International 500 Mile
Sweepstakes
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
2.5 Mile Paved Oval
138 Laps/345 Miles
May 30, 1950
| Finish | Start | Driver | Car # | Sponsor/Name | Chassis | Engine | Laps | Status |
Points |
| 1 | 5 | Johnnie Parsons | 1 | Wynn's Friction Proofing | Kurtis | Offy | 138 | 2:46:55.97 124.002 | 690 |
| 2 | 10 | Bill Holland | 3 | Blue Crown Spark Plug | Deidt FD | Offy | 137 | 2:47:33.97 122.638 | 552 |
| 3 | 3 | Mauri Rose | 31 | Keck/Offenhauser | Deidt FD | Offy | 137 | 2:48:44.96 121.778 | 483 |
| 4 | 12 | Cecil Green | 54 | John Zink | Kurtis 3000 | Offy | 137 | 2:48:45.97 121.766 | 414 |
| 5 | 9 | Joie Chitwood | 17 | Wolfe | Kurtis 2000 | Offy | 136 | 2:47:32.99 121.755 | 217.5 |
| 6 | 23 | Lee Wallard | 8 | Blue Crown Spark Plug | Moore | Offy | 136 | 2:48:34.97 121.009 | 276 |
| 7 | 1 | Walt Faulkner | 98 | Grant Piston Ring | Kurtis 2000 | Offy | 135 | 2:47:13.55 121.094 | 207 |
| 8 | 4 | George Connor | 5 | Blue Crown Spark Plug | Lesovsky | Offy | 135 | 2:47:14.19 121.086 | 172.5 |
| 9 | 19 | Paul Russo | 7 | Russo-Nichels | Russo/Nichels | Offy | 135 | 2:48:48.32 119.961 | 138 |
| 10 | 11 | Pat Flaherty | 59 | Granatelli-Sabourin | Kurtis 3000 | Offy | 135 | 2:48:49.02 119.952 | 103.5 |
| 11 | 16 | Myron Fohr | 2 | Bardahl/Marchese | Marchese | Offy | 133 | Flagged - rain | 69 |
| 12 | 13 | Duane Carter | 18 | Belanger | Stevens | Offy | 133 | Flagged - rain | 34.5 |
| 13 | 26 | Mack Hellings | 15 | Tuffy's Offy | Kurtis 2000 | Offy | 132 | Flagged – rain | |
| 14 | 6 | Jack McGrath | 49 | Hinkle | Kurtis 3000 | Offy | 131 | Flagged, hit NE wall | |
| 15 | 24 | Troy Ruttman | 55 | Bowes Seal Fast | Lesovsky | Offy | 130 | Flagged - rain | |
| 16 | 31 | Gene Hartley | 75 | Troy Oil | Langley | Offy | 128 | Flagged - rain | |
| 17 | 27 | Jimmy Davies | 22 | Pat Clancy | Ewing | Offy | 128 | Flagged - rain | |
| 18 | 33 | Johnny McDowell | 62 | Peter Wales Trucking | Kurtis 2000 | Offy | 128 | Flagged - rain | |
| 19 | 20 | Walt Brown | 4 | Tuffy's Offy | Kurtis 2000 | Offy | 127 | Flagged - rain | |
| 20 | 14 | Spider Webb | 21 | Fadley-Anderson | Maserati | Offy | 126 | Flagged - rain | |
| 21 | 15 | Jerry Hoyt | 81 | Dr. Morris | Kurtis 2000 | Offy | 125 | Flagged - rain | |
| 22 | 29 | Walt Ader | 27 | Sampson | Rae | Offy SC | 123 | Flagged - rain | |
| 23 | 30 | Jackie Holmes | 77 | Norm Olson | Olson | Offy | 123 | Wrecked NW turn | |
| 24 | 28 | Jim Rathmann | 76 | Pioneer Auto | Wetteroth | Offy | 122 | Flagged - rain | |
| 25 | 21 | Henry Banks | 12 | IRC | Maserati | Offy SC | 112 | Broken SC oil line | |
| 26 | 22 | Bill Schindler | 67 | Auto Shippers | Snowberger | Offy | 111 | Broken universal joint | |
| 27 | 17 | Bayliss Levrett | 24 | Palmer | Adams | Offy | 108 | Lost oil pressure | |
| 28 | 2 | Fred Agabashian | 28 | Wynn's Friction Proofing | Kurtis 3000 | Offy SC | 64 | Broken oil line | |
| 29 | 32 | Jimmy Jackson | 61 | Cummins Diesel | Kurtis 3000 | Cummins SC | 52 | Broken SC vibration damper | |
| 30 | 25 | Sam Hanks | 23 | Merz Engineering | Kurtis 2000 | Offy | 42 | Lost oil pressure | |
| 31 | 8 | Tony Bettenhausen | 14 | Blue Crown Spark Plug | Deidt FD | Offy | 30 | Broken wheel bearing | |
| 32 | 18 | Dick Rathmann | 45 | City of Glendale | Watson | Offy | 25 | Broken oil line | |
| 33 | 7 | Duke Dinsmore | 69 | Brown Motor | Kurtis 2000 | Offy | 10 | Oil leak | |
| -- | -- | Fred Agabashian | 12 | IRC | Maserati | Offy SC | 41 | Relieved Banks 72-112 | |
| -- | -- | Tony Bettenhausen | 17 | Wolfe | Kurtis 2000 | Offy | 51 | Relieved Chitwood 86-136 | 127.5 |
| -- | -- | Bill Cantrell | 24 | Palmer | Adams | Offy | 3 | Relieved Levrett 106-108 | |
| -- | -- | Bill Cantrell | 44 | Bowes Seal Fast | Kurtis | Offy SC | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Kenny Eaton | 99 | Belanger | Kurtis | Offy SC | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Joe James | 82 | Bob Estes | Weidel | Mercury | -- | DNS, too slow | |
| -- | -- | Mark Light | 52 | Iddings | Meyer | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Bill Vukovich | 87 | R. E. C. | Rounds RE | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Ralph Pratt | 47 | Gdula | Gdula | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Billy DeVore | 58 | Scopa | Scopa | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Emil Andres | 99 | Belanger | Kurtis | Offy SC | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Hal Cole | 16 | Tuffy's Offy | Kurtis 2000 | Offy | -- | Wrecked qualifying | |
