1950 AAA National Championship Trail

Henry Banks - Champion

Date Race Track Miles Type Winner
5/30/50 International 500 Mile Sweepstakes Indianapolis 345 PO Johnnie Parsons
6/11/50 Rex Mays Classic Milwaukee 100 DO Tony Bettenhausen
6/25/50 Langhorne 100 Langhorne 100 DO Jack McGrath
8/19/50 Springfield 100 Springfield 100 DO Paul Russo
8/27/50 Milwaukee 200 Milwaukee 200 DO Walt Faulkner
9/4/50 Pikes Peak Auto Hill Climb Pikes Peak 12.42 HC Al Rogers
9/9/50 Syracuse 100 Syracuse 100 DO Jack McGrath
9/10/50 Detroit 100 Detroit 100 DO Henry Banks
10/1/50 Springfield 100 Springfield 100 DO Tony Bettenhausen
10/15/50 Golden State 100 Sacramento 100 DO Duke Dinsmore
11/12/50 Phoenix 100 Phoenix 100 DO Jimmy Davies
11/26/50 Bay Meadows 150 Bay Meadows 149 DO Tony Bettenhausen
12/10/50 Darlington 200 Darlington 200 PO Johnnie Parsons

Non-Championship Events

Date Race Track Miles Type Winner
5/1/50 MGM Sweepstakes Arlington 31.86 DO Duane Carter
8/12/50 Indianapolis Sweepstakes Williams Grove 25 DO Troy Ruttman

 

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Standing Driver Starts DNS/DNQ Wins 2nds 3rds 4ths 5ths Best Finish Poles Points
1 Henry Banks 10 2 1 2 2 1 1 0 1390
2 Walt Faulkner 10 2 1 1 0 1 1 1 1317
3 Johnnie Parsons 6 6 2 0 1 0 0 0 1313
4 Cecil Green 10 2 0 0 1 3 1 0 1190
5 Tony Bettenhausen 12 0 3 1 0 0 0 5 1027.5
6 Duke Dinsmore 12 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 1017
7 Paul Russo 10 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 928
8 Chuck Stevenson 8 1 0 0 2 2 0 1 764
9 Jack McGrath 11 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 736.5
10 Bill Schindler 10 2 0 2 1 0 0 1 690
11 Lee Wallard 5 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 637
12 Jimmy Davies 11 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 605.5
13 Bill Holland 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 552
14 Fred Agabashian 9 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 532.5
15 Mauri Rose 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 483
16 Andy Linden 4 4 0 0 1 0 1 0 459.5
17 Duke Nalon 6 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 394
18 Mack Hellings 8 5 0 0 1 0 0 0 340
19 Joie Chitwood 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 337.5
20 George Connor 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 282.5
21T Cliff Griffith 3 4 0 0 0 1 1 0 255
21T Ray Knepper 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 255
23 Sam Hanks 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 240
24 Joe James 5 6 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 212.5
25 Al Rogers 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 200
26 Neal Carter 7 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 170
27 Harry Turner 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 164.5
28 Herb Bryers 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 160
29 Louis Unser 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 140
30 Bill Mackey 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 125
31 George Hammond 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 120
32 Jerry Hoyt 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 110
33 Pat Flaherty 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 103.5
34 Charles Bryant 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 100
35T Dick Rathmann 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 80
35T Walt Killinger 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 80
37 Myron Fohr 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 69
38T Lloyd Axel 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 60
38T Frank Burany 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 60
40 Joel Thorne 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 50
41 Troy Ruttman 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 2 46
42 Walt Brown 6 3 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 41.5
43 Johnny Mauro 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 40
44 Bayliss Levrett 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 27 0 36
45 Duane Carter 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 34.5
46T Shelby Hill 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 30
46T Rodger Ward 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 30
48 Delmar Desch 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 20
49 Bobby Ball 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 12 1 15
50 Jimmy Good 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 10
51 Ralph Pratt 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 9.5
52 Johnny McDowell 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 6
NR Johnny Fedricks 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0
NR Hugh Thomas 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0
NR George Lynch 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0
NR Eddie Johnson 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0
NR Phil Shafer 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 0
NR Jimmy Daywalt 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0
NR Bob Finney 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0
NR Emil Andres 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0
NR Gene Hartley 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0
NR Glenn Harrison 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0
NR Johnnie Tolan 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0
NR Art McKee 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0
NR Spider Webb 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0
NR Manny Ayulo 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0
NR Lou Florence 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0
NR Pete Woods 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0 0
NR Wayne Sankey 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 0
NR Jim Hammond 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 0
NR Phil Hill 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 0 0
NR Walt Ader 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0
NR Russ Snowberger 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0
NR Jackie Holmes 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 23 0 0
NR Ray Shadbolt 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 0 0
NR Dick Fraizer 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 0
NR Jim Rathmann 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 0
NR Jimmy Jackson 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 0 0
NR Keith Andrews 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 0
NR Wayne England 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 0
NR Buster Hammond 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 0
NR Art Hillis 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 X 0 0
NR Frank Armi 0 1 0 0 0