1950 Indianapolis 500

1950 Round 3 · Indianapolis · 1950-05-30

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Laps: 138
Distance: 555.224 km
Circuit Type: RACE
Direction: Clockwise

Circuit Details

Course Length	4.023 km
Turns	4
Qualifying Format	FOUR_LAPS
Scheduled Laps	200 (completed 138)

Race Results

Column abbreviations (9)

Pos = Finish position# = Car numberGrid = Starting grid+/- = Positions gainedTime/Gap = Finishing time or gap to winnerStatus = Retirement / penaltyPts = PointsPits = Pit stopsBadges = FL / DotD / GS / Pole / Shared

Pos ↑	#	Driver	Constructor	Engine	Tyres	Grid	+/-	Laps	Time/Gap	Status	Pts	Pits	Badges
1	1	John Woodrow Parsons	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	Firestone	5	+4	138	2:46:55.970	—	9	—	FL
2	3	Willard Saulsbury Holland	Deidt	Offenhauser	Firestone	10	+8	137	+1 lap	—	6	—	—
3	31	Maurice Rose	Deidt	Offenhauser	Firestone	3	0	137	+1 lap	—	4	—	—
4	54	Cecil Green	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	Firestone	12	+8	137	+1 lap	—	3	—	—
5	17	George Rice Chitwood	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	Firestone	9	+4	136	+2 laps	—	1	—	—
5	17	Melvin Eugene Bettenhausen	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	Firestone	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	Shared
6	8	Leland Wallard	Moore	Offenhauser	Firestone	23	+17	136	+2 laps	—	—	—	—
7	98	Walter Faulkner	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	Firestone	1	-6	135	+3 laps	—	—	—	Pole
8	5	George Connor	Lesovsky	Offenhauser	Firestone	4	-4	135	+3 laps	—	—	—	—
9	7	Paul Frank Russo	Nichels	Offenhauser	Firestone	19	+10	135	+3 laps	—	—	—	—
10	59	George Francis Flaherty	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	Firestone	11	+1	135	+3 laps	—	—	—	—
11	2	Myron William Fohr	Marchese	Offenhauser	Firestone	16	+5	133	+5 laps	—	—	—	—
12	18	Duane Claude Carter	Stevens	Offenhauser	Firestone	13	+1	133	+5 laps	—	—	—	—
13	15	Ronald Hellings	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	Firestone	26	+13	132	+6 laps	—	—	—	—
14	49	John James McGrath	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	Firestone	6	-8	131	—	Spun off	—	—	—
15	55	Troy Lynn Ruttman	Lesovsky	Offenhauser	Firestone	24	+9	130	+8 laps	—	—	—	—
16	75	Leslie Eugene Hartley	Langley	Offenhauser	Firestone	31	+15	128	+10 laps	—	—	—	—
17	22	James Richard Davies	Ewing	Offenhauser	Firestone	27	+10	128	+10 laps	—	—	—	—
18	62	John Maxwell McDowell	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	Firestone	33	+15	128	+10 laps	—	—	—	—
19	4	Walter Charles Brown	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	Firestone	20	+1	127	+11 laps	—	—	—	—
20	21	Travis Leon Webb	Maserati	Offenhauser	Firestone	14	-6	126	+12 laps	—	—	—	—
21	81	Gerald Frederick Hoyt	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	Firestone	15	-6	125	+13 laps	—	—	—	—
22	27	Walter Ader	Rae	Offenhauser	Firestone	29	+7	123	+15 laps	—	—	—	—
23	77	Jackie Holmes	Olson	Offenhauser	Firestone	30	+7	123	—	Spun off	—	—	—
24	76	Royal Richard Rathmann	Wetteroth	Offenhauser	Firestone	28	+4	122	+16 laps	—	—	—	—
25	12	Henry Edwin Banks	Maserati	Offenhauser	Firestone	21	-4	112	—	Oil line	—	—	—
25	12	Levon Agabashian	Maserati	Offenhauser	Firestone	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Shared
26	67	William Lawrence Schindler	Snowberger	Offenhauser	Firestone	22	-4	111	—	Transmission	—	—	—
27	24	Bayliss Levrett	Adams	Offenhauser	Firestone	17	-10	108	—	Oil pressure	—	—	—
27	24	William Cantrell	Adams	Offenhauser	Firestone	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Shared
28	28	Levon Agabashian	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	Firestone	2	-26	64	—	Oil leak	—	—	—
29	61	James Merriman Jackson	Kurtis Kraft	Cummins	Firestone	32	+3	52	—	Compressor	—	—	—
30	23	Samuel Dwight Hanks	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	Firestone	25	-5	42	—	Oil pressure	—	—	—
31	14	Melvin Eugene Bettenhausen	Deidt	Offenhauser	Firestone	8	-23	30	—	Wheel bearing	—	—	—
32	45	James Merwin Rathmann	Watson	Offenhauser	Firestone	18	-14	25	—	Stalled	—	—	—
33	69	Carlyle John Dinsmoor	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	Firestone	7	-26	10	—	Oil leak	—	—	—

