1949 Indianapolis 500
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Results of the 1949 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis
on Monday, May 30, 1949.
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway, located in Speedway, Indiana in the United States, is the home of the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race and the Brickyard 400....
on Monday, May 30, 1949.
| Finish | Start | No | Name | Qual | Rank | Laps | Led | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 7 |  United States Bill HollandBill Holland Bill Holland was an American race car driver from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania who won the Indianapolis 500 in 1949. He nearly won as a rookie in 1947 but slowed and allowed teammate Mauri Rose to pass him seven laps from the end, mistakenly believing that Rose was a lap down... |
128.673 | 9 | 200 | 146 | Running |
| 2 | 12 | 12 | United States Johnnie Parsons Johnnie Parsons Johnnie Parsons was an American race car driver from Los Angeles, California who won the Indianapolis 500 in 1950.... |
132.900 | 2 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 3 | 6 | 22 | United States George Connor George Connor (driver) George Connor was an American racecar driver.-Indy 500 results:* In 14 Indianapolis starts, Connor drove without leading a lap. This ranks 5th on the all-time list.... |
128.228 | 13 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 4 | 13 | 2 | United States Myron Fohr Myron Fohr Myron W. Fohr was an American racecar driver. He competed in the Indianapolis 500 two times.-Race career:... |
129.776 | 3 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 5 | 16 | 77 | United States Joie Chitwood Joie Chitwood George Rice "Joie" Chitwood was an American racecar driver and businessman. He is best known as a daredevil in the Joie Chitwood Thrill Show.... |
126.863 | 27 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 6 | 7 | 61 | United States Jimmy Jackson Jimmy Jackson (driver) Jimmy Jackson was an American racecar driver from Indianapolis, Indiana.-Indy 500 results:* shared drive with Duane Carter-World Championship career summary:... |
128.023 | 15 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 7 | 9 | 98 | United States Johnny Mantz Johnny Mantz Johnny Mantz was an American racecar driver.-Champ car:He made 17 starts in the AAA Championship Car series from 1948 to 1952, capturing a victory in his rookie season at the Milwaukee Mile as well as winning the Indianapolis Sweepstakes at Williams Grove Speedway.-Stock car:He was the first USAC... |
127.786 | 18 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 8 | 19 | 19 | United States Paul Russo Paul Russo Paul Russo was an American racecar driver.-Midget car career:... |
129.487 | 5 | 200 | 0 | Running |
| 9 | 32 | 9 | United States Emil Andres Emil Andres Emil Andres was an American racecar driver active during the 1930's and 1940's.... |
126.042 | 31 | 197 | 0 | Flagged |
| 10 | 24 | 71 | United States Norm Houser Norm Houser Norm Houser was an American racecar driver.-Indy 500 results:... |
127.756 | 20 | 181 | 0 | Flagged |
| 11 | 21 | 68 | United States Jim Rathmann Jim Rathmann Jim Rathmann was an American race car driver who won the Indianapolis 500 in 1960.... |
126.516 | 29 | 175 | 0 | Flagged |
| 12 | 18 | 64 | United States Troy Ruttman Troy Ruttman Troy Ruttman was an American race car driver. He was the older brother of NASCAR driver Joe Ruttman.Ruttman won the Indianapolis 500 in 1952, and , he is the youngest winner of the race.... |
125.945 | 32 | 151 | 0 | Flagged |
| 13 | 10 | 3 | United States Mauri Rose Mauri Rose Mauri Rose was an American racecar driver.He started from the pole position driving a Maserati in the 1941 Indianapolis 500, but spark plug problems put him out of the race after sixty laps. He then took over the Wetteroth/Offenhauser car being driven by Floyd Davis that had started in 17th place.... |
127.759 | 19 | 192 | 0 | Magneto strap |
| 14 | 5 | 17 | United States Duane Carter Duane Carter Duane Carter was an American racecar driver. He raced midget cars, sprint cars, and IndyCars. Carter was born in Fresno, California, and he died in Indianapolis, Indiana... |
128.233 | 12 | 182 | 0 | Spun T3 |
| 15 | 15 | 29 | United States Duke Dinsmore Duke Dinsmore Duke Dinsmore was an American racecar driver.-Indy 500 results:* Shared driver with Rodger Ward and Andy Linden... |
127.750 | 21 | 174 | 0 | Radius rod |
| 16 | 14 | 8 | United States Mack Hellings Mack Hellings Ronald 'Mack' Hellings was an American racecar driver from Fort Dodge, Iowa. He died in a plane crash in Kern County, California in 1951.-Indy 500 results:-World Championship career summary:... |
