Sam Hanks

American · 1950–1957
VS

Walt Faulkner

American · 1950–1955
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
1
2
Qualifyingahead
2
1
Sam Hanks · Walt Faulkner
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
2 3
5 shared
Qualifying H2H
3 2
5 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
0
P7
Best championship
P23
Teammate battle by season
0
1
1950
1
0
1953
0
1
1955
Career totals
Sam Hanks Walt Faulkner
Championships
0
0
Wins
1
0
Poles
0
1
Podiums
4
0
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
20
1
Starts
8
5
Rate-adjusted · per start
Sam Hanks Walt Faulkner
Win rate
12.5%
0%
Podium rate
50%
0%
Pole rate
0%
20%
Points / start
2.5
0.2
Avg grid
P11.6
P8.2
Avg finish
P11.3
P11.2
Finish rate
50%
80%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Sam Hanks Walt Faulkner
Mechanical retirements
3
1
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
First pole
1950
First title
P1
Best finish
P5
+0.4
Avg places gained
-3.0
Season points trajectory
1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957
Sam Hanks Walt Faulkner
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Sam Hanks Walt Faulkner
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Indianapolis Motor Speedway 1 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · P5
Sam Hanks 1 · 4 · P1 0 · 0 · P5 Walt Faulkner
Team history
Sam Hanks
KUR
EPP
Kurtis Kraft 1950–1956Epperly 1957
Walt Faulkner
KUR
KUZ
KUR
KUZ
KUR
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).