1950 Indianapolis 500
- Date
- 30 May 1950
- Circuit
- Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Indianapolis, USA
- Round
- 3 of 7
- Winner
- Johnnie Parsons (Kurtis Kraft)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Johnnie Parsons | Kurtis Kraft | 5 | 138 | 2:46:55.97 | 9 | |
| 2 | 3 | Bill Holland | Deidt | 10 | 137 | +1 Lap | 6 | |
| 3 | 31 | Mauri Rose | Deidt | 3 | 137 | +1 Lap | 4 | |
| 4 | 54 | Cecil Green | Kurtis Kraft | 12 | 137 | +1 Lap | 3 | |
| 5 | 17 | Joie Chitwood | Kurtis Kraft | 9 | 136 | +2 Laps | 1 | |
| 5 | 17 | Tony Bettenhausen | Kurtis Kraft | 9 | 136 | +2 Laps | 1 | |
| 6 | 8 | Lee Wallard | Moore | 23 | 136 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 7 | 98 | Walt Faulkner | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 135 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 8 | 5 | George Connor | Lesovsky | 4 | 135 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 9 | 7 | Paul Russo | Nichels | 19 | 135 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 10 | 59 | Pat Flaherty | Kurtis Kraft | 11 | 135 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 11 | 2 | Myron Fohr | Marchese | 16 | 133 | +5 Laps | 0 | |
| 12 | 18 | Duane Carter | Stevens | 13 | 133 | +5 Laps | 0 | |
| 13 | 15 | Mack Hellings | Kurtis Kraft | 26 | 132 | +6 Laps | 0 | |
| 14 | 49 | Jack McGrath | Kurtis Kraft | 6 | 131 | Spun off | 0 | |
| 15 | 55 | Troy Ruttman | Lesovsky | 24 | 130 | +8 Laps | 0 | |
| 16 | 75 | Gene Hartley | Langley | 31 | 128 | +10 Laps | 0 | |
| 17 | 22 | Jimmy Davies | Ewing | 27 | 128 | +10 Laps | 0 | |
| 18 | 62 | Johnny McDowell | Kurtis Kraft | 33 | 128 | +10 Laps | 0 | |
| 19 | 4 | Walt Brown | Kurtis Kraft | 20 | 127 | +11 Laps | 0 | |
| 20 | 21 | Travis Webb | Maserati | 14 | 126 | +12 Laps | 0 | |
| 21 | 81 | Jerry Hoyt | Kurtis Kraft | 15 | 125 | +13 Laps | 0 | |
| 22 | 27 | Walt Ader | Rae | 29 | 123 | +15 Laps | 0 | |
| 23 | 77 | Jackie Holmes | Olson | 30 | 123 | Spun off | 0 | |
| 24 | 76 | Jim Rathmann | Wetteroth | 28 | 122 | +16 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 12 | Henry Banks | Maserati | 21 | 112 | Oil line | 0 | |
| R | 67 | Bill Schindler | Snowberger | 22 | 111 | Transmission | 0 | |
| R | 24 | Bayliss Levrett | Adams | 17 | 108 | Oil pressure | 0 | |
| R | 24 | Bill Cantrell | Adams | 17 | 108 | Oil pressure | 0 | |
| R | 28 | Fred Agabashian | Kurtis Kraft | 2 | 64 | Oil leak | 0 | |
| R | 61 | Jimmy Jackson | Kurtis Kraft | 32 | 52 | Supercharger | 0 | |
| R | 23 | Sam Hanks | Kurtis Kraft | 25 | 42 | Oil pressure | 0 | |
| R | 14 | Tony Bettenhausen | Deidt | 8 | 30 | Wheel bearing | 0 | |
| R | 45 | Dick Rathmann | Watson | 18 | 25 | Stalled | 0 | |
| R | 69 | Duke Dinsmore | Kurtis Kraft | 7 | 10 | Oil leak | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nino Farina | 1 | 9 | |
| 2 | Juan Fangio | 1 | 9 | |
| 3 | Johnnie Parsons | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 9 |
| 4 | Luigi Fagioli | 0 | 6 | |
| 5 | Alberto Ascari | 0 | 6 | |
| 6 | Bill Holland | Deidt | 0 | 6 |
| 7 | Louis Chiron | 0 | 4 | |
| 8 | Reg Parnell | 0 | 4 | |
| 9 | Mauri Rose | Deidt | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Yves Cabantous | 0 | 3 |