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34th Indianapolis International Motor Sweepstakes

30 May 1950Indianapolis555.105 km (4023 m x 138 Laps) = 345 Miles (2.5 Miles x 138 Laps)

 Pole Position: Walt Faulkner, Kurtis KK2000-Offenhauser, 4:23.02 (216.18 km/h = 136.87 mph) Fastest Lap: Johnnie Parsons, Kurtis-Offenhauser, 1:09.77 (207.58 km/h) Race Results: Pos Car# Driver Car Time Speed Money 1 1 Johnnie Parsons Kurtis-Offenhauser 2:46:55.97 124.00 $57,459 (199.56 km/h) 2 3 Bill Holland Deidt-Offenhauser 137 Flagged 122.64 $21,899 3 31 Mauri Rose Deidt-Offenhauser 137 Flagged 121.78 $15,269 4 54 Cecil Green Kurtis KK3000-Offenhauser 137 Flagged 121.77 $10,964 5 17 Joie Chitwood/ 85 laps Tony Bettenhausen Kurtis KK2000-Offenhauser 136 Flagged 121.76 $8,789 51 laps 6 8 Lee Wallard Moore-Offenhauser 136 Flagged 121.04 $6,864 7 98 Walt Faulkner Kurtis KK2000-Offenhauser 135 Flagged 121.09 $7,664 8 5 George Connor Lesovsky-Offenhauser 135 Flagged 121.09 $5,039 9 7 Paul Russo Nichels-Offenhauser 135 Flagged 119.96 $4,989 10 59 Pat Flaherty Kurtis KK3000-Offenhauser 135 Flagged 119.95 $4,639 11 2 Myron Fohr Marchese-Offenhauser 133 Flagged $3,734 12 18 Duane Carter Stevens-Offenhauser 133 Flagged $3,464 13 15 Mack Hellings Kurtis KK2000-Offenhauser 132 Flagged $2,979 14 49 Jack McGrath Kurtis KK3000-Offenhauser 131 Flagged, spun 2 $2,799 15 55 Troy Ruttman Lesovsky-Offenhauser 130 Flagged $2,979 16 75 Gene Hartley Langley-Offenhauser 128 Flagged $2,509 17 22 Jimmy Davies Ewing-Offenhauser 128 Flagged $2,339 18 62 Johnny McDowell Kurtis KK2000-Offenhauser 128 Flagged $2,769 19 4 Walt Brown Kurtis KK2000-Offenhauser 127 Flagged $2,339 20 21 Spider Webb Maserati-Offenhauser 126 Flagged $2,509 21 81 Jerry Hoyt Kurtis KK2000-Offenhauser 125 Flagged $2,379 22 27 Walt Ader Rae-Offenhauser 123 Flagged $2,149 23 77 Jackie Holmes Olson-Offenhauser 123 Flagged, spun 2 $2,119 24 76 Jim Rathmann Wetteroth-Offenhauser 122 Flagged $2,089 Did Not Finish: 25 12 Henry Banks/ 71 laps Freddie Agabashian Maserati-Offenhauser 112 Oil leak $2,059 41 laps 26 67 Bill Schindler Snowberger-Offenhauser 111 Transmission $2,604 27 24 Bayliss Levrett/ 105 laps Bill Cantrell Adams-Offenhauser 108 Oil pressure $2,424 3 laps 28 28 Freddie Agabashian Kurtis KK3000-Offenhauser 64 Oil leak $2,444 29 61 Jimmy Jackson Kurtis-Cummins 52 Compressor $1,939 30 23 Sam Hanks Kurtis KK2000-Offenhauser 42 Oil pressure $2,134 31 14 Tony Bettenhausen Deidt-Offenhauser 30 Wheel bearing $1,879 32 45 Dick Rathmann Watson-Offenhauser 25 Retirement $2,149 33 69 Duke Dinsmore Kurtis KK2000-Offenhauser 10 Oil leak $1,844 Lap Leaders: Car# Driver Car Laps Total 31 Mauri Rose Deidt-Offenhauser 1-9 15 1 Johnnie Parsons Kurtis-Offenhauser 10-32 115 31 Mauri Rose Deidt-Offenhauser 33 1 Johnnie Parsons Kurtis-Offenhauser 34-104 31 Mauri Rose Deidt-Offenhauser 