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The first race Kurtis Kraft entered was the 1950 Indianapolis 500 and since then Kurtis Kraft has participated in 12 races in total.
In these 12 races, Kurtis Kraft won 5 races, finshed on the podium 19 times and scored a total of 130 points. The last race Kurtis Kraft has entered was the 1960 Indianapolis 500.
87 drivers have driven for Kurtis Kraft and the last drivers are Bob Christie, Gene Force, Anthony Foyt, Don Freeland, Gene Hartley, Eddie Russo, Shorty Templeman & Dempsey Wilson.

Nationality

American

Last drivers

Bob Christie, Gene Force, Anthony Foyt, Don Freeland, Gene Hartley, Eddie Russo, Shorty Templeman & Dempsey Wilson

First race entered

1950 Indianapolis 500

Last race entered

1960 Indianapolis 500

Last win

1955 Indianapolis 500 - Bob Sweikert

Seasons

Year	Position	Points	Wins	Podiums	Pole pos.	Drivers
1960			0	0	0	Bob Christie \| Gene Force \| Anthony Foyt \| Don Freeland \| Gene Hartley \| Eddie Russo \| Shorty Templeman \| Dempsey Wilson
1959	7th	0 pts	0	0	0	Red Amick \| Chuck Arnold \| Duane Carter \| Bob Christie \| Jimmy Daywalt \| Don Freeland \| Bobby Grim \| Eddie Johnson \| Jud Larson \| Jim McWithey \| Paul Russo \| Rodger Ward \| Chuck Weyant
1958			0	1	0	Johnny Boyd \| Bill Cheesbourg \| Bob Christie \| Billy Garrett \| Paul Goldsmith \| Eddie Johnson \| Al Keller \| Mike Magill \| Pat O'Connor \| Johnnie Parsons \| Paul Russo \| Len Sutton \| Shorty Templeman \| Johnny Thomson \| Jerry Unser \| Bob Veith
1957			0	0	1	Fred Agabashian \| Tony Bettenhausen \| Johnny Boyd \| Bill Cheesbourg \| Bob Christie \| Jimmy Daywalt \| Don Edmunds \| Ed Elisian \| Don Freeland \| Elmer George \| Eddie Johnson \| Al Keller \| Andy Linden \| Mike Magill \| Pat O'Connor \| Johnnie Parsons \| Jimmy Reece \| Paul Russo \| Eddie Russo \| Marshall Teague \| Johnnie Tolan \| Jack Turner
1956			0	1	0	Fred Agabashian \| Keith Andrews \| Tony Bettenhausen \| Johnny Boyd \| Bob Christie \| Ray Crawford \| Jimmy Daywalt \| Duke Dinsmore \| Ed Elisian \| Sam Hanks \| Al Herman \| Al Keller \| Andy Linden \| Pat O'Connor \| Johnnie Parsons \| Dick Rathmann \| Jim Rathmann \| Paul Russo \| Eddie Russo \| Troy Ruttman \| Johnnie Tolan \| Jack Turner \| Bob Veith \| Rodger Ward
1955			1	4	0	Fred Agabashian \| Tony Bettenhausen \| Johnny Boyd \| Ray Crawford \| Art Cross \| Jimmy Davies \| Jimmy Daywalt \| Ed Elisian \| Walt Faulkner \| Pat Flaherty \| Sam Hanks \| Al Herman \| Bill Homeier \| Al Keller \| Andy Linden \| Jack McGrath \| Cal Niday \| Pat O'Connor \| Johnnie Parsons \| Paul Russo \| Bob Sweikert \| Bill Vukovich \| Chuck Weyant
1954			1	2	1	Fred Agabashian \| Frank Armi \| Tony Bettenhausen \| Duane Carter \| Larry Crockett \| Art Cross \| Jimmy Davies \| Jimmy Daywalt \| Pat Flaherty \| George Fonder \| Sam Hanks \| Gene Hartley \| Bill Homeier \| Jerry Hoyt \| Jimmy Jackson \| Andy Linden \| Ernie McCoy \| Jack McGrath \| Mike Nazaruk \| Pat O'Connor \| Johnnie Parsons \| Jim Rathmann \| Paul Russo \| Troy Ruttman \| Bob Sweikert \| Marshall Teague \| Bill Vukovich
1953			1	4	1	Fred Agabashian \| Duane Carter \| Art Cross \| Jimmy Davies \| Jimmy Daywalt \| Duke Dinsmore \| Walt Faulkner \| Sam Hanks \| Gene Hartley \| Bill Holland \| Jackie Holmes \| Jerry Hoyt \| Eddie Johnson \| Andy Linden \| Johnny Mantz \| Jack McGrath \| Duke Nalon \| Cal Niday \| Johnnie Parsons \| Jim Rathmann \| Paul Russo \| Carl Scarborough \| Bob Scott \| Chuck Stevenson \| Marshall Teague \| Johnny Thomson \| Bill Vukovich \| Rodger Ward \| Travis Webb
1952			0	2	1	Fred Agabashian \| Jimmy Bryan \| George Connor \| Art Cross \| Cliff Griffith \| Sam Hanks \| Gene Hartley \| Joe James \| Andy Linden \| Johnny McDowell \| Jack McGrath \| Chet Miller \| Duke Nalon \| Johnnie Parsons \| Jim Rathmann \| Jimmy Reece \| Bob Scott \| Chuck Stevenson \| Bob Sweikert \| Bill Vukovich \| Rodger Ward
1951			1	4	1	Fred Agabashian \| Manny Ayulo \| Walt Brown \| Carl Forberg \| Gene Force \| Cecil Green \| Cliff Griffith \| Sam Hanks \| Jack McGrath \| Chet Miller \| Duke Nalon \| Mike Nazaruk \| Johnnie Parsons \| Troy Ruttman \| Carl Scarborough \| Bill Schindler \| Lee Wallard
1950			1	1	1	Fred Agabashian \| Tony Bettenhausen \| Walt Brown \| Joie Chitwood \| Duke Dinsmore \| Walt Faulkner \| Pat Flaherty \| Cecil Green \| Sam Hanks \| Mack Hellings \| Jerry Hoyt \| Jimmy Jackson \| Johnny McDowell \| Jack McGrath \| Johnnie Parsons