Starting Grid

Column abbreviations (4)

Pos = Grid position# = Car numberQuali = Qualifying positionPenalty = Grid penalty

Pos ↑	#	Driver	Constructor	Engine	Tyres	Quali	Penalty	Time
1	98	Walter Faulkner	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	Firestone	1	—	4:27.970
2	28	Levon Agabashian	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	Firestone	2	—	4:31.100
3	31	Maurice Rose	Deidt	Offenhauser	Firestone	3	—	4:32.070
4	5	George Connor	Lesovsky	Offenhauser	Firestone	4	—	4:32.390
5	1	John Woodrow Parsons	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	Firestone	5	—	4:32.640
6	49	John James McGrath	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	Firestone	6	—	4:33.000
7	69	Carlyle John Dinsmoor	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	Firestone	7	—	4:34.670
8	14	Melvin Eugene Bettenhausen	Deidt	Offenhauser	Firestone	8	—	4:34.920
9	17	George Rice Chitwood	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	Firestone	9	—	4:35.320
10	3	Willard Saulsbury Holland	Deidt	Offenhauser	Firestone	10	—	4:35.900
11	59	George Francis Flaherty	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	Firestone	11	—	4:37.760
12	54	Cecil Green	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	Firestone	12	—	4:30.860
13	18	Duane Claude Carter	Stevens	Offenhauser	Firestone	13	—	4:33.420
14	21	Travis Leon Webb	Maserati	Offenhauser	Firestone	14	—	4:37.460
15	81	Gerald Frederick Hoyt	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	Firestone	15	—	4:37.950
16	2	Myron William Fohr	Marchese	Offenhauser	Firestone	16	—	4:33.320
17	24	Bayliss Levrett	Adams	Offenhauser	Firestone	17	—	4:34.430
18	45	James Merwin Rathmann	Watson	Offenhauser	Firestone	18	—	4:34.960
19	7	Paul Frank Russo	Nichels	Offenhauser	Firestone	19	—	4:35.250
20	4	Walter Charles Brown	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	Firestone	20	—	4:35.960
21	12	Henry Edwin Banks	Maserati	Offenhauser	Firestone	21	—	4:37.680
22	67	William Lawrence Schindler	Snowberger	Offenhauser	Firestone	22	—	4:31.310
23	8	Leland Wallard	Moore	Offenhauser	Firestone	23	—	4:31.830
24	55	Troy Lynn Ruttman	Lesovsky	Offenhauser	Firestone	24	—	4:32.910
25	23	Samuel Dwight Hanks	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	Firestone	25	—	4:33.570
26	15	Ronald Hellings	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	Firestone	26	—	4:35.470
27	22	James Richard Davies	Ewing	Offenhauser	Firestone	27	—	4:36.070
28	76	Royal Richard Rathmann	Wetteroth	Offenhauser	Firestone	28	—	4:37.010
29	27	Walter Ader	Rae	Offenhauser	Firestone	29	—	4:37.050
30	77	Jackie Holmes	Olson	Offenhauser	Firestone	30	—	4:37.570
31	75	Leslie Eugene Hartley	Langley	Offenhauser	Firestone	31	—	4:38.610
32	61	James Merriman Jackson	Kurtis Kraft	Cummins	Firestone	32	—	4:38.620
33	62	John Maxwell McDowell	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	Firestone	33	—	4:37.580

Qualifying

Column abbreviations (6)

Pos = Qualifying position# = Car numberQ1 = Qualifying 1 best timeQ2 = Qualifying 2 best timeQ3 = Qualifying 3 best timeGap = Gap to pole

