Sam Hanks

American · 1950–1957
VS

Johnnie Parsons

American · 1950–1958
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
6
1
Qualifyingahead
3
4
Sam Hanks · Johnnie Parsons
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
7 1
8 shared
Qualifying H2H
4 4
8 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
0
P7
Best championship
P6
Finished ahead in the standings: 1 · 0
1956 P7
Teammate battle by season
0
1
1950
1
0
1951
1
0
1952
1
0
1953
1
0
1954
1
0
1955
1
0
1956
Career totals
Sam Hanks Johnnie Parsons
Championships
0
0
Wins
1
1
Poles
0
0
Podiums
4
1
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
20
12
Starts
8
9
Rate-adjusted · per start
Sam Hanks Johnnie Parsons
Win rate
12.5%
11.1%
Podium rate
50%
11.1%
Pole rate
0%
0%
Points / start
2.5
1.3
Avg grid
P11.6
P13.7
Avg finish
P11.3
P15.9
Finish rate
50%
55.6%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Sam Hanks Johnnie Parsons
Mechanical retirements
3
4
Crash retirements
1
0
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
1957 · aged 42
First win
1950 · aged 31
First pole
First title
P1
Best finish
P1
+0.4
Avg places gained
-2.2
Season points trajectory
1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958
Sam Hanks Johnnie Parsons
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Sam Hanks Johnnie Parsons
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Indianapolis Motor Speedway 1 · 4 · P1 1 · 1 · P1
Sam Hanks 1 · 4 · P1 1 · 1 · P1 Johnnie Parsons
Team history
Sam Hanks
KUR
Kurtis Kraft 1950–1956Epperly 1957
Johnnie Parsons
KUR
Kurtis Kraft 1950–1958
19501958
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).