Indianapolis Grand Prix 1950: results

Round 3 of the 1950 season, 30 May 1950, at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Johnnie Parsons won for Kurtis Kraft from P5 on the grid. Walt Faulkner took pole position. Fastest lap: Johnnie Parsons, 1:09.770.

Race result

PosDriverTeamTimePoints
1Johnnie ParsonsKurtis Kraft2:46:55.9709
2Bill HollandDeidt+1 lap6
3Mauri RoseDeidt+1 lap4
4Cecil GreenKurtis Kraft+1 lap3
5Joie ChitwoodKurtis Kraft+2 laps1
5Tony BettenhausenKurtis Kraft—1
6Lee WallardMoore+2 laps0
7Walt FaulknerKurtis Kraft+3 laps0
8George ConnorLesovsky+3 laps0
9Paul RussoNichels+3 laps0
10Pat FlahertyKurtis Kraft+3 laps0
11Myron FohrMarchese+5 laps0
12Duane CarterStevens+5 laps0
13Mack HellingsKurtis Kraft+6 laps0
14Jack McGrathKurtis KraftSpun off0
15Troy RuttmanLesovsky+8 laps0
16Gene HartleyLangley+10 laps0
17Jimmy DaviesEwing+10 laps0
18Johnny McDowellKurtis Kraft+10 laps0
19Walt BrownKurtis Kraft+11 laps0
20Spider WebbMaserati+12 laps0
21Jerry HoytKurtis Kraft+13 laps0
22Walt AderRae+15 laps0
23Jackie HolmesOlsonSpun off0
24Jim RathmannWetteroth+16 laps0
25Henry BanksMaseratiOil line0
25Fred AgabashianMaserati—0
26Bill SchindlerSnowbergerTransmission0
27Bayliss LevrettAdamsOil pressure0
27William CantrellAdams—0
28Fred AgabashianKurtis KraftOil leak0
29Jimmy JacksonKurtis KraftCompressor0
30Sam HanksKurtis KraftOil pressure0
31Tony BettenhausenDeidtWheel bearing0
32Dick RathmannWatsonStalled0
33Duke DinsmoreKurtis KraftOil leak0

Qualifying

PosDriverTeamBest time
1Walt FaulknerKurtis Kraft
2Fred AgabashianKurtis Kraft
3Mauri RoseDeidt
4George ConnorLesovsky
5Johnnie ParsonsKurtis Kraft
6Jack McGrathKurtis Kraft
7Duke DinsmoreKurtis Kraft
8Tony BettenhausenDeidt
9Joie ChitwoodKurtis Kraft
10Bill HollandDeidt
11Pat FlahertyKurtis Kraft
12Cecil GreenKurtis Kraft
13Duane CarterStevens
14Spider WebbMaserati
15Jerry HoytKurtis Kraft
16Myron FohrMarchese
17Bayliss LevrettAdams
18Dick RathmannWatson
19Paul RussoNichels
20Walt BrownKurtis Kraft
21Henry BanksMaserati
22Bill SchindlerSnowberger
23Lee WallardMoore
24Troy RuttmanLesovsky
25Sam HanksKurtis Kraft
26Mack HellingsKurtis Kraft
27Jimmy DaviesEwing
28Jim RathmannWetteroth
29Walt AderRae
30Jackie HolmesOlson
31Gene HartleyLangley
32Jimmy JacksonKurtis Kraft
33Johnny McDowellKurtis Kraft

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