1950 Indianapolis International Motor Sweepstakes
30 May - Indianapolis Motor Speedway: 804.6 km ( 4.023 km x 200)
Pole position: Walt Faulkner, Kurtis-Offenhauser, 216.204 km/h
Results:
1 Johnnie Parsons Kurtis-Offenhauser 2:46:55.97 = 199.561 km/h (138 laps*)
Wynn's Friction Proofing Spl
2 Bill Holland Deidt-Offenhauser - 1 lap
Blue Crown Spark Plug Spl
3 Mauri Rose Deidt-Offenhauser - 1 lap
Howard Keck Spl
4 Cecil Green KK3000-Offenhauser - 1 lap
John Zink Spl
5 Joie Chitwood/
Tony Bettenhausen KK2000-Offenhauser - 2 laps
Wolfe Spl
6 Lee Wallard Moore-Offenhauser - 2 laps
Blue Crown Spark Plug Spl
7 Walt Faulkner KK2000-Offenhauser - 3 laps
Grant Piston Ring Spl
8 George Connor Lesovsky-Offenhauser - 3 laps
Blue Crown Spark Plug Spl
9 Paul Russo Nichels-Offenhauser - 3 laps
Russo & Nichels Spl
10 Pat Flaherty KK3000-Offenhauser - 3 laps
Granatelli-Sabourin Spl
11 Myron Flohr Marchese-Offenhauser - 5 laps
Bardahl Spl
12 Duane Carter Stevens-Offenhauser - 5 laps
Belanger Spl
13 Mack Hellings KK2000-Offenhauser - 6 laps
Tuffy's Offy Spl
14 Jack McGrath KK3000-Offenhauser - 7 laps Spun out
Hinkle Spl
15 Troy Ruttman Lesovsky-Offenhasuer - 8 laps
Bowes Seal Fast Spl
16 Gene Hartley Langley-Offenhauser - 10 laps
Troy Oil Spl
17 Jim Davies Ewing-Offenhauser - 10 laps
Pat Clancy Spl
18 Johnny McDowell KK2000-Offenhauser - 10 laps
Wales Spl
19 Walt Brown KK2000-Offenhauser - 11 laps
Tuffy's Offy Spl
20 Spider Webb Maserati-Offenhauser - 12 laps
Fadely-Anderson Spl
21 Jerry Hoyt KK2000-Offenhauser - 13 laps
Morris Spl
22 Walt Ader Rae-Offenhauser - 15 laps
Sampson Spl
23 Jackie Holmes Olson-Offenhauser - 15 laps Accident
Norm Olson Spl
24 Jim Rathmann Wetteroth-Offenhauser - 16 laps
Pioneer Auto Repair Spl
25 Henry Banks/
Freddy Agabashian Maserati-Offenhauser - 26 laps Oil line
I.R.C. Spl
26 Bill Schindler Snowberger-Offenhauser - 27 laps Universal joint
Auto Shippers Spl
27 Bayliss Levrett/
B. Cantrell Adams-Offenhauser - 30 laps Oil pressure
Palmer Spl
28 Fred Agabashian KK3000-Offenhauser - 74 laps Oil line
Wynn's Friction Proofing Spl
29 Jimmy Jackson Kurtis-Cummins - 86 laps Supercharger
Cummins Diesel Spl
30 Sam Hanks KK2000-Offenhauser - 96 laps Oil pressure
Merz Engineering Spl
31 Tony Bettenhausen, Sr Deidt-Offenhauser - 108 laps Wheel bearing
Blue Crown Spark Plug Spl
32 Dick Rathmann Watson-Offenhauser - 113 laps Stalled
City of Glendale Spl
33 Duke Dinsmore KK2000-Offenhauser - 128 laps Oil leak
Brown Motor Co. Spl
Fastest Lap: Johnnie Parsons, Kurtis-Offenhauser, 218.891 km/h
*race shortened by rain
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Starting Grid
Walt Faulkner Freddie Agabashian Mauri Rose
KK2000-Offenhauser #98 KK3000-Offenhauser #28 Deidt-Offenhauser #31
134.343 mph 132.792 mph 132.319 mph
George Connor Johnnie Parsons Jack McGrath
Lesovsky-Offenhauser #5 Kurtis-Offenhauser #1 KK3000-Offenhauser #49
132.163 mph 132.144 mph 131.868 mph
Duke Dinsmore Tony Bettenhausen Joie Chitwood
KK2000-Offenhauser #69 Deidt-Offenhauser #14 KK2000-Offenhauser #17
131.006 mph 130.947 mph 130.757 mph
Bill Holland Pat Flaherty Cecil Green
Deidt-Offenhauser #3 KK3000-Offenhauser #59 KK3000-Offenhauser #54
130.482 mph 129.608 mph 132.910 mph
Duane Carter #18 Spider Webb #21 Jerry Hoyt #81
Stevens-Offenhauser #18 Maserati-Offenhauser #21 KK2000-Offenhauser #81
131.666 mph 129.748 mph 129.520 mph
Myron Fohr Bayliss Levrett Dick Rathmann
Marchese-Offenhauser #2 Adams-Offenhauser #24 Watson-Offenhauser #54
131.714 mph 131.181 mph 130.928 mph
Paul Russo Walt Brown Henry Banks
Nichels-Offenhauser #7 KK2000-Offenhauser #4 Maserati-Offenhauser #12
130.790 mph 130.454 mph 129.646 mph
Bill Schindler Lee Wallard Troy Ruttman
Snowberger-Offenhauser #67 Moore-Offenhauser #8 Lesovsky-Offenhauser #55
132.690 mph 132.436 mph 131.912 mph
Sam Hanks Mack Hellings Jim Davies
KK2000-Offenhauser #23 KK2000-Offenhauser #15 Ewing-Offenhauser #22
131.593 mph 130.757 mph 130.402 mph
Jim Rathmann Walt Ader Jackie Holmes
Wetteroth-Offenhauser #76 Rae-Offenhauser #27 Olson-Offenhauser #77
129.959 mph 129.940 mph 129.697 mph
Gene Hartley Jimmy Jackson Johnny McDowell
Langley-Offenhauser #75 Kurtis-Offenhauser #61 KK2000-Offenhauser #62
129.213 mph 129.208 mph 129.692 mph