Joie Chitwood

American · 1950–1950
VS

Sam Hanks

American · 1950–1957
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
1
0
Qualifyingahead
1
0
Joie Chitwood · Sam Hanks
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
1 0
1 shared
Qualifying H2H
1 0
1 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
0
P22
Best championship
P7
Teammate battle by season
1
0
1950
Career totals
Joie Chitwood Sam Hanks
Championships
0
0
Wins
0
1
Poles
0
0
Podiums
0
4
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
1
20
Starts
1
8
Rate-adjusted · per start
Joie Chitwood Sam Hanks
Win rate
0%
12.5%
Podium rate
0%
50%
Pole rate
0%
0%
Points / start
1.0
2.5
Avg grid
P9.0
P11.6
Avg finish
P5.0
P11.3
Finish rate
100%
50%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Joie Chitwood Sam Hanks
Mechanical retirements
0
3
Crash retirements
0
1
Classified from the finishing status. Mechanical covers car failures, crash covers accidents, collisions and damage — fewer is better on both.
Milestones & racecraft
1950
Debut season
1950
First win
1957 · aged 42
First pole
First title
P5
Best finish
P1
+4.0
Avg places gained
+0.4
Season points trajectory
1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957
Joie Chitwood Sam Hanks
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Joie Chitwood Sam Hanks
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Indianapolis Motor Speedway 0 · 0 · P5 1 · 4 · P1
Joie Chitwood 0 · 0 · P5 1 · 4 · P1 Sam Hanks
Team history
Joie Chitwood
KUR
Sam Hanks
KUR
EPP
Kurtis Kraft 1950–1956Epperly 1957
19501957
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).