule and results

Final points standings

References

See also