1950 AAA Championship Car seasonRaces 13 Start date May 30 End date December 10 National champion Henry Banks Indianapolis 500 winner Johnny Parsons
The 1950 AAA Championship Car season consisted of 13 races, beginning in Speedway , Indiana on May 30 and concluding in Darlington , South Carolina on December 10. There were also two non-championship events. The AAA National Champion was Henry Banks , and the Indianapolis 500 winner was Johnnie Parsons .
Schedule and results [ ]
Rnd
Date
Race Name
Track
Location
Type
Pole Position
Winning Driver
NC
May 1
MGM Sweepstakes
Arlington Downs Raceway
Arlington , Texas
Dirt
Jimmy Davies
Duane Carter
1
May 30
International 500 Mile Sweepstakes A
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Speedway , Indiana
Paved
Walt Faulkner
Johnny Parsons
2
June 11
Rex Mays Classic
Wisconsin State Fair Park Speedway
West Allis , Wisconsin
Dirt
Lee Wallard
Tony Bettenhausen
3
June 25
Langhorne 100
Langhorne Speedway
Langhorne , Pennsylvania
Dirt
Troy Ruttman
Jack McGrath
NC
August 12
Indianapolis Sweepstakes
Williams Grove Speedway
Mechanicsburg , Pennsylvania
Dirt
Lee Wallard
Troy Ruttman
4
August 19
Springfield 100
Illinois State Fairgrounds
Springfield , Illinois
Dirt
Tony Bettenhausen
Paul Russo
5
September 4
Milwaukee 200
Wisconsin State Fair Park Speedway
West Allis , Wisconsin
Dirt
Chuck Stevenson
Walt Faulkner
6
September 4
Pikes Peak Auto Hill Climb
Pikes Peak Highway
Pikes Peak , Colorado
Hill
Al Rogers B
Al Rogers
7
September 9
Syracuse 100
New York State Fairgrounds
Syracuse , New York
Dirt
Tony Bettenhausen
Jack McGrath
8
September 10
Detroit 100
Michigan State Fairgrounds Speedway
Detroit , Michigan
Dirt
Troy Ruttman
Henry Banks
9
October 1
Springfield 100
Illinois State Fairgrounds
Springfield , Illinois
Dirt
Tony Bettenhausen
Tony Bettenhausen
10
October 15
Golden State 100
California State Fairgrounds
Sacramento , California
Dirt
Tony Bettenhausen
Duke Dinsmore
11
November 12
Phoenix 100
Arizona State Fairgrounds
Phoenix , Arizona
Dirt
Bobby Ball
Jimmy Davies
12
November 26
Bay Meadows 150
Bay Meadows Race Track
San Mateo , California
Dirt
Tony Bettenhausen
Tony Bettenhausen
13
December 10
Darlington 200
Darlington Raceway
Darlington , South Carolina
Paved
Bill Schindler
Johnny Parsons
Paved/Dirt Oval
Road Course/Hill Climb
Non-championship race
^A Indianapolis 500 was AAA-sanctioned and counted towards the 1950 FIA World Championship of Drivers title. Race stopped after 345 miles due to rain.
^B No pole is awarded for the Pikes Peak Hill Climb, in this schedule on the pole is the driver who started first. No lap led was awarded for the Pikes Peak Hill Climb, however, a lap was awarded to the drivers that completed the climb.
Final points standings [ ]
Note1: The points became the car, when not only one driver led the car, the relieved driver became small part of the points. Points for driver method: (the points for the finish place) / (number the lap when completed the car) * (number the lap when completed the driver)
Further information: List of American Championship car racing point scoring systems
Note2: There were scoring omissions in the AAA records regarding laps completed for eight drivers in the Springfield and Bay Meadows races in 1950. The statistics shown include the most accurate representation of those races that is available.
