1948 Indianapolis 500

both the Novi and blue crown teams would returned for 1948 and their heavy influence can be seen on the cover for this year's [Music] program in the garage area teams prepare their cars for practice qualifying and the race the number seven Curtis craft offe of Tommy hitz gets a blessing before heading out for practice the number 58 blue crown spark plug special nicknamed the baby blue crown is a lasoski chassis with often housing power although the car failed to make the race the drivers for the month of May were Ma keellings and Mike Sally hner shits in the number seven gets ready to go out as M Kings takes off in the number 58 the number 10 Tom sarapo AI driven by Lou T heads out for practice heners shitz takes a slow lap as does hings the number 14 Maserati of Jim bre Baker gets ready to head out for a few practice laps the number 19 Pat Clancy Curtis offi driven by Billy dvor has an extra two rear wheels for added traction veteran George Connor will be looking to make his 10th race this year in the number n Bennett Brothers Stevens Miller B Cantrell at the wheel of the number 36 Fiola twin coach special ched Miller hopes to make his 14th race driving the number 31 Don Lee Mercedes on May 15th the powerful Novi tragically took the life of Veteran Ralph Peer who was just a few short days away from qualifying for his record 17th race in that same C which she set those fantastic records with in 1946 fan favorite Novi driven by Duke nen takes a few laps Connor in the number nine benett brother special heads out as duke Nan in the noi heads in Billy dor takes the pack Lancy special out for practice he'll be hoping to make his seventh race this year [Music] my number 78 show special comes in after some practice laps as do Connor in the number nine and andyw Granatelli in the number 39 graner special Che by on the front stretch as Bill canro comes in along with Paul Russo in the 25 Maserati and Manny ulo in the number 88 needle special after some quick laps in the number 31 Mercedes chip Miller comes in to the pits track president wilver shaww and Speedway owner Tony hullman talk with a friend on pit Lane aen and the 54 nobody goes by as practice and qualifying come to an end now it's race time race day 1948 and the Infield parking lot is full as fans await the start of the 500m classic the powerful Novi is back once again and this year the fans will be rooting for popular Duke Nan who will be starting 11 the blue crowns are also back with Bill Holland who's looking to make up for that mistake which cost him last year's race and Marie Rose who' like to become only the second driver to win the 500 back to back a few hours before race time when cars are already along pit lanane While others Contin to be wheeled out as race time grows closer more cars are brought out from the garage area and placed on fit Lane the Purdue University All-American band from Lafayette Indiana yeah Les Anderson's Kennedy tank special comes to a stop on the outside of Row three as the number 31 of CH Miller heads to the 19th starting spot Billy deor Pat Clans special gets wheeled back to its 20th starting position with the cars lined up in their starting positions Cruz make last minute adjustments while drivers and officials line up for a panoramic photo Row one is Maz H and Rose row two is Jackson then horn and Williams Row three Cantrell man and Anderson row seven is Chad Miller number 31 on the inside Billy dvor and number 19 and Matt kellings in number 35 row eight is Tony bous on the inside in number six Tommy heners shits at number seven and Bill Sheffer in number 53 row nine on the inside is Paul Russo in number 25 Harry mcquinn in number 65 Johnny morrow in number 33 row 10 on the inside is Lee wallard in number 91 Dwayne Carter in number 16 and spider web in number 51 row 11 is Mike Sally in number 86 Freddy agation in number 26 and Mel Hansen in number 17 final adjustments are still being made on some cars with the command to start engines just a few the drivers are ready in their cars the commander to start their engines is given the front row of Rex Mays in the number five bow seal fast special Bill Holland and Murray Rose in the blue crowns roll off as the rest of the field comes in behind the number 26 page offy driven by Freddy agation is having a little trouble but he gets going the field led by the Chevrolet pace car begins to take shape as it heads through turns one and two the pace car pulls off and the 1948 500 mile race is on Rex Ma and the number five Bose seal fast special leads at the blue crowns of Holland and Rose following second and third lap two and it's still amaz Holland and rad with Ted horn fourth and Jimmy Jackson fifth while nen and the Novi is moved up from 11th spot into seventh maze continues to lead as the rest of the leaders hold position CH Miller goes by in the number 31 Mercedes as Billy D'Or and Freddy agation battle position on the front straight away Mike Sally in the number 86 tourament marine supply special is out of the race after just 13 Laps on the 18th lap Ted horn and the number one Bennett Brothers Maserati has taken the lead doc Williams in the number 74 clock Auto Company special is out of the race at 19 laps with ignition F Chet Hiller in the Mercedes heads for the pits as to Charlie Baker number four and Bill schiffler in the 53 back on the track after first stop Miller battles with hell Cole as horn holds off nen in the no bu Jimmy Jackson heads in for his first Pit Stop while Lee wallard in the 91 itting special is running a good race as he's moved into the top 15 from 28 Billy D'Or has also moved into the top 15 while Johnny mans in the number 98 craft has been running a steady race in the top 10 Johnny morrow in the 33 Alpha is another who's moved into the top [Music] 15 at the halfway point it's Duke dalan in the lead with the number 54 Novi Jimmy Jackson continues to run a steady race in the top 10 while 20y metaz and the number six Bellinger special is moving out R Rose has now picked up the lead from nen as the cars continue to grind out the laps Rex maze who led 36 laps today heads to the pits out of the race at 129 laps with a leaking fuel P Rose has had the pit which puts Ted horn in the lead horn maintains his lead as cars continue to battle in the track at 142 and Ted horn has had to pitch which puts the blue crowns of rose and Holland in first and second Rose begins to pull away in the number three blue crown spark club special horn now running in third is trying to catch the blue crowns of Holland in second and Rose in first Halen passes horn for third and charges after the blue crown after making his way into top 15 Tony bous is out of the race at lap 167 with clutch [Music] failure Rose is running smooth out in front as he puts his teammate Holland to laugh down in second nen tries desperately to catch the blue crowns but it's to no avail as Rose takes the White Flag for the second year in a row it's Murray Rose in the number three blue crown spark plug special the winner of the Indianapolis 500 milei race blue crown teammate Phil Holland comes home in second place despite a late pit stop for fuel dick nen and the noai takes [Music] third after leading 74 laps today Ted horn places fourth Jimmy Jackson adds another fine finish to his 500 career as he finishes 10 Hal Cole takes the White [Music] Flag the number two of Bill Holland comes in after a tough second place Rose takes an insurance lap as Ted horn rolls in your winner for 1948 muray RADS heads to Victory Lane as the massive crowd that came to see the 1948 500 files out drivers continue to run the track to earn a position in the champion 100 mph Club mik hings comes home in fif Le wallard had a great race today as he moved up 28th and S Billy D'Or the number 19 Pat clanky special will place 12 with 190 laps Charlie van AER in the number four will kman 11th with 192 laps completed the blessings most have work well for Tommy heners says he comes home a ninth place with 198 laps run Tony bhen who finished 14th today talks with friends and family in the garage area Ted horn ran another good race today coming home in Forth with the race run and Murray Rose now a three-time winner let's turn to next year and the 33rd running of the Indianapolis 500 can the blue crowns do it again will the Novi be able to finally come through and win we'll have to wait a long year to find out

Channel: Richard A. Salamon

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Keywords: Speedway (City/Town/Village), Indianapolis 500 (Recurring Event), 1948 Indianapolis 500, auto races, IndyCar (Sports League Season), Indy 500, Indianapolis Motor Speedway (Venue), Tourist Destination, 1948

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Length: 18min 45sec (1125 seconds)

Published: Thu Aug 28 2014