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1950 Indianapolis 500

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Formula One race number 3 of 7
Tuesday, May 30, 1950 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, IN
200 laps* on a 4.023 kilometer paved track (804.600 kilometers)

Time of race: 2:46:55.97
Average speed: 199.581 kph
Pole time: 267.97 seconds

Cautions: n/a
Margin of victory: 1 lap +
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 7

Glossary 1950 Formula One results / 1950 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Team	Chass./Eng.	Laps	Status	Led	Pts
1	5	1	Johnnie Parsons	Wynn's Friction Proofing	Kurtis / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	138	2:46:55.97	115	8
2	10	3	Bill Holland	Blue Crown Spark Plug	Deidt / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	137	+1 lap	8	6
3	3	31	Mauri Rose	Howard Keck	Deidt / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	137	+1 lap	15	4
4	12	54	Cecil Green	John Zink	KK3000 / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	137	+1 lap	0	3
5	9	17	Joie Chitwood	Wolfe	KK2000 / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	136	+2 laps	0	1
6	23	8	Lee Wallard	Blue Crown Spark Plug	Moore / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	136	+2 laps	0	0
7	1	98	Walt Faulkner	Grant Piston Ring	KK2000 / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	135	+3 laps	0	0
8	4	5	George Connor	Blue Crown Spark Plug	Lesovsky / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	135	+3 laps	0	0
9	19	7	Paul Russo	Russo-Nichels	Nichels / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	135	+3 laps	0	0
10	11	59	Pat Flaherty	Granatelli-Sabourin	KK3000 / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	135	+3 laps	0	0
11	16	2	Myron Fohr	Bardahl	Marchese / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	133	+5 laps	0	0
12	13	18	Duane Carter	Belanger Motors	Stevens / Offenhauser 3.0 L4C	133	+5 laps	0	0
13	26	15	Mack Hellings	Tuffy's Offy	Silnes / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	132	+6 laps	0	0
14	6	49	Jack McGrath	Hinkle	KK3000 / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	131	spun off	0	0
15	24	55	Troy Ruttman	Bowes Seal Fast	Lesovsky / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	130	+8 laps	0	0
16	31	75	Gene Hartley	Troy Oil	Langley / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	128	+10 laps	0	0
17	27	22	Jimmy Davies	Pat Clancy	Ewing / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	128	+10 laps	0	0
18	33	62	Johnny McDowell	Pete Wales	KK2000 / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	128	+10 laps	0	0
19	20	4	Walt Brown	Tuffy's Offy	Silnes / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	127	+11 laps	0	0
20	14	21	Spider Webb	Fadely-Anderson	Maserati 8CTF / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	126	+12 laps	0	0
21	15	81	Jerry Hoyt	Morris	KK2000 / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	125	+13 laps	0	0
22	29	27	Walt Ader	Sampson	Rae / Offenhauser 3.0 L4C	123	+15 laps	0	0
23	30	77	Jackie Holmes	Norm Olson	Olson / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	123	spun off	0	0
24	28	76	Jim Rathmann	Pioneer Auto Repair	Wetteroth / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	122	+16 laps	0	0
25	21	12	Henry Banks	I.R.C.	Maserati 8CM / Offenhauser 3.0 L4C	112	oil line	0	0
26	22	67	Bill Schindler	Automobile Shippers	Rassey / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	111	transmission	0	0
27	17	24	Bayliss Levrett	Palmer	Adams / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	108	oil pressure	0	0
28	2	28	Freddie Agabashian	Wynn's Friction Proofing	KK3000 / Offenhauser 3.0 L4C	64	oil leak	0	0
29	32	61	Jimmy Jackson	Cummins Diesel	Kurtis / Cummins 3.0 L6C	52	compressor	0	0
30	25	23	Sam Hanks	Merz Engineering	KK2000 / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	42	oil pressure	0	0
31	8	14	Tony Bettenhausen	Blue Crown Spark Plug	Deidt / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	30	wheel bearing	0	1
32	18	45	Dick Rathmann	City of Glendale	Watson / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	25	stalled	0	0
33	7	69	Duke Dinsmore	Brown Motor Co.	KK2000 / Offenhauser 4.5 L4	10	oil leak	0	0

* Race shortened to 138 laps due to rain.

Relief Drivers:

Car #17: Tony Bettenhausen (54 laps), 1 points)

Fastest Lap: 207.579 kph by Johnnie Parsons

Pos	Name	Nbr	Sponsor
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
	Emil Andres
	Manny Ayulo
	Bill Cantrell
	Hal Cole
	Ted Duncan
	Kenny Eaton
	Nino Farina
	Dick Frazier
	Bob Gregg
	Mark Light
	Ralph Pratt
	Jim Rigsby
	Franco Rol
	Bill Vukovich
	Andy Linden	9
	Johnny Mauro	25
	George Fonder	26	Ray Brady
	Charles Van Acker	29	Redmer
	Joel Thorne	33	Thorne Engineering
	Duke Nalon	38	Novi Mobil
	Danny Kladis	39	Federal Engineering
	Milt Fankhauser	41	Karl Hall
	Chet Miller	43	Novi Mobil
	Ralph Pratt	47
	Billy Devore	58
	Bob Sweikert	64	Carter
	Marvin Burke	65	Ross Page
	Cliff Griffith	66	Sarafoff
	George Lynch	67	Auto Shippers
	Carl Forberg	74	Jewell
	Cy Marshall	78	Vulcan Tool
	Chuck Leighton	79
	Joe James	82	Bob Estes
	Al Miller	83	Trainor Auto Parts

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Mauri Rose	1	9	9
Johnnie Parsons	10	32	23
Mauri Rose	33	33	1
Johnnie Parsons	34	104	71
Mauri Rose	105	109	5
Bill Holland	110	117	8
Johnnie Parsons	118	138	21