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1950 Indianapolis 500

Sunday, January 01, 1950

Wilbur Shaw, Tony Hulman, Clark Gable and Jack Benny pose for photographers. -- Photo by: No Photographer Movie stars Clark Gable and Barbara Stanwyck pose for photographers at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: No Photographer Clark Gable as Mike Brannan in the 1950 film To Please A Lady, filmed at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. -- Photo by: No Photographer  -- Photo by: No Photographer Johnny McDowell in the #62 Pete Wales Special (KK2000/Offy) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1950 -- Photo by: No Photographer  -- Photo by: No Photographer Johnny McDowell, driver of the #62 Pete Wales Special (KK2000/Offy) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1950 -- Photo by: No Photographer Walt Faulkner in the #98 Grant Piston Ring Special (KK2000/Offy) at the Indianapolis Motor Speeedway in 1950 -- Photo by: No Photographer Jimmy Jackson in the #61 Cummins Diesel Special (Kurtis/Cummins) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1950 -- Photo by: No Photographer Walt Faulkner, driver of the #98 Grant Piston Ring Special (KK2000/Offy) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1950 -- Photo by: No Photographer Jimmy Jackson, driver of the #61 Cummins Diesel Special (Kurtis/Cummins) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1950 -- Photo by: No Photographer Gene Hartley in the #75 Troy Oil Special (Langley/Offy) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1950 -- Photo by: No Photographer Gene Hartley, driver of the #75 Troy Oil Special (Langley/Offy) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1950 -- Photo by: No Photographer Jackie Holmes in the #77 Norm Olson Special (Olson/Offy) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1950 -- Photo by: No Photographer Walt Ader in the #27 Sampson Special (Rae/Offy) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1950 -- Photo by: No Photographer Jackie Holmes, driver of the #77 Norm Olson Special (Olson/Offy) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1950 -- Photo by: No Photographer Jack Rathmann in the #76 Pioneer Auto Special (Wetteroth/Offy) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1950 -- Photo by: No Photographer Mack Hellings in the #15 Tuffy's Offy Special (KK2000/Offy) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1950 -- Photo by: No Photographer Jimmie Davies in the #22 Pat Clancy Special (Ewing/Offy) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1950 -- Photo by: No Photographer Sam Hanks in the #23 Merz Engineering Special (KK2000/Offy) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1950 -- Photo by: No Photographer Troy Ruttman in the #55 Bowes Seal Fast Special (Lesovsky/Offy) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1950 -- Photo by: No Photographer Lee Wallard in the #8 Blue Crown Spark Plug Special (Moore/Offy) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1950 -- Photo by: No Photographer Bill Schindler in the #67 Automobile Shippers Special (Showberger/Offy) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1950 -- Photo by: No Photographer Henry Banks in the #12 I.R.C Special (Maserati/Offy) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1950 -- Photo by: No Photographer Walt Brown in the #4 Tuffy's Offy Special (KK2000/Offy) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1950 -- Photo by: No Photographer Dick Rathmann in the #45 City of Glendale Special (Watson/Offy) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1950 -- Photo by: No Photographer Bayliss Levrett in the #24 Palmer Special (Adams/Offy) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1950 -- Photo by: No Photographer Myron Fohr in the #2 Bardahl Special (Marchese/Offy) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1950 -- Photo by: No Photographer Spider Webb in the #21 Fadely-Anderson Special (Maserati/Offy) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1950 -- Photo by: No Photographer Duane Carter in the #18 Belanger Special (Stevens/Offy) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1950 -- Photo by: No Photographer Cecil Green in the #54 John Zink Special (KK3000/Offy) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1950 -- Photo by: No Photographer  -- Photo by: No Photographer  -- Photo by: No Photographer  -- Photo by: No Photographer  -- Photo by: No Photographer  -- Photo by: No Photographer The start of the 1950 Indianapolis 500. -- Photo by: No Photographer Paul Russo, #7, Russo-Nichels, Nichels, Offy -- Photo by: No Photographer Actor Eddie Bill Holland, #3, Blue Crown Spark Plug, Deidt, Offy -- Photo by: No Photographer Pat Flaherty in the #59 Granatelli-Sabourin Special (KK3000/Offy) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1950 -- Photo by: No Photographer Bill Holland in the #3 Blue Crown Spark Plug Special (Deidt/Offy) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1950 -- Photo by: No Photographer Tony Bettenhausen in the #14 Blue Crown Spark Plug Special (Deidt/Offy) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1950 -- Photo by: No Photographer Duke Dinsmore in the #69 Brown Motor Co. Special (KK2000/Offy) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1950 -- Photo by: No Photographer Joie Chitwood in the #17 Wolfe Special (KK2000/Offy) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1950 -- Photo by: No Photographer Jack McGrath in the #49 Hinkle Special (KK3000/Offy) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1950 -- Photo by: No Photographer Johnnie Parsons in the #1 Wynn's Friction Proof Special (Kurtis/Offy) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1950 -- Photo by: No Photographer Fred Agabashian in the #28 Wynn's Friction Proof Special (KK3000/Offy) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1950 -- Photo by: No Photographer George Connor in the #5 Blue Crown Spark Plug Special (Lesovsky/Offy) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1950 -- Photo by: No Photographer Mauri Rose in the #31 Offenhauser Special (Deidt/Offy) at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1950 -- Photo by: No Photographer The start of the 1950 Indianapolis 500. -- Photo by: No Photographer

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