Bill Cheesbourg

American · 1957–1959
VS

Jerry Unser

American · 1958–1958
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
1
0
Qualifyingahead
0
1
Bill Cheesbourg · Jerry Unser
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
1 0
1 shared
Qualifying H2H
0 1
1 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
0
Best championship
Teammate battle by season
1
0
1958
Career totals
Bill Cheesbourg Jerry Unser
Championships
0
0
Wins
0
0
Poles
0
0
Podiums
0
0
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
0
0
Starts
3
1
Rate-adjusted · per start
Bill Cheesbourg Jerry Unser
Win rate
0%
0%
Podium rate
0%
0%
Pole rate
0%
0%
Points / start
0.0
0.0
Avg grid
P28.7
P24.0
Avg finish
P19.0
P31.0
Finish rate
33.3%
0%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Bill Cheesbourg Jerry Unser
Mechanical retirements
2
0
Crash retirements
0
1
Classified from the finishing status. Mechanical covers car failures, crash covers accidents, collisions and damage — fewer is better on both.
Milestones & racecraft
1957
Debut season
1958
First win
First pole
First title
P10
Best finish
+9.7
Avg places gained
-7.0
Season points trajectory
1957 1958 1959
Bill Cheesbourg Jerry Unser
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Bill Cheesbourg Jerry Unser
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Indianapolis Motor Speedway 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 0 · —
Bill Cheesbourg 0 · 0 · P10 0 · 0 · — Jerry Unser
Team history
Bill Cheesbourg
KUR
KUZ
Kurtis Kraft 1957–1958Kuzma 1959
Jerry Unser
KUR
19571959
Basis

Head-to-head counts races where both drivers were classified, compared by final position (post-penalty). Teammate section counts only seasons in the same car. Career totals mirror the source data. Data: Jolpica-F1 (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0).