1950 Indianapolis 500
3rd World Championship race
Fact File
| Date: | Tuesday, 30 May 1950 |
|---|---|
| Winner: |  Johnnie Parsons Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser |
| Pole position: | Walt Faulkner Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser |
| Fastest lap: | Johnnie Parsons Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser |
| Circuit: | Indianapolis, 138 laps |
| Round: | 3 of 7 |
Race Result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | +4 | Johnnie Parsons | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 138 | 2hr 46m 55.970s | 9 FL |
| 2 | +8 | Bill Holland | Deidt-Offenhauser | 137 | +1 lap | 6 |
| 3 | Mauri Rose | Deidt-Offenhauser | 137 | +1 lap | 4 | |
| 4 | +8 | Cecil Green | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 137 | +1 lap | 3 |
| 5 | +4 | Joie Chitwood & Tony Bettenhausen | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 136 | +2 laps | 1 1 |
| 6 | +17 | Lee Wallard | Moore-Offenhauser | 136 | +2 laps | |
| 7 | -6 | Walt Faulkner | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 135 | +3 laps | |
| 8 | -4 | George Connor | Lesovsky-Offenhauser | 135 | +3 laps | |
| 9 | +10 | Paul Russo | Nichels-Offenhauser | 135 | +3 laps | |
| 10 | +1 | Pat Flaherty | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 135 | +3 laps | |
| 11 | +5 | Myron Fohr | Marchese-Offenhauser | 133 | +5 laps | |
| 12 | +1 | Duane Carter | Stevens-Offenhauser | 133 | +5 laps | |
| 13 | +13 | Mack Hellings | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 132 | +6 laps | |
| 14 | -8 | Jack McGrath | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 131 | DNF | |
| 15 | +9 | Troy Ruttman | Lesovsky-Offenhauser | 130 | +8 laps | |
| 16 | +15 | Gene Hartley | Langley-Offenhauser | 128 | +10 laps | |
| 17 | +10 | Jimmy Davies | Ewing-Offenhauser | 128 | +10 laps | |
| 18 | +15 | Johnny McDowell | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 128 | +10 laps | |
| 19 | +1 | Walt Brown | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 127 | +11 laps | |
| 20 | -6 | Spider Webb | Maserati-Offenhauser | 126 | +12 laps | |
| 21 | -6 | Jerry Hoyt | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 125 | +13 laps | |
| 22 | +7 | Walt Ader | Rae-Offenhauser | 123 | +15 laps | |
| 23 | +7 | Jackie Holmes | Olson-Offenhauser | 123 | DNF | |
| 24 | +4 | Jim Rathmann | Wetteroth-Offenhauser | 122 | +16 laps | |
| 25 | -4 | Henry Banks & Fred Agabashian | Maserati-Offenhauser | 112 | DNF | |
| 26 | -4 | Bill Schindler | Snowberger-Offenhauser | 111 | DNF | |
| 27 | -10 | Bayliss Levrett & Bill Cantrell | Adams-Offenhauser | 108 | DNF | |
| 28 | -26 | Fred Agabashian | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 64 | DNF | |
| 29 | +3 | Jimmy Jackson | Kurtis Kraft-Cummins | 52 | DNF | |
| 30 | -5 | Sam Hanks | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 42 | DNF | |
| 31 | -23 | Tony Bettenhausen | Deidt-Offenhauser | 30 | DNF | |
| 32 | -14 | Dick Rathmann | Watson-Offenhauser | 25 | DNF | |
| 33 | -26 | Duke Dinsmore | Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 10 | DNF |
Championship Standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Giuseppe Farina | 9 |
| = |  Juan Manuel Fangio | 9 |
| = | Johnnie Parsons | 9 |
| 4 | Luigi Fagioli | 6 |
| = | Alberto Ascari | 6 |
| = | Bill Holland | 6 |
| 7 |  Reg Parnell | 4 |
| = |  Louis Chiron | 4 |
| = | Mauri Rose | 4 |
| 10 |  Yves Giraud-Cabantous | 3 |
| = | Raymond Sommer | 3 |
| = | Cecil Green | 3 |
| 13 | Louis Rosier | 2 |
| = |  Birabongse Bhanudej | 2 |
| 15 | Joie Chitwood | 1 |
| = | Tony Bettenhausen | 1 |
Statistics & Milestones
- Race debut
- Driver: Walt Ader (only start), Fred Agabashian, Henry Banks, Tony Bettenhausen, Walt Brown, Bill Cantrell (only start), Duane Carter, Joie Chitwood (only start), George Connor, Jimmy Davies, Duke Dinsmore, Walt Faulkner, Pat Flaherty, Myron Fohr (only start), Cecil Green, Sam Hanks, Gene Hartley, Mack Hellings, Bill Holland, Jackie Holmes, Jerry Hoyt, Jimmy Jackson, Bayliss Levrett (only start), Johnny McDowell, Jack McGrath, Johnnie Parsons, Dick Rathmann, Jim Rathmann, Mauri Rose, Paul Russo, Troy Ruttman, Bill Schindler, Lee Wallard, Spider Webb
- Constructor: Adams (only start), Deidt, Ewing, Kurtis Kraft, Langley (only start), Lesovsky, Marchese, Moore, Nichels, Olson (only start), Rae (only start), Snowberger (only start), Stevens, Watson, Wetteroth (only start)
- Wins
- Driver: 1st and only for Johnnie Parsons (3rd different winner, 1st American driver) EQUALLED RECORD (shared with Giuseppe Farina & Juan Manuel Fangio)
- Constructor: 1st for Kurtis Kraft (2nd different winner)
- Podiums
- Driver: 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)
- Constructor: 1st, 2nd and last for Deidt (5th different podium finisher), 1st for Kurtis Kraft (4th different podium finisher)
- Poles
- Driver: 1st and only for Walt Faulkner (3rd different polesitter, 1st American driver) EQUALLED RECORD (shared with Giuseppe Farina & Juan Manuel Fangio)
- Constructor: 1st for Kurtis Kraft (2nd different polesitter)
- Qualifying 1-2
- Constructor: 1st for Kurtis Kraft (2nd different constructor to qualify 1-2)
- Fastest laps
- Driver: 1st and only for Johnnie Parsons (3rd different fastest lap setter, 1st American driver) EQUALLED RECORD (shared with Giuseppe Farina & Juan Manuel Fangio)
- Constructor: 1st for Kurtis Kraft (2nd different fastest lap setter)
- Front row starts
- Driver: 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
- Driver: 1st for Johnnie Parsons & Tony Bettenhausen, 1st and only for Bill Holland, Mauri Rose, Cecil Green & Joie Chitwood (11th-15th different point scorers, 1st-5th American drivers)
- Win & fastest lap
- Driver: 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)