1949 Indianpolis 500 30 May Indianpolis - : 804.675 km (4.023 km x 200 Laps)
: 500 Miles (2.5 Miles x 200 Laps)

1949 Indianapolis 500

FP SP Car Driver Car Name
Chassis/Engine
Running or Reason Out
Laps
Comp
Qual.
Speed
1 4 7 Holland, Bill Blue Crown Spark Plug/Moore
Deidt/Offy
Running
200 128.673
2 12 12 Parsons, Johnnie Kurtis-Kraft
Kurtis/Offy
Running
200 132.900
3 6 22 Connor, George Blue Crown Spark Plug/Moore
Lesovsky/Offy
Running
200 128.228
4 13 2 Fohr, Myron Carl Marchese
Marchese/Offy
Running
200 129.776
5 16 77 Chitwood, Joie Ervin Wolfe
KK2000/Offy
Running
200 126.863
6 7 61 Jackson, Jimmy Howard Keck
Deidt/Offy
Running
200 128.023
7 9 98 Mantz, Johnny J.C. Agajanian
KK2000/Offy
Running
200 127.786
8 19 19 Russo, Paul Tuffy's Offy/Charles Pritchard
KK2000/Offy
Running
200 129.487
9 32 9 Andres, Emil Tuffy's Offy/Charles Pritchard
KK2000/Offy
Flagged
197 126.042
10 24 71 Houser, Norm Troy Oil/Joe Langley
Langley/Offy
Flagged
181 127.756
11 21 68 Rathmann, Jim Pioneer Auto/John Lorenz
Wetteroth/Offy
Flagged
175 126.516
12 18 64 Ruttman, Troy Ray W. Carter
Wetteroth/Offy
Flagged
151 125.945
13 10 3 Rose, Mauri Blue Crown Spark Plug/Moore
Deidt/Offy
Magneto strap
192 127.759
14 5 17 Carter, Duane Murrell Belanger
Stevens/Offy
Steering-spun 3
182 128.233
15 15 29 Dinsmore, Duke Norm Olson
Olson/Offy
Radius rod
174 127.750
16 14 8 Hellings, Mack Don Lee Motors
KK2000/Offy
Valve
172 128.260
17 22 4 Sheffler, Bill Sheffler Offy
Bromme/Offy
Rod
160 128.521
18 28 32 McDowell, Johnny Iddings/Henry Meyer
Meyer/Offy
Magneto
142 126.139
19 11 14 Cole, Hal Grancor Auto Specialists
KK2000/Offy
Rod bearing
117 127.168
20 25 38 Fonder, George Ray Brady
Adams/Sparks
Valve
116 127.289
21 30 74 Cantrell, Bill Kennedy Tank/Leslie Anderson
Kurtis/Offy
Drive shaft
95 127.191
22 17 57 Holmes, Jackie Pat Clancy
Kurtis/Offy
Drive shaft
65 128.087
23 20 6 Wallard, Lee Maserati/Indianapolis Cars
Maserati/Maserati
Gears
55 128.912
24 29 69 Levrett, Bayliss Wynn's Oil/Bayliss Levrett
KK2000/Offy
Drain plug
52 129.236
25 2 5 Mays, Rex Novi Mobil/W.C. Winfield
Kurtis/Novi
Engine trouble
48 129.552
26 3 33 McGrath, Jack City of Tacoma/Leo Dobry
KK2000/Offy
Oil pump
39 128.884
27 31 15 Agabashian, Fred Maserati/Indianapolis Cars
Maserati/Maserati
Overheating
38 127.007
28 33 52 Ayulo, Manuel Sheffler Offy
Bromme/Offy
Rod
24 125.799
29 1 54 Nalon, Duke Novi Mobil/W.C. Winfield
Kurtis/Novi
Crash 3
23 123.939
30 23 18 Hanks, Sam Love Machine & Tool/Marion
KK2000/Offy
Oil leak
20 127.809
31 27 10 Van Acker, Charles Redmer/Geneva Van Acker
Stevens/Offy
Crash 4
10 126.524
32 8 26 Lynch, George Automobile Shippers/Rassey
Snowberger/Offy
Crash 1
1 127.823
33 26 37 Webb, Spider Grancor/Lou & Bruce Bromme
Bromme/Offy
Transmission
0 127.002