Results of the 1947 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis

Indianapolis Motor Speedway

The Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana in the United States, is the home of the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race and the Brickyard 400....

 on Friday, May 30, 1947.

Late in the race, Lou Moore

Lou Moore

Lewis Henry 'Lou' Moore was an American racecar driver, most known during his career for qualifying for the pole position of the 1932 Indianapolis 500. After his driving career, Moore became a legendary car owner...

 teammates Bill Holland

Bill Holland

Bill Holland was an American race car driver from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania who won the Indianapolis 500 in 1949. He nearly won as a rookie in 1947 but slowed and allowed teammate Mauri Rose to pass him seven laps from the end, mistakenly believing that Rose was a lap down...

 and Mauri Rose

Mauri Rose

Mauri Rose was an American racecar driver.He started from the pole position driving a Maserati in the 1941 Indianapolis 500, but spark plug problems put him out of the race after sixty laps. He then took over the Wetteroth/Offenhauser car being driven by Floyd Davis that had started in 17th place....

 were running 1st-2nd. The pit crew displayed a confusing chalkboard sign with the letters "EZY" to Holland, presumably meaning for him to take the final laps at a reduced pace to safely make it to the finish. Mauri Rose ignored the board, and charged to catch up to Holland. Holland believed he held a lap lead over Rose, and allowed him to catch up. The two drivers waved as Rose passed Holland, with Holland believing it was not more than a congratulatory gesture.

In reality, the pass Rose made was for the lead, and he led the final 8 laps to take the controversial victory. The race was marred by a 41st lap crash that claimed the life of Shorty Cantlon

Shorty Cantlon

William "Shorty" Cantlon was an American racecar driver. He was killed on May 30, 1947, while racing in the 1947 Indianapolis 500 on lap 40 after swerving into the outside retaining wall to avoid the spinning car of Bill Holland, who recovered from the spin to finish second...

