Don Freeland

American · 1953–1960
VS

Shorty Templeman

American · 1955–1960
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
0
1
Qualifyingahead
1
0
Don Freeland · Shorty Templeman
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
2 1
3 shared
Qualifying H2H
3 0
3 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
0
P14
Best championship
Teammate battle by season
0
1
1960
Career totals
Don Freeland Shorty Templeman
Championships
0
0
Wins
0
0
Poles
0
0
Podiums
1
0
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
4
0
Starts
8
3
Rate-adjusted · per start
Don Freeland Shorty Templeman
Win rate
0%
0%
Podium rate
12.5%
0%
Pole rate
0%
0%
Points / start
0.5
0.0
Avg grid
P17.3
P24.3
Avg finish
P15.0
P18.0
Finish rate
62.5%
33.3%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Don Freeland Shorty Templeman
Mechanical retirements
2
2
Crash retirements
1
0
Classified from the finishing status. Mechanical covers car failures, crash covers accidents, collisions and damage — fewer is better on both.
Milestones & racecraft
1953
Debut season
1955
First win
First pole
First title
P3
Best finish
P17
+2.3
Avg places gained
+6.3
Season points trajectory
1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960
Don Freeland Shorty Templeman
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Don Freeland Shorty Templeman
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Indianapolis Motor Speedway 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P17
Don Freeland 0 · 1 · P3 0 · 0 · P17 Shorty Templeman
Team history
Don Freeland
WAT
PHI
KUR
PHI
KUR
Watson 1953Phillips 1954–1956Kurtis Kraft 1957Phillips 1958Kurtis Kraft 1959–1960
Shorty Templeman
TRE
KUR
KUR
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).