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1950 Indianapolis International Motor Sweepstakes

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Race 3 of 7

Indianapolis
138 laps
Time of race: 2:46:55.97
Average speed of winner: 199.581 kph
Margin of victory: 1 lap
Lead changes: 7 among 4 drivers
Fastest lap: Johnnie Parsons 1:09.77
Lap leaders: Faulkner pole, Rose 1-9, Parsons 10-32, Rose 33, Parsons 34-104, Rose 105-109, Holland 110-117, Parsons 118-138

Race notes: First win for Johnnie Parsons. Only pole for Walt Faulkner. Debut for all starters. Only start for Walt Ader, Joie Chitwood, Myron Fohr, Jackie Holmes, Jimmy Jackson, and Bayliss Levrett.

Video links: Highlights

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Team	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	Owner	Qualifying Time	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Points
1	5	Johnnie Parsons	1	Wynn's Friction Proofing	Kurtis	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Kurtis Kraft	4:32.43	138	3	115	2:46:55.97	9
2	10	Bill Holland	3	Blue Crown Spark Plug	Deidt	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Lou Moore	4:35.90	137	1	8	+1 lap	6
3	3	Mauri Rose	31	Howard Keck	Deidt	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Keck	4:32.07	137	3	15	+1 lap	4
4	12	Cecil Green	54	John Zink	KK3000	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	M.A. Walker	4:30.86	137	0	0	+1 lap	3
5	9	Joie Chitwood	17	Wolfe	KK2000	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Wolfe	4:35.32	82	0	0	+2 laps	1
		Tony Bettenhausen								0.0000	0	0		1
6	23	Lee Wallard	8	Blue Crown Spark Plug	Moore	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Lou Moore	4:31.83	136	0	0	+2 laps	0
7	1	Walt Faulkner	98	Grant Piston Ring	KK2000	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Agajanian	4:27.97	135	0	0	+3 laps	0
8	4	George Connor	5	Blue Crown Spark Plug	Lesovsky	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Lou Moore	4:32.39	135	0	0	+3 laps	0
9	19	Paul Russo	7	Russo-Nichels	Nichels	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Russo	4:35.25	135	0	0	+3 laps	0
10	11	Pat Flaherty	59	Granatelli-Sabourin	KK3000	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Grancor	4:37.76	135	0	0	+3 laps	0
11	16	Myron Fohr	2	Bardahl	Marchese	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Marchese	4:33.32	133	0	0	+5 laps	0
12	13	Duane Carter	18	Belanger Motors	Stevens	Offenhauser 3.0 L4C	Firestone	Belanger	4:33.42	133	0	0	+5 laps	0
13	26	Mack Hellings	15	Tuffy's Offy	Silnes	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Pritchard	4:35.32	132	0	0	+6 laps	0
14	6	Jack McGrath	49	Hinkle	KK3000	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Hinkle	4:33.00	131	0	0	spun off	0
15	24	Troy Ruttman	55	Bowes Seal Fast	Lesovsky	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Bowes	4:32.91	130	0	0	+8 laps	0
16	31	Gene Hartley	75	Troy Oil	Langley	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Joe Langley	4:38.61	128	0	0	+10 laps	0
17	27	Jimmy Davies	22	Pat Clancy	Ewing	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Clancy	4:36.07	128	0	0	+10 laps	0
18	33	Johnny McDowell	62	Pete Wales	KK2000	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Wales	4:37.58	128	0	0	+10 laps	0
19	20	Walt Brown	4	Tuffy's Offy	Silnes	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Pritchard	4:35.96	127	0	0	+11 laps	0
20	14	Spider Webb	21	Fadely-Anderson	Maserati 8CTF	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Cott	4:37.46	126	0	0	+12 laps	0
21	15	Jerry Hoyt	81	Morris	KK2000	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Ludson Morris	4:37.95	125	0	0	+13 laps	0
22	29	Walt Ader	27	Sampson	Rae	Offenhauser 3.0 L4C	Firestone	Sampson Manufacturing	4:37.05	123	0	0	+15 laps	0
23	30	Jackie Holmes	77	Norm Olson	Olson	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Olson	4:37.57	123	0	0	spun off	0
24	28	Jim Rathmann	76	Pioneer Auto Repair	Wetteroth	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Lorenz	4:37.01	122	0	0	+16 laps	0
25	21	Henry Banks	12	I.R.C.	Maserati 8CTF	Offenhauser 3.0 L4C	Firestone	I.R.C.	4:37.68	71	0	0	oil line	0
		Fred Agabashian								0.0000	0	0		0
26	22	Bill Schindler	67	Automobile Shippers	Rassey	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Rassey	4:31.31	111	0	0	transmission	0
27	17	Bayliss Levrett	24	Palmer	Adams	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Palmer	4:34.43	105	0	0	oil pressure	0
		Bill Cantrell								0.0000	0	0		0
28	2	Fred Agabashian	28	Wynn's Friction Proofing	KK3000	Offenhauser 3.0 L4C	Firestone	Kurtis Kraft	4:31.10	64	0	0	oil leak	0
29	32	Jimmy Jackson	61	Cummins Diesel	Kurtis	Cummins 3.0 L6C	Firestone	Cummins Engines	4:38.62	52	0	0	compressor	0
30	25	Sam Hanks	23	Merz Engineering	KK2000	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Marion	4:33.57	42	0	0	oil pressure	0
31	8	Tony Bettenhausen	14	Blue Crown Spark Plug	Deidt	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Lou Moore	4:34.92	30	0	0	wheel bearing	0
32	18	Dick Rathman	45	City of Glendale	Watson	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	A.J. Watson	4:34.96	25	0	0	stalled	0
33	7	Duke Dinsmore	69	Brown Motor Co.	KK2000	Offenhauser 4.5 L4	Firestone	Verlin Brown	4:34.67	10	0	0	oil leak	0

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Podiums
1	Johnnie Parsons	9	1	0	1	1
2	Juan Manuel Fangio	9	2	1	1	1
3	Nino Farina	9	2	1	1	1
4	Bill Holland	6	1	0	0	1
5	Alberto Ascari	6	1	0	0	1
6	Luigi Fagioli	6	2	0	0	1
7	Mauri Rose	4	1	0	0	1
8	Louis Chiron	4	2	0	0	1
9	Reg Parnell	4	1	0	0	1
10	Cecil Green	3	1	0	0	0
11	Raymond Sommer	3	1	0	0	0
12	Yves Giraud-Cabantous	3	1	0	0	0
13	Prince Bira	2	2	0	0	0
14	Louis Rosier	2	2	0	0	0
15	Joie Chitwood	1	1	0	0	0
16	Lee Wallard	0	1	0	0	0
17	Bob Gerard	0	2	0	0	0
18	Walt Faulkner	0	1	1	0	0
19	Johnny Claes	0	2	0	0	0
20	Cuth Harrison	0	2	0	0	0
21	George Connor	0	1	0	0	0
22	Luigi Villoresi	0	1	0	0	0
23	Philippe Étancelin	0	2	0	0	0
24	Paul Russo	0	1	0	0	0
25	David Hampshire	0	1	0	0	0

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