Pos
Driver
INDY
MIL1
LAN
SPR1
MIL2
PIK
SYR
DET
SPR2
SAC
PHX
BAY
DAR
Pts
1
Henry Banks
25
5
2
DNQ
2
DNQ
1
18
3
12
4
3
1390
2
Walt Faulkner RY
7
7
DNQ
DNQ
1
2
4
12
9
5
6
8
1317
3
Johnny Parsons R
1
11
DNS
DNQ
DNS
DNQ
16
DNQ
11
3
DNQ
1
1313
4
Cecil Green R
4
DNQ
9
DNQ
12
4
3
5
10
6
9
4
1190
5
Tony Bettenhausen
31
1
14
11
18
12
10
1
17
2
1
20
1027.5
6
Duke Dinsmore
33
14
4
7
4
10
5
11
1
18
7
5
1017
7
Paul Russo
9
2
12
1
5
3
18
6
13
16
928
8
Chuck Stevenson
DNS
3
DNQ
20
6
3
4
4
19
6
760
9
Jack McGrath
14
9
1
14
DNS
1
17
14
14
9
5
9
736.5
10
Bill Schindler
26
18
16
12
22
DNS
15
15
2
DNQ
3
2
690
11
Lee Wallard
6
4
DNS
2
15
DNQ
DNQ
10
637
12
Jimmy Davies
17
3
11
10
21
15
2
8
15
1
14
605.5
13
Bill Holland
2
552
14
Fred Agabashian
28
8
6
8
8
6
DNQ
4
5
13
532.5
15
Mauri Rose
3
483
16
Andy Linden R
DNQ
18
5
3
DNS
8
DNQ
DNS
459.5
17
Duke Nalon
DNQ
DNQ
5
DNQ
6
8
13
7
7
DNQ
394
18
Mack Hellings
13
13
7
3
DNQ
DNQ
DNQ
14
9
6
11
DNS
DNQ
340
19
Joie Chitwood
5
7
337.5
20
George Connor
8
10
DNQ
9
19
17
9
13
282.5
21
Cliff Griffith R
DNQ
DNQ
DNS
4
5
DNQ
DNQ
12
255
22
R
DNQ
11
7
DNQ
7
8
13
10
16
255
23
Sam Hanks
30
DNQ
2
240
24
Joe James R
DNQ
DNQ
DNS
DNQ
7
DNQ
7
17
DNQ
DNQ
11
13
212.5
25
Al Rogers
1
200
26
15
DNQ
17
16
12
2
16
14
170
27
Harry Turner R
DNS
6
9
9
DNQ
DNQ
164.5
28
2
160
29
Louis Unser
3
140
30
Bill Mackey R
DNQ
DNQ
8
8
22
125
31
George Hammond
4
120
32
Jerry Hoyt R
21
DNQ
8
DNQ
11
DNQ
11
110
33
Pat Flaherty R
10
103.5
34
5
100
35
Dick Rathmann
32
6
13
DNS
80
36
6
80
37
Myron Fohr
11
DNQ
DNQ
16
DNQ
69
38
7
60
39
DNQ
10
60
40
Joel Thorne
DNQ
8
50
41
Troy Ruttman
15
17
10
DNQ
13
14
11
12
17
15
18
46
42
Walt Brown
19
15
DNS
16
DNQ
13
DNQ
10
19
41.5
43
Johnny Mauro
DNQ
9
40
44
Bayliss Levrett
27
DNS
DNQ
DNQ
DNQ
36
45
Duane Carter
12
DNQ
DNP
17
DNS
DNS
21
34.5
46
R
10
30
47
Rodger Ward R
10
30
48
11
20
49
Bobby Ball R
15
12
DNQ
15
50
12
10
51
Ralph Pratt
DNQ
DNQ
DNS
15
DNQ
DNS
DNQ
9.5
52
Johnny McDowell
18
12
6
-
DNQ
DNQ
13
DNQ
18
16
25
0
-
13
0
-
George Lynch
DNQ
DNQ
DNQ
DNQ
14
17
23
0
-
Eddie Johnson R
17
DNQ
14
DNQ
DNQ
0
-
Phil Shafer
14
0
-
Bob Finney R
15
0
-
Jimmy Daywalt R
15
0
-
Gene Hartley R
16
DNQ
0
-
Emil Andres
DNQ
16
0
-
16
0
-
17
0
-
Johnny Tolan R
DNQ
DNQ
17
0
-
Spider Webb
