Johnny Thomson

American · 1953–1960
VS

Bob Sweikert

American · 1952–1956
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
0
1
Qualifyingahead
0
1
Johnny Thomson · Bob Sweikert
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
0 4
4 shared
Qualifying H2H
1 3
4 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
0
P12
Best championship
P7
Finished ahead in the standings: 0 · 1
1955 P7
Teammate battle by season
0
1
1956
Career totals
Johnny Thomson Bob Sweikert
Championships
0
0
Wins
0
1
Poles
1
0
Podiums
1
1
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
10
8
Starts
8
5
Rate-adjusted · per start
Johnny Thomson Bob Sweikert
Win rate
0%
20%
Podium rate
12.5%
20%
Pole rate
12.5%
0%
Points / start
1.3
1.6
Avg grid
P17.4
P18.8
Avg finish
P16.9
P13.4
Finish rate
50%
60%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Johnny Thomson Bob Sweikert
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. Retirements with an unclear cause: 1 · 0
Milestones & racecraft
1953
Debut season
1952
First win
1955 · aged 29
1959
First pole
First title
P3
Best finish
P1
+0.5
Avg places gained
+5.4
Season points trajectory
1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960
Johnny Thomson Bob Sweikert
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Johnny Thomson Bob Sweikert
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Indianapolis Motor Speedway 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 1 · P1
Johnny Thomson 0 · 1 · P3 1 · 1 · P1 Bob Sweikert
Team history
Johnny Thomson
KUZ
LES
Del Roy 1953Nichels 1954Kuzma 1955–1957Kurtis Kraft 1958Lesovsky 1959–1960
Bob Sweikert
KUR
Kurtis Kraft 1952Kuzma 1953Kurtis Kraft 1954–1955Kuzma 1956
19521960
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).