Bob Sweikert

American · 1952–1956
VS

Ed Elisian

American · 1954–1958
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
1
0
Qualifyingahead
1
0
Bob Sweikert · Ed Elisian
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
3 0
3 shared
Qualifying H2H
3 0
3 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
0
P7
Best championship
Teammate battle by season
1
0
1955
Career totals
Bob Sweikert Ed Elisian
Championships
0
0
Wins
1
0
Poles
0
0
Podiums
1
0
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
8
0
Starts
5
5
Rate-adjusted · per start
Bob Sweikert Ed Elisian
Win rate
20%
0%
Podium rate
20%
0%
Pole rate
0%
0%
Points / start
1.6
0.0
Avg grid
P18.8
P16.6
Avg finish
P13.4
P25.6
Finish rate
60%
20%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Bob Sweikert Ed Elisian
Mechanical retirements
2
1
Crash retirements
0
1
Classified from the finishing status. Mechanical covers car failures, crash covers accidents, collisions and damage — fewer is better on both. Retirements with an unclear cause: 0 · 2
Milestones & racecraft
1952
Debut season
1954
1955 · aged 29
First win
First pole
First title
P1
Best finish
P18
+5.4
Avg places gained
-9.0
Season points trajectory
1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958
Bob Sweikert Ed Elisian
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Bob Sweikert Ed Elisian
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Indianapolis Motor Speedway 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P18
Bob Sweikert 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 0 · P18 Ed Elisian
Team history
Bob Sweikert
KUR
KUZ
KUR
KUZ
Kurtis Kraft 1952Kuzma 1953Kurtis Kraft 1954–1955Kuzma 1956
Ed Elisian
STE
KUR
WAT
Stevens 1954Kurtis Kraft 1955–1957Watson 1958
19521958
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).