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[[Offenhauser]]-powered cars locked 28 out of the 33 starting positions, and the top 19 finishing positions.
[[Offenhauser]]-powered cars locked 28 out of the 33 starting positions, and the top 19 finishing positions.

==Starting grid==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"
!Row
!colspan=2 width="195"|Inside
!colspan=2 width="195"|Middle
!colspan=2 width="195"|Outside
|-
! 1
|align="center" width="20"|54
| {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Duke Nalon]]
|align="center" width="20"|5
| {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Rex Mays]]
|align="center" width="20"|33
| {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Jack McGrath (racing driver)|Jack McGrath]]
|-
! 2
|align="center" width="20"|7
| {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Bill Holland]]
|align="center" width="20"|17
| {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Duane Carter]]
|align="center" width="20"|22
| {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[George Connor (racing driver)|George Connor]]
|-
! 3
|align="center" width="20"|61
| {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Jimmy Jackson (racing driver)|Jimmy Jackson]]
|align="center" width="20"|26
| {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[George Lynch (racing driver)|George Lynch]] {{Color box|orange|R|border=silver}}
|align="center" width="20"|98
| {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Johnny Mantz]]
|-
! 4
|align="center" width="20"|3
| {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Mauri Rose]] {{Color box|gold|W|border=silver}}
|align="center" width="20"|14
| {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Hal Cole]]
|align="center" width="20"|12
| {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Johnnie Parsons]] {{Color box|orange|R|border=silver}}
|-
! 5
|align="center" width="20"|2
| {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Myron Fohr]] {{Color box|orange|R|border=silver}}
|align="center" width="20"|8
| {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Mack Hellings]]
|align="center" width="20"|29
| {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Duke Dinsmore]]
|-
! 6
|align="center" width="20"|77
| {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Joie Chitwood]]
|align="center" width="20"|57
| {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Jackie Holmes]] {{Color box|orange|R|border=silver}}
|align="center" width="20"|64
| {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Troy Ruttman]] {{Color box|orange|R|border=silver}}
|-
! 7
|align="center" width="20"|19
| {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Paul Russo]]
|align="center" width="20"|6
| {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Lee Wallard]]
|align="center" width="20"|68
| {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Jim Rathmann (racing driver)|Jim Rathmann]] {{Color box|orange|R|border=silver}}
|-
! 8
|align="center" width="20"|4
| {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Bill Sheffler]]
|align="center" width="20"|18
| {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Sam Hanks]]
|align="center" width="20"|71
| {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Norm Houser]] {{Color box|orange|R|border=silver}}
|-
! 9
|align="center" width="20"|38
| {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[George Fonder]] {{Color box|orange|R|border=silver}}
|align="center" width="20"|37
| {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Travis Webb|Spider Webb]]
|align="center" width="20"|10
| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Charles Van Acker]]
|-
! 10
|align="center" width="20"|32
| {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Johnny McDowell]] {{Color box|orange|R|border=silver}}
|align="center" width="20"|69
| {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Bayliss Levrett]] {{Color box|orange|R|border=silver}}
|align="center" width="20"|74
| {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[William Cantrell|Bill Cantrell]]
|-
! 11
|align="center" width="20"|15
| {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Fred Agabashian]]
|align="center" width="20"|9
| {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Emil Andres]]
|align="center" width="20"|52
| {{flagicon|USA|1912}} [[Manny Ayulo]] {{Color box|orange|R|border=silver}}
|-
|}
{{legend|orange|text=R|Indianapolis 500 rookie|border=solid 1px darkgray}}
{{legend|gold|text=W|Indianapolis 500 winner|border=solid 1px darkgray}}

===Alternates===
*First alternate: [[Ralph Pratt (racing driver)|Ralph Pratt]] '''{{Color box|orange|R|border=silver}}''' (#34)<ref>''[[Donald Davidson (historian)|The Talk of Gasoline Alley]]'' – [[WIBC (FM)|1070-AM WIBC]], May 14, 2004</ref>

