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The 34th International 500-Mile Sweepstakes was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Tuesday, May 30, 1950. The event was part of the 1950 AAA National Championship Trail. The race was also included as the third round in the inaugural 1950 World Drivers Championship, and paid points towards the World Championship. The event, however, did not attract any European entries for 1950. Giuseppe Farina originally planned to enter, but his car never arrived. The Indianapolis 500 would be included on the World Championship calendar through 1960. The race was originally scheduled for 200 laps (500 miles), but was stopped after 138 laps (345 miles) due to rain. A rumor circulated in racing circles during and after this race that Johnnie Parsons's team discovered an irreparable crack in the engine block on race morning. The discovery supposedly precipitated Parsons to charge for the lap leader prizes.〔"Great Moments From the Indy 500" (VanCamp's Pork and Beans Presents/Freetwood Sounds), 1975〕 Furthermore, the race ending early due to rain supposedly saved Parsons's day allowing him to secure the victory before the engine let go. However, the engine block crack was proved to be an urban myth,〔"The Talk of Gasoline Alley" – WFNI, May 20, 2012〕 and it was said to be a very minor but acceptable level of porosity, which did not significantly affect the performance. Parsons' win saw him score 9 points move to equal first in the first ever World Drivers' Championship alongside Giuseppe Farina and Juan Manuel Fangio, and also saw him become the first American to win a World Championship race. Despite the 500 being his only race in the World Championship, it would be enough to see him finish 6th in points. During the month, Clark Gable and Barbara Stanwyck were at the track to film scenes for the film ''To Please a Lady''. Stanwyck was on hand in victory lane after the race for the traditional celebratory kiss to the winner. ==Time trials== Time trials was scheduled for six days. *Saturday May 13: Walt Faulkner won the pole position with a record run of 134.343 mph. *Sunday May 14 *Saturday May 20: The third day of time trials saw six cars complete runs. Bayliss Levrett (131.181 mph) was the fastest of the afternoon. Charles Van Acker was ruled physically disqualified, after a crash he suffered at the Speedway from 1949.〔(Vet Van Acker Is Ruled Out ) (May 22, 1950)〕 *Sunday May 21 *Saturday May 27: The day began with 11 spots open in the grid.〔(Speedway Qualifications End Tomorrow; 11 Vacancies )〕 *Sunday May 28: Only one driver managed to bump his way into the field. Johnny McDowell bumped Cliff Griffith, while 15 other cars failed to make the field. The two Novi entries failed to qualify - Chet Miller had engine trouble in one of the cars, while the other snapped a supercharger shaft. Rain and two crashes cut the track time to less than three hours. Cy Marshall was among the few left in line when time trials closed at 6 p.m.〔(One Change In Lineup For Big Race (May 29, 1950) )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「1950 Indianapolis 500」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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