1950 Real-life Indianapolis 500

The 1950 Indianapolis 500 was the third of seven races in the 1950 Formula One season. The race was more of a stand-alone event, and none of the regular European drivers actually entered the race, and vice-versa. No precise entry list of lap chart was available due to the different organizers and rules, so the race was declared null and void towards the Mediocrity Awards. Johnnie Parsons won the race ahead of former winners of the race Bill Holland and Mauri Rose.

Entry list

No	Driver	Entrant	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Tyre
1	Johnnie Parsons	Wynn's Friction/Kurtis Kraft	Kurtis Kraft	Kurtis Kraft 1000	Offenhauser L4	Firestone
2	Myron Fohr	Bardahl/Carl Marchese	Marchese	Marchese	Offenhauser L4	Firestone
3	Bill Holland	Blue Crown Spark Plug/Moore	Deidt	Deidt Tuffanelli Derrico	Offenhauser L4	Firestone
4	Walt Brown	Tuffy's Offy	Kurtis Kraft	Kurtis Kraft 2000	Offenhauser L4	Firestone
5	George Connor	Blue Crown Spark Plug/Moore	Lesovsky	Lesovsky	Offenhauser L4	Firestone
7	Paul Russo	Paul Russo & Ray Nichels	Nichels	Nichels	Offenhauser L4	Firestone
8	Lee Wallard	Blue Crown Spark Plug/Moore	Moore	Moore	Offenhauser L4	Firestone
9	Andy Linden	Bruce & Louis Bromme	Bromme	Bromme	Offenhauser L4	Firestone
9	Bud Rose	Bruce & Louis Bromme	Bromme	Bromme	Offenhauser L4	Firestone
10	Hal Cole	Tuffy's Offy	Kurtis Kraft	Kurtis Kraft 2000	Offenhauser L4	Firestone
10	Bill Vukovich	Indianapolis Race Cars	Maserati	Maserati 8CTF	Maserati L8s	Firestone
12	Henry Banks	Indianapolis Race Cars	Maserati	Maserati 8CTF	Offenhauser L4s	Firestone
14	Tony Bettenhausen	Blue Crown Spark Plug/Moore	Deidt	Deidt Tuffanelli Derrico	Offenhauser L4	Firestone
15	Mack Hellings	Tuffy's Offy	Kurtis Kraft	Kurtis Kraft 2000	Offenhauser L4	Firestone
16	Ted Duncan	Tuffy's Offy	Kurtis Kraft	Kurtis Kraft 2000	Offenhauser L4	Firestone
17	Joie Chitwood	Ervin Wolfe	Kurtis Kraft	Kurtis Kraft 2000	Offenhauser L4	Firestone
18	Duane Carter	Murrell Belanger	Stevens	Stevens	Offenhauser L4s	Firestone
19	Kenny Eaton	Lutes Truck Parts	Bardazon	Bardazon	Offenhauser L4	Firestone
19	Ralph Pratt	Lutes Truck Parts	Bardazon	Bardazon	Offenhauser L4	Firestone
21	Spider Webb	Fadely-Anderson/R.A. Cott	Maserati	Maserati 8CTF	Offenhauser L4	Firestone
22	Jimmy Davies	Pat Clancy	Ewing	Ewing	Offenhauser L4	Firestone
23	Sam Hanks	Merz Engineering/Milt Marion	Kurtis Kraft	Kurtis Kraft 2000	Offenhauser L4	Firestone
24	Bill Cantrell	Richard Palmer	Adams	Adams	Offenhauser L4	Firestone
24	Bayliss Levrett	Richard Palmer	Adams	Adams	Offenhauser L4	Firestone
25	Johnny Mauro	Johnny Mauro	Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo 8C-308	Alfa Romeo L8s	Firestone
26	George Fonder	Ray Brady	Deidt	Deidt Tuffanelli Derrico	Sparks L6s	Firestone
27	Walt Ader	Sampson Manufacturing	Rae	Rae	Offenhauser L4s	Firestone
28	Fred Agabashian	Wynn's Friction/Kurtis Kraft	Kurtis Kraft	Kurtis Kraft 3000	Offenhauser L4s	Firestone
29	Charles Van Acker	Redmer	Stevens	Stevens	Offenhauser L4	Firestone
31	Mauri Rose	Offenhauser/Howard Keck	Deidt	Deidt Tuffanelli Derrico	Offenhauser L4	Firestone
33	Joel Thorne	Thorne Engineering	Kurtis Kraft	Kurtis Kraft	Sparks L6s	Firestone
34	Johnny Fedricks	Thomas Kupiec	Kupiec	Kupiec	Offenhauser L4	Firestone
36	George Lynch	Auto Shippers	Snowberger	Snowberger	Offenhauser L4	Firestone