===Failed to Qualify===
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
*[[Les Anderson (racing driver)|Les Anderson]] (#74)
*[[Henry Banks]] (#35)
*[[Frank Beardsley]] '''{{Color box|orange|R|border=silver}}'''
*[[Randall Beinke]] '''{{Color box|orange|R|border=silver}}''' (#42)
*[[Tony Bettenhausen]] (#16, #46)
*[[Lindley Bothwell]] '''{{Color box|orange|R|border=silver}}''' (#66)
*[[Frank Brisko]] (#48)
*[[Walt Brown (auto racer)|Walt Brown]] (#18)
*[[Jim Brubaker]] '''{{Color box|orange|R|border=silver}}''' (#79)
*[[Frank Burany]] '''{{Color box|orange|R|border=silver}}''' (#24)
*[[Jimmy Daywalt]] '''{{Color box|orange|R|border=silver}}''' (#56)
*[[Billy Devore]]
*[[Ted Duncan]] '''{{Color box|orange|R|border=silver}}''' (#72)
*[[Kenny Eaton]] '''{{Color box|orange|R|border=silver}}''' (#55)
*[[Milt Fankhouser]] (#73)
*[[Pat Flaherty (racing driver)|Pat Flaherty]] '''{{Color box|orange|R|border=silver}}''' (#43)
*[[Dick Fraizer]] '''{{Color box|orange|R|border=silver}}''' (#59)
*[[Eddie Haddad (racing driver)|Eddie Haddad]] '''{{Color box|orange|R|border=silver}}''' (#47)
*[[Mel Hansen]] (#44)
*[[Tommy Hinnershitz]] (#15, #18)
*[[Byron Horne]] '''{{Color box|orange|R|border=silver}}''' (#39)
*[[Danny Kladis]] (#58)
*[[Tommy Mattson]] '''{{Color box|orange|R|border=silver}}'''
*[[Johnny Mauro]] (#16)
*George Metzler '''{{Color box|orange|R|border=silver}}''' (#67) - Fatal accident
*[[Chet Miller]] (#65)
*[[Hal Robson]] (#23)
*[[Mike Salay]] (#49)
*[[Wally Stokes]] '''{{Color box|orange|R|border=silver}}''' (#75)
*[[Bill Taylor (racing driver)|Bill Taylor]] '''{{Color box|orange|R|border=silver}}''' (#51)
*[[Joel Thorne]] (#81)
*[[Louis Tomei]] (#42)
*[[Doc Williams (racing driver)|Doc Williams]] (#65)<ref>{{cite web|title="1949 International 500 Mile Sweepstakes"|url=http://www.champcarstats.com/races/194902.htm|website=ChampCarStats.com|access-date=26 June 2015}}</ref>
{{div col end}}


==Results==
==Results==
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| colspan="11" style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite web|title=Indianapolis 500 1949 |url=http://www.ultimateracinghistory.com/race.php?raceid=844 |work=Ultimate Racing History |access-date=16 January 2012 |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/64kZK83Kw?url=http://www.ultimateracinghistory.com/race.php?raceid=844 |archive-date=17 January 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Indianapolis Motor Speedway |url=https://www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com/events/indy500/history/historical-stats/race-stats/race-results/1949 |access-date=2023-09-12 |website=www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com |language=en}}</ref>
| colspan="11" style="text-align:center" | <ref>{{cite web|title=Indianapolis 500 1949 |url=http://www.ultimateracinghistory.com/race.php?raceid=844 |work=Ultimate Racing History |access-date=16 January 2012 |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/64kZK83Kw?url=http://www.ultimateracinghistory.com/race.php?raceid=844 |archive-date=17 January 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Indianapolis Motor Speedway |url=https://www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com/events/indy500/history/historical-stats/race-stats/race-results/1949 |access-date=2023-09-12 |website=www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com |language=en}}</ref>
|}
|}

