Race Results for the 1950 Indianapolis 500
| Finish |
Start |
Car Num. |
Driver |
Car Name/Entrant* |
Make/Model |
Status |
Laps |
Led |
Prize Money |
| 1 |
5 |
1 |
Johnnie Parsons
|
Wynn's Friction Proofing |
Kurtis/Offy |
124.022 |
138 |
115 |
$57,459 |
| 2 |
10 |
3 |
Bill Holland
(W) |
Blue Crown Spark Plug |
Deidt/Offy |
Running |
137 |
8 |
$21,899 |
| 3 |
3 |
31 |
Mauri Rose
(W) |
Howard Keck |
Deidt/Offy |
Running |
137 |
15 |
$15,269 |
| 4 |
12 |
54 |
Cecil Green
(R) |
John Zink |
KK3000/Offy |
Running |
137 |
0 |
$10,964 |
| 5 |
9 |
17 |
Joie Chitwood
|
Wolfe |
KK2000/Offy |
Running |
136 |
0 |
$8,789 |
| 6 |
23 |
8 |
Lee Wallard
|
Blue Crown Spark Plug |
Moore/Offy |
Running |
136 |
0 |
$6,864 |
| 7 |
1 |
98 |
Walt Faulkner
(R) |
Grant Piston Ring |
KK2000/Offy |
Running |
135 |
0 |
$7,664 |
| 8 |
4 |
5 |
George Connor
|
Blue Crown Spark Plug |
Lesovsky/Offy |
Running |
135 |
0 |
$5,039 |
| 9 |
19 |
7 |
Paul Russo
|
Russo-Nichels |
Nichels/Offy |
Running |
135 |
0 |
$4,989 |
| 10 |
11 |
59 |
Pat Flaherty
(R) |
Granatelli-Sabourin |
KK3000/Offy |
Running |
135 |
0 |
$4,639 |
| 11 |
16 |
2 |
Myron Fohr
|
Bardahl |
Marchese/Offy |
Running |
133 |
0 |
$3,734 |
| 12 |
13 |
18 |
Duane Carter
|
Belanger Motors |
Stevens/Offy |
Running |
133 |
0 |
$3,464 |
| 13 |
26 |
15 |
Mack Hellings
|
Tuffy's Offy |
Silnes/Offy |
Running |
132 |
0 |
$2,979 |
| 14 |
6 |
49 |
Jack McGrath
|
Hinkle |
KK3000/Offy |
Accident |
131 |
0 |
$2,799 |
| 15 |
24 |
55 |
Troy Ruttman
|
Bowes Seal Fast |
Lesovsky/Offy |
Running |
130 |
0 |
$2,979 |
| 16 |
31 |
75 |
Gene Hartley
(R) |
Troy Oil |
Langley/Offy |
Running |
128 |
0 |
$2,509 |
| 17 |
27 |
22 |
Jimmy Davies
(R) |
Pat Clancy |
Ewing/Offy |
Running |
128 |
0 |
$2,339 |
| 18 |
33 |
62 |
Johnny McDowell
|
Pete Wales |
KK2000/Offy |
Running |
128 |
0 |
$2,769 |
| 19 |
20 |
4 |
Walt Brown
|
Tuffy's Offy |
Silnes/Offy |
Running |
127 |
0 |
$2,339 |
| 20 |
14 |
21 |
Spider Webb
|
Fadely-Anderson |
Maserati/Offy |
Running |
126 |
0 |
$2,509 |
| 21 |
15 |
81 |
Jerry Hoyt
(R) |
Morris |
KK2000/Offy |
Running |
125 |
0 |
$2,379 |
| 22 |
29 |
27 |
Walt Ader
(R) |
Sampson |
Rae/Offy |
Running |
123 |
0 |
$2,149 |
| 23 |
30 |
77 |
Jackie Holmes
|
Norm Olson |
Olson/Offy |
Accident |
123 |
0 |
$2,119 |
| 24 |
28 |
76 |
Jim Rathmann
|
Pioneer Auto Repair |
Wetteroth/Offy |
Running |
122 |
0 |
$2,089 |
| 25 |
21 |
12 |
Henry Banks
|
I.R.C. |
Maserati/Offy |
Oil line |
112 |
0 |
$2,059 |
| 26 |
22 |
67 |
Bill Schindler
(R) |
Automobile Shippers |
Rassey/Offy |
Universal joint |
111 |
0 |
$2,604 |
| 27 |
17 |
24 |
Bayliss Levrett
|
Palmer |
Adams/Offy |
Oil pressure |
108 |
0 |
$2,424 |
| 28 |
2 |
28 |
Fred Agabashian
|
Wynn's Friction Proofing |
KK3000/Offy |
Oil line |
64 |
0 |
$2,444 |
| 29 |
32 |
61 |
Jimmy Jackson
|
Cummins Diesel |
Kurtis/Cummins |
Supercharger |
52 |
0 |
$1,939 |
| 30 |
25 |
23 |
Sam Hanks
|
Merz Engineering |
KK2000/Offy |
Oil pressure |
42 |
0 |
$2,134 |
| 31 |
8 |
14 |
Tony Bettenhausen
|
Blue Crown Spark Plug |
Deidt/Offy |
Wheel |
30 |
0 |
$1,879 |
| 32 |
18 |
45 |
Dick Rathmann
(R) |
City of Glendale |
Watson/Offy |
Stalled |
25 |
0 |
$2,149 |
| 33 |
7 |
69 |
Duke Dinsmore
|
Brown Motor Co. |
KK2000/Offy |
Oil leak |
10 |
0 |
$1,844 |
- * complete car name/entrant data not available for all entries
- (R) - Indicates Rookie
- (W) - Indicates Past Winner