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1949 AAA Championship Car season

Sports season

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
April 24	US Arlington 100	Arlington Downs Raceway	Arlington, Texas	Dirt	US Rex Mays	US Johnnie Parsons
May 30	US International 500 Mile Sweepstakes	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Speedway, Indiana	Paved	US Duke Nalon	US Bill Holland
June 5	US Milwaukee 100	Wisconsin State Fair Park Speedway	West Allis, Wisconsin	Dirt	US Rex Mays	US Myron Fohr
June 19	US Trenton 100	Trenton Speedway	Trenton, New Jersey	Dirt	US Rex Mays	US Myron Fohr
July 17	US Universal Speedways Race of Champions	Arlington Downs Raceway	Arlington, Texas	Dirt	US Mel Hansen	US Mel Hansen
July 31	US Indianapolis Sweepstakes	Williams Grove Speedway	Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania	Dirt	US Duane Carter	US Johnny Mantz
August 20	US Springfield 100	Illinois State Fairgrounds	Springfield, Illinois	Dirt	US Mel Hansen	US Mel Hansen
August 28	US Milwaukee 200	Wisconsin State Fair Park Speedway	West Allis, Wisconsin	Dirt	US Mel Hansen	US Johnnie Parsons
September 3	US DuQuoin 100	DuQuoin State Fairgrounds	Du Quoin, Illinois	Dirt	US Tony Bettenhausen	US Tony Bettenhausen
September 5	US Pikes Peak Auto Hill Climb	Pikes Peak Highway	Pikes Peak, Colorado	Hill	US Al Rogers	US Al Rogers
September 10	US Syracuse 100	New York State Fairgrounds	Syracuse, New York	Dirt	US Spider Webb	US Johnnie Parsons
September 11	US Detroit 100	Michigan State Fairgrounds Speedway	Detroit, Michigan	Dirt	US Duke Dinsmore	US Tony Bettenhausen
September 25	US Springfield 100	Illinois State Fairgrounds	Springfield, Illinois	Dirt	US Jimmy Davies	US Johnnie Parsons
October 16	US Langhorne 100	Langhorne Speedway	Langhorne, Pennsylvania	Dirt	US Paul Russo	US Johnnie Parsons
October 30	US Golden State 100	California State Fairgrounds	Sacramento, California	Dirt	US Fred Agabashian	US Fred Agabashian
November 6	US Del Mar 100	Del Mar Speedway	Del Mar, California	Dirt	US Jimmy Davies	US Jimmy Davies

