AAA National Championship 1949 standings

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AAA National Championship 1949 standings

Championship points standings for the AAA National Championship 1949

Position	Driver	Team	Car	Points
1.	Johnnie Parsons	Kurtis-Kraft	Kurtis (Offenhauser)	2280
2.	Myron Fohr	Carl Marchese	Marchese (Offenhauser)	1790
3.	Bill Holland	Lou Moore	Deidt FD (Offenhauser) X (Offenhauser)	1420
4.	Walter C. Brown	Charles Pritchard, Mlt Marion Engineering	Kurtis 2000 (Offenhauser)	1281
5.	George Connor	Lou Moore, Grancor	Lesovsky (Offenhauser) Bromme (Offenhauser)	1200
6.	Rex Mays	Ervin Wolfe, W.C. Winfield, Cole	Kurtis 2000 (Offenhauser) Kurtis FD (Novi)	1030
7.	Paul Russo	Charles Pritchard	Kurtis 2000 (Offenhauser) X (Offenhauser)	920
8.	Lee Wallard	Indianapolis Race Cars, Truchan, Iddings	Maserati Meyer (Offenhauser)	760
9.	Johnny Mantz	J.C. Agajanian	Kurtis 2000 (Offenhauser)	660
10.	Emil Andres	Charles Pritchard, Milt Marion Engineering, Schoof	Kurtis 2000 (Offenhauser)	512
11.	Joie Chitwood	Ervin Wolfe	Kurtis 2000 (Offenhauser)	500
12.	Tony Bettenhausen	Meyer & Drake, Belanger Motors	X (Lencki) Kurtis (Offenhauser SC) X (Meyer & Drake)	466
13.	Mack Hellings	Don Lee Motors, Pat Clancy	Kurtis 2000 (Offenhauser) Kurtis 2000 (Alfa Romeo)	440
14.	Jimmy Jackson	Howard Keck	Deidt FD (Offenhauser)	400
15.	Mel Hansen	Ray Brady, Iddings, Bowes Seal Fast	Adams (Sparks) Meyer (Offenhauser) Lesovsky (Offenhauser)	376
16.	Duane Carter	Belanger Motors, Cole	Kurtis 2000 (Offenhauser) Stevens (Offenhauser)	350
17.	Jimmy Davies	Grand Piston Ring, Pat Clancy	X (Offenhauser) Ewing (Offenhauser)	330
17.	Ralph Pratt	Belanger Motors		330
17.	Travis Leon Webb	Lou & Bruce Bromme, Bowes Seal Fast	Bromme (Offenhauser) X (Offenhauser)	330
20.	Duke Dinsmore	Norm Olson, Bayliss Levrett	Kurtis 2000 (Offenhauser) Olson (Offenhauser)	254
21.	Troy Ruttman	Ray Carter, Flavell, Bowes Seal Fast	Wetteroth (Offenhauser) X (Offenhauser)	250
22.	Neal Carter	Gdula, Lutes, Veedol, Milt Marion Engineering	Gdula (Offenhauser) X (Offenhauser)	240
23.	Bayliss Levrett	Bayliss Levrett, Veedol, Scopa	Kurtis 2000 (Offenhauser) Scopa (Offenhauser)	206
24.	Freddie Agabashian	Indianapolis Race Cars, J.C. Agajanian	Maserati Kurtis 2000 (Offenhauser)	200
24.	Al Rogers	Conover & Coniff	X (Offenhauser)	200
26.	Charles van Acker	Redmer	Stevens (Offenhauser)	180
27.	Louis Unser	Federal Engineering	X (Maserati)	160
28.	Norm Houser	Joe Langley	Langley (Offenhauser)	150
29.	Charles Bryant	Grover	Chevrolet	140
29.	Johnny Fedricks	Grancor	Kurtis 2000 (Offenhauser)	140
31.	Mike Salay	John Lorenz	Wetteroth (Offenhauser) Salay (Offenhauser)	130
32.	Johnny McDowell	Iddings	Meyer (Offenhauser)	124
33.	Milt Fankhouser	Milt Fankhouser, Karl Hall	X (Offenhauser)	120
33.	George Hammond	Rassey	X (Offenhauser)	120
33.	Jackie Holmes	Pat Clancy, John Lorenz, Norm Olson	Kurtis (Offenhauser) Wetteroth (Offenhauser) Salay (Offenhauser)	120
33.	Chuck Stevenson	Carl Marchese	Marchese (Offenhauser)	120
37.	Tommy Hinnershitz	Milt Marion Engineering, Pew	X (Offenhauser)	117
38.	Frank Burany	Schoof		100
38.	Jim Rathmann	John Lorenz	Wetteroth (Offenhauser)	100
40.	Phil Shafer	Phil Shafer	Buick	80
41.	George Fonder	Ray Brady	Adams (Sparks) X (Offenhauser)	60
41.	Cal Niday	Leo Dobry	Kurtis 2000 (Offenhauser)	60
41.	Hugh Thomas	Brandimore	X (Chrysler)	60
44.	Jack McGrath	Leo Dobry	Kurtis 2000 (Offenhauser)	50
44.	J.C. Shoemaker	Glen Cove	McDowell	50
46.	Russell Snowberger	Federal Engineering	X (Offenhauser)	40
47.	Herb Bryers	McDowell	X (McDowell)	30
48.	Buster Hammond	Bayliss Levrett	X (Offenhauser)	20
48.	Hank Rogers	Scopa	Scopa (Offenhauser)	20
50.	Ottis Stine	Speedway Cocktail, Shelley	X (Offenhauser)	14
51.	Billy (Louis) Devore	Scopa	SCopa (Offenhauser)	10
51.	Walt Killinger	Stephens-Frenzel		10
51.	Mark Light	Johnston, Lee Glessner	X (Offenhauser)	10
54.	Hal Cole	Grancor	Kurtis 2000 (Offenhauser)	3
	Lloyd Axel	McDowell	McDowell	0
	Manuel Ayulo	Sheffler	Bromme (Offenhauser)	0
	Billy (Willard) Cantrell	Leslie Anderson	Anderson (Offenhauser)	0
	Delmar Desch	Tattersfield	Chevrolet	0
	Ted Duncan	Corley, Charles Pritchard	X (Offenhauser)	0
	Kenny Eaton	Corley	X (Offenhauser)	0
	Sam Hanks	Milt Marion Engineering	Kurtis 2000 (Offenhauser)	0
	Glenn Harrison	Crager	Crager	0
	Art Hillis	Woestman		0
	George Lynch	Rassey	Snowberger (Offenhauser)	0
	Milton Mabe	Miller	Miller	0
	Johnny Mauro	Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo (Alfa Romeo SC)	0
	Art McKee	Flotz		0
	Duke Nalon	W.C. Winfield	Kurtis FD (Novi SC)	0
	Dick Rathmann	Weidell	X (Offenhauser)	0
	Hal Robson	Veedol	X (Offenhauser)	0
	Mauri Rose	Lou Moore	Deidt FD (Offenhauser)	0
	Bill Sheffler	Bill Sheffler	Bromme (Offenhauser)	0
	Wally Stokes	Corley	X (Offenhauser)	0
	Ed Terry	Hal	Hal	0
	Buster Warke	Pew	X (Offenhauser)	0