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Finish	Start	No	Name	Qual	Rank	Laps	Led	Status
1	3	27	United States Mauri Rose Mauri Rose Mauri Rose was an American racecar driver.He started from the pole position driving a Maserati in the 1941 Indianapolis 500, but spark plug problems put him out of the race after sixty laps. He then took over the Wetteroth/Offenhauser car being driven by Floyd Davis that had started in 17th place....	120.040	20	200	34	Running
2	8	16	United States Bill Holland Bill Holland Bill Holland was an American race car driver from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania who won the Indianapolis 500 in 1949. He nearly won as a rookie in 1947 but slowed and allowed teammate Mauri Rose to pass him seven laps from the end, mistakenly believing that Rose was a lap down...	128.755	1	200	143	Running
3	1	1	United States Ted Horn Ted Horn Ted Horn , born Eylard Theodore Von Horn, was an American race car driver. He won the AAA National Championship in 1946, 1947 and 1948 and collected 24 wins, 12 second-place finishes and 13 third-place finishes in 71 major American open-wheel races prior to his death at the DuQuoin State...	126.564	3	200	0	Running
4	4	54	United States Herb Ardinger Herb Ardinger Herb Ardinger was an American racecar driver.Ardinger competed in eight AAA Championship Car races from 1934 to 1939, including the 1934, 1936, 1937, and 1938 Indianapolis 500 races...	120.733	19	200	0	Running
5	10	7	United States Jimmy Jackson Jimmy Jackson (driver) Jimmy Jackson was an American racecar driver from Indianapolis, Indiana.-Indy 500 results:* shared drive with Duane Carter-World Championship career summary:...	122.266	11	200	0	Running
6	20	9	United States Rex Mays Rex Mays Rex Mays is a former AAA Championship Car race driver from Riverside, California. He made his Indianapolis 500 debut in 1934 and won the pole in 1935, 1936, and again in 1940 and finished second, he returned the next year and finished second again. Mays won the AAA National Championship in 1940...	124.412	7	200	0	Running
7	14	33	United States Walt Brown Walt Brown (auto racer) Walt Brown was an American racecar driver. A Champ Car specialist, his career in the big cars began in 1941, and he recorded one win, in 1948 at Langhorne...	118.355	25	200	0	Running
8	28	34	United States Cy Marshall Cy Marshall Cy Marshall was an American racecar driver. Marshall was seriously injured and his riding mechanic, brother Paul Marshall, was killed in the 1930 Indy 500. He returned to the race in 1947...	115.644	30	197	0	Flagged
9	23	41	United States Fred Agabashian Fred Agabashian Fred Agabashian was an Armenian-American racer of midget cars and Indy cars.-Midget car:...	121.478	13	191	0	Flagged
10	27	10	United States Duke Dinsmore Duke Dinsmore Duke Dinsmore was an American racecar driver.-Indy 500 results:* Shared driver with Rodger Ward and Andy Linden...	119.840	22	167	0	Flagged
11	7	58	United States Les Anderson Les Anderson (driver) Les Anderson was an American racecar driver. He was killed in a racing accident.-Indy 500 results:...	118.425	24	131	0	Flagged
12	17	59	United States Pete Romcevich Pete Romcevich Pete Romcevich was an Serbian-American racecar driver born in Silopaj, Serbia. He was killed in a midget race at the Michigan State Fairgrounds in Detroit when his car went out of control.-Indy 500 results:...	117.218	28	168	0	Oil line
13	30	3	United States Emil Andres Emil Andres Emil Andres was an American racecar driver active during the 1930's and 1940's....	116.781	29	150	0	Magneto
14	15	31	United States Frank Wearne Frank Wearne Frank Wearne was an American racecar driver. An Indianapolis 500 specialist, he participated in the race 7 times, with a best finish of 7th in 1940. He only made two Championship Car starts in races other than the Indy 500. -Indy 500 results:...	117.716	26	128	0	Spun T3
15	9	47	United States Ken Fowler Ken Fowler Ken Fowler was an American racecar driver.-Indy 500 results:...	123.423	9	121	0	Axle
16	18	46	United States Duke Nalon Duke Nalon Dennis "Duke" Nalon was a midget car, sprint car, and Indy 500 driver from Chicago, Illinois, United States.-Racing career:...	128.082	2	119	0	Piston
17	12	28	United States Roland Free	119.526	23	87	0	Spun
18	25	29	United States Tony Bettenhausen Tony Bettenhausen Melvin E. "Tony" Bettenhausen was an American racing driver, who won the National Championship in 1951 and 1958....	120.980	17	79	0	Timing gear
19	6	25	United States Russ Snowberger Russ Snowberger Russ Snowberger was an American racecar driver and owner active from the 1920s through the 1950s....	121.331	15	74	0	Oil pump
20	16	52	United States Hal Robson Hal Robson Hal Robson was a Canadian racecar driver active in the 1940s. He was the brother of 1946 Indianapolis 500 winner George Robson.-Indy 500 results:-See also:...	122.096	12	67	0	Universal joint
21	2	18	United States Cliff Bergere Cliff Bergere Cliff Bergere was an American racecar driver.-Indy 500 results:...	124.957	4	62	23	Piston
22	22	8	United States Joie Chitwood Joie Chitwood George Rice "Joie" Chitwood was an American racecar driver and businessman. He is best known as a daredevil in the Joie Chitwood Thrill Show....	123.157	10	51	0	Gears
23	5	24	United States Shorty Cantlon Shorty Cantlon William "Shorty" Cantlon was an American racecar driver. He was killed on May 30, 1947, while racing in the 1947 Indianapolis 500 on lap 40 after swerving into the outside retaining wall to avoid the spinning car of Bill Holland, who recovered from the spin to finish second...	121.462	14	40	0	Fatal Crash T1
24	26	43	United States Henry Banks Henry Banks Henry Banks was an American midget car and "big car" driver.-Background:Henry Banks was born in England, but brought up in Royal Oak, Michigan. He was the son of an early European race-driver...	120.923	18	36	0	Oil line
25	19	66	United States Al Miller Al Miller Al Miller II , was an American race car driver.Born Albert Krulac in Detroit, Michigan, Miller died in Mount Clemens, Michigan...	124.848	6	33	0	Magneto
26	13	14	United States George Connor George Connor (driver) George Connor was an American racecar driver.-Indy 500 results:* In 14 Indianapolis starts, Connor drove without leading a lap. This ranks 5th on the all-time list....	124.874	5	32	0	Fuel leak
27	29	38	United States Mel Hansen Mel Hansen Mel Hansen was an American racecar driver. Hansen was nicknamed the “Firecracker Kid” because he loved to throw the explosive devices under chairs and behind people who were gathered in groups...	117.298	27	32	0	Pushed
28	21	15	United States Paul Russo Paul Russo Paul Russo was an American racecar driver.-Midget car career:...	123.967	8	24	0	Crash FS
29	24	44	Belgium Charles Van Acker Charles Van Acker Charles Van Acker was a Belgian-American racecar driver. He first attempted to qualify for the Indianapolis 500 in 1946 but was too slow. In 1947 he made the race and finished in 29th after a crash on lap 24. He also competed in seven more races of the national trail that season and finished 4th...	121.049	16	24	0	Crash FS
30	11	53	United States Milt Fankhouser Milt Fankhouser Milt Fankhouser was an American racecar driver.-Indy 500 results:...	119.932	21	2	0	Stalled