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1950 AAA Championship Car season

Sports season

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
May 1	US MGM Sweepstakes	Arlington Downs Raceway	Arlington, Texas	Dirt	US Jimmy Davies	US Duane Carter
May 30	US [International 500 Mile Sweepstakes](1950-indianapolis-500)	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Speedway, Indiana	Paved	US Walt Faulkner	US Johnnie Parsons
June 11	US Rex Mays Classic	Wisconsin State Fair Park Speedway	West Allis, Wisconsin	Dirt	US Lee Wallard	US Tony Bettenhausen
June 25	US Langhorne 100	Langhorne Speedway	Langhorne, Pennsylvania	Dirt	US Troy Ruttman	US Jack McGrath
August 12	US Indianapolis Sweepstakes	Williams Grove Speedway	Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania	Dirt	US Lee Wallard	US Troy Ruttman
August 19	US Springfield 100	Illinois State Fairgrounds	Springfield, Illinois	Dirt	US Tony Bettenhausen	US Paul Russo
September 4	US Milwaukee 200	Wisconsin State Fair Park Speedway	West Allis, Wisconsin	Dirt	US Chuck Stevenson	US Walt Faulkner
September 4	US Pikes Peak Auto Hill Climb	Pikes Peak Highway	Pikes Peak, Colorado	Hill	US Al Rogers	US Al Rogers
September 9	US Syracuse 100	New York State Fairgrounds	Syracuse, New York	Dirt	US Tony Bettenhausen	US Jack McGrath
September 10	US Detroit 100	Michigan State Fairgrounds Speedway	Detroit, Michigan	Dirt	US Troy Ruttman	US Henry Banks
October 1	US Springfield 100	Illinois State Fairgrounds	Springfield, Illinois	Dirt	US Tony Bettenhausen	US Tony Bettenhausen
October 15	US Golden State 100	California State Fairgrounds	Sacramento, California	Dirt	US Tony Bettenhausen	US Duke Dinsmore
November 12	US Phoenix 100	Arizona State Fairgrounds	Phoenix, Arizona	Dirt	US Bobby Ball	US Jimmy Davies
November 26	US Bay Meadows 150	Bay Meadows Race Track	San Mateo, California	Dirt	US Tony Bettenhausen	US Tony Bettenhausen
December 10	US [Darlington 200](https://www.racing-reference.info/race/1950_Darlington_200/UO)	Darlington Raceway	Darlington, South Carolina	Paved	US Bill Schindler	US Johnnie Parsons

