Troy Ruttman

American · 1950–1960
VS

Pat Flaherty

American · 1950–1959
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
1
0
Qualifyingahead
1
0
Troy Ruttman · Pat Flaherty
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
1 2
3 shared
Qualifying H2H
1 2
3 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
0
P7
Best championship
P5
Teammate battle by season
1
0
1954
Career totals
Troy Ruttman Pat Flaherty
Championships
0
0
Wins
1
1
Poles
0
1
Podiums
1
1
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
9.5
8
Starts
9
6
Rate-adjusted · per start
Troy Ruttman Pat Flaherty
Win rate
11.1%
16.7%
Podium rate
11.1%
16.7%
Pole rate
0%
16.7%
Points / start
1.1
1.3
Avg grid
P10.8
P15.7
Avg finish
P17.9
P15.0
Finish rate
66.7%
50%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Troy Ruttman Pat Flaherty
Mechanical retirements
2
0
Crash retirements
1
3
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
1952 · aged 22
First win
1956 · aged 30
First pole
1956
First title
P1
Best finish
P1
-6.1
Avg places gained
+0.7
Season points trajectory
1950 1952 1954 1956 1958 1960
Troy Ruttman Pat Flaherty
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Troy Ruttman Pat Flaherty
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Indianapolis Motor Speedway 1 · 1 · P1 1 · 1 · P1
Troy Ruttman 1 · 1 · P1 1 · 1 · P1 Pat Flaherty
Team history
Troy Ruttman
Pat Flaherty
KUR
Kurtis Kraft 1950Kuzma 1953Kurtis Kraft 1954–1955Watson 1956Watson 1959
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).