	Driver	Number
Most race wins	Johnnie Parsons	5
Most pole positions	Rex Mays	3
Most podium positions	Johnnie Parsons	7
Most podium positions without a win	Rex Mays	5

Nationality of participating drivers

%	Country		Drivers	Number
98.7%	U.S.A.		Bill Holland, Mauri Rose, Charles van Acker, Rex Mays, Tony Bettenhausen, Walter C. Brown, Emil Andres, George Connor, Paul Russo, Jimmy Jackson, Jimmy Davies, Jack McGrath, Duane Carter, Tommy Hinnershitz, Johnnie Parsons, George Hammond, Louis Unser, Jim Rathmann, Art Hillis, Cal Niday, Sam Hanks, Freddie Agabashian, Dick Rathmann, Duke Dinsmore, Troy Ruttman, Chuck Stevenson, Manuel Ayulo, Hugh Thomas, Herb Bryers, Al Rogers, Johnny Mauro, Travis Leon Webb, Duke Nalon, Myron Fohr, Lee Wallard, Johnny Mantz, Joie Chitwood, Mack Hellings, Mel Hansen, Ralph Pratt, Neal Carter, Bayliss Levrett, Norm Houser, Charles Bryant, Johnny Fedricks, Mike Salay, Johnny McDowell, Milt Fankhouser, Jackie Holmes, Frank Burany, Phil Shafer, George Fonder, J.C. Shoemaker, Russell Snowberger, Buster Hammond, Hank Rogers, Ottis Stine, Billy (Louis) Devore, Walt Killinger, Mark Light, Hal Cole, Bill Sheffler, Billy (Willard) Cantrell, George Lynch, Ted Duncan, Buster Warke, Wally Stokes, Kenny Eaton, Ed Terry, Art McKee, Milton Mabe, Glenn Harrison, Delmar Desch, Lloyd Axel	74
1.3%	Canada		Hal Robson	1