38	Duke Nalon	Novi Mobil	Kurtis Kraft	Kurtis Kraft	Novi L8s	Firestone
39	Danny Kladis	Federal Engineering	Maserati	Maserati 8CTF	Maserati L8s	Firestone
41	Milt Fankhauser	Karl Hall	Stevens	Stevens	Offenhauser L4	Firestone
43	Chet Miller	Novi Mobil	Kurtis Kraft	Kurtis Kraft	Novi L8s	Firestone
44	Bill Cantrell	Bowes Seal Fast Racing	Kurtis Kraft	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser L4	Firestone
45	Dick Rathmann	City of Glendale/A.J. Watson	Watson	Watson Indy Roadster	Offenhauser L4	Firestone
47	Ralph Pratt	Ed Gdula	Gdula	Gdula	Offenhauser L4	Firestone
49	Jack McGrath	Jack Hinkle	Kurtis Kraft	Kurtis Kraft 3000	Offenhauser L4	Firestone
51	Mark Light	Lee Glessner	Stevens	Stevens	Offenhauser L4	Firestone
52	Dick Fraizer	Meyer & Iddings	Meyer	Meyer	Offenhauser L4	Firestone
52	Mark Light	Meyer & Iddings	Meyer	Meyer	Offenhauser L4	Firestone
54	Cecil Green	John Zink/M.A. Walker	Kurtis Kraft	Kurtis Kraft 3000	Offenhauser L4	Firestone
55	Troy Ruttman	Bowes Seal Fast Racing	Lesovsky	Lesovsky	Offenhauser L4	Firestone
58	Billy DeVore	Joe Scopa	Scopa	Scopa	Offenhauser L4	Firestone
59	Pat Flaherty	Granatelli-Sabourin/Grancor	Kurtis Kraft	Kurtis Kraft 3000	Offenhauser L4	Firestone
61	Jimmy Jackson	Cummins Diesel	Kurtis Kraft	Kurtis Kraft 3000	Cummins L6s	Firestone
62	Johnny McDowell	Peter Wales Trucking	Kurtis Kraft	Kurtis Kraft 2000	Offenhauser L4	Firestone
63	Bob Gregg	Esmeralda/Leo Dobry	Kurtis Kraft	Kurtis Kraft 2000	Offenhauser L4	Firestone
63	Joe James	Esmeralda/Leo Dobry	Kurtis Kraft	Kurtis Kraft 2000	Offenhauser L4	Firestone
64	Bob Sweikert	Ray Carter	Wetteroth	Wetteroth	Offenhauser L4	Firestone
65	Norm Houser	Ross Page	Kurtis Kraft	Kurtis Kraft	Duray L4s	Firestone
65	Marvin Burke	Ross Page	Kurtis Kraft	Kurtis Kraft	Duray L4s	Firestone
66	Cliff Griffith	Tom Sarafoff	Miller	Miller	Offenhauser L4	Firestone
67	Bill Schindler	Automobile Shippers/Rassey	Snowberger	Snowberger	Offenhauser L4	Firestone
69	Duke Dinsmore	Brown Motors	Kurtis Kraft	Kurtis Kraft 2000	Offenhauser L4	Firestone
74	Carl Forberg	Jewell	Miller	Miller	Offenhauser L4	Firestone
75	Gene Hartley	Troy Oil/Joe Langley	Langley	Langley	Offenhauser L4	Firestone
76	Jim Rathmann	Pioneer Auto Repair/Lorenz	Wetteroth	Wetteroth	Offenhauser L4	Firestone
77	Jackie Holmes	Norm Olson	Olson	Olson Special	Offenhauser L4	Firestone
78	Cy Marshall	Vulcan Tool	R Miller	R Miller	R Miller	Firestone
79	Chuck Leighton	Cantarano	Cantarano	Cantarano	Wayne L6	Firestone
81	Jerry Hoyt	Ludson Morris	Kurtis Kraft	Kurtis Kraft 2000	Offenhauser L4	Firestone
82	Joe James	Bob Estes	Weidel	Weidel	Mercury V8	Firestone
83	Al Miller	Trainor Auto Parts	Miller	Miller	Miller L6s	Firestone
84	Mike Burch	George Hoster Inc.	Maserati	Maserati 8CTF	Maserati L8s	Firestone
85	Manuel Ayulo	Coast Grain	Maserati	Maserati 8CTF	Offenhauser L4	Firestone
85	Jim Rigsby	Coast Grain	Maserati	Maserati 8CTF	Offenhauser L4	Firestone
87	Bill Vukovich	REC/NJ Rounds	Rounds Rocket	Rounds Rocket Special	Offenhauser L4	Firestone
98	Walt Faulkner	Grant Piston Ring/Agajanian	Kurtis Kraft	Kurtis Kraft 2000	Offenhauser L4	Firestone
99	Kenny Eaton	Murrell Belanger	Kurtis Kraft	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser L4s	Firestone
99	Emil Andres	Murrell Belanger	Kurtis Kraft	Kurtis Kraft	Offenhauser L4s	Firestone

