Indianapolis 500
Race Results for the 1947 Indianapolis 500
| Finish | Start | Car Num. | Driver | Car Name/Entrant* | Make/Model | Status | Laps | Led | Prize Money |
| 1 | 3 | 27 | Mauri Rose | Blue Crown Spark Plug | Deidt/Offy | 116.338 | 200 | 34 | $35,125 |
| 2 | 8 | 16 | Bill Holland (R) | Blue Crown Spark Plug | Deidt/Offy | 116.097 | 200 | 143 | $31,300 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Ted Horn | Bennett Brothers | Maserati/Maserati | 114.997 | 200 | 0 | $10,115 |
| 4 | 4 | 54 | Herb Ardinger | Novi Governor Mobil | Kurtis/Novi | 113.404 | 200 | 0 | $6,825 |
| 5 | 10 | 7 | Jimmy Jackson | Jim Hussey | Miller/Offy | 112.834 | 200 | 0 | $5,675 |
| 6 | 20 | 9 | Rex Mays | Bowes Seal Fast | Kurtis/Winfield | 111.056 | 200 | 0 | $4,000 |
| 7 | 14 | 33 | Walt Brown (R) | Permafuse | Alfa Romeo/Alfa Romeo | 101.744 | 200 | 0 | $3,700 |
| 8 | 28 | 34 | Cy Marshall | Tattersfield | A.R.-Weil/Alfa Romeo | Running | 197 | 0 | $2,850 |
| 9 | 23 | 41 | Fred Agabashian (R) | Ross Page | Kurtis/Duray | Running | 191 | 0 | $2,905 |
| 10 | 27 | 10 | Duke Dinsmore | Schoof | Wetteroth/Offy | Running | 167 | 0 | $2,310 |
| 11 | 7 | 58 | Les Anderson (R) | Kennedy Tank | Maserati/Offy | Running | 131 | 0 | $2,480 |
| 12 | 17 | 59 | Pete Romcevich (R) | Camco Motors Ford | Miller-Ford/Ford V8 | Oil line | 167 | 0 | $2,360 |
| 13 | 30 | 3 | Emil Andres | Preston Tucker Partners | Lencki/Lencki | Oil line | 149 | 0 | $1,740 |
| 14 | 15 | 31 | Frank Wearne | Superior Industries | Miller/Offy | Spun out | 128 | 0 | $2,020 |
| 15 | 9 | 47 | Ken Fowler | Don Lee Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo/Alfa Romeo | Axle | 119 | 0 | $2,050 |
| 16 | 18 | 46 | Duke Nalon | Don Lee Mercedes | Mercedes/Mercedes | Piston | 119 | 0 | $1,945 |
| 17 | 12 | 28 | Roland Free | Bristow-McManus | Wetteroth/Miller | Rod | 86 | 0 | $1,450 |
| 18 | 25 | 29 | Tony Bettenhausen | Belanger | Stevens/Offy | Gear train | 79 | 0 | $1,130 |
| 19 | 6 | 25 | Russ Snowberger | Federal Enqineering | Maserati/Maserati | Oil pump | 73 | 0 | $1,500 |
| 20 | 16 | 52 | Hal Robson | Palmer | Adams/Offy | Universal joint | 67 | 0 | $1,595 |
| 21 | 2 | 18 | Cliff Bergere | Novi Governor Mobil | Kurtis/Novi | Piston | 63 | 23 | $3,815 |
| 22 | 22 | 8 | Joie Chitwood | Peters | Wetteroth/Offy | Gears | 50 | 0 | $1,135 |
| 23 | 5 | 24 | Shorty Cantlon | Automobile Shippers | Snowberger/Miller | Accident | 40 | 0 | $1,505 |
| 24 | 26 | 43 | Henry Banks | Federal Engineering | Miller-Ford/Offy | Lost oil | 36 | 0 | $1,250 |
| 25 | 19 | 66 | Al Miller | Preston Tucker | Miller/Miller | Magneto | 33 | 0 | $1,370 |
| 26 | 13 | 14 | George Connor | Walsh | Kurtis/Offy | Fuel leak | 32 | 0 | $1,465 |
| 27 | 29 | 38 | Mel Hansen | Flavell-Duffy | Adams/Sparks | Pushed-DQ | 31 | 0 | $860 |
| 28 | 21 | 15 | Paul Russo | Wolfe Motors, Tulsa | Shaw/Offy | Accident | 25 | 0 | $1,080 |
| 29 | 24 | 44 | Charlie Van Acker (R) | Preston Tucker Partners | Stevens/Lencki | Accident | 24 | 0 | $800 |
| 30 | 11 | 53 | Milt Fankhouser (R) | Jack Maurer | Stevens/Offy | Stalled | 15 | 0 | $1,070 |
- * complete car name/entrant data not available for all entries
- (R) - Indicates Rookie
- (W) - Indicates Past Winner