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AAA Sprint Car (Midwest) race
Milwaukee Mile, West Allis, WI
August 10, 1948
25 laps on 1 mile dirt oval; 25 miles

Fin	St	Driver	#	Owner	Car	Laps	Money	Status	Laps Led
1	1	Rex Mays				25		running	25
2	2	Dick Frazier				25		running	0
3		Spider Webb				25		running	0
4		Tommy Hinnershitz							0
5		Mel Hansen							0
6		Paul Russo							0
		Myron Fohr		Marchese Brothers		11		head injury	0
		Tony Bettenhausen							0

Notes: Rex Mays was the fast qualifier.
Myron Fohr was injured when a piece of rubber flew up and struck him in the head.
He was able to drive to the pits under his own power, but did not continue in the race.
Some sources indicate Tommy Mattson as the 6th place finisher.
Time of race: 00:16:36
Average Speed: 90.302 MPH
Pole Speed: 38.72 seconds