Sam Hanks

American · 1950–1957
VS

Eddie Russo

American · 1955–1960
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
1
0
Qualifyingahead
1
0
Sam Hanks · Eddie Russo
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
3 0
3 shared
Qualifying H2H
3 0
3 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
0
P7
Best championship
Teammate battle by season
1
0
1956
Career totals
Sam Hanks Eddie Russo
Championships
0
0
Wins
1
0
Poles
0
0
Podiums
4
0
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
20
0
Starts
8
4
Rate-adjusted · per start
Sam Hanks Eddie Russo
Win rate
12.5%
0%
Podium rate
50%
0%
Pole rate
0%
0%
Points / start
2.5
0.0
Avg grid
P11.6
P20.5
Avg finish
P11.3
P25.8
Finish rate
50%
25%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Sam Hanks Eddie Russo
Mechanical retirements
3
2
Crash retirements
1
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
1955
1957 · aged 42
First win
First pole
First title
P1
Best finish
P26
+0.4
Avg places gained
-5.3
Season points trajectory
1950 1952 1954 1956 1958 1960
Sam Hanks Eddie Russo
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Sam Hanks Eddie Russo
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Indianapolis Motor Speedway 1 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · P26
Sam Hanks 1 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · P26 Eddie Russo
Team history
Sam Hanks
KUR
Kurtis Kraft 1950–1956Epperly 1957
Eddie Russo
KUR
Pawl 1955Kurtis Kraft 1956–1957Kurtis Kraft 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).