===Alternates===
*First alternate: [[Ralph Pratt (racing driver)|Ralph Pratt]] '''{{Color box|orange|R|border=silver}}''' (#34)<ref>''[[Donald Davidson (historian)|The Talk of Gasoline Alley]]'' – [[WIBC (FM)|1070-AM WIBC]], May 14, 2004</ref>

===Failed to Qualify===
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
*[[Les Anderson (racing driver)|Les Anderson]] (#74)
*[[Henry Banks]] (#35)
*[[Frank Beardsley]] '''{{Color box|orange|R|border=silver}}'''
*[[Randall Beinke]] '''{{Color box|orange|R|border=silver}}''' (#42)
*[[Tony Bettenhausen]] (#16, #46)
*[[Lindley Bothwell]] '''{{Color box|orange|R|border=silver}}''' (#66)
*[[Frank Brisko]] (#48)
*[[Walt Brown (auto racer)|Walt Brown]] (#18)
*[[Jim Brubaker]] '''{{Color box|orange|R|border=silver}}''' (#79)
*[[Frank Burany]] '''{{Color box|orange|R|border=silver}}''' (#24)
*[[Jimmy Daywalt]] '''{{Color box|orange|R|border=silver}}''' (#56)
*[[Billy Devore]]
*[[Ted Duncan]] '''{{Color box|orange|R|border=silver}}''' (#72)
*[[Kenny Eaton]] '''{{Color box|orange|R|border=silver}}''' (#55)
*[[Milt Fankhouser]] (#73)
*[[Pat Flaherty (racing driver)|Pat Flaherty]] '''{{Color box|orange|R|border=silver}}''' (#43)
*[[Dick Fraizer]] '''{{Color box|orange|R|border=silver}}''' (#59)
*[[Eddie Haddad (racing driver)|Eddie Haddad]] '''{{Color box|orange|R|border=silver}}''' (#47)
*[[Mel Hansen]] (#44)
*[[Tommy Hinnershitz]] (#15, #18)
*[[Byron Horne]] '''{{Color box|orange|R|border=silver}}''' (#39)
*[[Danny Kladis]] (#58)
*[[Tommy Mattson]] '''{{Color box|orange|R|border=silver}}'''
*[[Johnny Mauro]] (#16)
*George Metzler '''{{Color box|orange|R|border=silver}}''' (#67) - Fatal accident
*[[Chet Miller]] (#65)
*[[Hal Robson]] (#23)
*[[Mike Salay]] (#49)
*[[Wally Stokes]] '''{{Color box|orange|R|border=silver}}''' (#75)
*[[Bill Taylor (racing driver)|Bill Taylor]] '''{{Color box|orange|R|border=silver}}''' (#51)
*[[Joel Thorne]] (#81)
*[[Louis Tomei]] (#42)
*[[Doc Williams (racing driver)|Doc Williams]] (#65)<ref>{{cite web|title="1949 International 500 Mile Sweepstakes"|url=http://www.champcarstats.com/races/194902.htm|website=ChampCarStats.com|access-date=26 June 2015}}</ref>
{{div col end}}


==Broadcasting==
==Broadcasting==

Revision as of 23:53, 9 April 2024

33rd Indianapolis 500
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Indianapolis 500
Sanctioning bodyAAA
DateMay 30, 1949
WinnerBill Holland
Winning EntrantLou Moore
Average speed121.327 mph (195.257 km/h)
Pole positionDuke Nalon
Pole speed132.939 mph (213.945 km/h)
Most laps ledBill Holland (146)
Pre-race
Pace carOldsmobile 88
Pace car driverWilbur Shaw
StarterSeth Klein[1]
Honorary refereeJ. Emmett McManamon[1]
Estimated attendance150,000[2]
Chronology
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1948 1950

The 33rd International 500-Mile Sweepstakes was an automobile race held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Monday, May 30, 1949.

