Johnnie Parsons

American · 1950–1958
VS

Johnny Thomson

American · 1953–1960
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
1
0
Qualifyingahead
1
0
Johnnie Parsons · Johnny Thomson
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
3 3
6 shared
Qualifying H2H
4 2
6 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
0
P6
Best championship
P12
Teammate battle by season
1
0
1958
Career totals
Johnnie Parsons Johnny Thomson
Championships
0
0
Wins
1
0
Poles
0
1
Podiums
1
1
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
12
10
Starts
9
8
Rate-adjusted · per start
Johnnie Parsons Johnny Thomson
Win rate
11.1%
0%
Podium rate
11.1%
12.5%
Pole rate
0%
12.5%
Points / start
1.3
1.3
Avg grid
P13.7
P17.4
Avg finish
P15.9
P16.9
Finish rate
55.6%
50%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Johnnie Parsons Johnny Thomson
Mechanical retirements
4
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. Retirements with an unclear cause: 0 · 1
Milestones & racecraft
1950
Debut season
1953
1950 · aged 31
First win
First pole
1959
First title
P1
Best finish
P3
-2.2
Avg places gained
+0.5
Season points trajectory
1950 1952 1954 1956 1958 1960
Johnnie Parsons Johnny Thomson
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Johnnie Parsons Johnny Thomson
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Indianapolis Motor Speedway 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 1 · P3
Johnnie Parsons 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 1 · P3 Johnny Thomson
Team history
Johnnie Parsons
KUR
Kurtis Kraft 1950–1958
Johnny Thomson
KUZ
LES
Del Roy 1953Nichels 1954Kuzma 1955–1957Kurtis Kraft 1958Lesovsky 1959–1960
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).