1950 - Indianapolis 500

The history of Formula One has its roots in the European Grand Prix motor racing of the 1920s and 1930s. However, the foundation of Formula One began in 1946 with the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile's (FIA) standardisation of rules. A World Drivers' Championship followed in 1950. FIA Formula 1 Racing Champions FIA Formula 1 Racing by Year

1950 - Indianapolis 500

Race Name - Indianapolis 500
Date - 5/30/1950
Race Track - Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Number of Starting Cars - 33
Laps Run - 138
Pole Winner Walt Faulkner
Average Race Speed - 199.581 kph
Lead Changes - 4 Leader(s) with 7 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Johnnie Parsons
Race Number - 3

Fin	St	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine
1	5	Johnnie Parsons	Wynns Friction Proofing	Kurtis	Offenhauser 4.5 L4
2	10	Bill Holland	Blue Crown Spark Plug	Deidt	Offenhauser 4.5 L4
3	3	Mauri Rose	Howard Keck	Deidt	Offenhauser 4.5 L4
4	12	Cecil Green	John Zink	KK3000	Offenhauser 4.5 L4
5	9	Joie Chitwood	Wolfe	KK2000	Offenhauser 4.5 L4
6	23	Lee Wallard	Blue Crown Spark Plug	Moore	Offenhauser 4.5 L4
7	1	Walt Faulkner	Grant Piston Ring	KK2000	Offenhauser 4.5 L4
8	4	George Connor	Blue Crown Spark Plug	Lesovsky	Offenhauser 4.5 L4
9	19	Paul Russo	RussoNichels	Nichels	Offenhauser 4.5 L4
10	11	Pat Flaherty	GranatelliSabourin	KK3000	Offenhauser 4.5 L4
11	16	Myron Fohr	Bardahl	Marchese	Offenhauser 4.5 L4
12	13	Duane Carter	Belanger Motors	Stevens	Offenhauser 3.0 L4C
13	26	Mack Hellings	Tuffys Offy	Silnes	Offenhauser 4.5 L4
14	6	Jack McGrath	Hinkle	KK3000	Offenhauser 4.5 L4
15	24	Troy Ruttman	Bowes Seal Fast	Lesovsky	Offenhauser 4.5 L4
16	31	Gene Hartley	Troy Oil	Langley	Offenhauser 4.5 L4
17	27	Jimmy Davies	Pat Clancy	Ewing	Offenhauser 4.5 L4
18	33	Johnny McDowell	Pete Wales	KK2000	Offenhauser 4.5 L4
19	20	Walt Brown	Tuffys Offy	Silnes	Offenhauser 4.5 L4
20	14	Spider Webb	FadelyAnderson	Maserati 8CTF	Offenhauser 4.5 L4
21	15	Jerry Hoyt	Morris	KK2000	Offenhauser 4.5 L4
22	29	Walt Ader	Sampson	Rae	Offenhauser 3.0 L4C
23	30	Jackie Holmes	Norm Olson	Olson	Offenhauser 4.5 L4
24	28	Jim Rathmann	Pioneer Auto Repair	Wetteroth	Offenhauser 4.5 L4
25	21	Henry Banks	IRC	Maserati 8CTF	Offenhauser 3.0 L4C
26	22	Bill Schindler	Automobile Shippers	Rassey	Offenhauser 4.5 L4
27	17	Bayliss Levrett	Palmer	Adams	Offenhauser 4.5 L4
28	2	Fred Agabashian	Wynns Friction Proofing	KK3000	Offenhauser 3.0 L4C
29	32	Jimmy Jackson	Cummins Diesel	Kurtis	Cummins 3.0 L6C
30	25	Sam Hanks	Merz Engineering	KK2000	Offenhauser 4.5 L4
31	8	Tony Bettenhausen	Blue Crown Spark Plug	Deidt	Offenhauser 4.5 L4
32	18	Dick Rathman	City of Glendale	Watson	Offenhauser 4.5 L4
33	7	Duke Dinsmore	Brown Motor Co	KK2000	Offenhauser 4.5 L4