Seasons

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1960 1959 1958 1957 1956 1955 1954 1953 1952 1951 1950

Statistics

Driver championships

Constructor championships

Races in total

Wins in total

Pole positions in total

Podiums in total

Points in total

130

Win percentage

41.7%

Podium percentage

66.7%

Previous drivers

Driver	Season(s)	Races	Wins	Podiums
Rodger Ward	1952, 1953, 1956, 1959	4	0	0
Al Herman	1955, 1956	2	0	0
Eddie Johnson	1953, 1957, 1958, 1959	4	0	0
Jimmy Bryan	1952	1	0	0
Duane Carter	1953, 1954, 1959	3	0	1
Johnny Thomson	1953, 1958	2	0	0
Bobby Grim	1959	1	0	0
Don Freeland	1957, 1959, 1960	3	0	0
Bob Veith	1956, 1958	2	0	0
Dick Rathmann	1956	1	0	0
Tony Bettenhausen	1950, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957	5	0	1
Eddie Russo	1956, 1957, 1960	3	0	0
Anthony Foyt	1960	1	0	0
Shorty Templeman	1958, 1960	2	0	0
Johnny Boyd	1955, 1956, 1957, 1958	4	0	1
Gene Hartley	1952, 1953, 1954, 1960	3	0	0
Bill Homeier	1954, 1955	2	0	0
Jim Rathmann	1952, 1953, 1954, 1956	4	0	1
Paul Goldsmith	1958	1	0	0
Red Amick	1959	1	0	0
Troy Ruttman	1951, 1954, 1956	3	0	0
Bob Christie	1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960	5	0	0
Chuck Stevenson	1952, 1953	1	0	0
Jim McWithey	1959	1	0	0
Len Sutton	1958	1	0	0
Dempsey Wilson	1960	1	0	0
Gene Force	1951, 1960	2	0	0
Chuck Weyant	1955, 1959	2	0	0
Ray Crawford	1955, 1956	2	0	0
Al Keller	1955, 1956, 1957, 1958	4	0	0
Mike Magill	1957, 1958	2	0	0
Jimmy Daywalt	1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959	5	0	0
Pat Flaherty	1950, 1954, 1955	3	0	0
Paul Russo	1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959	7	0	1
Jack Turner	1956, 1957	2	0	0
Chuck Arnold	1959	1	0	0
Bill Cheesbourg	1957, 1958	2	0	0
Jud Larson	1959	1	0	0
Jimmy Reece	1952, 1957	2	0	0
Pat O'Connor	1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958	5	0	0
Johnnie Parsons	1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958	9	1	1
Johnnie Tolan	1956, 1957	2	0	0
Billy Garrett	1958	1	0	0
Ed Elisian	1955, 1956, 1957	3	0	0
Jerry Unser	1958	1	0	0
Elmer George	1957	1	0	0
Sam Hanks	1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956	7	0	3
Andy Linden	1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957	6	0	0
Fred Agabashian	1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957	8	0	0
Marshall Teague	1953, 1954, 1957	3	0	0
Don Edmunds	1957	1	0	0
Bob Sweikert	1952, 1954, 1955	3	1	1
Duke Dinsmore	1950, 1953, 1956	3	0	0
Keith Andrews	1956	1	0	0
Cliff Griffith	1951, 1952	2	0	0
Bill Vukovich	1952, 1953, 1954, 1955	4	2	2
Jack McGrath	1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955	6	0	2
Jerry Hoyt	1950, 1953, 1954	3	0	0
Jimmy Davies	1953, 1954, 1955	3	0	1
Art Cross	1952, 1953, 1954, 1955	4	0	1
Walt Faulkner	1950, 1953, 1955	3	0	0
Cal Niday	1953, 1955	2	0	0
Jimmy Jackson	1950, 1954	2	0	0
Travis Webb	1953	1	0	0
Frank Armi	1954	1	0	0
Larry Crockett	1954	1	0	0
Ernie McCoy	1954	1	0	0
Mike Nazaruk	1951, 1954	2	0	1
Manny Ayulo	1951	1	0	1
George Fonder	1954	1	0	0
Bob Scott	1952, 1953	2	0	0
Duke Nalon	1951, 1952, 1953	3	0	0
Carl Scarborough	1951, 1953	2	0	0
Bill Holland	1953	1	0	0
Jackie Holmes	1953	1	0	0
Johnny Mantz	1953	1	0	0
Joe James	1952	1	0	0
Chet Miller	1951, 1952	2	0	0
George Connor	1952	1	0	0
Bill Schindler	1951	1	0	0
Johnny McDowell	1950, 1952	2	0	0
Walt Brown	1950, 1951	2	0	0
Mack Hellings	1950	1	0	0
Cecil Green	1950, 1951	2	0	0
Carl Forberg	1951	1	0	0
Lee Wallard	1951	1	1	1
Joie Chitwood	1950	1	0	0