1950 Indianapolis 500

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XXXIV INDIANAPOLIS INTERNATIONAL
MOTOR SWEEPSTAKES
Date	Tuesday, 30 May 1950
Location	Indianapolis
Course	4.023km
Distance	200 laps, 804.680km
Weather	Warm, later rain
Pole Position	Walt Faulkner, 4'27.97
Fastest Lap	Johnnie Parsons, 1'09.77
Winner	Johnnie Parsons, 2:46'55.97
2nd Place	Bill Holland
3rd Place	Mauri Rose
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The 1950 Indianapolis 500 was held on Tuesday, May 30, 1950 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The event was part of the Formula One world championship. It was originally scheduled for 200 laps, the race was stopped at 138 laps because of rain.

[edit] Classification

Pos	Grid	No	Driver	Team	Qual	Rank	Laps	Led	Time/Retired	Points
1	5	1	Johnnie Parsons	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	132.040	8	138	115	2:46'55.97	8
2	10	3	Bill Holland	Deidt-Offenhauser	130.480	21	137	8	+ 1 Lap	6
3	3	31	Mauri Rose	Deidt-Offenhauser	132.310	6	137	15	+ 1 Lap	4
4	12	54	Cecil Green	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	132.910	2	137	0	+ 1 Lap	3
5	9	17	Joie Chitwood Tony Bettenhausen	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	130.750	19	136	0	+ 2 Laps	1 1
6	23	8	Lee Wallard	Moore-Offenhauser	132.430	5	136	0	+ 2 Laps
7	1	98	Walt Faulkner	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	134.340	1	135	0	+ 3 Laps
8	4	5	George Connor	Lesovsky-Offenhauser	132.160	7	135	0	+ 3 Laps
9	19	7	Paul Russo	Nichels-Offenhauser	130.790	18	135	0	+ 3 Laps
10	11	59	Pat Flaherty	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	129.600	30	135	0	+ 3 Laps
11	16	2	Myron Fohr	Marchese-Offenhauser	131.710	11	133	0	+ 5 Laps
12	13	18	Duane Carter	Stevens-Offenhauser	131.660	12	133	0	+ 5 Laps
13	26	15	Mack Hellings	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	130.680	20	132	0	+ 6 Laps
14	6	49	Jack McGrath	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	131.860	10	131	0	Spun Off
15	24	55	Troy Ruttman	Lesovsky-Offenhauser	131.910	9	130	0	+ 8 Laps
16	31	75	Gene Hartley	Langley-Offenhauser	129.210	32	128	0	+ 10 Laps
17	27	22	Jimmy Davies	Ewing-Offenhauser	130.400	23	128	0	+ 10 Laps
18	33	62	Johnny McDowell	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	129.690	27	128	0	+ 10 Laps
19	20	4	Walt Brown	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	130.450	22	127	0	+ 11 Laps
20	14	21	Spider Webb	Maserati-Offenhauser	129.740	26	126	0	+ 12 Laps
21	15	81	Jerry Hoyt	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	129.520	31	125	0	+ 13 Laps
22	29	27	Walt Ader	Rae-Offenhauser	129.940	25	123	0	+ 15 Laps
23	30	77	Jackie Holmes	Olson-Offenhauser	129.690	28	123	0	Spun Off
24	28	76	Jim Rathmann	Wetteroth-Offenhauser	129.950	24	122	0	+ 16 Laps
25	21	12	Henry Banks	Maserati-Offenhauser	129.640	29	112	0	Oil Line
26	22	67	Bill Schindler	Snowberger-Offenhauser	132.690	4	111	0	Transmission
27	17	24	Bayliss Levrett Bill Cantrell	Adams-Offenhauser	131.180	14	108	0	Oil Pressure
28	2	28	Fred Agabashian	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	132.790	3	64	0	Oil Leak
29	32	61	Jimmy Jackson	Kurtis Kraft-Cummins	129.200	33	52	0	Compressor
30	25	23	Sam Hanks	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	131.590	13	42	0	Oil Pressure
31	8	14	Tony Bettenhausen	Deidt-Offenhauser	130.940	16	30	0	Wheel Bearing
32	18	45	Dick Rathmann	Watson-Offenhauser	130.920	17	25	0	Stalled
33	7	69	Duke Dinsmore	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	131.060	15	10	0	Oil Leak

[edit] Notes

Pole position: Walt Faulkner - 4'27.97
Fastest Lap: Johnnie Parsons - 1'09.77
Shared drivers:
- Joie Chitwood (82 laps) and Tony Bettenhausen (54 laps), after Bettenhausen retired. Points for 5th position were shared between the drivers.
- Henry Banks (71 laps) and Fred Agabashian (41 laps)
- Bayliss Levrett (105 laps) and Bill Cantrell (3 laps)
First win for Firestone in Formula One.

[edit] Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Lap	Gap
1	98	Walt Faulkner	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	4'27.97	-
2	28	Fred Agabashian	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	4'31.10	+ 3.913
3	31	Mauri Rose	Deidt-Offenhauser	4'32.07	+ 4.910
4	5	George Connor	Lesovsky-Offenhauser	4'32.39	+ 4.942
5	1	Johnnie Parsons	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	4'32.43	+ 4.946
6	49	Jack McGrath	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	4'33.00	+ 5.903
7	69	Duke Dinsmore	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	4'34.67	+ 6.970
8	14	Tony Bettenhausen	Deidt-Offenhauser	4'34.92	+ 6.995
9	17	Joie Chitwood	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	4'35.32	+ 7.935
10	3	Bill Holland	Deidt-Offenhauser	4'35.90	+ 7.993
11	59	Pat Flaherty	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	4'37.76	+ 9.979
12	54	Cecil Green	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	4'30.86	+ 2.989
13	18	Duane Carter	Stevens-Offenhauser	4'33.42	+ 5.945
14	21	Spider Webb	Maserati-Offenhauser	4'37.46	+ 9.949
15	81	Jerry Hoyt	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	4'37.95	+ 9.998
16	2	Myron Fohr	Marchese-Offenhauser	4'33.32	+ 5.935
17	24	Bayliss Levrett	Adams-Offenhauser	4'34.43	+ 6.946
18	45	Dick Rathmann	Watson-Offenhauser	4'34.96	+ 6.999
19	7	Paul Russo	Nichels-Offenhauser	4'35.25	+ 7.928
20	4	Walt Brown	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	4'35.96	+ 7.999
21	12	Henry Banks	Maserati-Offenhauser	4'37.68	+ 9.971
22	67	Bill Schindler	Snowberger-Offenhauser	4'31.31	+ 3.934
23	8	Lee Wallard	Moore-Offenhauser	4'31.83	+ 3.986
24	55	Troy Ruttman	Lesovsky-Offenhauser	4'32.91	+ 4.994
25	23	Sam Hanks	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	4'33.57	+ 5.960
26	15	Mack Hellings	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	4'35.32	+ 7.935
27	22	Jimmy Davies	Ewing-Offenhauser	4'36.07	+ 8.910
28	76	Jim Rathmann	Wetteroth-Offenhauser	4'37.01	+ 9.904
29	27	Walt Ader	Rae-Offenhauser	4'37.05	+ 9.908
30	77	Jackie Holmes	Olson-Offenhauser	4'37.57	+ 9.960
31	75	Gene Hartley	Langley-Offenhauser	4'38.61	+ 10.964
32	61	Jimmy Jackson	Kurtis Kraft-Cummins	4'38.62	+ 10.965
33	62	Johnny McDowell	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	4'37.58	+ 9.961

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