Английская Википедия:1949 Indianapolis 500
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox Indy500 1911to1941
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.[1]
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.
Results
Alternates
- First alternate: Ralph Pratt Шаблон:Color box (#34)[4]
Failed to Qualify
- Les Anderson (#74)
- Henry Banks (#35)
- Frank Beardsley Шаблон:Color box
- Randall Beinke Шаблон:Color box (#42)
- Tony Bettenhausen (#16, #46)
- Lindley Bothwell Шаблон:Color box (#66)
- Frank Brisko (#48)
- Walt Brown (#18)
- Jim Brubaker Шаблон:Color box (#79)
- Frank Burany Шаблон:Color box (#24)
- Jimmy Daywalt Шаблон:Color box (#56)
- Billy Devore
- Ted Duncan Шаблон:Color box (#72)
- Kenny Eaton Шаблон:Color box (#55)
- Milt Fankhouser (#73)
- Pat Flaherty Шаблон:Color box (#43)
- Dick Fraizer Шаблон:Color box (#59)
- Eddie Haddad Шаблон:Color box (#47)
- Mel Hansen (#44)
- Tommy Hinnershitz (#15, #18)
- Byron Horne Шаблон:Color box (#39)
- Danny Kladis (#58)
- Tommy Mattson Шаблон:Color box
- Johnny Mauro (#16)
- George Metzler Шаблон:Color box (#67) - Fatal accident
- Chet Miller (#65)
- Hal Robson (#23)
- Mike Salay (#49)
- Wally Stokes Шаблон:Color box (#75)
- Bill Taylor Шаблон:Color box (#51)
- Joel Thorne (#81)
- Louis Tomei (#42)
- Doc Williams (#65)[5]
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 | ||
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Booth Announcers | Turn Reporters | Roving reporters |
Booth Announcer: Bill Slater |
South turns: Sid Collins |
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 | |
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Play-by-play | Pit reporters |
Announcer: Earl Townsend, Jr. |
Robert Robbins |
See also
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
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- ↑ The Talk of Gasoline Alley – 1070-AM WIBC, May 14, 2004
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