: 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
US	INDY
US	MIL1
US	TRE
US	SPR1
US	MIL2
US	DQSF
US	PIK
US	SYR
US	DET
US	SPR2
US	LAN
US	SAC
US	DMR
US	Pts	1	2280	2	1790	3	1420	4	1281	5	1200	6	1030	7	920	8	760	9	660	10	512	11	500	12	466	13	440	14	400	15	376	16	350	17	330	18	330	19	330	20	254	21	250	22	240	23	206	24	200	25	200	26	180	27	160	28	150	29	140	30	140	31	130	32	124	33	120	34	120	35	120	36	120	37	117	38	100	39	100	40	80	41	60	42	60	43	60	44	50	45	50	46	40	47	30	48	20	49	20	50	17	51	14	52	10	53	10	54	10	55	3	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	Pos	Driver	ARL
US	INDY
US	MIL1
US	TRE
US	SPR1
US	MIL2
US	DQSF
US	PIK
US	SYR
US	DET
US	SPR2
US	LAN
US	SAC
US	DMR
US	Pts
US Johnnie Parsons	1	2	13	11	3	1	11		1	12	1	1	5	15
US Myron Fohr	4	4	1	1	6	10	8		6	3	DNS		4	3
US Bill Holland		1	9	16	4		2		DNP	7	12	9	13
US Walt Brown		DNS	10	3	7	2	5		4	8	5	11	6	6
US George Connor		3	16	DNQ	16	7	3		5	13	6		11	9
US Rex Mays	2	25	7	10	2	3	15		15	11	2		2	18
US Paul Russo		8	6	8	10	12	6		2	DNQ	15	4	10	5
US Lee Wallard		23		15	5	21	4		16	5	3	6	7	2
US Johnny Mantz	3	7	5	12	8	17			11	DNQ			DNS	8
US Emil Andres		9	2	4	DNP	5	13		10		DNQ
US Joie Chitwood		5
US Tony Bettenhausen		DNQ	DNQ		18	15	1		9	1	9		DNQ	16
US Mack Hellings		16	3	9				5					9	4
US Jimmy Jackson		6						DNS
US Mel Hansen		DNS	DNS	2	1	16	14		DNQ
US Duane Carter		14	DNQ		15	6	9		7	14	7		16	10
US Jimmy Davies	10								8	6	13	16	DNQ	1
US Spider Webb		33	DNP						3	2	10		DNQ
US Ralph Pratt		DNQ	12		9	8	7			4
US Duke Dinsmore		15	DNP	5	DNQ	DNS	DNQ		DNQ	10	DNQ	13	14	DNQ
US Troy Ruttman	8	12	18										3	12
US Neal Carter						11	17			9	11	2		14
US Bayliss Levrett	9	24	14		17	4	18			DNQ	16		8	17
US Fred Agabashian		27											1
US Al Rogers								1
US Charles Van Acker		31	DNQ		11	9	10		DNQ	DNQ	8
US Louis Unser								2
US Norm Houser		10	DNQ	DNQ
US Johnny Fedricks										DNQ	14	3
US Charles Bryant								3
US Mike Salay		DNQ		6		DNQ				DNQ	DNS	8
US Johnny McDowell	7	18	11	7
US Jackie Holmes		22	4		14	18	DNQ
US Chuck Stevenson						14					4
US George Hammond								4
US Milt Fankhouser	6	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ		14	16	DNQ	10	12	13
US Tommy Hinnershitz		DNQ							DNS			5
US Frank Burany	5	DNQ
US Jim Rathmann		11												DNQ
US Phil Shafer								6
US George Fonder		20							17			7
US Cal Niday													18	7
US Hugh Thomas								7
US Jack McGrath		26	8	14
US J.C. Shoemaker								8
US Russ Snowberger								9
US Herb Bryers								10
US Buster Hammond								11
US Hank Rogers					12	20			12			DNQ
US Billy McGee														DNS
US Ottis Stine									DNS			14
US Mark Light									18			12
US Billy Devore		DNQ					12				DNQ
US Walt Killinger								12
US Hal Cole		19	DNQ	17									15	11
US Bill Sheffler	11	17	15	DNQ
US George Lynch		32			DNQ	13	16		DNP	15	18	15
US Ted Duncan		DNQ	17	13	DNQ	19	DNP
US Buster Warke			DNQ	18					13	DNQ		DNQ
US Wally Stokes		DNQ			13
US Mauri Rose		13
US Art McKee								13
US Milton Mabe								14
US Art Hillis								15
US Glenn Harrison								16
US Hal Robson		DNQ								DNQ	17
US Dick Rathmann			DNQ										17
US Delmar Desch								17
US Ed Terry												17
US Lloyd Axel								18
US Johnny Mauro		DNQ						19
US Jimmy Good								20
US William Cantrell		21	DNQ
US Kenny Eaton		DNQ				22
US Manuel Ayulo		28
US Duke Nalon		29
US Sam Hanks		30	DNQ			DNQ	DNQ						DNQ	DNP
US Joel Thorne		DNQ						DNS
US Walt Von Tilius								DNS
US Jim Hammond								DNS
US Norman Robinson								DNS
US Wayne Sankey								DNS
US Buddy Shay								DNS
US Jimmy Daywalt		DNQ				DNQ	DNQ				DNQ
US Steve Truchan						DNQ	DNQ			DNQ	DNQ
US Eddie Haddad		DNQ			DNQ	DNQ
US Henry Banks		DNQ								DNQ	DNQ
US Eddie Zalucki						DNQ	DNQ		DNP
US Danny Kladis		DNQ	DNQ
US Bill Boyd						DNP			DNQ
US Les Anderson		DNQ
US Frank Beardsley		DNQ
US Randall Beinke		DNQ
US Lindley Bothwell		DNQ
US Frank Brisko		DNQ
US Jim Brubaker		DNQ
US Pat Flaherty		DNQ
US Dick Fraizer		DNQ
US Byron Horne		DNQ
US Tommy Mattson		DNQ
US George Metzler		DNQ
US Chet Miller		DNQ
US Bill Taylor		DNQ
US Louis Tomei		DNQ
US Doc Williams		DNQ
US Bill Mackey					DNQ
US Charles Szekendy					DNQ
US George Weaver									DNQ
US Bob Simpson										DNQ
US Iggy Katona											DNQ
US Eddie Johnson												DNQ
US Johnny Smith													DNQ
US Walt Faulkner														DNQ
US Dempsey Wilson														DNQ
US Bill Gouse									DNP
US Joe Garson														DNP
US Lenny Lowe														DNP

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

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References

http://media.indycar.com/pdf/2011/IICS_2011_Historical_Record_Book_INT6.pdf (p. 306-309)

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