Question: What year was the man whose car failed to arrive to the 1950 Indianapolis 500 first the Italian champion?

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Giuseppe Farina: Dottore Emilio Giuseppe "Nino" Farina (30 October 1906 – 30 June 1966), was an Italian racing driver and was the first official Formula One World Champion, gaining the title in 1950.  He was also the Italian Champion in 1937, 1938 and 1939.  During his thirty-year racing career he suffered a series of accidents.

Jeff Wood (racing driver): Jeff Wood (born January 20, 1957) is an American former race car driver born in Wichita, Kansas.  He was Formula Atlantic Rookie of the Year in 1977.  He drove in the CanAm series for Carl Haas in 1981 and finished 5th in the series behind Danny Sullivan.  In 1982, driving for Bob Garnetson Racing, finished 3rd place in the 24 Hours of Daytona.  He then made his CART debut in 1983 at the Caesars Palace Grand Prix driving for Dan Gurney.  He then drove in the Formula Atlantic West Series where he won the 1985 championship.  He returned to CART in 1987 and made 4 starts for Dick Simon with his best finish being 10th.  He was away from the series in 1988, then returned in 1989 to make 5 starts for Gohr Racing, where he finished 12th at the Michigan 500.  In 1990 he drove for a new team, Todd Walther Racing, where he made his first attempt to qualify for the Indianapolis 500, but crashed in practice.  He made 10 other starts, with a 10th-place finish at Phoenix, finishing 22nd in points.  In 1991 he made 8 starts for Dale Coyne Racing, Arciero Racing, and Euromotorsports with the best finish being 13th.  7 starts in '92 for Arciero netted Wood a 12th-place finish and a single point.  In 1993 Wood attempted a nearly full season for Andrea Moda Formula/Euromotorsports but failed to qualify for 6 races and only made 8 starts and again failed to score points.  He made four more unsuccessful starts in 1994 for Euromotorsports in what would be his final races in the series.  He was named to an entry for the 1996 Indianapolis 500, but the car failed to appear.  His best finish in his 49 CART races was an 8th place that came in his second series start back in 1983 at Laguna Seca Raceway.

Olson (constructor): Olson was a racing car constructor.  Olson cars competed in one round of the FIA World Championship - the 1950 Indianapolis 500.

Snowberger: Snowberger was a racing car constructor.  Snowberger cars competed in one FIA World Championship race - the 1950 Indianapolis 500.

Wetteroth: Wetteroth was a racing car constructor.  Wetteroth cars competed in one FIA World Championship race - the 1950 Indianapolis 500.

Charles Van Acker: Charles Van Acker (14 March 1912 Brussels – 31 May 1998 South Bend, Indiana) was a Belgian-American racecar driver.  He first attempted to qualify for the Indianapolis 500 in 1946 but was too slow.  In 1947 he made the race and finished in 29th after a crash on lap 24.  He also competed in seven more races of the national trail that season and finished 4th in points.  In 1948 he 11th in the Indy 500 and 10th in the National Championship.  1949 saw him crash 10 laps into the Indy 500 and struggle to qualify much of the rest of the season.  He attempted the 1950 Indianapolis 500 but failed to qualify in what would be his last Championship Car appearance.

Langley (constructor): Langley was an American racing car constructor.  Langley cars competed in one FIA World Championship race - the 1950 Indianapolis 500.

Andy Michner: Andy Michner (born October 27, 1968, Ann Arbor, Michigan), is a former driver in the Indy Racing League IndyCar Series, NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and NASCAR Busch Series.  He is the current record holder of the world's fastest Sprint Car race at a United States Auto Club event in Phoenix, Arizona at 136.034 mph 1996.  Michner finished twice a runner-up to NASCAR'S Tony Stewart in United States Auto Club competition and has 19 USAC Wins.  He passed his Indy 500 Rookie Orientation Program but elected to not qualify for the race 1996 Indianapolis 500.  In 1996 & 1997, Michner ran a partial season in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series as Chevrolet's Development Driver.  He then returned to the Indy Car series in 1998 with Konica/Syan Racing and captured his career best finish of eighth place in his first race, the 1998 Indianapolis 500.  Michner then signed with Factory Riley&Scott Reebok Indycar Team where Michner led in the closing laps of the 1998 Texas Longhorn 500 but failed to finish due to an engine failure.  At Michigan International Speedway in August 1998, it was announced, Michner signed a 3-year contract to drive the Bayer Aleve, Coca-Cola Chevrolet in NASCAR's Busch Series for BACE Motorsports.  Michner suffered ultimately career ending injuries in October 1998 while testing at Homestead-Miami Speedway in a NASCAR Busch Series test.  He attempted to qualify for the 1999 Indianapolis 500 for Byrd Racing but failed to make the field due to rain.  He was named to a Logan Racing entry to two races in 2000 but the car did not appear at either race.

Josele Garza: Josele Garza (born March 15, 1962 in Mexico City, Mexico) is a Mexican professional race car driver.  He started seven Indianapolis 500 races.  Garza was the 1981 Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year after rolling off sixth and finishing 23rd at the age of 19.  At 19 years, two months, and nine days, Garza is the second youngest driver to compete in the Indianapolis 500 and was not surpassed until 2003 by A.J. Foyt IV.  USAC rules at the time required drivers to be 21 years of age, but Garza's racing license listed him as being 22 years old.  Garza claims he does not know how the error occurred but he did not notify officials of the error.  He finished 10th in the 1984 Indianapolis 500.  He led 13 Indy 500 laps.

1950 Indianapolis 500: 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.  It was also race 3 of 7 in the 1950 World Championship of Drivers 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.

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Answer: 1937