Pos ↑	#	Driver	Constructor	Engine	Tyres	Q1	Q2	Q3	Gap	Laps
1	98	Walter Faulkner	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	Firestone	—	—	—	—	—
2	28	Levon Agabashian	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	Firestone	—	—	—	+3.130	—
3	31	Maurice Rose	Deidt	Offenhauser	Firestone	—	—	—	+4.100	—
4	5	George Connor	Lesovsky	Offenhauser	Firestone	—	—	—	+4.420	—
5	1	John Woodrow Parsons	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	Firestone	—	—	—	+4.670	—
6	49	John James McGrath	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	Firestone	—	—	—	+5.030	—
7	69	Carlyle John Dinsmoor	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	Firestone	—	—	—	+6.700	—
8	14	Melvin Eugene Bettenhausen	Deidt	Offenhauser	Firestone	—	—	—	+6.950	—
9	17	George Rice Chitwood	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	Firestone	—	—	—	+7.350	—
10	3	Willard Saulsbury Holland	Deidt	Offenhauser	Firestone	—	—	—	+7.930	—
11	59	George Francis Flaherty	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	Firestone	—	—	—	+9.790	—
12	54	Cecil Green	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	Firestone	—	—	—	+2.890	—
13	18	Duane Claude Carter	Stevens	Offenhauser	Firestone	—	—	—	+5.450	—
14	21	Travis Leon Webb	Maserati	Offenhauser	Firestone	—	—	—	+9.490	—
15	81	Gerald Frederick Hoyt	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	Firestone	—	—	—	+9.980	—
16	2	Myron William Fohr	Marchese	Offenhauser	Firestone	—	—	—	+5.350	—
17	24	Bayliss Levrett	Adams	Offenhauser	Firestone	—	—	—	+6.460	—
18	45	James Merwin Rathmann	Watson	Offenhauser	Firestone	—	—	—	+6.990	—
19	7	Paul Frank Russo	Nichels	Offenhauser	Firestone	—	—	—	+7.280	—
20	4	Walter Charles Brown	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	Firestone	—	—	—	+7.990	—
21	12	Henry Edwin Banks	Maserati	Offenhauser	Firestone	—	—	—	+9.710	—
22	67	William Lawrence Schindler	Snowberger	Offenhauser	Firestone	—	—	—	+3.340	—
23	8	Leland Wallard	Moore	Offenhauser	Firestone	—	—	—	+3.860	—
24	55	Troy Lynn Ruttman	Lesovsky	Offenhauser	Firestone	—	—	—	+4.940	—
25	23	Samuel Dwight Hanks	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	Firestone	—	—	—	+5.600	—
26	15	Ronald Hellings	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	Firestone	—	—	—	+7.500	—
27	22	James Richard Davies	Ewing	Offenhauser	Firestone	—	—	—	+8.100	—
28	76	Royal Richard Rathmann	Wetteroth	Offenhauser	Firestone	—	—	—	+9.040	—
29	27	Walter Ader	Rae	Offenhauser	Firestone	—	—	—	+9.080	—
30	77	Jackie Holmes	Olson	Offenhauser	Firestone	—	—	—	+9.600	—
31	75	Leslie Eugene Hartley	Langley	Offenhauser	Firestone	—	—	—	+10.640	—
32	61	James Merriman Jackson	Kurtis Kraft	Cummins	Firestone	—	—	—	+10.650	—
33	62	John Maxwell McDowell	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	Firestone	—	—	—	+9.610	—

Pos ↑	#	Driver	Constructor	Engine	Tyres	Lap	Time	Gap
1	1	John Woodrow Parsons	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser	Firestone	—	1:09.770	—

Incident	Lap	Resumed	Excluded
Rain.	138	N	—

Drivers' Championship after Race

Column abbreviations (2)

+/- = Positions gained in standingsChamp = Championship won

Pos ↑	Driver	Pts	+/-	Champ
1	Emilio Giuseppe Farina	9	0	—
2	Juan Manuel Fangio Déramo	9	0	—
3	John Woodrow Parsons	9	+10	—
4	Luigi Cristiano Fagioli	6	-1	—
5	Alberto Ascari	6	-1	—
6	Willard Saulsbury Holland	6	+7	—
7	Reginald Parnell	4	-2	—
8	Louis Alexandre Chiron	4	-2	—
9	Maurice Rose	4	+4	—
10	Marius Aristide Yves Giraud-Cabantous	3	-3	—
11	Raymond Sommer	3	-3	—
12	Cecil Green	3	+1	—
13	Louis Claude Rosier	2	-4	—
14	Prince Birabongse Bhanudej Bhanubandh	2	-4	—
15	George Rice Chitwood	1	-4	—
16	Melvin Eugene Bettenhausen	1	-4	—