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1949 International 500-Mile Sweepstakes
Race 1 of 1
Indianapolis
200 laps
Time of race: 4:07:15.97
Average speed of winner: 121.327 mph
Margin of victory: 191.00 sec.
Lead changes: 3 among 4 drivers
Cautions: N/A for N/A laps
Lap leaders: Nalon 1-23, Mays 24-35, Wallard 36-54, Holland 55-200
Finish | Start | Driver | Car # | Sponsor | Chassis | Engine | Tire | Owner | Qualifying Speed | Laps | X Led | Laps Led | Status | Money | Points |
1 | 4 | Bill Holland | 7 | Blue Crown Spark Plug | Deidt | Offenhauser | Firestone | Lou Moore | 128.673 | 200 | 1 | 146 | running | 51575 | 0 |
2 | 12 | Johnnie Parsons | 12 | Kurtis-Kraft | Kurtis | Offenhauser | Kurtis Kraft | 132.900 | 200 | 0 | 0 | running | 18250 | 0 | |
3 | 6 | George Connor | 22 | Blue Crown Spark Plug | Lesovsky | Offenhauser | Lou Moore | 128.228 | 200 | 0 | 0 | running | 11675 | 0 | |
4 | 13 | Myron Fohr | 2 | Marchese | Marchese | Offenhauser | Marchese | 129.776 | 200 | 0 | 0 | running | 8575 | 0 | |
5 | 16 | Joie Chitwood | 77 | Wolfe | KK2000 | Offenhauser | Wolfe | 126.863 | 200 | 0 | 0 | running | 6950 | 0 | |
6 | 7 | Jimmy Jackson | 61 | Howard Keck | Deidt | Offenhauser | Keck | 128.023 | 200 | 0 | 0 | running | 5625 | 0 | |
7 | 9 | Johnny Mantz | 98 | Agajanian | KK2000 | Offenhauser | Agajanian | 127.786 | 200 | 0 | 0 | running | 4690 | 0 | |
8 | 19 | Paul Russo | 19 | Tuffy's Offy | Silnes | Offenhauser | Pritchard | 129.487 | 200 | 0 | 0 | running | 4940 | 0 | |
9 | 32 | Emil Andres | 9 | Tuffy's Offy | Silnes | Offenhauser | Pritchard | 126.042 | 197 | 0 | 0 | running | 4420 | 0 | |
10 | 24 | Norm Houser | 71 | Troy Oil Co. | Langley | Offenhauser | Langley | 127.756 | 181 | 0 | 0 | running | 4075 | 0 | |
11 | 21 | Jim Rathmann | 68 | Pioneer Auto Repair | Wetteroth | Offenhauser | Lorenz | 126.516 | 175 | 0 | 0 | running | 3195 | 0 | |
12 | 18 | Troy Ruttman | 64 | Carter | Wetteroth | Offenhauser | Ray Carter | 125.945 | 151 | 0 | 0 | running | 3150 | 0 | |
13 | 10 | Mauri Rose | 3 | Blue Crown Spark Plug | Deidt | Offenhauser | Lou Moore | 127.759 | 192 | 0 | 0 | magneto strap | 2605 | 0 | |
14 | 5 | Duane Carter | 17 | Belanger Motors | Stevens | Offenhauser | Belanger | 128.233 | 182 | 0 | 0 | steering | 2610 | 0 | |
15 | 15 | Duke Dinsmore | 29 | Norm Olson | Olson | Offenhauser | Olson | 127.750 | 174 | 0 | 0 | radius rod | 2565 | 0 | |
16 | 14 | Mack Hellings | 8 | Don Lee | KK2000 | Offenhauser | Don Lee | 128.260 | 172 | 0 | 0 | valves | 2570 | 0 | |
17 | 22 | Bill Sheffler | 4 | Sheffler | Bromme | Offenhauser | Sheffler | 128.521 | 160 | 0 | 0 | rod | 2175 | 0 | |
18 | 28 | Johnny McDowell | 32 | Iddings | Meyer | Offenhauser | Henry Meyer | 126.139 | 142 | 0 | 0 | magneto | 2005 | 0 | |
19 | 11 | Hal Cole | 14 | Grancor | KK2000 | Offenhauser | Grancor | 127.168 | 117 | 0 | 0 | rod bearing | 1975 | 0 | |
20 | 25 | George Fonder | 38 | Ray Brady | Adams | Sparks | Ray Brady | 127.289 | 116 | 0 | 0 | valve | 1945 | 0 | |
21 | 30 | Bill Cantrell | 74 | Kennedy Tank | Kurtis | Offenhauser | Les Anderson | 127.191 | 95 | 0 | 0 | drive shaft | 2315 | 0 | |
22 | 17 | Jackie Holmes | 57 | Pat Clancy (6 Wheels) | Kurtis | Offenhauser | Clancy | 128.087 | 65 | 0 | 0 | drive shaft | 2410 | 0 | |
23 | 20 | Lee Wallard | 6 | IRC Maserati | Maserati | Maserati | Indianapolis Cars | 128.912 | 55 | 1 | 19 | gears | 4405 | 0 | |
24 | 29 | Bayliss Levrett | 69 | Wynn's Oil | KK2000 | Offenhauser | Levrett | 129.236 | 52 | 0 | 0 | drain plug | 2375 | 0 | |
25 | 2 | Rex Mays | 5 | Novi Mobil | Kurtis | Novi | Winfield | 129.552 | 48 | 1 | 12 | engine | 3470 | 0 | |
26 | 3 | Jack McGrath | 33 | City of Tacoma | KK2000 | Offenhauser | Dobry | 128.884 | 39 | 0 | 0 | oil pump | 2115 | 0 | |
27 | 31 | Fred Agabashian | 15 | IRC Maserati | Maserati | Maserati | Indianapolis Cars | 127.007 | 38 | 0 | 0 | overheating | 2035 | 0 | |
28 | 33 | Manny Ayulo | 52 | Sheffler | Bromme | Offenhauser | Sheffler | 125.799 | 24 | 0 | 0 | rod | 1805 | 0 | |
29 | 1 | Duke Nalon | 54 | Novi Mobil | Kurtis | Novi | Winfield | 132.939 | 23 | 1 | 23 | accident | 5650 | 0 | |
30 | 23 | Sam Hanks | 18 | Love Machine & Tool | KK2000 | Offenhauser | Marion | 127.809 | 20 | 0 | 0 | oil leak | 1645 | 0 | |
31 | 27 | Charlie Van Acker | 10 | Redmer | Stevens | Offenhauser | Geneva Van Acker | 126.524 | 10 | 0 | 0 | accident | 1615 | 0 | |
32 | 8 | George Lynch | 26 | Automobile Shippers | Rassey | Offenhauser | Rassey | 127.823 | 1 | 0 | 0 | accident | 1585 | 0 | |
33 | 26 | Spider Webb | 37 | Grancor | Bromme | Offenhauser | Bromme | 127.002 | 0 | 0 | 0 | transmission (DNS) | 1555 | 0 |
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