Troy Ruttman
American · 1950–1960
VS

Bill Vukovich
American · 1951–1955
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
0
1
Qualifyingahead
1
0
Troy Ruttman · Bill Vukovich
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
2 — 1
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
P6
Finished ahead in the standings: 1 · 1
1952 P7 1954 P6
Teammate battle by season
0
1
1954
Career totals
Troy Ruttman Bill Vukovich
Championships
0
0
Wins
1
2
Poles
0
1
Podiums
1
2
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
9.5
19
Starts
9
5
Rate-adjusted · per start
Troy Ruttman Bill Vukovich
Win rate
11.1%
40%
Podium rate
11.1%
40%
Pole rate
0%
20%
Points / start
1.1
3.8
Avg grid
P10.8
P10.6
Avg finish
P17.9
P14.6
Finish rate
66.7%
60%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Troy Ruttman Bill Vukovich
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.
Milestones & racecraft
1950
Debut season
1951
1952 · aged 22
First win
1953 · aged 34
—
First pole
1953
—
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P1
-6.1
Avg places gained
-4.0
Season points trajectory
1950 1952 1954 1956 1958 1960
Troy Ruttman Bill Vukovich
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Troy Ruttman Bill Vukovich
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Indianapolis Motor Speedway 1 · 1 · P1 2 · 2 · P1
Troy Ruttman 1 · 1 · P1 2 · 2 · P1 Bill Vukovich
Team history
Troy Ruttman
Lesovsky 1950Kurtis Kraft 1951Kuzma 1952Kurtis Kraft 1954Kurtis Kraft 1956Watson 1957Maserati 1958Watson 1960
Bill Vukovich
KUR
Trevis 1951Kurtis Kraft 1952–1955
19501960
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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).