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Lap	Gap
1	98	Walt Faulkner	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	4:27.97	-
2	28	Fred Agabashian	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	4:31.10	+ 3.13
3	31	Mauri Rose	Deidt-Offenhauser	4:32.07	+ 4.10
4	5	George Connor	Lesovsky-Offenhauser	4:32.39	+ 4.42
5	1	Johnnie Parsons	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	4:32.43	+ 4.46
6	49	Jack McGrath	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	4:33.00	+ 5.03
7	69	Duke Dinsmore	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	4:34.67	+ 6.70
8	14	Tony Bettenhausen	Deidt-Offenhauser	4:34.92	+ 6.95
9	17	Joie Chitwood	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	4:35.32	+ 7.35
10	3	Bill Holland	Deidt-Offenhauser	4:35.90	+ 7.93
11	59	Pat Flaherty	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	4:37.76	+ 9.79
12	54	Cecil Green	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	4:30.86	+ 2.89
13	18	Duane Carter	Stevens-Offenhauser	4:33.42	+ 5.45
14	21	Spider Webb	Maserati-Offenhauser	4:37.46	+ 9.49
15	81	Jerry Hoyt	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	4:37.95	+ 9.98
16	2	Myron Fohr	Marchese-Offenhauser	4:33.32	+ 5.35
17	24	Bayliss Levrett	Adams-Offenhauser	4:34.43	+ 6.46
18	45	Dick Rathmann	Watson-Offenhauser	4:34.96	+ 6.99
19	7	Paul Russo	Nichels-Offenhauser	4:35.25	+ 7.28
20	4	Walt Brown	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	4:35.96	+ 7.99
21	12	Henry Banks	Maserati-Offenhauser	4:37.68	+ 9.71
22	67	Bill Schindler	Snowberger-Offenhauser	4:31.31	+ 3.34
23	8	Lee Wallard	Moore-Offenhauser	4:31.83	+ 3.86
24	55	Troy Ruttman	Lesovsky-Offenhauser	4:32.91	+ 4.94
25	23	Sam Hanks	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	4:33.57	+ 5.60
26	15	Mack Hellings	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	4:35.32	+ 7.35
27	22	Jimmy Davies	Ewing-Offenhauser	4:36.07	+ 8.10
28	76	Jim Rathmann	Wetteroth-Offenhauser	4:37.01	+ 9.04
29	27	Walt Ader	Rae-Offenhauser	4:37.05	+ 9.08
30	77	Jackie Holmes	Olson-Offenhauser	4:37.57	+ 9.60
31	75	Gene Hartley	Langley-Offenhauser	4:38.61	+ 10.64
32	61	Jimmy Jackson	Kurtis Kraft-Cummins	4:38.62	+ 10.65
33	62	Johnny McDowell	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	4:37.58	+ 9.61

