Bob Sweikert

American · 1952–1956
VS

Paul Russo

American · 1950–1959
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
1
1
Qualifyingahead
1
1
Bob Sweikert · Paul Russo
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
3 1
4 shared
Qualifying H2H
1 3
4 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
0
P7
Best championship
P14
Finished ahead in the standings: 1 · 0
1955 P7
Teammate battle by season
0
1
1954
1
0
1955
Career totals
Bob Sweikert Paul Russo
Championships
0
0
Wins
1
0
Poles
0
0
Podiums
1
1
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
8
7
Starts
5
8
Rate-adjusted · per start
Bob Sweikert Paul Russo
Win rate
20%
0%
Podium rate
20%
12.5%
Pole rate
0%
0%
Points / start
1.6
0.9
Avg grid
P18.8
P16.1
Avg finish
P13.4
P13.5
Finish rate
60%
62.5%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Bob Sweikert Paul Russo
Mechanical retirements
2
2
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
1952
Debut season
1950
1955 · aged 29
First win
First pole
First title
P1
Best finish
P2
+5.4
Avg places gained
+2.6
Season points trajectory
1950 1952 1954 1956 1958
Bob Sweikert Paul Russo
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Bob Sweikert Paul Russo
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Indianapolis Motor Speedway 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 1 · P2
Bob Sweikert 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 1 · P2 Paul Russo
Team history
Bob Sweikert
KUR
Kurtis Kraft 1952Kuzma 1953Kurtis Kraft 1954–1955Kuzma 1956
Paul Russo
KUR
Nichels 1950Kurtis Kraft 1953–1959
19501959
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).