Results of the 1947 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on Friday, May 30, 1947.
Late in the race, Lou Moore teammates Bill Holland and Mauri Rose 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.
| Finish | Start | No | Name | Qual | Rank | Laps | Led | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 27 | Mauri Rose | 120.040 | 20 | 200 | 34 | Running |
| 2 | 8 | 16 | Bill Holland | 128.755 | 1 | 200 | 143 | Running |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Ted Horn | 126.564 | 3 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 4 | 4 | 54 | Herb Ardinger | 120.733 | 19 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 5 | 10 | 7 | Jimmy Jackson | 122.266 | 11 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 6 | 20 | 9 | Rex Mays | 124.412 | 7 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 7 | 14 | 33 | Walt Brown | 118.355 | 25 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 8 | 28 | 34 | Cy Marshall | 115.644 | 30 | 197 | 0 | Flagged |
| 9 | 23 | 41 | Fred Agabashian | 121.478 | 13 | 191 | 0 | Flagged |
| 10 | 27 | 10 | Duke Dinsmore | 119.840 | 22 | 167 | 0 | Flagged |
| 11 | 7 | 58 | Les Anderson | 118.425 | 24 | 131 | 0 | Flagged |
| 12 | 17 | 59 | Pete Romcevich | 117.218 | 28 | 168 | 0 | Oil line |
| 13 | 30 | 3 | Emil Andres | 116.781 | 29 | 150 | 0 | Magneto |
| 14 | 15 | 31 | Frank Wearne | 117.716 | 26 | 128 | 0 | Spun T3 |
| 15 | 9 | 47 | Ken Fowler | 123.423 | 9 | 121 | 0 | Axle |
| 16 | 18 | 46 | Duke Nalon | 128.082 | 2 | 119 | 0 | Piston |
| 17 | 12 | 28 | Roland Free | 119.526 | 23 | 87 | 0 | Spun |
| 18 | 25 | 29 | Tony Bettenhausen | 120.980 | 17 | 79 | 0 | Timing gear |
| 19 | 6 | 25 | Russ Snowberger | 121.331 | 15 | 74 | 0 | Oil pump |
| 20 | 16 | 52 | Hal Robson | 122.096 | 12 | 67 | 0 | Universal joint |
| 21 | 2 | 18 | Cliff Bergere | 124.957 | 4 | 62 | 23 | Piston |
| 22 | 22 | 8 | Joie Chitwood | 123.157 | 10 | 51 | 0 | Gears |
| 23 | 5 | 24 | Shorty Cantlon | 121.462 | 14 | 40 | 0 | Fatal Crash T1 |
| 24 | 26 | 43 | Henry Banks | 120.923 | 18 | 36 | 0 | Oil line |
| 25 | 19 | 66 | Al Miller | 124.848 | 6 | 33 | 0 | Magneto |
| 26 | 13 | 14 | George Connor | 124.874 | 5 | 32 | 0 | Fuel leak |
| 27 | 29 | 38 | Mel Hansen | 117.298 | 27 | 32 | 0 | Pushed |
| 28 | 21 | 15 | Paul Russo | 123.967 | 8 | 24 | 0 | Crash FS |
| 29 | 24 | 44 | Charles Van Acker | 121.049 | 16 | 24 | 0 | Crash FS |
| 30 | 11 | 53 | Milt Fankhouser | 119.932 | 21 | 2 | 0 | Stalled |
| 1946 Indianapolis 500 George Robson |
1947 Indianapolis 500 Mauri Rose |
1948 Indianapolis 500 Mauri Rose |
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