20
DNQ
DNP
18
DNQ
DNQ
0
-
Manuel Ayulo
DNQ
DNQ
DNQ
18
26
0
-
R
18
DNQ
0
-
Pete Woods R
18
0
-
19
0
-
Jim Hammond
20
0
-
Phil Hill R
21
0
-
Walt Ader
22
DNQ
DNQ
DNQ
DNS
0
-
Russ Snowberger
22
0
-
Jackie Holmes
23
DNQ
DNQ
0
-
R
23
0
-
R
DNQ
24
0
-
Jim Rathmann
24
0
-
Keith Andrews R
24
0
-
Wayne England R
25
0
-
R
26
0
-
27
0
-
Jimmy Jackson
29
0
-
DNQ
DNS
DNQ
0
-
William Cantrell
DNS
0
-
Johnny Mantz
DNS
0
-
DNQ
DNQ
DNQ
DNQ
0
-
Carl Scarborough
DNP
DNQ
DNQ
DNQ
0
-
DNQ
DNQ
DNQ
0
-
DNQ
DNQ
DNQ
0
-
DNQ
DNQ
DNQ
0
-
Bill Taylor
DNQ
DNQ
DNQ
0
-
DNQ
DNQ
0
-
Billy Devore
DNQ
DNQ
0
-
DNQ
DNQ
0
-
Bill Vukovich
DNQ
DNQ
0
-
DNP
DNQ
0
-
Marvin Burke
DNQ
0
-
Hal Cole
DNQ
0
-
Ted Duncan
DNQ
0
-
George Fonder
DNQ
0
-
Carl Forberg
DNQ
0
-
Bob Gregg
DNQ
0
-
Norm Houser
DNQ
0
-
Danny Kladis
DNQ
0
-
DNQ
0
-
Cy Marshall
DNQ
0
-
Al Miller
DNQ
0
-
Chet Miller
DNQ
0
-
Jim Rigsby
DNQ
0
-
Bob Sweikert
DNQ
0
-
Charles Van Acker
DNQ
0
-
Mike Salay
DNQ
0
-
Mike Nazaruk
DNQ
0
-
DNQ
0
-
Ed Terry
DNQ
0
-
DNQ
0
-
Joe Sostilio
DNQ
0
-
Bill Johnson
DNQ
0
-
DNQ
0
-
DNQ
0
-
DNQ
0
-
DNQ
0
-
Hal Robson
DNQ
0
-
Frank Armi
DNQ
0
-
DNQ
0
-
DNQ
0
-
Mike Reilly
DNQ
0
-
Billy Ryan
DNQ
0
-
DNQ
0
-
DNP
0
-
Mike Burch
DNP
0
-
DNP
0
-
Giuseppe Farina
DNP
0
-
Franco Rol
DNP
0
-
DNP
0
-
Piero Taruffi
DNP
0
-
DNP
0
Pos
Driver
INDY
MIL1
LAN
SPR1
MIL2
PIK
SYR
DET
SPR2
SAC
PHX
BAY
DAR
Pts
Color
Result
Gold
Winner
Silver
2nd place
Bronze
3rd place
Green
4th & 5th place
Light Blue
6th-10th place
Dark Blue
Finished (Outside Top 10)
Purple
Did not finish (Ret)
Red
Did not qualify (DNQ)
Brown
Withdrawn (Wth)
Black
Disqualified (DSQ)
White
Did not start (DNS)
Blank
Did not participate (DNP)
Not competing
In-line notation
Bold
Pole position
Italics
Ran fastest race lap
*
Led most race laps
RY Rookie of the Year
R Rookie
References [ ]
See also [ ]
American Championship car racing (Indy car) seasons
AAA USAC CART CCWS IRL INDYCAR
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Years marked in italics are not official championship years or upcoming seasons.
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Seasons Indianapolis 500s National Champions AAA Contest Board Years marked in italics are not official championship years.