: Indianapolis 500 was AAA-sanctioned and counted towards the 1950 FIA World Championship of Drivers title. Race stopped after 345 miles due to rain. : 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) 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](1950-indianapolis-500)
US	MIL1
US	LAN
US	SPR1
US	MIL2
US	PIK
US	SYR
US	DET
US	SPR2
US	SAC
US	PHX
US	BAY
US	DAR
US	Pts	1	1390	2	1317	3	1313	4	1190	5	1027.5	6	1017	7	928	8	760	9	736.5	10	690	11	637	12	605.5	13	552	14	532.5	15	483	16	459.5	17	394	18	340	19	337.5	20	282.5	21	255	22	255	23	240	24	212.5	25	200	26	170	27	164.5	28	160	29	140	30	125	31	120	32	110	33	103.5	34	100	35	80	36	80	37	69	38	60	39	60	40	50	41	46	42	41.5	43	40	44	36	45	34.5	46	30	47	30	48	20	49	15	50	10	51	9.5	52	6	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	-	0	Pos	Driver	[INDY](1950-indianapolis-500)
US	MIL1
US	LAN
US	SPR1
US	MIL2
US	PIK
US	SYR
US	DET
US	SPR2
US	SAC
US	PHX
US	BAY
US	DAR
US	Pts
US Henry Banks	25	5	2	DNQ	2		DNQ	1	18	3	12	4	3
US Walt Faulkner	7	7	DNQ	DNQ	1		2	4	12	9	5	6	8
US Johnnie Parsons	1	11	DNS	DNQ	DNS		DNQ	16	DNQ	11	3	DNQ	1
US Cecil Green	4	DNQ	9	DNQ	12		4	3	5	10	6	9	4
US Tony Bettenhausen	31	1	14	11	18		12	10	1	17	2	1	20
US Duke Dinsmore	33	14	4	7	4		10	5	11	1	18	7	5
US Paul Russo	9	2	12	1	5		3	18	6	13	16
US Chuck Stevenson		DNS	3	DNQ	20			6	3	4	4	19	6
US Jack McGrath	14	9	1	14	DNS		1	17	14	14	9	5	9
US Bill Schindler	26	18	16	12	22		DNS	15	15	2	DNQ	3	2
US Lee Wallard	6	4	DNS	2	15		DNQ	DNQ					10
US Jimmy Davies	17	3	11	10	21		15	2	8	15	1	14
US Bill Holland	2
US Fred Agabashian	28	8	6	8	8		6	DNQ	4	5		13
US Mauri Rose	3
US Andy Linden	DNQ		18	5	3		DNS	8	DNQ	DNS
US Duke Nalon	DNQ	DNQ	5	DNQ	6		8	13		7	7	DNQ
US Mack Hellings	13	13	7	3	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	14	9	6	11	DNS	DNQ
US Joie Chitwood	5												7
US George Connor	8	10	DNQ	9	19		17	9	13
US Cliff Griffith	DNQ	DNQ	DNS	4			5	DNQ	DNQ				12
US Ray Knepper				DNQ	11		7	DNQ	7	8	13	10	16
US Sam Hanks	30	DNQ										2
US Joe James	DNQ	DNQ	DNS	DNQ	7		DNQ	7	17	DNQ	DNQ	11	13
US Al Rogers						1
US Neal Carter			15	DNQ	17		16	12	2	16			14
US Harry Turner			DNS	6	9		9	DNQ	DNQ
US Herb Bryers						2
US Louis Unser						3
US Bill Mackey							DNQ	DNQ			8	8	22
US George Hammond						4
US Jerry Hoyt	21	DNQ	8	DNQ			11		DNQ				11
US Pat Flaherty	10
US Charles Bryant						5
US Dick Rathmann	32	6	13				DNS
US Walt Killinger						6
US Myron Fohr	11	DNQ		DNQ	16		DNQ
US Lloyd Axel						7
US Frank Burany		DNQ			10
US Joel Thorne	DNQ					8
US Troy Ruttman	15	17	10	DNQ	13		14	11		12	17	15	18
US Walt Brown	19	15	DNS	16	DNQ		13	DNQ	10				19
US Johnny Mauro	DNQ					9
US Bayliss Levrett	27									DNS	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ
US Duane Carter	12	DNQ	DNP	17		DNS	DNS						21
US Shelby Hill						10
US Rodger Ward											10
US Delmar Desch						11
US Bobby Ball											15	12	DNQ
US Jimmy Good						12
US Ralph Pratt	DNQ	DNQ	DNS	15	DNQ		DNS		DNQ
US Johnny McDowell	18	12
US Johnny Fedricks	DNQ	DNQ		13	DNQ		18		16				25
US Hugh Thomas						13
US George Lynch	DNQ	DNQ		DNQ	DNQ						14	17	23
US Eddie Johnson			17	DNQ	14		DNQ		DNQ
US Phil Shafer						14
US Bob Finney						15
US Jimmy Daywalt													15
US Gene Hartley	16	DNQ
US Emil Andres	DNQ	16
US Glenn Harrison						16
US Art McKee						17
US Johnnie Tolan											DNQ	DNQ	17
US Spider Webb	20	DNQ	DNP	18			DNQ	DNQ
US Manuel Ayulo	DNQ						DNQ				DNQ	18	26
US Lou Florence										18		DNQ
US Pete Woods						18
US Wayne Sankey						19
US Jim Hammond						20
US Phil Hill						21
US Walt Ader	22	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ			DNS
US Russ Snowberger						22
US Jackie Holmes	23	DNQ		DNQ
Canada Ray Shadbolt						23
US Dick Fraizer	DNQ												24
US Jim Rathmann	24
US Keith Andrews						24
US Wayne England						25
US Buster Hammond						26
US Art Hillis						27
US Jimmy Jackson	29
US Buster Warke			DNQ				DNS		DNQ
US William Cantrell	DNS
US Johnny Mantz	DNS
US Milt Fankhauser	DNQ			DNQ	DNQ			DNQ
US Carl Scarborough	DNP						DNQ	DNQ	DNQ
US Kenny Eaton	DNQ			DNQ	DNQ
US Don Padia						DNQ					DNQ	DNQ
US Al Benoit										DNQ	DNQ	DNQ
US Bill Taylor										DNQ	DNQ	DNQ
US Chuck Leighton	DNQ	DNQ
US Billy Devore	DNQ								DNQ
US Frank Tillman					DNQ				DNQ
US Bill Vukovich	DNQ									DNQ
US Potsy Goacher	DNP				DNQ
US Marvin Burke	DNQ
US Hal Cole	DNQ
US Ted Duncan	DNQ
US George Fonder	DNQ
US Carl Forberg	DNQ
US Bob Gregg	DNQ
US Norm Houser	DNQ
US Danny Kladis	DNQ
US Mark Light	DNQ
US Cy Marshall	DNQ
US Al Miller	DNQ
US Chet Miller	DNQ
US Jim Rigsby	DNQ
US Bob Sweikert	DNQ
US Charles Van Acker	DNQ
US Mike Salay		DNQ
US Mike Nazaruk			DNQ
US Ottis Stine			DNQ
US Ed Terry			DNQ
US Bobby Barker				DNQ
US Joe Sostilio					DNQ
US Bill Johnson						DNQ
US Milton Mabe						DNQ
US Bob Harnar								DNQ
US Art Hartsfeld									DNQ
US Steve Truchan									DNQ
US Hal Robson											DNQ
US Frank Armi												DNQ
US Cecil Burnaugh												DNQ
US Lenny Lowe												DNQ
US Mike Reilly												DNQ
US Billy Ryan												DNQ
US Hank Rogers													DNQ
US Joe Adas	DNP
US Mike Burch	DNP
US Billy Earl	DNP
Italy Giuseppe Farina	DNP
Italy Franco Rol	DNP
US Bud Rose	DNP
Italy Piero Taruffi	DNP
US Ben Zukor	DNP

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

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References

http://media.indycar.com/pdf/2011/IICS_2011_Historical_Record_Book_INT6.pdf (p. 303-305)

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