1950 in sports
See also:
Auto Racing
- NASCAR Championship - Bill Rexford
- AAA Racing:
- Henry Banks won the series championship
- Johnnie Parsons won the Indianapolis 500
- Formula One Champion: The first World Championship for drivers under the jurisdiction of the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) is contested. The first race of the World Championship series is the British Grand Prix won by Giuseppe Farina, driving an Alfa Romeo. Farina would go on to become the first FIA World Champion.
- 24 hours of Le Mans - Louis Rosier/Jean-Louis Rosier driving a Talbot-Lago
- Rally racing:
- M. Becquart/H. Secret won the Monte Carlo Rally driving a Hotchkiss
- Drag racing - June 19: The first commercial drag strip, the Santa Ana Drags, begins at Orange County Airport (now John Wayne Airport) in Santa Ana, in Southern California. Admission is 50 cents -- or 75 cents if the ticket holder wanted to watch the mechanics work.
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