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1949 International 500 Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post AAA Champ Car Series race number 2 of 14 Monday, May 30, 1949 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Speedway, IN 200 laps on a 2.500 mile paved track (500.000 miles) Time of race: 4:07:16 Average speed: 121.327 mph Pole speed: 132.939 mph Cautions: n/a Margin of victory: 191.00 sec Attendance: 175000 Lead changes: 3 Glossary    1949 AAA Champ Car Series results   /   1949 standings

Pos St # Driver Sponsor / Owner Chass./Eng. Laps Money Status Led Pts 1 4 7   Bill Holland Blue Crown Spark Plug   (Lou Moore) Deidt FD / Offenhauser 200 51575 running 146 1000 2 12 12   Johnnie Parsons Kurtis-Kraft Kurtis 1000 316 / Offenhauser 200 18250 running 0 800 3 6 22   George Connor Blue Crown Spark Plug   (Lou Moore) Lesovsky / Offenhauser 200 11675 running 0 700 4 13 2   Myron Fohr Carl Marchese Marchese / Offenhauser 200 8575 running 0 600 5 16 77   Joie Chitwood Ervin Wolfe Kurtis 2000 323 / Offenhauser 200 6950 running 0 500 6 7 61   Jimmy Jackson Howard Keck Deidt FD / Offenhauser 200 5625 running 0 400 7 9 98   Johnny Mantz J.C. Agajanian Kurtis 2000 318 / Offenhauser 200 4690 running 0 300 8 19 19   Paul Russo Tuffy's Offy   (Charles Pritchard) Kurtis 2000 008 / Offenhauser 200 4940 running 0 250 9 32 9   Emil Andres Tuffy's Offy   (Charles Pritchard) Kurtis 2000 009 / Offenhauser 197 4420 running 0 19 10 24 71   Norm Houser Troy Oil Co.   (Joe Langley) Langley / Offenhauser 181 4075 running 0 150 11 21 68   Jim Rathmann Pioneer Auto Repair   (John Lorenz) Wetteroth / Offenhauser 175 3195 running 0 100 12 18 64   Troy Ruttman Ray Carter Wetteroth / Offenhauser 151 3150 running 0 50 13 10 3   Mauri Rose Blue Crown Spark Plug   (Lou Moore) Deidt FD / Offenhauser 192 2605 magneto strap 0   14 5 17   Duane Carter Belanger Motors   (Murrell Belanger) Stevens / Offenhauser 182 2610 steering 0   15 15 29   Duke Dinsmore Norm Olsen Olson / Offenhauser 174 2565 radius rod 0   16 14 8   Mack Hellings Don Lee Motors   (Tommy Lee) Kurtis 2000 319 / Offenhauser 172 2570 valve 0   17 22 4   Bill Sheffler Sheffler Offy   (Bill Sheffler) Bromme / Offenhauser 160 2175 rod 0   18 28 32   Johnny McDowell Iddings   (Henry Meyer) Meyer / Offenhauser 142 2005 magneto 0   19 11 14   Hal Cole Grancor Auto Specialists Kurtis 2000 322 / Offenhauser 117 1975 rod bearing 0   20 25 38   George Fonder Ray Brady Adams / Sparks SC 116 1945 valve 0   21 30 74   Bill Cantrell Kennedy Tank   (Les Anderson) Kurtis / Offenhauser 95 2315 drive shaft 0   22 17 57   Jackie Holmes Pat Clancy Kurtis 6 Wheel / Offenhauser 65 2410 drive shaft 0   23 20 6   Lee Wallard Indianapolis Cars   (IRC Maserati) Maserati 8CTF 3032 / Maserati SC 55 4405 gears 19   24 29 69   Bayliss Levrett Wynn's Oil   (Bayliss Leverett) Kurtis 2000 324 / Offenhauser 52 2375 drain plug 0   25 2 5   Rex Mays Novi Mobil   (Lewis Welch) Kurtis FD / Novi SC 48 3470 engine 12   26 3 33   Jack McGrath City of Tacoma   (Leo Dobry) Kurtis 2000 317 / Offenhauser 39 2115 oil pump 0   27 31 15   Freddie Agabashian Indianapolis Cars   (IRC Maserati) Maserati 8CL 3035 / Maserati SC 38 2035 overheating 0   28 33 52   Manny Ayulo Sheffler Offy   (Bill Sheffler) Bromme / Offenhauser 24 1805 rod 0   29 1 54   Duke Nalon Novi Mobil   (Lewis Welch) Kurtis FD / Novi SC 23 5650 crash 23   30 23 18   Sam Hanks Love Machine & Tool   (Milt Marion) Kurtis 2000 326 / Offenhauser 20 1645 oil leak 0   31 27 10   Charles Van Acker Redmer   (Geneva Van Acker) Stevens / Offenhauser 10 1615 crash 0   32 8 26   George Lynch Automobile Shippers   (Rassey) Rassey / Offenhauser 1 1585 crash 0   33 26 37   Spider Webb Grancor   (Lou & Bruce Bromme) Bromme / Offenhauser 0 1555 transmission 0

Relief Drivers: Car #9: Walt Brown (179 laps), 181 points) Car #38: Mel Hansen (49 laps) Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car Frank Beardsley Offy Billy Devore Dayton Coil Spring Tommy Hinnershitz 15, 18 Tony Bettenhausen 16, 46 Johnny Mauro 16 Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo / Alfa Romeo Walt Brown 18 Love Machine & Tool Milt Marion Kurtis / Offy Henry Banks 21, 35 Federal Engineering Hal Robson 23 Miller Miller Frank Burany 24 William Schoof Offy Ralph Pratt 34 Murrell Belanger Offy Sam Hanks 35 Federal Engineering Maserati Bill Cantrell 36 Fageol Twin Coach Lou Fageol Stevens / Fageol Byron Horne 39 Grancor V8 Andy Granatelli Mercury Randall Beinke 42 Ray Worline Offy Louis Tomei 42 Ray Worline Offy Pat Flaherty 43 Grancor V8 Andy Granatelli Mercury Mel Hansen 44 Bowes Seal Fast Charles Bowes Offy Fred Agabashian 47 Page Kurtis / Duray Ed Haddad 47 Page Kurtis / Duray Frank Brisko 48 Frank Lynch Brisko Mike Salay 49 Mike Salay Offy Bill Taylor 51 Rounds Rocket Rounds / Offy Tommy Mattson 52 Bill Sheffler Offy Kenny Eaton 55 Bowes Seal Fast Charles Bowes Lesovsky / Offy Jimmy Daywalt 56 Bill & Bud Motor Sales Offy Danny Kladis 58 Speedway Cocktail Joe Lencki Lencki / Lencki Dick Frazier 59 Andy Granatelli Offy Jim Rathmann 63 Andy Granatelli Offy Chet Miller 65 Tom Sarafoff Kurtis / Offy Doc Williams 65 Tom Sarafoff Kurtis / Offy Lindley Bothwell 66 Peugeot Peugeot / Peugeot George Metzler 67 Lee Glessner Shaw / Offy Ted Duncan 72 Lutes Offy Milt Fankhauser 73 Karl Hall Offy Les Anderson 74 Kennedy Tank Les Anderson Anderson / Offy Wally Stokes 75 Thomas Kupiec Offy Jim Brubaker 79 Jim Brubaker Maserati / Maserati Joel Thorne 81 Thorne Engineering Joel Thorne Mercedes / Sparks Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Duke Nalon 1 23 23   Rex Mays 24 35 12   Lee Wallard 36 54 19   Bill Holland 55 200 146