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After four years without automobile racing in the United States, the AAA Contest Board was initially concerned about having enough races, enough entrants, and suitable equipment, to contest season on such short notice for 1946.
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Jan 3, 2017 · What I discovered was that there were 17 events held to the International Formula (National Championship formula) in 1946, of which one, the Mike Benton Sweepstakes held at Lakewood on 31...
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AAA, again, restarted the championship with the close of the war for the 1946 season and continued uninterrupted through 1955. After that season, AAA completely pulled out of auto racing, citing the Le Mans disaster and the death of Bill Vukovich at Indianapolis as contributing factors. [2]
While the Vukovich fatal at Indy was big news in the United States, two events in Europe shocked the racing world. On May 26th, Alberto Ascari, the 1952 and 1953 World Champion as a Suderia Ferrari driver, crashed to his death in practice for the Monza, Italy Grand Prix. Ascari had qualified a Ferrari for Indy in 1952 and was well-liked in the ...
Dec 8, 2001 · In 1946 cars running were always classified ahead of cars not running at the finish. This changed in 1947. The real question is: why were Horn, Barringer and Robson (and de Vore probably, too)...
Find all the information on the 1946 AAA National Championship incl. circuits, drivers, teams, results & more.
Jan 3, 2011 · That is why the AAA itself has no past racing records or files relating to 1902 to 1955 currently. As to the pre-1931 AAA Contest Board records, it was long believed that Russ Catlin and Norris Friel had rescued them in 1950, after the AAA was going to dispose of them.
