Walt Faulkner
American · 1950–1955
VS

Tony Bettenhausen
American · 1950–1960
As teammates — same car
Race finishesahead
0
1
Qualifyingahead
0
1
Walt Faulkner · Tony Bettenhausen
Qualifying compares starting grid position, which covers every era — it includes any grid penalties.
Race H2H
2 — 3
5 shared
Qualifying H2H
2 — 3
5 shared
Championship record
0
World titles
0
0
Runner-up
0
0
Top-3 finishes
0
P23
Best championship
P13
Finished ahead in the standings: 0 · 1
1955 P13
Teammate battle by season
0
1
1955
Career totals
Walt Faulkner Tony Bettenhausen
Championships
0
0
Wins
0
0
Poles
1
0
Podiums
0
1
Fastest laps
0
0
Career points
1
10
Starts
5
11
Rate-adjusted · per start
Walt Faulkner Tony Bettenhausen
Win rate
0%
0%
Podium rate
0%
9.1%
Pole rate
20%
0%
Points / start
0.2
0.9
Avg grid
P8.2
P13.2
Avg finish
P11.2
P15.6
Finish rate
80%
54.5%
Rates reward peak form; totals reward longevity. Avg grid/finish: lower is better.
Why they retired
Walt Faulkner Tony Bettenhausen
Mechanical retirements
1
3
Crash retirements
0
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
—
First win
—
1950
First pole
—
—
First title
—
P5
Best finish
P2
-3.0
Avg places gained
-2.5
Season points trajectory
1950 1952 1954 1956 1958 1960
Walt Faulkner Tony Bettenhausen
Final points each season — scoring systems changed over the eras.
Track by track
Circuit Walt Faulkner Tony Bettenhausen
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
W · Pod · Best W · Pod · Best
Indianapolis Motor Speedway 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P2
Walt Faulkner 0 · 0 · P5 0 · 1 · P2 Tony Bettenhausen
Team history
Walt Faulkner
Kurtis Kraft 1950Kuzma 1951Kurtis Kraft 1953Kuzma 1954Kurtis Kraft 1955
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).