After two years of failures to his teammate, Bill Holland finally won one for himself. Giving car owner Lou Moore his third consecutive Indy victory. Mauri Rose was fired by the team after the race when he again ignored orders and tried to pass Holland, only to see his car fail with 8 laps to go.[3]

Spider Webb suffered a broken transmission the morning of the race and failed to start. Rather than utilize an alternate starter, officials awarded Webb the 33rd finishing position.

Offenhauser-powered cars locked 28 out of the 33 starting positions, and the top 19 finishing positions.

Starting grid

Row Inside Middle Outside
1 54 United States Duke Nalon 5 United States Rex Mays 33 United States Jack McGrath
2 7 United States Bill Holland 17 United States Duane Carter 22 United States George Connor
3 61 United States Jimmy Jackson 26 United States George Lynch  R  98 United States Johnny Mantz
4 3 United States Mauri Rose  W  14 United States Hal Cole 12 United States Johnnie Parsons  R 
5 2 United States Myron Fohr  R  8 United States Mack Hellings 29 United States Duke Dinsmore
6 77 United States Joie Chitwood 57 United States Jackie Holmes  R  64 United States Troy Ruttman  R 
7 19 United States Paul Russo 6 United States Lee Wallard 68 United States Jim Rathmann  R 
8 4 United States Bill Sheffler 18 United States Sam Hanks 71 United States Norm Houser  R 
9 38 United States George Fonder  R  37 United States Spider Webb 10 Belgium Charles Van Acker
10 32 United States Johnny McDowell  R  69 United States Bayliss Levrett  R  74 United States Bill Cantrell
11 15 United States Fred Agabashian 9 United States Emil Andres 52 United States Manny Ayulo  R 
R Indianapolis 500 rookie
W Indianapolis 500 winner

Alternates

Failed to Qualify

Results

Finish Start No Name Chassis Engine Qual Rank Laps Led Status
1 4 7 United States Bill Holland Diedt Offenhauser 128.673 9 200 146 Running
2 12 12 United States Johnnie Parsons  R  Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser 132.900 2 200 0 Running
3 6 22 United States George Connor Lesovsky Offenhauser 128.228 13 200 0 Running
4 13 2 United States Myron Fohr  R  Marchese Offenhauser 129.776 3 200 0 Running
5 16 77 United States Joie Chitwood Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser 126.863 27 200 0 Running
6 7 61 United States Jimmy Jackson Diedt Offenhauser 128.023 15 200 0 Running
7 9 98 United States Johnny Mantz Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser 127.786 18 200 0 Running
8 19 19 United States Paul Russo Slines Offenhauser 129.487 5 200 0 Running
9 32 9 United States Emil Andres
(Relieved by Walt Brown) 		Slines Offenhauser 126.042 31 197 0 Flagged
10 24 71 United States Norm Houser  R  Langley Offenhauser 127.756 20 181 0 Flagged
11 21 68 United States Jim Rathmann  R  Wetteroth Offenhauser 126.516 29 175 0 Flagged
12 18 64 United States Troy Ruttman  R  Wetteroth Offenhauser 125.945 32 151 0 Flagged
13 10 3 United States Mauri Rose  W  Diedt Offenhauser 127.759 19 192 0 Magneto strap
14 5 17 United States Duane Carter Stevens Offenhauser 128.233 12 182 0 Spun T3
15 15 29 United States Duke Dinsmore Olson Offenhauser 127.750 21 174 0 Radius rod
16 14 8 United States Mack Hellings Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser 128.260 11 172 0 Valve
17 22 4 United States Bill Sheffler Bromme Offenhauser 128.521 10 160 0 Rod
18 28 32 United States Johnny McDowell  R  Meyer Offenhauser 126.139 30 142 0 Magneto
19 11 14 United States Hal Cole Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser 127.168 24 117 0 Rod bearing
20 25 38 United States George Fonder  R 
(Relieved by Mel Hansen) 		Adams Sparks 127.289 22 116 0 Valve
21 30 74 United States Bill Cantrell Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser 127.191 23 95 0 Drive shaft
22 17 57 United States Jackie Holmes  R  Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser 128.087 14 65 0 Drive shaft
23 20 6 United States Lee Wallard Maserati Maserati 128.912 7 55 19 Gears
24 29 69 United States Bayliss Levrett  R  Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser 129.236 6 52 0 Drain plug
25 2 5 United States Rex Mays Kurtis Kraft Novi 129.552 4 48 12 Engine
26 3 33 United States Jack McGrath Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser 128.884 8 39 0 Oil pump
27 31 15 United States Fred Agabashian Maserati Maserati 127.007 25 38 0 Overheating
28 33 52 United States Manny Ayulo  R  Bromme Offenhauser 125.799 33 24 0 Rod
29 1 54 United States Duke Nalon Kurtis Kraft Novi 132.939 1 23 23 Crash T3
30 23 18 United States Sam Hanks Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser 127.809 17 20 0 Oil leak
31 27 10 Belgium Charles Van Acker Stevens Offenhauser 126.524 28 10 0 Crash T4
32 8 26 United States George Lynch  R  Rassey Offenhauser 127.823 16 1 0 Crash T1
33 26 37 United States Spider Webb Bromme Offenhauser 127.002 26 0 0 Transmission
[6][7]