105-109 3 Bill Holland Deidt-Offenhauser 110-117 8 1 Johnnie Parsons Kurtis-Offenhauser 118-138 Qualifying Times: Walt Faulkner Freddie Agabashian Mauri Rose Kurtis KK2000-Offenhauser #98 Kurtis KK3000-Offenhauser #28 Deidt-Offenhauser #31 Grant Piston Ring/Agajanian Wynn's Friction/Kurtis-Kraft Offenhauser/Howard Keck 4:23.02 4:31.10 4:32.07 134.34 mph 132.79 mph 132.32 mph George Connor Johnnie Parsons Jack McGrath Lesovsky-Offenhauser #5 Kurtis-Offenhauser #1 Kurtis KK3000-Offenhauser #49 Blue Crown Spark Plug/Moore Wynn's Friction/Kurtis-Kraft Jack Hinkle 4:32.39 4:32.64 4:33.00 132.16 mph 132.04 mph 131.87 mph Duke Dinsmore Tony Bettenhausen Joie Chitwood Kurtis KK2000-Offenhauser #69 Deidt-Offenhauser #14 Kurtis KK2000-Offenhauser #17 Brown Motor Blue Crown Spark Plug/Moore Ervin Wolfe 4:34.67 4:34.92 4:35.32 131.07 mph 130.95 mph 130.76 mph Bill Holland Pat Flaherty Cecil Green Deidt-Offenhauser #3 Kurtis KK3000-Offenhauser #59 Kurtis KK3000-Offenhauser #54 Blue Crown Spark Plug/Moore Granatelli-Sabourin/Grancor John Zink/M.A. Walker 4:35.90 4:37.76 4:30.86 130.48 mph 129.61 mph 132.91 mph Duane Carter #18 Spider Webb #21 Jerry Hoyt #81 Stevens-Offenhauser #18 Maserati-Offenhauser #21 Kurtis KK2000-Offenhauser #81 Murrell Belanger Fadely-Anderson/R.A. Cott Ludson Morris 4:33.42 4:37.46 4:37.95 131.67 mph 129.75 mph 129.52 mph Myron Fohr Bayliss Levrett Dick Rathmann Marchese-Offenhauser #2 Adams-Offenhauser #24 Watson-Offenhauser #45 Bardahl/Carl Marchese Richard Palmer City of Glendale/A.J. Watson 4:33.32 4:34.43 4:34.96 131.71 mph 131.18 mph 130.93 mph Paul Russo Walt Brown Henry Banks Nichels-Offenhauser #7 Kurtis KK2000-Offenhauser #4 Maserati-Offenhauser #12 Paul Russo & Ray Nichels Tuffy's Offy/Charles Pritchard Indianapolis Race Cars 4:35.25 4:35.96 4:37.68 130.79 mph 130.45 mph 129.65 mph Bill Schindler Lee Wallard Troy Ruttman Snowberger-Offenhauser #67 Moore-Offenhauser #8 Lesovsky-Offenhauser #55 Automobile Shippers/Rassey Blue Crown Spark Plug/Moore Bowes Seal Fast Racing 4:31.31 4:31.83 4:32.91 132.69 mph 132.44 mph 131.91 mph Sam Hanks Mack Hellings Jim Davies Kurtis KK2000-Offenhauser #23 Kurtis KK2000-Offenhauser #15 Ewing-Offenhauser #22 Merz Engineering/Milt Marion Tuffy's Offy/Charles Pritchard Pat Clancy 4:33.57 4:35.32 4:36.07 131.59 mph 130.76 mph 130.40 mph Jim Rathmann Walt Ader Jackie Holmes Wetteroth-Offenhauser #76 Rae-Offenhauser #27 Olson-Offenhauser #77 Pioneer Auto Repair/Lorenz Sampson Manufacturing Norm Olson 4:37.01 4:37.05 4:37.57 129.96 mph 129.94 mph 129.70 mph Gene Hartley Jimmy Jackson Johnny McDowell Langley-Offenhauser #75 Kurtis-Offenhauser #61 Kurtis KK2000-Offenhauser #62 Troy Oil/Joe Langley Cummins Diesel Pete Wales 4:38.61 4:38.62 4:37.58 129.21 mph 129.21 mph 129.69 mph Did Not Qualify: Car# Driver Car Entrant 9 Bud Rose Bromme-Offenhauser Bruce & Louis Bromme 9 Andy Linden Bromme-Offenhauser Bruce & Louis Bromme 10 Bill Vukovich Maserati Indianapolis Race Cars 16 Hal Cole Kurtis KK2000-Offenhauser Tuffy's Offy Wrecked qualifying 16 Ted Duncan Kurtis KK2000-Offenhauser Tuffy's Offy 19 Ralph Pratt Bardazon-Offenhauser Lutes Truck Parts 19 Kenny Eaton Bardazon-Offenhauser Lutes Truck Parts 24 Bill Cantrell Adams-Offenhauser Richard Palmer 25 Johnny Mauro Alfa Romeo Johnny Mauro 26 George Fonder Deidt-Sparks Ray Brady 29 Charles VanAcker Stevens-Offenhauser Redmer 33 Joel Thorne Kurtis-Sparks Thorne Engineering 34 Johnny Fedricks Kupiec-Offenhauser Thomas Kupiec 36 George Lynch Snowberger-Offenhauser Auto Shippers 38 Duke Nalon Kurtis-Novi Novi Mobil 39 Danny Kladis Maserati Federal Engineering 41 Milt Fankhouser Stevens-Offenhauser Karl Hall 43 Chet Miller Kurtis-Novi Novi Mobil 44 Bill Cantrell Kurtis-Offenhauser Bowes Seal Fast Racing 47 Ralph Pratt Gdula-Offenhauser Ed Gdula 51 Mark Light Stevens-Offenhauser Lee Glessner 52 Dick Frazier Meyer-Offenhauser Meyer & Iddings 52 Mark Light Meyer-Offenhauser Meyer & Iddings 58 Billy DeVore Scopa-Offenhauser Joe Scopa 63 Bob Gregg Kurtis KK2000-Offenhauser Esmeralda/Leo Dobry 63 Joe James Kurtis KK2000-Offenhauser Esmeralda/Leo Dobry 64 Bob Sweikert Wetteroth-Offenhauser Ray Carter 65 Marvin Burke Kurtis-Duray Offenhauser/Ross Page 65 Norm Houser Kurtis-Duray Offenhauser/Ross Page 66 Cliff Griffith Miller-Offenhauser Tom Sarafoff 74 Carl Forberg Miller-Offenhauser Jewell 78 Cy Marshall R Miller Vulcan Tool 79 Chuck Leighton Cantarano-Wayne Cantarano 82 Joe James Weidel-Mercury Bob Estes 83 Al Miller Miller Trainor Auto Parts 84 Mike Burch Maserati George Hoster Inc. 85 Jim Rigsby Maserati-Offenhauser Coast Grain 85 Manuel Ayulo Maserati-Offenhauser Coast Grain 99 Emil Andres Kurtis-Offenhauser Murrell Belanger 99 Kenny Eaton Kurtis-Offenhauser Murrell Belanger Notes:
  • Promoter: Indianapolis Motor Speedway. AAA Sanction No. 1R50
  • Engine Specifications (cubic inches) and Restrictions:
    Normally Aspirated - 274.6
    Supercharged - 183.1
    Stock-Block - 274.6
    Minimum Qualifing Speed - 115 mph
  • Race was stopped at 138 laps of 200 because of rain
  • Yellow flags totalled 0:08:30
  • Average qualifying speed: 131.05 mph
  • Weather: Mild, Rain.
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    Race Review:

    Although irrelevant to the Formula 1 World Championship, the Indianapolis 500 was included in the first World Championship. In fact the 1950 race - held on a Tuesday - was stopped after a cloudburst after only 138 of the scheduled 200 laps. Several cars spun off in the rainy conditions but there were no serious injuries and the race was not restarted, victory being awarded to Johnnie Parsons in his Wynn's Kurtis-Offenhauser. Bill Holland was second with Mauri Rose third.