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

1950 Indianapolis 500

DateTuesday, 30 May 1950
Winner
  • Johnnie Parsons
  • Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
Pole position
  • Walt Faulkner
  • Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
Fastest lap
  • Johnnie Parsons
  • Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser
CircuitIndianapolis, 138 laps
Round3 of 7
Race numbers3rd World Championship race
More 1950 season
More Indianapolis 500

On this page

  • Race result
  • Championship standings
  • Statistics & milestones

Race result

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

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(ITA) Giuseppe Farina9
=(ARG) Juan Manuel Fangio9
=(USA) Johnnie Parsons9
4(ITA) Luigi Fagioli6
=(ITA) Alberto Ascari6
=(USA) Bill Holland6
7(GBR) Reg Parnell4
=(MCO) Louis Chiron4
=(USA) Mauri Rose4
10(FRA) Yves Giraud-Cabantous3
=(FRA) Raymond Sommer3
=(USA) Cecil Green3
13(FRA) Louis Rosier2
=(THA) Birabongse Bhanudej2
15(USA) Joie Chitwood1
=(USA) Tony Bettenhausen1

Constructor

The Constructors’ championship did not begin until 1958.

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 for Bill Holland (8th different podium finisher, 2nd American driver)
1st and only for 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)
1-2 start
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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