Round 3 of 7 · Indianapolis · 30 May 1950, Tuesday
Indianapolis 500
Key highlights
Faulkner
pole position
138
laps
25
finishers out of 35
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time / Gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johnnie Parsons | Kurtis Kraft | 2:46:55.97 | 9 |
| 2 | Bill Holland | Deidt | +1 Lap | 6 |
| 3 | Mauri Rose | Deidt | +1 Lap | 4 |
| 4 | Cecil Green | Kurtis Kraft | +1 Lap | 3 |
| 5 | Tony Bettenhausen | Kurtis Kraft | +2 Laps | 1 |
| 5 | Joie Chitwood | Kurtis Kraft | +2 Laps | 1 |
| 6 | Lee Wallard | Moore | +2 Laps | |
| 7 | Walt Faulkner | Kurtis Kraft | +3 Laps | |
| 8 | George Connor | Lesovsky | +3 Laps | |
| 9 | Paul Russo | Nichels | +3 Laps | |
| 10 | Pat Flaherty | Kurtis Kraft | +3 Laps | |
| 11 | Myron Fohr | Marchese | +5 Laps | |
| 12 | Duane Carter | Stevens | +5 Laps | |
| 13 | Mack Hellings | Kurtis Kraft | +6 Laps | |
| 14 | Jack McGrath | Kurtis Kraft | Spun off | |
| 15 | Troy Ruttman | Lesovsky | +8 Laps | |
| 16 | Gene Hartley | Langley | +10 Laps | |
| 17 | Jimmy Davies | Ewing | +10 Laps | |
| 18 | Johnny McDowell | Kurtis Kraft | +10 Laps | |
| 19 | Walt Brown | Kurtis Kraft | +11 Laps | |
| 20 | Travis Webb | Maserati | +12 Laps | |
| 21 | Jerry Hoyt | Kurtis Kraft | +13 Laps | |
| 22 | Walt Ader | Rae | +15 Laps | |
| 23 | Jackie Holmes | Olson | Spun off | |
| 24 | Jim Rathmann | Wetteroth | +16 Laps | |
| DNF | Henry Banks | Maserati | Oil line | |
| DNF | Bill Schindler | Snowberger | Transmission | |
| DNF | Bill Cantrell | Adams | Oil pressure | |
| DNF | Bayliss Levrett | Adams | Oil pressure | |
| DNF | Fred Agabashian | Kurtis Kraft | Oil leak | |
| DNF | Jimmy Jackson | Kurtis Kraft | Supercharger | |
| DNF | Sam Hanks | Kurtis Kraft | Oil pressure | |
| DNF | Tony Bettenhausen | Deidt | Wheel bearing | |
| DNF | Dick Rathmann | Watson | Stalled | |
| DNF | Duke Dinsmore | Kurtis Kraft | Oil leak |
- DNF
- Did not finish