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Home / Seasons / 1950 F1 World Championship Season / 1950 Indianapolis 500

1950 Indianapolis 500

DateTuesday, 30 May 1950
Winner
  • USA flag lazyload Johnnie Parsons
  • USA flag lazyload Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
Pole position
  • USA flag lazyload Walt Faulkner
  • USA flag lazyload Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
Fastest lap
  • USA flag lazyload Johnnie Parsons
  • USA flag lazyload Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
CircuitIndianapolis, 138 laps
Round3 of 7
Race numbers3rd World Championship race
More 1950 season
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+4USA flag lazyload Johnnie ParsonsKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser1382hr 46m 55.970s9 FL
2+8USA flag lazyload Bill HollandDeidt-Offenhauser137+1 lap6
3 USA flag lazyload Mauri RoseDeidt-Offenhauser137+1 lap4
4+8USA flag lazyload Cecil GreenKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser137+1 lap3
5+4
  • USA flag lazyload Joie Chitwood
  • USA flag lazyload Tony Bettenhausen
Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser136+2 laps
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6+17USA flag lazyload Lee WallardMoore-Offenhauser136+2 laps 
7-6USA flag lazyload Walt FaulknerKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser135+3 laps 
8-4USA flag lazyload George ConnorLesovsky-Offenhauser135+3 laps 
9+10USA flag lazyload Paul RussoNichels-Offenhauser135+3 laps 
10+1USA flag lazyload Pat FlahertyKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser135+3 laps 
11+5USA flag lazyload Myron FohrMarchese-Offenhauser133+5 laps 
12+1USA flag lazyload Duane CarterStevens-Offenhauser133+5 laps 
13+13USA flag lazyload Mack HellingsKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser132+6 laps 
14-8USA flag lazyload Jack McGrathKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser131DNF 
15+9USA flag lazyload Troy RuttmanLesovsky-Offenhauser130+8 laps 
16+15USA flag lazyload Gene HartleyLangley-Offenhauser128+10 laps 
17+10USA flag lazyload Jimmy DaviesEwing-Offenhauser128+10 laps 
18+15USA flag lazyload Johnny McDowellKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser128+10 laps 
19+1USA flag lazyload Walt BrownKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser127+11 laps 
20-6USA flag lazyload Spider WebbMaserati-Offenhauser126+12 laps 
21-6USA flag lazyload Jerry HoytKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser125+13 laps 
22+7USA flag lazyload Walt AderRae-Offenhauser123+15 laps 
23+7USA flag lazyload Jackie HolmesOlson-Offenhauser123DNF 
24+4USA flag lazyload Jim RathmannWetteroth-Offenhauser122+16 laps 
25-4
  • USA flag lazyload Henry Banks
  • USA flag lazyload Fred Agabashian
Maserati-Offenhauser112DNF 
26-4USA flag lazyload Bill SchindlerSnowberger-Offenhauser111DNF 
27-10
  • USA flag lazyload Bayliss Levrett
  • USA flag lazyload Bill Cantrell
Adams-Offenhauser108DNF 
28-26USA flag lazyload Fred AgabashianKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser64DNF 
29+3USA flag lazyload Jimmy JacksonKurtis Kraft-Cummins52DNF 
30-5USA flag lazyload Sam HanksKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser42DNF 
31-23USA flag lazyload Tony BettenhausenDeidt-Offenhauser30DNF 
32-14USA flag lazyload Dick RathmannWatson-Offenhauser25DNF 
33-26USA flag lazyload Duke DinsmoreKurtis Kraft-Offenhauser10DNF 

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-1950 Indianapolis 500.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1Italy flag lazyload Giuseppe Farina9
=Argentina flag lazyload Juan Manuel Fangio9
=USA flag lazyload Johnnie Parsons9
4Italy flag lazyload Luigi Fagioli6
=Italy flag lazyload Alberto Ascari6
=USA flag lazyload Bill Holland6
7United Kingdom flag lazyload Reg Parnell4
=Monaco flag lazyload Louis Chiron4
=USA flag lazyload Mauri Rose4
10France flag lazyload Yves Giraud-Cabantous3
=France flag lazyload Raymond Sommer3
=USA flag lazyload Cecil Green3
13France flag lazyload Louis Rosier2
=Thailand flag lazyload Birabongse Bhanudej2
15USA flag lazyload Joie Chitwood1
=USA flag lazyload Tony Bettenhausen1

Statistics & milestones

Race debut
Walt Ader (only start), Fred Agabashian, Henry Banks, Tony Bettenhausen, Walt Brown, Bill Cantrell (only start), Duane Carter, Joie Chitwood, George Connor, Jimmy Davies/, Duke Dinsmore, Walt Faulkner, Pat Flaherty, Myron Fohr, Cecil Green, Sam Hanks, Gene Hartley, Mack Hellings, Bill Holland, Jackie Holmes, Jerry Hoyt, Jimmy Jackson, Bayliss Levrett, Johnny McDowell, Jack McGrath, Johnnie Parsons, Dick Rathmann, Jim Rathmann, Mauri Rose, Paul Russo, Troy Ruttman, Bill Schindler, Lee Wallard, Spider Webb
Adams (only start), Deidt, Ewing, Kurtis Kraft, Langley (only start), Lesovsky, Marchese, Moore, Nichels (only start), Olson (only start), Rae (only start), Snowberger (only start), Stevens, Watson, Wetteroth (only start)
Wins
1st and only for Johnnie Parsons (3rd different winner, 1st American driver) EQUALLED RECORD (shared with Giuseppe Farina & Juan Manuel Fangio)
1st for Kurtis Kraft (2nd different winner)
Podiums
1st and only for Johnnie Parsons (7th different podium finisher, 1st American driver), 1st and only Bill Holland (8th different podium finisher, 2nd American driver), 1st and only Mauri Rose (9th different podium finisher, 3rd American driver)
EQUALLED RECORD (all three podium finishers equalled the record held by Giuseppe Farina, Luigi Fagioli, Reg Parnell, Juan Manuel Fangio, Alberto Ascari & Louis Chiron)
1st, 2nd and last for Deidt (5th different podium finisher)
1st for Kurtis Kraft (4th different podium finisher)
Poles
1st and only for Walt Faulkner (3rd different polesitter, 1st American driver) EQUALLED RECORD (shared with Giuseppe Farina & Juan Manuel Fangio)
1st for Kurtis Kraft (2nd different polesitter)
Qualifying 1-2
1st for Kurtis Kraft (2nd different constructor to qualify 1-2)
Fastest laps
1st and only for Johnnie Parsons (3rd different fastest lap setter, 1st American driver) EQUALLED RECORD (shared with Giuseppe Farina & Juan Manuel Fangio)
1st for Kurtis Kraft (2nd different fastest lap setter)
Front row starts
1st and only for Walt Faulkner & Mauri Rose (6th & 8th different front row starters, 1st & 3rd American drivers), 1st for Fred Agabashian (7th different front row starter, 2nd American driver)
Points finishes
1st for Johnnie Parsons & Tony Bettenhausen, 1st and only for Bill Holland, Mauri Rose, Cecil Green & Joie Chitwood (11th-16th different point scorers, 1st-6th American drivers)
Win & fastest lap
1st and only for Johnnie Parsons (3rd different driver to win and set the fastest lap, 1st American driver) EQUALLED RECORD (shared with Giuseppe Farina & Juan Manuel Fangio)

See also

  • Indianapolis 500
  • Indianapolis circuit
  • 1950 World Championship season

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