Indianapolis 500 1950

Indianapolis
30 May 1950
138 laps
555.2 km
4.023 km a lap
Indianapolis 500 – counted for the championship, not a Formula 1 race

P1Johnnie Parsons Kurtis Kraft2:46:55.970
P2Bill Holland Deidt+1 lap
P3Mauri Rose Deidt+1 lap

Pole positionWalt FaulknerKurtis Kraft · 4:27.970
Fastest lapJohnnie Parsons1:09.770
Winner started fromP5on the grid

Result

Pos	Driver	No.	Team · engine	Grid	Laps	Time / reason	Points
1	Johnnie Parsonsfastest lap	1	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	5	138	2:46:55.970	9
2	Bill Holland	3	Deidt · Offenhauser	10	137	+1 lap	6
3	Mauri Rose	31	Deidt · Offenhauser	3	137	+1 lap	4
4	Cecil Green	54	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	12	137	+1 lap	3
5	Joie Chitwood	17	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	9	136	+2 laps	1
5	Tony Bettenhausenshared	17	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	–			1
6	Lee Wallard	8	Moore · Offenhauser	23	136	+2 laps
7	Walt Faulkner	98	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	1	135	+3 laps
8	George Connor	5	Lesovsky · Offenhauser	4	135	+3 laps
9	Paul Russo	7	Nichels · Offenhauser	19	135	+3 laps
10	Pat Flaherty	59	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	11	135	+3 laps
11	Myron Fohr	2	Marchese · Offenhauser	16	133	+5 laps
12	Duane Carter	18	Stevens · Offenhauser	13	133	+5 laps
13	Mack Hellings	15	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	26	132	+6 laps
14	Jack McGrath	49	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	6	131	Spun off
15	Troy Ruttman	55	Lesovsky · Offenhauser	24	130	+8 laps
16	Gene Hartley	75	Langley · Offenhauser	31	128	+10 laps
17	Jimmy Davies	22	Ewing · Offenhauser	27	128	+10 laps
18	Johnny McDowell	62	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	33	128	+10 laps
19	Walt Brown	4	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	20	127	+11 laps
20	Spider Webb	21	Maserati · Offenhauser	14	126	+12 laps
21	Jerry Hoyt	81	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	15	125	+13 laps
22	Walt Ader	27	Rae · Offenhauser	29	123	+15 laps
23	Jackie Holmes	77	Olson · Offenhauser	30	123	Spun off
24	Jim Rathmann	76	Wetteroth · Offenhauser	28	122	+16 laps
25	Henry Banks	12	Maserati · Offenhauser	21	112	Oil line
25	Fred Agabashianshared	12	Maserati · Offenhauser	–
26	Bill Schindler	67	Snowberger · Offenhauser	22	111	Transmission
27	Bayliss Levrett	24	Adams · Offenhauser	17	108	Oil pressure
27	William Cantrellshared	24	Adams · Offenhauser	–
28	Fred Agabashian	28	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	2	64	Oil leak
29	Jimmy Jackson	61	Kurtis Kraft · Cummins	32	52	Compressor
30	Sam Hanks	23	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	25	42	Oil pressure
31	Tony Bettenhausen	14	Deidt · Offenhauser	8	30	Wheel bearing
32	Dick Rathmann	45	Watson · Offenhauser	18	25	Stalled
33	Duke Dinsmore	69	Kurtis Kraft · Offenhauser	7	10	Oil leak

A number in the first column means classified. DNF, DNQ and DNS stand for retirement, did not qualify and did not start. ‘shared’ marks a car that two drivers shared between them – permitted in the 1950s, and both were classified.

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Time	Gap
1	Walt Faulkner	Kurtis Kraft	4:27.970
2	Fred Agabashian	Kurtis Kraft	4:31.100	+3.130
3	Mauri Rose	Deidt	4:32.070	+4.100
4	George Connor	Lesovsky	4:32.390	+4.420
5	Johnnie Parsons	Kurtis Kraft	4:32.640	+4.670
6	Jack McGrath	Kurtis Kraft	4:33.000	+5.030
7	Duke Dinsmore	Kurtis Kraft	4:34.670	+6.700
8	Tony Bettenhausen	Deidt	4:34.920	+6.950
9	Joie Chitwood	Kurtis Kraft	4:35.320	+7.350
10	Bill Holland	Deidt	4:35.900	+7.930
11	Pat Flaherty	Kurtis Kraft	4:37.760	+9.790
12	Cecil Green	Kurtis Kraft	4:30.860	+2.890
13	Duane Carter	Stevens	4:33.420	+5.450
14	Spider Webb	Maserati	4:37.460	+9.490
15	Jerry Hoyt	Kurtis Kraft	4:37.950	+9.980
16	Myron Fohr	Marchese	4:33.320	+5.350
17	Bayliss Levrett	Adams	4:34.430	+6.460
18	Dick Rathmann	Watson	4:34.960	+6.990
19	Paul Russo	Nichels	4:35.250	+7.280
20	Walt Brown	Kurtis Kraft	4:35.960	+7.990
21	Henry Banks	Maserati	4:37.680	+9.710
22	Bill Schindler	Snowberger	4:31.310	+3.340
23	Lee Wallard	Moore	4:31.830	+3.860
24	Troy Ruttman	Lesovsky	4:32.910	+4.940
25	Sam Hanks	Kurtis Kraft	4:33.570	+5.600
26	Mack Hellings	Kurtis Kraft	4:35.470	+7.500
27	Jimmy Davies	Ewing	4:36.070	+8.100
28	Jim Rathmann	Wetteroth	4:37.010	+9.040
29	Walt Ader	Rae	4:37.050	+9.080
30	Jackie Holmes	Olson	4:37.570	+9.600
31	Gene Hartley	Langley	4:38.610	+10.640
32	Jimmy Jackson	Kurtis Kraft	4:38.620	+10.650
33	Johnny McDowell	Kurtis Kraft	4:37.580	+9.610

Fastest laps

Each driver's quickest lap of the race.

Pos	Driver	Lap	Time	Gap
1	Johnnie Parsons	–	1:09.770

Championship after this race

The official standings after round 3. Arrows show the change against the round before.

The whole season

Drivers' championship after round 3
Pos	Driver	Points	Change
1	Johnnie Parsons	9
1	Juan Manuel Fangio	9
1	Nino Farina	9
4	Alberto Ascari	6	▼1
4	Bill Holland	6
4	Luigi Fagioli	6	▼1
7	Louis Chiron	4	▼2
7	Mauri Rose	4
7	Reg Parnell	4	▼2
10	Cecil Green	3