Don Freeland

American · 1953–1960
VS

Ed Elisian

American · 1954–1958
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
1
0
Qualifyingahead
0
1
Don Freeland · Ed Elisian
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
5 0
5 shared
Qualifying H2H
2 3
5 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
0
P14
Best championship
Teammate battle by season
1
0
1957
Career totals
Don Freeland Ed Elisian
Championships
0
0
Wins
0
0
Poles
0
0
Podiums
1
0
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
4
0
Starts
8
5
Rate-adjusted · per start
Don Freeland Ed Elisian
Win rate
0%
0%
Podium rate
12.5%
0%
Pole rate
0%
0%
Points / start
0.5
0.0
Avg grid
P17.3
P16.6
Avg finish
P15.0
P25.6
Finish rate
62.5%
20%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Don Freeland Ed Elisian
Mechanical retirements
2
1
Crash retirements
1
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
1953
Debut season
1954
First win
First pole
First title
P3
Best finish
P18
+2.3
Avg places gained
-9.0
Season points trajectory
1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960
Don Freeland Ed Elisian
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Don Freeland Ed Elisian
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Indianapolis Motor Speedway 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P18
Don Freeland 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P18 Ed Elisian
Team history
Don Freeland
WAT
PHI
KUR
PHI
KUR
Watson 1953Phillips 1954–1956Kurtis Kraft 1957Phillips 1958Kurtis Kraft 1959–1960
Ed Elisian
STE
KUR
WAT
Stevens 1954Kurtis Kraft 1955–1957Watson 1958
19531960
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).