128.260 | 11 | 172 | 0 | Valve |
| 17 | 22 | 4 | United States Bill Sheffler Bill Sheffler Bayard Taylor "Bill" Sheffler was an American racecar driver active during the 1940s.... |
128.521 | 10 | 160 | 0 | Rod |
| 18 | 28 | 32 | United States Johnny McDowell Johnny McDowell Johnny McDowell was an American racecar driver from Delavan, Illinois. He died in a qualifying crash at the Milwaukee Mile the week after the 1952 Indy 500.-Racing career:... |
126.139 | 30 | 142 | 0 | Magneto |
| 19 | 11 | 14 | United States Hal Cole Hal Cole Hal Cole was an American racecar driver.-Indy 500 results:Source-Complete Formula One Championship results:-References:... |
127.168 | 24 | 117 | 0 | Rod bearing |
| 20 | 25 | 38 | United States George Fonder George Fonder George Fonder was an American racecar driver. He made four Championship Car starts, including two in the Indianapolis 500 and drove as a relief driver in the 1954 Indianapolis 500 for two different teams after failing to qualify his own car... |
127.289 | 22 | 116 | 0 | Valve |
| 21 | 30 | 74 | United States Bill Cantrell William Cantrell William "Wild Bill" Cantrell was a power boat and IndyCar driver.In 1949, Cantrell won the prestigious hydroplane Gold Cup in Detroit... |
127.191 | 23 | 95 | 0 | Drive shaft |
| 22 | 17 | 57 | United States Jackie Holmes Jackie Holmes Jackie Holmes was an American racecar driver from Indianapolis, Indiana-Indy 500 results:-World Championship career summary:... |
128.087 | 14 | 65 | 0 | Drive shaft |
| 23 | 20 | 6 | United States Lee Wallard Lee Wallard Lee Wallard was an American race car driver. In the 1951 Indianapolis 500 Wallard drove the Number 99 Belanger Special to victory, at age 40. Tony Bettenhausen had passed up the car, because he wanted to drive a newer front-wheel drive vehicle.... |
128.912 | 7 | 55 | 19 | Gears |
| 24 | 29 | 69 | United States Bayliss Levrett Bayliss Levrett Bayliss Levrett was an American racecar driver from Jacksonville, Florida. He died in Reno, Nevada at the age of 88 after a long battle with Alzheimer's Disease.-Award:... |
129.236 | 6 | 52 | 0 | Drain plug |
| 25 | 2 | 5 | United States Rex Mays Rex Mays Rex Mays is a former AAA Championship Car race driver from Riverside, California. He made his Indianapolis 500 debut in 1934 and won the pole in 1935, 1936, and again in 1940 and finished second, he returned the next year and finished second again. Mays won the AAA National Championship in 1940... |
129.552 | 4 | 48 | 12 | Engine |
| 26 | 3 | 33 | United States Jack McGrath Jack McGrath John James "Jack" McGrath was an American racecar driver.A major player in the "mighty midgets" at Los Angeles' Gilmore Speedway in the late 1940s, McGrath won the first CRA championship in 1946 and was dubbed "King of the Hot Rods." His efforts, along with those of friend and teammate Manuel... |
128.884 | 8 | 39 | 0 | Oil pump |
| 27 | 31 | 15 | United States Fred Agabashian Fred Agabashian Fred Agabashian was an Armenian-American racer of midget cars and Indy cars.-Midget car:... |
127.007 | 25 | 38 | 0 | Overheating |
| 28 | 33 | 52 | United States Manny Ayulo Manny Ayulo Manuel Ayulo was an American racecar driver. His efforts, along with those of friend and teammate Jack McGrath, helped establish track roadsters as viable race cars... |
125.799 | 33 | 24 | 0 | Rod |
| 29 | 1 | 54 | United States Duke Nalon Duke Nalon Dennis "Duke" Nalon was a midget car, sprint car, and Indy 500 driver from Chicago, Illinois, United States.-Racing career:... |
132.939 | 1 | 23 | 23 | Crash T3 |
| 30 | 23 | 18 | United States Sam Hanks Sam Hanks Sam Hanks was an American racecar driver who won the 1957 Indianapolis 500. He was a barnstormer, and raced midget and Champ cars.-Racing career:... |
127.809 | 17 | 20 | 0 | Oil leak |
| 31 | 27 | 10 |  Belgium Charles Van AckerCharles Van Acker Charles Van Acker was a Belgian-American racecar driver. He first attempted to qualify for the Indianapolis 500 in 1946 but was too slow. In 1947 he made the race and finished in 29th after a crash on lap 24. He also competed in seven more races of the national trail that season and finished 4th... |
126.524 | 28 | 10 | 0 | Crash T4 |
| 32 | 8 | 26 | United States George Lynch George Lynch (race car driver) George John Lynch, Sr. was an American race car driver.George John Lynch was born in Miles City, Montana to John James Lynch and Violet Parks. Enduring a rough childhood that saw his parents divorce, he was reared by his mother's grandparents in Nekoosa, Wisconsin, where Mr... |
127.823 | 16 | 1 | 0 | Crash T1 |
| 33 | 26 | 37 | United States Spider Webb |
127.002 | 26 | 0 | 0 | Transmission |