1950 Season - Round 3 - 1950-05-30
Johnnie Parsons won the 1950 Indianapolis 500 for Kurtis Kraft, with Bill Holland (Deidt) second and Mauri Rose (Deidt) third. The win came from P5 on the grid.
Lee Wallard (Moore) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P23 on the grid to P6 at the flag β a 17-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 7 drivers failing to finish.
30 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1950 Indianapolis 500, completing round 3 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnnie Parsons | Kurtis Kraft | 5 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Bill Holland | Deidt | 10 | +1 Lap | 6 | |
| 3 | Mauri Rose | Deidt | 3 | +1 Lap | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Cecil Green |
| Kurtis Kraft |
| 12 |
| +1 Lap |
| 3 |
| 5 | Tony Bettenhausen | Kurtis Kraft | 9 | +2 Laps | 1 |
| 5 | Joie Chitwood | Kurtis Kraft | 9 | +2 Laps | 1 |
| 6 | Lee Wallard | Moore | 23 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 7 | Walt Faulkner | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 8 | George Connor | Lesovsky | 4 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | Paul Russo | Nichels | 19 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Pat Flaherty | Kurtis Kraft | 11 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Myron Fohr | Marchese | 16 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Duane Carter | Stevens | 13 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Mack Hellings | Kurtis Kraft | 26 | +6 Laps | 0 |
| 14 | Jack McGrath | Kurtis Kraft | 6 | Spun off | 0 |
| 15 | Troy Ruttman | Lesovsky | 24 | +8 Laps | 0 |
| 16 | Gene Hartley | Langley | 31 | +10 Laps | 0 |
| 17 | Jimmy Davies | Ewing | 27 | +10 Laps | 0 |
| 18 | Johnny McDowell | Kurtis Kraft | 33 | +10 Laps | 0 |
| 19 | Walt Brown | Kurtis Kraft | 20 | +11 Laps | 0 |
| 20 | Travis Webb | Maserati | 14 | +12 Laps | 0 |
| 21 | Jerry Hoyt | Kurtis Kraft | 15 | +13 Laps | 0 |
| 22 | Walt Ader | Rae | 29 | +15 Laps | 0 |
| 23 | Jackie Holmes | Olson | 30 | Spun off | 0 |
| 24 | Jim Rathmann | Wetteroth | 28 | +16 Laps | 0 |
| 25 | Henry Banks | Maserati | 21 | Oil line | 0 |
| 26 | Bill Schindler | Snowberger | 22 | Transmission | 0 |
| 27 | Bayliss Levrett | Adams | 17 | Oil pressure | 0 |
| 27 | Bill Cantrell | Adams | 17 | Oil pressure | 0 |
| 28 | Fred Agabashian | Kurtis Kraft | 2 | Oil leak | 0 |