1950 Indianapolis 500
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| Winner |
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| Pole position |
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| Fastest lap |
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| Circuit | Indianapolis, 138 laps |
| Round | 3 of 7 |
| Race numbers | 3rd World Championship race |
| More 1950 season | |
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Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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| 1 | +4 | (USA) Johnnie Parsons | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 138 | 2hr 46m 55.970s | 9 FL |
| 2 | +8 | (USA) Bill Holland | Deidt-Offenhauser | 137 | +1 lap | 6 |
| 3 | (USA) Mauri Rose | Deidt-Offenhauser | 137 | +1 lap | 4 | |
| 4 | +8 | (USA) Cecil Green | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 137 | +1 lap | 3 |
| 5 | +4 |
| Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 136 | +2 laps |
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| 6 | +17 | (USA) Lee Wallard | Moore-Offenhauser | 136 | +2 laps | |
| 7 | -6 | (USA) Walt Faulkner | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 135 | +3 laps | |
| 8 | -4 | (USA) George Connor | Lesovsky-Offenhauser | 135 | +3 laps | |
| 9 | +10 | (USA) Paul Russo | Nichels-Offenhauser | 135 | +3 laps | |
| 10 | +1 | (USA) Pat Flaherty | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 135 | +3 laps | |
| 11 | +5 | (USA) Myron Fohr | Marchese-Offenhauser | 133 | +5 laps | |
| 12 | +1 | (USA) Duane Carter | Stevens-Offenhauser | 133 | +5 laps | |
| 13 | +13 | (USA) Mack Hellings | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 132 | +6 laps | |
| 14 | -8 | (USA) Jack McGrath | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 131 | DNF | |
| 15 | +9 | (USA) Troy Ruttman | Lesovsky-Offenhauser | 130 | +8 laps | |
| 16 | +15 | (USA) Gene Hartley | Langley-Offenhauser | 128 | +10 laps | |
| 17 | +10 | (USA) Jimmy Davies | Ewing-Offenhauser | 128 | +10 laps | |
| 18 | +15 | (USA) Johnny McDowell | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 128 | +10 laps | |
| 19 | +1 | (USA) Walt Brown | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 127 | +11 laps | |
| 20 | -6 | (USA) Spider Webb | Maserati-Offenhauser | 126 | +12 laps | |
| 21 | -6 | (USA) Jerry Hoyt | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 125 | +13 laps | |
| 22 | +7 | (USA) Walt Ader | Rae-Offenhauser | 123 | +15 laps | |
| 23 | +7 | (USA) Jackie Holmes | Olson-Offenhauser | 123 | DNF | |
| 24 | +4 | (USA) Jim Rathmann | Wetteroth-Offenhauser | 122 | +16 laps | |
| 25 | -4 |
| Maserati-Offenhauser | 112 | DNF | |
| 26 | -4 | (USA) Bill Schindler | Snowberger-Offenhauser | 111 | DNF | |
| 27 | -10 |
| Adams-Offenhauser | 108 | DNF | |
| 28 | -26 | (USA) Fred Agabashian | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 64 | DNF | |
| 29 | +3 | (USA) Jimmy Jackson | Kurtis Kraft-Cummins | 52 | DNF | |
| 30 | -5 | (USA) Sam Hanks | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 42 | DNF | |
| 31 | -23 | (USA) Tony Bettenhausen | Deidt-Offenhauser | 30 | DNF | |
| 32 | -14 | (USA) Dick Rathmann | Watson-Offenhauser | 25 | DNF | |
| 33 | -26 | (USA) Duke Dinsmore | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 10 | DNF | |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | (ITA) Giuseppe Farina | 9 |
| = | (ARG) Juan Manuel Fangio | 9 |
| = | (USA) Johnnie Parsons | 9 |
| 4 | (ITA) Luigi Fagioli | 6 |
| = | (ITA) Alberto Ascari | 6 |
| = | (USA) Bill Holland | 6 |
| 7 | (GBR) Reg Parnell | 4 |
| = | (MCO) Louis Chiron | 4 |
| = | (USA) Mauri Rose | 4 |
| 10 | (FRA) Yves Giraud-Cabantous | 3 |
| = | (FRA) Raymond Sommer | 3 |
| = | (USA) Cecil Green | 3 |
| 13 | (FRA) Louis Rosier | 2 |
| = | (THA) Birabongse Bhanudej | 2 |
| 15 | (USA) Joie Chitwood | 1 |
| = | (USA) Tony Bettenhausen | 1 |
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)