1947 Indianapolis 500

Wednesday, January 01, 1947

Ted Horn in the #1 Bennett Bros. Special (Maserati/Maserati) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1947 -- Photo by: No Photographer Emil Andres in the #3 Preston Tucker Partner Special (Lencki/Lencki) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1947 -- Photo by: No Photographer -- Photo by: No Photographer Al Miller in the #66 Preston Tucker Special (Miller/Miller4R) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1947 -- Photo by: No Photographer Mel Hansen in the #38 Flavell-Duffy Special (Adams/Sparks) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1947 -- Photo by: No Photographer Cy Marshall in the #34 Tattersfield Special (A.R. Weil/Alfa Romeo) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1947 -- Photo by: No Photographer Duke Dinsmore in the #10 Schoof Special (Wetteroth/Offy) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1947 -- Photo by: No Photographer Fred Agabashian in the #26 R. Page Offenhauser Special (Kurtis/Duray) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1947 -- Photo by: No Photographer Tony Bettenhausen in the #29 Belanger Special (Stevens/Offy) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1947 -- Photo by: No Photographer Henry Banks in the #43 Federal Engineering Detroit Special (Miller-Ford/Offy) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1947 -- Photo by: No Photographer Charles Van Acker in the #44 Preston Tucker Partner Special (Stevens/Lencki) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1947 -- Photo by: No Photographer Joie Chitwood in the #8 Peters Special (Wetteroth/Offy) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1947 -- Photo by: No Photographer Paul Russo in the #15 Wolfe Motors Special (Shaw/Offy) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1947 -- Photo by: No Photographer Rex Mays in the #15 Bowes Seal Fast Special (Kurtis/Winfield) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1947 -- Photo by: No Photographer Duke Nalon in the #46 Don Lee Mercedes (Mercedes/Mercedes) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1947 -- Photo by: No Photographer -- Photo by: No Photographer Pete Romcevich in the #59 Camco Motors Special (Miller-Ford/Ford V-8) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1947 -- Photo by: No Photographer Walt Brown in the #33 Permafuse Special (Alfa Romeo/Alfa Romeo) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1947 -- Photo by: No Photographer Frank Wearne in the #31 Superior Industries Special (Miller/Offy) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1947 -- Photo by: No Photographer Hal Robson in the #52 Palmer Special (Adams/Offy) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1947 -- Photo by: No Photographer Roland Free in the #28 Bristow-McManus Special (Wetteroth/Miller) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1947 -- Photo by: No Photographer George Connor in the #14 Walsh Special (Kurtis/Offy) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1947 -- Photo by: No Photographer Milt Fankhauser in the #53 Jack Maurer's Club Special (Stevens/Offy) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1947 -- Photo by: No Photographer Jimmy Jackson in the #7 Jim Hussey Special (Miller/Offy) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1947 -- Photo by: No Photographer Bill Holland in the #16 Blue Crown Spark Plug Special (Deidt/Offy) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1947 -- Photo by: No Photographer Ken Fowler in the #47 Don Lee Alfa Romeo Special (Alfa Romeo/Alfa Romeo) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1947 -- Photo by: No Photographer Les Anderson in the #58 Kennedy Tank Special (Maserati/Offy) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1947 -- Photo by: No Photographer Russell Snowberger in the #25 Federal Engineering Special (Maserati/Maserati) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1947 -- Photo by: No Photographer Shorty Cantlon in the #24 Automobile Shippers Special (Snowberger/Miller) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1947 -- Photo by: No Photographer Herb Ardinger in the #54 Novi Governor Mobil Special (Kurtis/Novi) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1947 -- Photo by: No Photographer Mauri Rose in the #27 Blue Crown Spark Plug Special (Deidt/Offy) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1947 -- Photo by: No Photographer Cliff Bergere in the #18 Novi Governor Mobil Special (Kurtis/Novi) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1947 -- Photo by: No Photographer The familiar figure in the foreground (dark suit, bottom left) is actor Clark Gable, on hand as the special guest of Tony Hulman. Although Mauri Rose appears to be leading, he is, in fact, third. Gable is apparently watching race leader Cliff Bergere and pole-sitter Ted Horn, who are already out of the picture to the right. -- Photo by: No Photographer -- Photo by: No Photographer -- Photo by: No Photographer -- Photo by: No Photographer -- Photo by: No Photographer -- Photo by: No Photographer -- Photo by: No Photographer -- Photo by: No Photographer -- Photo by: No Photographer -- Photo by: No Photographer -- Photo by: No Photographer -- Photo by: No Photographer -- Photo by: No Photographer