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30 May 1950

1950 Indianapolis 500

Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Pts
1 1 Johnnie Parsons Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 138 2:46'55.97 5 9
2 3 Bill Holland Deidt-Offenhauser 137 +1 Lap 10 6
3 31 Mauri Rose Deidt-Offenhauser 137 +1 Lap 3 4
4 54 Cecil Green Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 137 +1 Lap 12 3
SHR 17 Joie Chitwood Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 136 +2 Laps 9 1
6 8 Lee Wallard Moore-Offenhauser 136 +2 Laps 23
7 98 Walt Faulkner Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 135 +3 Laps 1
8 5 George Connor Lesovsky-Offenhauser 135 +3 Laps 4
9 7 Paul Russo Nichels-Offenhauser 135 +3 Laps 19
10 59 Pat Flaherty Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 135 +3 Laps 11
11 2 Myron Fohr Marchese-Offenhauser 133 +5 Laps 16
12 18 Duane Carter Stevens-Offenhauser 133 +5 L aps 13
13 15 Mack Hellings Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 132 +6 Laps 26
14 49 Jack McGrath Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 131 Spun Off 6
15 55 Troy Ruttman Lesovsky-Offenhauser 130 +8 L aps 24
16 75 Gene Hartley Langley-Offenhauser 128 +10 Laps 31
17 22 Jimmy Davies Ewing-Offenhauser 128 +10 Laps 27
18 62 Johnny McDowell Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 128 +10 Laps 33
19 4 Walt Brown Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 127 +11 Laps 20
20 21 Spider Webb Maserati-Offenhauser 126 +12 Laps 2
21 81 Jerry Hoyt Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 125 +13 Laps 15
22 27 Walt Ader Rae-Offenhauser 123 +15 L aps 29
23 77 Jackie Holmes Olson-Offenhauser 123 Spun off 30
24 76 Jim Rathmann Wetteroth-Offenhauser 122 +16 L aps 28
Ret 67 Bill Schindler Snowberger-Offenhauser 111 Transmission 22
Ret 24 Bayliss Levrett Adams-Offenhauser 108 Oil pressure 17
Ret 28 Fred Agabashian Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 64 Oil leak 2
Ret 61 Jimmy Jackson Kurtis Kraft-Cummins 52 Compressor 32
Ret 23 Sam Hanks Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 42 Oil pressure 25
SHR 14 Tony Bettenhausen Deidt-Offenhauser 30 Wheel bearing 8 1
Ret 45 Dick Rathmann Watson-Offenhauser 25 Retirement 18
Ret 69 Duke Dinsmore Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser 10 Oil leak 7

Fastest Lap: Johnnie  Parsons 1'09.770

Stopped early because of rain. Original distance 200 Laps. Points for 5th position shared between Chitwood and Bettenhausen.