1950 Indianapolis 500
Indianapolis · · Formula 1
Race summary
| Winner | Grid | Cars | Laps | km | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnnie Parsons | 5 | 36 | 138 | 555.2 | Johnnie Parsons |
Finishing order
★ marks the fastest lap.
| Fin | Grid | No. | Driver | Constructor | Engine | Laps | FL | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 1 | Johnnie Parsons | Kurtis Kraft | Offenhauser | 138 | ★ | Finished | 9 |
| 2 | 10 | 3 | Bill Holland | Deidt | Offenhauser | 137 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | 3 | 31 | Mauri Rose | Deidt | Offenhauser | 137 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 | 12 | 54 | Cecil Green | Kurtis Kraft | Offenhauser | 137 | Finished | 3 | |
| 5 | 9 | 17 | Joie Chitwood | Kurtis Kraft | Offenhauser | 136 | Finished | 1 | |
| 5 | — | 17 | Tony Bettenhausen | Kurtis Kraft | Offenhauser | Finished | 1 | ||
| 6 | 23 | 8 | Lee Wallard | Moore | Offenhauser | 136 | Finished | ||
| 7 | 1 | 98 | Walt Faulkner | Kurtis Kraft | Offenhauser | 135 | Finished | ||
| 8 | 4 | 5 | George Connor | Lesovsky | Offenhauser | 135 | Finished | ||
| 9 | 19 | 7 | Paul Russo | Nichels | Offenhauser | 135 | Finished | ||
| 10 | 11 | 59 | Pat Flaherty | Kurtis Kraft | Offenhauser | 135 | Finished | ||
| 11 | 16 | 2 | Myron Fohr | Marchese | Offenhauser | 133 | Finished | ||
| 12 | 13 | 18 | Duane Carter | Stevens | Offenhauser | 133 | Finished | ||
| 13 | 26 | 15 | Mack Hellings | Kurtis Kraft | Offenhauser | 132 | Finished | ||
| 14 | 6 | 49 | Jack McGrath | Kurtis Kraft | Offenhauser | 131 | Spun off | ||
| 15 | 24 | 55 | Troy Ruttman | Lesovsky | Offenhauser | 130 | Finished | ||
| 16 | 31 | 75 | Gene Hartley | Langley | Offenhauser | 128 | Finished | ||
| 17 | 27 | 22 | Jimmy Davies | Ewing | Offenhauser | 128 | Finished | ||
| 18 | 33 | 62 | Johnny McDowell | Kurtis Kraft | Offenhauser | 128 | Finished | ||
| 19 | 20 | 4 | Walt Brown | Kurtis Kraft | Offenhauser | 127 | Finished | ||
| 20 | 14 | 21 | Spider Webb | Maserati | Offenhauser | 126 | Finished | ||
| 21 | 15 | 81 | Jerry Hoyt | Kurtis Kraft | Offenhauser | 125 | Finished | ||
| 22 | 29 | 27 | Walt Ader | Rae | Offenhauser | 123 | Finished | ||
| 23 | 30 | 77 | Jackie Holmes | Olson | Offenhauser | 123 | Spun off | ||
| 24 | 28 | 76 | Jim Rathmann | Wetteroth | Offenhauser | 122 | Finished | ||
| 25 | 21 | 12 | Henry Banks | Maserati | Offenhauser | 112 | Oil line | ||
| 25 | — | 12 | Fred Agabashian | Maserati | Offenhauser | Finished | |||
| 26 | 22 | 67 | Bill Schindler | Snowberger | Offenhauser | 111 | Transmission | ||
| 27 | 17 | 24 | Bayliss Levrett | Adams | Offenhauser | 108 | Oil pressure | ||
| 27 | — | 24 | Bill Cantrell | Adams | Offenhauser | Finished | |||
| 28 | 2 | 28 | Fred Agabashian | Kurtis Kraft | Offenhauser | 64 | Oil leak | ||
| 29 | 32 | 61 | Jimmy Jackson | Kurtis Kraft | Cummins | 52 | Compressor | ||
| 30 | 25 | 23 | Sam Hanks | Kurtis Kraft | Offenhauser | 42 | Oil pressure | ||
| 31 | 8 | 14 | Tony Bettenhausen | Deidt | Offenhauser | 30 | Wheel bearing | ||
| 32 | 18 | 45 | Dick Rathmann | Watson | Offenhauser | 25 | Stalled | ||
| 33 | 7 | 69 | Duke Dinsmore | Kurtis Kraft | Offenhauser | 10 | Oil leak |