Individual driver statistics for the 1949 AAA National Championship

Driver	Age	Races	Wins	Podiums	Poles	Fastest laps
Agabashian, Freddie	35 y/o	2	1	1	1
Andres, Emil	38 y/o	6	0	1	0
Axel, Lloyd	44 y/o	1	0	0	0	0
Ayulo, Manuel	27 y/o	1	0	0	0
Bettenhausen, Tony	32 y/o	7	2	2	0
Brown, Walter C.	37 y/o	11	0	2	0
Bryant, Charles	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Bryers, Herb	n/a	1	0	0	0
Burany, Frank	33 y/o	1	0	0	0
Cantrell, Billy (Willard)	34 y/o	1	0	0	0
Carter, Duane	36 y/o	9	0	0	0
Carter, Neal	25 y/o	6	0		0
Chitwood, Joie	37 y/o	1	0	0	0
Cole, Hal	36 y/o	4	0	0	0
Connor, George	42 y/o	10	0	2	0
Davies, Jimmy	19 y/o	6	1	1	2
Desch, Delmar	29 y/o	1	0	0	0	0
Devore, Billy (Louis)	38 y/o	1	0	0	0
Dinsmore, Duke	36 y/o	5	0	0	1
Duncan, Ted	36 y/o	3	0	0	0
Eaton, Kenny	32 y/o	1	0	0	0
Fankhouser, Milt	33 y/o	6	0	0	0
Fedricks, Johnny	24 y/o	2	0	0	0
Fohr, Myron	37 y/o	11	2		0
Fonder, George	32 y/o	3	0	0	0
Hammond, Buster	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Hammond, George	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Hanks, Sam	34 y/o	1	0	0	0
Hansen, Mel	37 y/o	4	1	1	2
Harrison, Glenn	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Hellings, Mack	33 y/o	6	0		0
Hillis, Art	n/a	1	0	0	0
Hinnershitz, Tommy	37 y/o	1	0	0	0
Holland, Bill	41 y/o	9	1	2	0
Holmes, Jackie	28 y/o	4	0	0	0
Houser, Norm	33 y/o	1	0	0	0
Jackson, Jimmy	38 y/o	1	0	0	0
Killinger, Walt	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Levrett, Bayliss	36 y/o	9	0		0
Light, Mark	38 y/o	2	0	0	0
Lynch, George	31 y/o	6	0	0	0
Mabe, Milton	31 y/o	1	0	0	0	0
Mantz, Johnny	30 y/o	8	0		0
Mauro, Johnny	38 y/o	1	0	0	0
Mays, Rex	36 y/o	12	0	5	3
McDowell, Johnny	34 y/o	4	0	0	0
McGrath, Jack	29 y/o	3	0	0	0
McKee, Art	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Nalon, Duke	36 y/o	1	0	0	1
Niday, Cal	35 y/o	2	0	0	0
Parsons, Johnnie	30 y/o	13	5	7	0
Pratt, Ralph	39 y/o	5	0		0
Rathmann, Dick	23 y/o	1	0	0	0
Rathmann, Jim	20 y/o	1	0	0	0
Robson, Hal	37 y/o	1	0	0	0	0
Rogers, Al	40 y/o	1	1	1	0	0
Rogers, Hank	n/a	3	0	0	0
Rose, Mauri	43 y/o	1	0	0	0
Russo, Paul	35 y/o	11	0	1	1
Ruttman, Troy	19 y/o	5	0	1	0
Salay, Mike	40 y/o	2	0	0	0
Shafer, Phil	57 y/o	1	0	0	0	0
Sheffler, Bill	31 y/o	3	0	0	0
Shoemaker, J.C.	n/a	1	0	0	0	0
Snowberger, Russell	47 y/o	1	0	0	0	0
Stevenson, Chuck	29 y/o	2	0	0	0
Stine, Ottis	40 y/o	1	0	0	0
Stokes, Wally	36 y/o	1	0	0	0
Terry, Ed	n/a	1	0	0	0
Thomas, Hugh	n/a	1	0	0	0
Unser, Louis	53 y/o	1	0	1	0	0
van Acker, Charles	37 y/o	5	0	0	0
Wallard, Lee	38 y/o	11	0		0
Warke, Buster	34 y/o	2	0	0	0
Webb, Travis Leon	38 y/o	3	0	2	1

#	Date	Circuit	Winner	Second	Third	Pole	FL