| -- | -- | Manny Ayulo | 85 | Coast Grain | Maserati | Offy | -- | DNS, too slow | |
| -- | -- | Marvin Burke | 65 | Offenhauser/Ross Page | Kurtis | Dury SC | -- | Did not finish rookie test | |
| -- | -- | Mike Burch | 84 | George Hoster, Inc. | Miller | Ford | -- | Driver declined | |
| -- | -- | Ted Duncan | 16 | Tuffy's Offy | Kurtis 2000 | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Kenny Eaton | 19 | Lutes Truck Parts | Bardazon | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Carl Forberg | 74 | Jewell | Miller | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Dick Fraizer | 52 | Iddings | Meyer | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | George Fonder | 26 | Ray Brady | Deidt | Sparks SC | -- | DNS, too slow | |
| -- | -- | Johnny Fedricks | 34 | Kupiec | X | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Milt Fankhauser | 41 | Karl Hall | Stevens | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Bob Gregg | 63 | Esmeralda | Kurtis 2000 | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Cliff Griffith | 66 | Sarafoff | Miller | Offy | -- | DNS, too slow | |
| -- | -- | Norm Houser | 65 | Offenhauser/Ross Page | Kurtis | Duray SC | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Joe James | 63 | Esmeralda | Kurtis 2000 | Offy | -- | DNS, too slow | |
| -- | -- | Danny Kladis | 39 | Federal Engineering | Maserati | Maserati SC | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Andy Linden | 9 | Bromme | Bromme | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Chuck Leighton | 79 | Cantarano | X | Wayne | -- | DNS, too slow | |
| -- | -- | George Lynch | 67 | Auto Shippers | Snowberger | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Mark Light | 51 | Glessner | Stevens | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Al Miller | 83 | Trainor Auto Parts | Miller RE4D | Miller SC | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Billy Earl | 84 | George Hoster, Inc. | Miller | Ford | -- | Did not drive | |
| -- | -- | Chet Miller | 43 | Novi Mobil | Kurtis FD | Novi SC | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Cy Marshall | 78 | Vulcan Tool | Ralph Miller | Ralph Miller | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Johnny Mauro | 25 | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo SC | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Duke Nalon | 38 | Novi Mobil | Kurtis FD | Novi SC | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Ben Zukor | 76 | Pioneer Auto | Wetteroth | Offy | -- | Entry declined, failed physical | |
| -- | -- | Bill Vukovich | 10 | I. R. C. | Maserati | Maserati SC | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Charles Van Acker | 29 | Redmer | Stevens | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Ralph Pratt | 19 | Lutes Truck Parts | Bardazon | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Joel Thorne | 33 | Thorne Engineering | Kurtis | Sparks | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Jim Rigsby | 85 | Coast Grain | Maserati | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Bob Sweikert | 64 | Carter | Wetteroth | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Nino Farina | 46 | Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati | Maserati | -- | Did not appear | |
| -- | -- | Franco Rol | 48 | Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati | Maserati | -- | Did not appear | |
| -- | -- | Piero Taruffi | 46 | Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati | Maserati | -- | Did not appear | |
| -- | -- | Johnny Mantz | 98 | Grant Piston Ring | Kurtis 2000 | Offy | -- | Driven by Faulkner | |
| -- | -- | Bud Rose | 9 | Bromme | Bromme | Offy | -- | Passed rookie test | |
| -- | -- | Potsy Goacher | 63 | Esmeralda | Kurtis 2000 | Offy | -- | Passed rookie test | |
| -- | -- | Carl Scarborough | 74 | Jewell | Miller | Offy | -- | Passed rookie test | |
| -- | -- | Joe Adas | X | X | X | X | -- | Did not appear | |
| -- | -- | George Lynch | 36 | Auto Shippers | Rassey | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | -- | Carl Forberg | 36 | Auto Shippers | Rassey | Offy | -- | Did not qualify | |
| Lap Leaders | Total | Laps |
| Johnnie Parsons | 115 | 10-32, 34-104, 118-138 |
| Mauri Rose | 15 | 1-9, 33, 105-109 |
| Bill Holland | 8 | 110-117 |