Paul Russo

American · 1950–1959
VS

Ed Elisian

American · 1954–1958
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
2
1
Qualifyingahead
2
1
Paul Russo · Ed Elisian
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
4 1
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
1955
0
1
1956
1
0
1957
Career totals
Paul Russo Ed Elisian
Championships
0
0
Wins
0
0
Poles
0
0
Podiums
1
0
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
7
0
Starts
8
5
Rate-adjusted · per start
Paul Russo Ed Elisian
Win rate
0%
0%
Podium rate
12.5%
0%
Pole rate
0%
0%
Points / start
0.9
0.0
Avg grid
P16.1
P16.6
Avg finish
P13.5
P25.6
Finish rate
62.5%
20%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Paul Russo 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
1950
Debut season
1954
First win
First pole
First title
P2
Best finish
P18
+2.6
Avg places gained
-9.0
Season points trajectory
1950 1952 1954 1956 1958
Paul Russo Ed Elisian
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Paul Russo Ed Elisian
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Indianapolis Motor Speedway 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P18
Paul Russo 0 · 1 · P2 0 · 0 · P18 Ed Elisian
Team history
Paul Russo
KUR
Nichels 1950Kurtis Kraft 1953–1959
Ed Elisian
KUR
Stevens 1954Kurtis Kraft 1955–1957Watson 1958
19501959
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).