Bob Sweikert

American · 1952–1956
VS

Tony Bettenhausen

American · 1950–1960
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
2
1
Qualifyingahead
1
2
Bob Sweikert · Tony Bettenhausen
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
3 2
5 shared
Qualifying H2H
1 4
5 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
0
P7
Best championship
P13
Finished ahead in the standings: 1 · 0
1955 P7
Teammate battle by season
0
1
1953
1
0
1954
1
0
1955
Career totals
Bob Sweikert Tony Bettenhausen
Championships
0
0
Wins
1
0
Poles
0
0
Podiums
1
1
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
8
10
Starts
5
11
Rate-adjusted · per start
Bob Sweikert Tony Bettenhausen
Win rate
20%
0%
Podium rate
20%
9.1%
Pole rate
0%
0%
Points / start
1.6
0.9
Avg grid
P18.8
P13.2
Avg finish
P13.4
P15.6
Finish rate
60%
54.5%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Bob Sweikert Tony Bettenhausen
Mechanical retirements
2
3
Crash retirements
0
2
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
-2.5
Season points trajectory
1950 1952 1954 1956 1958 1960
Bob Sweikert Tony Bettenhausen
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Bob Sweikert Tony Bettenhausen
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 Tony Bettenhausen
Team history
Bob Sweikert
KUR
Kurtis Kraft 1952Kuzma 1953Kurtis Kraft 1954–1955Kuzma 1956
Tony Bettenhausen
DEI
KUR
EPP
Deidt 1950–1952Kuzma 1953Kurtis Kraft 1954–1957Epperly 1958–1959Watson 1960
19501960
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).