Troy Ruttman
American · 1950–1960
VS

Tony Bettenhausen
American · 1950–1960
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
2
1
Qualifyingahead
2
1
Troy Ruttman · Tony Bettenhausen
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
4 — 3
7 shared
Qualifying H2H
5 — 2
7 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
0
P7
Best championship
P13
Teammate battle by season
1
0
1954
0
1
1956
1
0
1960
Career totals
Troy Ruttman Tony Bettenhausen
Championships
0
0
Wins
1
0
Poles
0
0
Podiums
1
1
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
9.5
10
Starts
9
11
Rate-adjusted · per start
Troy Ruttman Tony Bettenhausen
Win rate
11.1%
0%
Podium rate
11.1%
9.1%
Pole rate
0%
0%
Points / start
1.1
0.9
Avg grid
P10.8
P13.2
Avg finish
P17.9
P15.6
Finish rate
66.7%
54.5%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Troy Ruttman Tony Bettenhausen
Mechanical retirements
2
3
Crash retirements
1
2
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
—
—
First pole
—
—
First title
—
P1
Best finish
P2
-6.1
Avg places gained
-2.5
Season points trajectory
1950 1952 1954 1956 1958 1960
Troy Ruttman Tony Bettenhausen
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Troy Ruttman Tony Bettenhausen
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Indianapolis Motor Speedway 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 1 · P2
Troy Ruttman 1 · 1 · P1 0 · 1 · P2 Tony Bettenhausen
Team history
Troy Ruttman
Lesovsky 1950Kurtis Kraft 1951Kuzma 1952Kurtis Kraft 1954Kurtis Kraft 1956Watson 1957Maserati 1958Watson 1960
Tony Bettenhausen
DEI
KUR
EPP
Deidt 1950–1952Kuzma 1953Kurtis Kraft 1954–1957Epperly 1958–1959Watson 1960
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).