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1948 H.H. Wheler Memorial Cup

AAA Champ Car Series race number 1 of 12
Sunday, April 25, 1948 at Arlington Downs Raceway, Arlington, TX
95 laps on a 1.062 mile dirt track (100.890 miles)

Time of race: 1:17:00
Average speed: 78.644 mph
Pole speed: 94.798 mph

Cautions: n/a
Margin of victory: 3 laps +
Attendance: 25000
Lead changes: 2

Pos	St	#	Driver	Sponsor / Owner	Chass./Eng.	Laps	Money	Status	Led	Pts
1	4	1	Ted Horn	Horn Enterprises (Ted Horn)	Horn / Offy	95	2478	running	47	200
2	6	15	Duke Dinsmore	William Schoof	Wetteroth / Offy	92	1777	running	0	160
3	7	16	Duke Nalon	Paul Weirick	Adams / Offy	91	1062	running	0	140
4	5	22	Joie Chitwood	Bill Corley	Wetteroth / Offy	88	708	running	40	120
5	14	14	Manny Ayulo	Connie Weidell	Weidell / Offy	73	531	running	0	100
6	15	48	Johnny Byrne	Fred Johnstone	Offy	70	442	running	0	80
7	1	49	Paul Russo	Norm Olson	Olson / Offy	70	358	dnf	8	60
8	13	38	Mike Salay	Terman's Supply (John Lorenz)	Wetteroth / Offy	64	269	dnf	0	50
9	17	52	Jack McGrath	Bill Sheffler	Bromme / Offy	62	358	running	0	5.2
10	2	56	Red Hodges	Gabby Hall	Offy	59	269	engine	0	30
11	11	34	Les Anderson	Kennedy Tank (Les Anderson)	Kurtis / Offy	50	258	running	0
12	12	71	Charlie Rogers	Taylor	Hal	37	203	dnf	0
13	16	36	Henry Banks	Fageol Twin Coach (Lou Fageol)	Stevens / Fageol	16	358	running	0
14	10	19	Billy DeVore	Pat Clancy	Kurtis / Offy	16	203	dnf	0
15	8	18	Steve Truchan	Steve Truchan	Offy	9	180	crash	0
16	3	5	Rex Mays	Bowes Seal Fast (Charles Bowes)	Kurtis / Winfield	8	180	dnf	0
17	9	53	Bill Sheffler	Bill Sheffler	Bromme / Offy	1	133	dnf	0

Relief Drivers:

Car #52: Bill Sheffler (54 laps), 34.8 points)

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor	Owner	Car
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
	Walt Brown	7		Kurtis Kraft	Kurtis / Offy
	Eddie Zalucki	21		Lou Rassey	Offy
	Bill Holland	36	Fageol Twin Coach	Lou Fageol	Stevens / Fageol
	Joie Chitwood	55		Ted Nyquist	Shaw / Offy

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Paul Russo	1	8	8
Joie Chitwood	9	48	40
Ted Horn	49	95	47