Indianapolis 500
Race Results for the 1949 Indianapolis 500
| Finish | Start | Car Num. | Driver | Car Name/Entrant* | Make/Model | Status | Laps | Led | Prize Money |
| 1 | 4 | 7 | Bill Holland | Blue Crown Spark Plug | Deidt/Offy | 121.327 | 200 | 146 | $51,575 |
| 2 | 12 | 12 | Johnnie Parsons (R) | Kurtis-Kraft | Kurtis/Offy | 119.785 | 200 | 0 | $18,250 |
| 3 | 6 | 22 | George Connor | Blue Crown Spark Plug | Lesovsky/Offy | 119.595 | 200 | 0 | $11,675 |
| 4 | 13 | 2 | Myron Fohr (R) | Marchese | Marchese/Offy | 118.791 | 200 | 0 | $8,575 |
| 5 | 16 | 77 | Joie Chitwood | Wolfe | KK2000/Offy | 118.757 | 200 | 0 | $6,950 |
| 6 | 7 | 61 | Jimmy Jackson | Howard Keck | Deidt/Offy | 117.870 | 200 | 0 | $5,625 |
| 7 | 9 | 98 | Johnny Mantz | Agajanian | KK2000/Offy | 117.142 | 200 | 0 | $4,690 |
| 8 | 19 | 19 | Paul Russo | Tuffy's Offy | Silnes/Offy | 111.862 | 200 | 0 | $4,940 |
| 9 | 32 | 9 | Emil Andres | Tuffy's Offy | Silnes/Offy | Running | 197 | 0 | $4,420 |
| 10 | 24 | 71 | Norm Houser (R) | Troy Oil Co. | Langley/Offy | Running | 181 | 0 | $4,075 |
| 11 | 21 | 68 | Jim Rathmann (R) | Pioneer Auto Repair | Wetteroth/Offy | Running | 175 | 0 | $3,195 |
| 12 | 18 | 64 | Troy Ruttman (R) | Carter | Wetteroth/Offy | Running | 151 | 0 | $3,150 |
| 13 | 10 | 3 | Mauri Rose (W) | Blue Crown Spark Plug | Deidt/Offy | Magneto strap | 192 | 0 | $2,605 |
| 14 | 5 | 17 | Duane Carter | Belanger Motors | Stevens/Offy | Steering | 182 | 0 | $2,610 |
| 15 | 15 | 29 | Duke Dinsmore | Norm Olson | Olson/Offy | Radius rod | 174 | 0 | $2,565 |
| 16 | 14 | 8 | Mack Hellings | Don Lee | KK2000/Offy | Valves | 172 | 0 | $2,570 |
| 17 | 22 | 4 | Bill Sheffler | Sheffler | Bromme/Offy | Rod | 160 | 0 | $2,175 |
| 18 | 28 | 32 | Johnny McDowell (R) | Iddings | Meyer/Offy | Magneto | 142 | 0 | $2,005 |
| 19 | 11 | 14 | Hal Cole | Gancor | KK2000/Offy | Rod bearing | 117 | 0 | $1,975 |
| 20 | 25 | 38 | George Fonder (R) | Ray Brady | Adams/Sparks | Valve | 116 | 0 | $1,945 |
| 21 | 30 | 74 | Bill Cantrell | Kennedy Tank | Kurtis/Offy | Drive shaft | 95 | 0 | $2,315 |
| 22 | 17 | 57 | Jackie Holmes (R) | Pat Clancy (6 Wheels) | Kurtis/Offy | Drive shaft | 65 | 0 | $2,410 |
| 23 | 20 | 6 | Lee Wallard | IRC Maserati | Maserati/Maserati | Gears | 55 | 19 | $4,405 |
| 24 | 29 | 69 | Bayliss Levrett (R) | Wynn's Oil | KK2000/Offy | Drain plug | 52 | 0 | $2,375 |
| 25 | 2 | 5 | Rex Mays | Novi Mobil | Kurtis/Novi | Engine | 48 | 12 | $3,470 |
| 26 | 3 | 33 | Jack McGrath | City of Tacoma | KK2000/Offy | Oil pump | 39 | 0 | $2,115 |
| 27 | 31 | 15 | Fred Agabashian | IRC Maserati | Maserati/Maserati | Overheating | 38 | 0 | $2,035 |
| 28 | 33 | 52 | Manuel Ayulo (R) | Sheffler | Bromme/Offy | Rod | 24 | 0 | $1,805 |
| 29 | 1 | 54 | Duke Nalon | Novi Mobil | Kurtis/Novi | Accident | 23 | 23 | $5,650 |
| 30 | 23 | 18 | Sam Hanks | Love Machine & Tool | KK2000/Offy | Oil leak | 20 | 0 | $1,645 |
| 31 | 27 | 10 | Charlie Van Acker | Redmer | Stevens/Offy | Accident | 10 | 0 | $1,615 |
| 32 | 8 | 26 | George Lynch (R) | Automobile Shippers | Rassey/Offy | Accident | 1 | 0 | $1,585 |
| 33 | 26 | 37 | Spider Webb | Grancor | Bromme/Offy | DNS-Transmission | 0 | 0 | $1,555 |
- * complete car name/entrant data not available for all entries
- (R) - Indicates Rookie
- (W) - Indicates Past Winner