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With Walt Faulkner (lower right) of Long Beach, Calif., in the lead in his Grant Piston Ring Special, the 33-racers hit the first turn as the 500-mile speedway classic at Indianapolis gets going on May 30, 1950. Mauri Rose (31) in his Offenhauser Special presses Faulkner for the lead. Johnny Parsons of Van Nuys, Calif., was declared the winner when the race was stopped by rain at the 345-mile mark. (KEYSTONE/AP Photo)