The 32nd International 500-Mile Sweepstakes was held at the

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on Monday, May 31, 1948. For the second year in a row, the Blue Crown Spark Plug teammates Mauri Rose and Bill Holland finished 1st-2nd. Rose became the second driver to win the Indianapolis 500 in consecutive years. Unlike the previous year's race, no controversy surrounds the results. Coupled with his co-victory in

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, Rose became the third three-time winner at Indy. Fourth place finisher Ted Horn completed a noteworthy record of nine consecutive races from 1936 to 1948 completing 1,799 out of a possible 1,800 laps. His nine consecutive finishes of 4th or better (however, with no victories) is the best such streak in Indy history. The only lap he missed in 1940 was due to being flagged for a rain shower. Duke Nalon's third-place finish would be the best-ever result for the popular Novi engine.

Results

Alternates

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Failed to Qualify

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(#15, #45) * Manny Ayulo (#88) * Henry Banks (#38) * Cliff Bergere (#12, #85) * Walt Brown (#69) *

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(#14) * Red Byron (#43) *

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(#44) * Louis Durant (#29) *

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(#23) * Myron Fohr (#32) * Ken Fowler (#41) *

Roland Free Roland "Rollie" Free (November 18, 1900 – October 11, 1984) was a motorcycle racer best known for breaking the American motorcycle land speed record in 1948 on the Bonneville Salt Flats, Utah. The picture of Free, prone and wearing a bathing ...

(#73) * Andy Granatelli (#39, #59) *

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(#27) * Ralph Hepburn (#12) - Fatal accident *

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(#24, #93) * Ronney Householder (#68) * George Lynch (#56) *

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(#47) * Al Miller (#66) *

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(#45) * Johnnie Parsons (#39) * Joe Perkins (#62) * Ralph Pratt (#87) *

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(#71) * Joel Thorne (#57) * Louis Tomei (#10) *

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Broadcasting

Radio

The race was carried live on the Mutual Broadcasting System, the precursor to the IMS Radio Network. The broadcast was sponsored by Perfect Circle Piston Rings and Bill Slater served as the anchor. The broadcast feature live coverage of the start, the finish, and live updates throughout the race.

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, from WIBC, joined the crew for the first time, serving as a turn reporter at the south end of the track.

Gallery

File:Alfa Romeo 308.jpg, Johnny Mauro's 1948 Alfa Romeo 308 File:1948NoviIndy500.jpg, 1948 Novi

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