Broadcasting

Radio

The race was carried live on the Mutual Broadcasting System, the precursor to the IMS Radio Network. The broadcast was sponsored by Perfect Circle Piston Rings and Bill Slater served as the anchor. The broadcast featured live coverage of the start, the finish, and live updates throughout the race.

Mutual Broadcasting System
Booth Announcers Turn Reporters Roving reporters

Booth Announcer: Bill Slater
Analyst: Gordon Graham

South turns: Sid Collins
Backstretch: Gene Kelly
North turns: Jim Shelton

 Barry Lake

Television

The race was carried live for the first time in the history of local television on WFBM-TV channel 6 of Indianapolis. The station signed on for the first time race in the morning of May 30, 1949, with a documentary about the race entitled The Crucible of Speed, then covered the race itself. The race broadcast utilized three cameras located along the main stretch. Earl Townsend, Jr. who previously worked as a radio reporter, was the first television announcer. Dick Pittenger and Paul Roberts joined Townsend along with engineer Robert Robbins. The telecast reached approximately 3,000 local households.

WFBM-TV Television
Play-by-play Pit reporters

Announcer: Earl Townsend, Jr.
Color: Dick Pittenger
Color: Paul Roberts

 Robert Robbins

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to 1949 Indianapolis 500.

Notes

Works cited

  • 1949 Indianapolis 500 Radio Broadcast, Mutual: Re-broadcast on "The All-Night Race Party" – WIBC-AM (May 28, 2005)
  • Van Camp's Pork & Beans Presents: Great Moments From the Indy 500 – Fleetwood Sounds, 1975

References

  1. ^ a b Fox, Jack C. (1994). The Illustrated History of the Indianapolis 500 1911-1994 (4th ed.). Carl Hungness Publishing. p. 22. ISBN 0-915088-05-3.
  2. ^ Stranahan, Bob (May 31, 1949). "Sizzling Pace Sets New Record; Nalon Burned in Crash". The Indianapolis Star. p. 1. Retrieved June 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon
  3. ^ "Career Summary:Maurice 'Mauri' Rose". www.snaplap.net. 20 April 2015. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  4. ^ The Talk of Gasoline Alley – 1070-AM WIBC, May 14, 2004
  5. ^ ""1949 International 500 Mile Sweepstakes"". ChampCarStats.com. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  6. ^ "Indianapolis 500 1949". Ultimate Racing History. Archived from the original on 17 January 2012. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
  7. ^ "Indianapolis Motor Speedway". www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com. Retrieved 2023-09-12.


1948 Indianapolis 500
Mauri Rose 		1949 Indianapolis 500
Bill Holland 		1950 Indianapolis 500
Johnnie Parsons
Preceded by
119.814 mph
(1948 Indianapolis 500)
 Record for the fastest average speed
121.327 mph 		Succeeded by
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