Non-qualifiers

No	Driver	Constructor
9	Andy Linden	Bromme-Offenhauser
9	Bud Rose	Bromme-Offenhauser
10	Bill Vukovich	Maserati-Maserati
10	Hal Cole	Kurtis-Kraft-Offenhauser
16	Ted Duncan	Kurtis-Kraft-Offenhauser
19	Ralph Pratt	Bardazon-Offenhauser
19	Kenny Eaton	Bardazon-Offenhauser
25	Johnny Mauro	Alfa Romeo-Alfa Romeo
26	George Fonder	Deidt-Sparks
29	Charles Van Acker	Stevens-Offenhauser
33	Joel Thorne	Kurtis-Kraft-Sparks
34	Johnny Fedricks	Kupiec-Offenhauser
36	George Lynch	Snowberger-Offenhauser
38	Duke Nalon	Kurtis-Kraft-Novi
39	Danny Kladis	Maserati-Maserati
41	Milt Fankhouser	Stevens-Offenhauser
43	Chet Miller	Kurtis-Kraft-Novi
44	Bill Cantrell	Kurtis-Kraft-Offenhauser
47	Ralph Pratt	Gdula-Offenhauser
51	Mark Light	Stevens-Offenhauser
52	Mark Light	Meyer-Offenhauser
52	Dick Frazier	Meyer-Offenhauser
58	Billy Devore	Scopa-Offenhauser
63	Joe James	Kurtis-Kraft-Offenhauser
63	Bob Gregg	Kurtis-Kraft-Offenhauser
64	Bob Sweikert	Wetteroth-Offenhauser
65	Marvin Burke	Kurtis-Kraft-Duray
65	Norm Houser	Kurtis-Kraft-Duray
66	Cliff Griffith	Miller-Offenhauser
74	Carl Forberg	Miller-Offenhauser
78	Cy Marshall	Miller-Miller
79	Chuck Leighton	Cantarano-Wayne
82	Joe James	Weidel-Mercury
83	Al Miller	Miller-Miller
84	Mike Burch	Miller-Offenhauser
85	Manuel Ayulo	Maserati-Offenhauser
85	Jim Rigsby	Maserati-Offenhauser
87	Bill Vukovich	Rounds Rocket-Offenhauser
99	Kenny Eaton	Kurtis-Kraft-Offenhauser
99	Emil Andres	Kurtis-Kraft-Offenhauser

