The 1946 AAA Championship Car season was the first season of American Championship car racing following World War II. After four years without racing in the United States, the AAA Contest Board was initially concerned about having enough races and entrants for the 1946 season. Even the Indianapolis 500 was in doubt, as the speedway was neglected during the war, and owner Eddie Rickenbacker sold the track to Tony Hulman only in November 1945.^[1] However, as the season progressed, it proved to be a success, and marked a successful return of the National Championship. George Robson and George Barringer death at Atlanta in the race. Al Putnam death at the Indiana State Fairgrounds Speedway in qualifying. Taken from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1946_AAA_Championship_Car_season.