Kurtis Kraft Kurtis Kraft is an American Formula 1 team with 226 race entries from 1950 to 1960, 5 wins, 6 pole positions, 19 podiums and 130 points.
Kurtis Kraft's first win was the 1950 Indianapolis 500, with Johnnie Parsons driving, from 5th on the grid. The most recent of the 5 wins was the 1955 Indianapolis 500 (Bob Sweikert). Bill Vukovich won most often for the team, 2 times, then Johnnie Parsons with 1. The best season was 1959: 7th in the constructors' championship with 0 points, drivers Duane Carter, Eddie Johnson, Paul Russo. The latest season on record is 1960: 0 points. The team has 3 one-two finishes and 0 fastest laps.
Nationality American Active 1950 to 1960, 11 seasons Drivers 87 Entries Wins Poles Podiums 1-2 finishes Fastest laps Points 226 5 6 19 3 n/a 130
Head-to-head: Ferrari , BRM , Vanwall , Maserati , Watson , Cooper , Epperly , Kuzma . Or any team .
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Season by season 0 12 24 P1 P5 1950 Parsons, Green, Chitwood, Bettenhausen, Faulkner, Flaherty, Hellings, McGrath, McDowell, Brown, Hoyt, Agabashian, Jackson, Hanks, Dinsmore: 14 points 1951 Wallard, Nazaruk, McGrath, Ayulo, Forberg, Nalon, Force, Hanks, Schindler, Agabashian, Scarborough, Parsons, Green, Ruttman, Miller, Brown, Griffith: 19 points 1952 Rathmann, Hanks, Cross, Bryan, Reece, Connor, Griffith, Parsons, McGrath, James, Vukovich, Stevenson, McDowell, Ward, Nalon, Sweikert, Agabashian, Hartley, Scott, Miller, Linden: 13 points 1953 Vukovich, Cross, Hanks, Carter, Agabashian, Russo, McGrath, Daywalt, Rathmann, Johnson, Davies, Nalon, Scarborough, Scott, Holland, Ward, Linden, Dinsmore, Faulkner, Mantz, Teague, Webb, Thomson, Holmes, Hoyt, Stevenson, Parsons, Hartley, Niday: 24 points 1954 Vukovich, McGrath, Ruttman, Carter, Nazaruk, Agabashian, Russo, Hoyt, Crockett, Cross, Parsons, Hanks, Linden, Davies, Sweikert, Teague, Jackson, Bettenhausen, McCoy, Armi, Fonder, Rathmann, O'Connor, Hartley, Daywalt, Flaherty, Homeier: 18 points 1955 Sweikert, Bettenhausen, Russo, Davies, Faulkner, Homeier, Linden, Herman, O'Connor, Daywalt, Flaherty, Weyant, Niday, Cross, Hanks, Parsons, Crawford, Vukovich, McGrath, Keller, Boyd, Elisian, Agabashian: 21 points 1956 Hanks, Parsons, Rathmann, Veith, Ward, Agabashian, Christie, Keller, Dinsmore, O'Connor, Rathmann, Tolan, Bettenhausen, Elisian, Russo, Daywalt, Turner, Andrews, Linden, Herman, Crawford, Boyd, Ruttman, Russo: 12 points 1957 Russo, Linden, Boyd, Teague, O'Connor, Turner, Christie, Bettenhausen, Parsons, Freeland, Reece, Edmunds, Tolan, Agabashian, Magill, Johnson, Cheesbourg, Keller, Daywalt, Elisian, Russo, George: 5 points 1958 Boyd, Johnson, Cheesbourg, Keller, Parsons, Christie, Magill, Russo, Templeman, Garrett, Thomson, Veith, O'Connor, Goldsmith, Unser, Sutton: 4 points 1959 Carter, Johnson, Russo, Daywalt, Arnold, McWithey, Freeland, Christie, Grim, Weyant, Larson, Amick, Ward: 0 points 1960 Christie, Hartley, Templeman, Freeland, Foyt, Russo, Force, Wilson: 0 points 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 Bars: points per season, in the colour of that season's team (left scale). Line: championship position, first at the top (right scale). Hover or tap for the details of a season. Season Drivers Wins Poles Podiums Points Championship 1960 Bob Christie , Gene Hartley , Shorty Templeman , Don Freeland , Anthony Foyt , Eddie Russo , Gene Force , Dempsey Wilson 0 0 0 0 – 1959 Duane Carter , Eddie Johnson , Paul Russo , Jimmy Daywalt , Chuck Arnold , Jim McWithey , Don Freeland , Bob Christie , Bobby Grim , Chuck Weyant , Jud Larson , Red Amick , Rodger Ward 0 0 0 0 7th 1958 Johnny Boyd , Eddie Johnson , Bill Cheesbourg , Al Keller , Johnnie Parsons , Bob Christie , Mike Magill , Paul Russo , Shorty Templeman , Billy Garrett , Johnny Thomson , Bob Veith , Pat O'Connor , Paul Goldsmith , Jerry Unser , Len Sutton 0 0 1 4 – 1957 Paul Russo , Andy Linden , Johnny Boyd , Marshall Teague , Pat O'Connor , Jack Turner , Bob Christie , Tony Bettenhausen , Johnnie Parsons , Don Freeland , Jimmy Reece , Don Edmunds , Johnnie Tolan , Fred Agabashian , Mike Magill , Eddie Johnson , Bill Cheesbourg , Al Keller , Jimmy Daywalt , Ed Elisian , Eddie Russo , Elmer George 0 1 0 5 – 1956 Sam Hanks , Johnnie Parsons , Dick Rathmann , Bob Veith , Rodger Ward , Fred Agabashian , Bob Christie , Al Keller , Duke Dinsmore , Pat O'Connor , Jim Rathmann , Johnnie Tolan , Tony Bettenhausen , Ed Elisian , Eddie Russo , Jimmy Daywalt , Jack Turner , Keith Andrews , Andy Linden , Al Herman , Ray Crawford , Johnny Boyd , Troy Ruttman , Paul Russo 0 0 1 12 – 1955 Bob Sweikert , Tony Bettenhausen , Paul Russo , Jimmy Davies , Walt Faulkner , Bill Homeier , Andy Linden , Al Herman , Pat O'Connor , Jimmy Daywalt , Pat Flaherty , Chuck Weyant , Cal Niday , Art Cross , Sam Hanks , Johnnie Parsons , Ray Crawford , Bill Vukovich , Jack McGrath , Al Keller , Johnny Boyd , Ed Elisian , Fred Agabashian 1 0 4 21 – 1954 Bill Vukovich , Jack McGrath , Troy Ruttman , Duane Carter , Mike Nazaruk , Fred Agabashian , Paul Russo , Jerry Hoyt , Larry Crockett , Art Cross , Johnnie Parsons , Sam Hanks , Andy Linden , Jimmy Davies , Bob Sweikert , Marshall Teague , Jimmy Jackson , Tony Bettenhausen , Ernie McCoy , Frank Armi , George Fonder , Jim Rathmann , Pat O'Connor , Gene Hartley , Jimmy Daywalt , Pat Flaherty , Bill Homeier 1 1 2 18 – 1953 Bill Vukovich , Art Cross , Sam Hanks , Duane Carter , Fred Agabashian , Paul Russo , Jack McGrath , Jimmy Daywalt , Jim Rathmann , Eddie Johnson , Jimmy Davies , Duke Nalon , Carl Scarborough , Bob Scott , Bill Holland , Rodger Ward , Andy Linden , Duke Dinsmore , Walt Faulkner , Johnny Mantz , Marshall Teague , Travis Webb , Johnny Thomson , Jackie Holmes , Jerry Hoyt , Chuck Stevenson , Johnnie Parsons , Gene Hartley , Cal Niday 1 1 4 24 – 1952 Jim Rathmann , Sam Hanks , Art Cross , Jimmy Bryan , Jimmy Reece , George Connor , Cliff Griffith , Johnnie Parsons , Jack McGrath , Joe James , Bill Vukovich , Chuck Stevenson , Johnny McDowell , Rodger Ward , Duke Nalon , Bob Sweikert , Fred Agabashian , Gene Hartley , Bob Scott , Chet Miller , Andy Linden 0 1 2 13 – 1951 Lee Wallard , Mike Nazaruk , Jack McGrath , Manny Ayulo , Carl Forberg , Duke Nalon , Gene Force , Sam Hanks , Bill Schindler , Fred Agabashian , Carl Scarborough , Johnnie Parsons , Cecil Green , Troy Ruttman , Chet Miller , Walt Brown , Cliff Griffith 1 1 4 19 – 1950 Johnnie Parsons , Cecil Green , Joie Chitwood , Tony Bettenhausen , Walt Faulkner , Pat Flaherty , Mack Hellings , Jack McGrath , Johnny McDowell , Walt Brown , Jerry Hoyt , Fred Agabashian , Jimmy Jackson , Sam Hanks , Duke Dinsmore 1 1 1 14 –
Wins by driver All 5 wins 
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