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1950 Indianapolis 500

Round
3/7
Date
May 30, 1950 at 00:00 CET
Location
Indianapolis, United States of America
Circuit length
4.023 m
Race distance
555.224 km (138 laps)
Parsons
Winner
2:46:55.970
Winning time
Faulkner
Pole position
Parsons
Fastest lap
1:09.770
Fastest lap time
Pos. Driver Constructor Time/Retired Grid Laps Points
1 #1 Johnnie Parsons Kurtis 2:46:55.970 5th 138 9
2 #3 Bill Holland Deidt +1 lap 10th 137 6
3 #31 Mauri Rose Deidt +1 lap 3rd 137 4
4 #54 Cecil Green Kurtis +1 lap 12th 137 3
5 #17 Joie Chitwood Kurtis +2 laps 9th 136 1
5 #17 Tony Bettenhausen Kurtis 1
6 #8 Lee Wallard Moore +2 laps 23rd 136
7 #98 Walt Faulkner Kurtis +3 laps 1st 135
8 #5 George Connor Lesovsky +3 laps 4th 135
9 #7 Paul Russo Nichels +3 laps 19th 135
10 #59 Pat Flaherty Kurtis +3 laps 11th 135
11 #2 Myron Fohr Marchese +5 laps 16th 133
12 #18 Duane Carter Stevens +5 laps 13th 133
13 #15 Mack Hellings Kurtis +6 laps 26th 132
14 #49 Jack McGrath Kurtis Spun off 6th 131
15 #55 Troy Ruttman Lesovsky +8 laps 24th 130
16 #75 Gene Hartley Langley +10 laps 31st 128
17 #22 Jimmy Davies Ewing +10 laps 27th 128
18 #62 Johnny McDowell Kurtis +10 laps 33rd 128
19 #4 Walt Brown Kurtis +11 laps 20th 127
20 #21 Spider Webb Maserati +12 laps 14th 126
21 #81 Jerry Hoyt Kurtis +13 laps 15th 125
22 #27 Walt Ader Rae +15 laps 29th 123
23 #77 Jackie Holmes Olson Spun off 30th 123
24 #76 Jim Rathmann Wetteroth +16 laps 28th 122
25 #12 Fred Agabashian Maserati
25 #12 Henry Banks Maserati Oil line 21st 112
26 #67 Bill Schindler Snowberger Transmission 22nd 111
27 #24 Bayliss Levrett Adams Oil pressure 17th 108
27 #24 Bill Cantrell Adams
28 #28 Fred Agabashian Kurtis Oil leak 2nd 64
29 #61 Jimmy Jackson Kurtis Compressor 32nd 52
30 #23 Sam Hanks Kurtis Oil pressure 25th 42
31 #14 Tony Bettenhausen Deidt Wheel bearing 8th 30
32 #45 Dick Rathmann Watson Stalled 18th 25
33 #69 Duke Dinsmore Kurtis Oil leak 7th 10
Pos. Driver Constructor Time Gap
1 #98 Walt Faulkner Kurtis 4:27.970
2 #28 Fred Agabashian Kurtis 4:31.100 +3.130
3 #31 Mauri Rose Deidt 4:32.070 +4.100
4 #5 George Connor Lesovsky 4:32.390 +4.420
5 #1 Johnnie Parsons Kurtis 4:32.640 +4.670
6 #49 Jack McGrath Kurtis 4:33.000 +5.030
7 #69 Duke Dinsmore Kurtis 4:34.670 +6.700
8 #14 Tony Bettenhausen Deidt 4:34.920 +6.950
9 #17 Joie Chitwood Kurtis 4:35.320 +7.350
10 #3 Bill Holland Deidt 4:35.900 +7.930
11 #59 Pat Flaherty Kurtis 4:37.760 +9.790
12 #54 Cecil Green Kurtis 4:30.860 +2.890
13 #18 Duane Carter Stevens 4:33.420 +5.450
14 #21 Spider Webb Maserati 4:37.460 +9.490
15 #81 Jerry Hoyt Kurtis 4:37.950 +9.980
16 #2 Myron Fohr Marchese 4:33.320 +5.350
17 #24 Bayliss Levrett Adams 4:34.430 +6.460
18 #45 Dick Rathmann Watson 4:34.960 +6.990
19 #7 Paul Russo Nichels 4:35.250 +7.280
20 #4 Walt Brown Kurtis 4:35.960 +7.990
21 #12 Henry Banks Maserati 4:37.680 +9.710
22 #67 Bill Schindler Snowberger 4:31.310 +3.340
23 #8 Lee Wallard Moore 4:31.830 +3.860
24 #55 Troy Ruttman Lesovsky 4:32.910 +4.940
25 #23 Sam Hanks Kurtis 4:33.570 +5.600
26 #15 Mack Hellings Kurtis 4:35.470 +7.500
27 #22 Jimmy Davies Ewing 4:36.070 +8.100
28 #76 Jim Rathmann Wetteroth 4:37.010 +9.040
29 #27 Walt Ader Rae 4:37.050 +9.080
30 #77 Jackie Holmes Olson 4:37.570 +9.600
31 #75 Gene Hartley Langley 4:38.610 +10.640
32 #61 Jimmy Jackson Kurtis 4:38.620 +10.650
33 #62 Johnny McDowell Kurtis 4:37.580 +9.610
Pos. Driver Constructor Time Gap Lap
1 #1 Johnnie Parsons Kurtis 1:09.770