Race

Pos	Grid	No	Driver	Constructor	Qual	Rank	Laps	Led	Time/Retired	Points
1	5	1	Johnnie Parsons	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	132.040	8	138	115	2:46:55.97	9
2	10	3	Bill Holland	Deidt-Offenhauser	130.480	21	137	8	+ 1 Lap	6
3	3	31	Mauri Rose	Deidt-Offenhauser	132.310	6	137	15	+ 1 Lap	4
4	12	54	Cecil Green	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	132.910	2	137	0	+ 1 Lap	3
5	9	17	Joie Chitwood Tony Bettenhausen	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	130.750	19	136	0	+ 2 Laps	1 1
6	23	8	Lee Wallard	Moore-Offenhauser	132.430	5	136	0	+ 2 Laps
7	1	98	Walt Faulkner	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	134.340	1	135	0	+ 3 Laps
8	4	5	George Connor	Lesovsky-Offenhauser	132.160	7	135	0	+ 3 Laps
9	19	7	Paul Russo	Nichels-Offenhauser	130.790	18	135	0	+ 3 Laps
10	11	59	Pat Flaherty	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	129.600	30	135	0	+ 3 Laps
11	16	2	Myron Fohr	Marchese-Offenhauser	131.710	11	133	0	+ 5 Laps
12	13	18	Duane Carter	Stevens-Offenhauser	131.660	12	133	0	+ 5 Laps
13	26	15	Mack Hellings	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	130.680	20	132	0	+ 6 Laps
14	6	49	Jack McGrath	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	131.860	10	131	0	Spun Off
15	24	55	Troy Ruttman	Lesovsky-Offenhauser	131.910	9	130	0	+ 8 Laps
16	31	75	Gene Hartley	Langley-Offenhauser	129.210	32	128	0	+ 10 Laps
17	27	22	Jimmy Davies	Ewing-Offenhauser	130.400	23	128	0	+ 10 Laps
18	33	62	Johnny McDowell	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	129.690	27	128	0	+ 10 Laps
19	20	4	Walt Brown	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	130.450	22	127	0	+ 11 Laps
20	14	21	Spider Webb	Maserati-Offenhauser	129.740	26	126	0	+ 12 Laps
21	15	81	Jerry Hoyt	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	129.520	31	125	0	+ 13 Laps
22	29	27	Walt Ader	Rae-Offenhauser	129.940	25	123	0	+ 15 Laps
23	30	77	Jackie Holmes	Olson-Offenhauser	129.690	28	123	0	Spun Off
24	28	76	Jim Rathmann	Wetteroth-Offenhauser	129.950	24	122	0	+ 16 Laps
Ret	21	12	Henry Banks Fred Agabashian	Maserati-Offenhauser	129.640	29	112	0	Oil Line
Ret	22	67	Bill Schindler	Snowberger-Offenhauser	132.690	4	111	0	Transmission
Ret	17	24	Bayliss Levrett Bill Cantrell	Adams-Offenhauser	131.180	14	108	0	Oil Pressure
Ret	2	28	Fred Agabashian	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	132.790	3	64	0	Oil Leak
Ret	32	61	Jimmy Jackson	Kurtis Kraft-Cummins	129.200	33	52	0	Compressor
Ret	25	23	Sam Hanks	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	131.590	13	42	0	Oil Pressure
Ret	8	14	Tony Bettenhausen	Deidt-Offenhauser	130.940	16	30	0	Wheel Bearing
Ret	18	45	Dick Rathmann	Watson-Offenhauser	130.920	17	25	0	Stalled
Ret	7	69	Duke Dinsmore	Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser	131.060	15	10	0	Oil Leak

Fastest lap: Johnnie Parsons

Champion Elimination Medals Championship

Pole position: Walt Faulkner

1. Johnnie Parsons

2. Bill Holland

3. Mauri Rose

4. Cecil Green

5. Joie Chitwood/Tony Bettenhausen

6. Lee Wallard

7. Walt Faulkner

8. George Connor

9. Paul Russo

10. Pat Flaherty

11. Myron Fohr

12. Duane Carter

13. Mack Hellings

14. Jack McGrath

15. Troy Ruttman

16. Gene Hartley

17. Jimmy Davies

18. Johnny McDowell

19. Walt Brown

20. Spider Webb

21. Jerry Hoyt

22. Walt Ader

23. Jackie Holmes

24. Jim Rathmann

Fastest lap: Johnnie Parsons

Mediocrity Awards

Not contested

Drivers' Championship standings after the race

Regular championship

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Giuseppe Farina	9
2	Juan Manuel Fangio	9
3	Johnnie Parsons	9
4	Luigi Fagioli	6
5	Alberto Ascari	6

• Only the top five positions are listed. Only the best 4 results counted towards the Championship.

Champion Elimination Medals Championship

Pos	Driver	Wins	2nd	3rd	Points
1	Giuseppe Farina	1	0	0	9
2	Juan Manuel Fangio	1	0	0	9
3	Johnnie Parsons	1	0	0	9
4	Luigi Fagioli	0	1	0	6
5	Alberto Ascari	0	1	0	6

• Only the top five positions are listed. Only the best 4 results counted towards the Championship.

Mediocrity Awards

Pos	Driver	Laps
1	Johnny Claes	74
2	Joe Fry	23
3	Bob Gerard	22
4	Joe Kelly	15
5	Geoff Crossley	14

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