Standings

Driver standings
Pos. Driver Constructor Wins Podiums Points Gap
1 Nino Farina Alfa Romeo 1 1 9
2 Juan Manuel Fangio Alfa Romeo 1 1 9 0
3 Johnnie Parsons Kurtis 1 1 9 0
4 Luigi Fagioli Alfa Romeo 0 1 6 -3
5 Alberto Ascari Ferrari 0 1 6 -3
6 Bill Holland Deidt 0 1 6 -3
7 Reg Parnell Alfa Romeo 0 1 4 -5
8 Louis Chiron Maserati 0 1 4 -5
9 Mauri Rose Deidt 0 1 4 -5
10 Yves Giraud-Cabantous Talbot-Lago 0 0 3 -6
11 Raymond Sommer Ferrari 0 0 3 -6
12 Cecil Green Kurtis 0 0 3 -6
13 Louis Rosier Talbot-Lago 0 0 2 -7
14 Birabongse Bhanudej Maserati 0 0 2 -7
15 Joie Chitwood Kurtis 0 0 1 -8
16 Tony Bettenhausen Deidt 0 0 1 -8

More Indy 500

Year Winner 2nd 3rd Fastest lap Pole position
1960 #4 Jim Rathmann Rodger Ward Paul Goldsmith 1:01.590 - Jim Rathmann Eddie Sachs
1959 #5 Rodger Ward Jim Rathmann Johnny Thomson 1:01.890 - Johnny Thomson Johnny Thomson
1958 #1 Jimmy Bryan George Amick Johnny Boyd 1:02.370 - Tony Bettenhausen Dick Rathmann
1957 #9 Sam Hanks Jim Rathmann Jimmy Bryan 1:02.750 - Jim Rathmann Pat O'Connor
1956 #8 Pat Flaherty Sam Hanks Don Freeland 1:02.320 - Paul Russo Pat Flaherty
1955 #6 Bob Sweikert Tony Bettenhausen Jimmy Davies 1:03.670 - Bill Vukovich Jerry Hoyt
1954 #14 Bill Vukovich Jimmy Bryan Jack McGrath 1:04.040 - Jack McGrath Jack McGrath
1953 #14 Bill Vukovich Art Cross Sam Hanks 1:06.240 - Bill Vukovich Bill Vukovich
1952 #98 Troy Ruttman Jim Rathmann Sam Hanks 1:06.600 - Bill Vukovich Fred Agabashian
1951 #99 Lee Wallard Mike Nazaruk Jack McGrath 1:07.260 - Lee Wallard Duke Nalon
The 1950 Indianapolis 500 started May 30, 1950 on Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, United States of America. Walt Faulkner started from pole position with Fred Agabashian next to him. Mauri Rose started from third place.

In 2 hour, 46 minutes and 55 seconds Johnnie Parsons finished the race in first place.The podium was completed with Bill Holland in second and Mauri Rose in third place.

After the 1950 Indianapolis 500, Nino Farina is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 9 points. Farina is 0 points ahead of Juan Manuel Fangio.