Kurtis Kraft

FIRST INDIANAPOLIS START Indianapolis 500 1950 TEAM PRINCIPAL Frank Kurtis ACTIVE YEARS 1950-1960 INDIANAPOLIS 500 WINS 5 [Details] POLE POSITIONS 6 [Details] POINTS SCORED 124 RACING LAPS COMPLETED 26797 ENGINE HISTORY 1950 Offenhauser 1951 Offenhauser 1952 Offenhauser/Novi/Cummins 1953 Offenhauser/Novi 1954 Offenhauser 1955 Offenhauser 1956 Offenhauser/Novi 1957 Offenhauser/Novi 1958 Offenhauser/Novi 1959 Offenhauser 1960 Offenhauser DRIVERS 1950 Johnnie Parsons Freddie Agabashian Cecil Green (Entered by MA Walker) Joie Chitwood (Entered by Ervine Wolfe) Tony Bettenhausen (Entered by Ervine Wolfe) Walt Faulkner (Entered by JC Agajanian) Pat Flaherty (Entered by Grancor Auto) Mack Hellings (Entered by Charles Pritchard) Walt Brown (Entered by Charles Pritchard) Jack McGrath (Entered by Jack Hinkle) Johnny McDowell (Entered by Pete Wales) Jerry Hoyt (Entered by Ludson Morris) Jimmy Jackson (Entered by Cummins Engines) Sam Hanks (Entered by Milt Marion) Duke Dinsmore (Entered by Verlin Brown) 1951 Lee Wallard (Entered by Murrell Belanger) Mike Nazaruk (Entered by Jim Robbins) Jack McGrath (Entered by Jack Hinkle) Manny Ayulo (Entered by Jack Hinkle) Carl Forberg (Entered by Louis Rassey) Duke Nalon (Entered by Jean Marcenac) Chet Miller (Entered by Jean Marcenac) Gene Force (Entered by Brown Motor Co) Sam Hanks (Entered by Peter Schmidt) Bill Schindler (Entered by HA Chapman) Freddie Agabashian (Entered by Grancor Auto) Carl Scarborough (Entered by Leo Elkins) Bill Mackay (Entered by Karl Hall) Johnnie Parsons (Entered by Ed Walsh) Cecil Green (Entered by MA Walker) Troy Ruttman (Entered by JC Agajanian) Walt Brown (Entered by Federal Engineering) Cliff Griffith (Entered by Ludson Morris) 1952 Jim Rathmann (Entered by Grancor Auto) Sam Hanks (Entered by Ed Walsh) Joe James (Entered by Ed Walsh) Art Cross (Entered by Ray Brady) Jimmy Bryan (Entered by Peter Schmidt) Jimmy Reece (Entered by John Zink) George Connor (Entered by Federal Auto Associates) Rodger Ward (Entered by Federal Auto Associates) Cliff Griffith (Entered by Tom Saraloff) Johnnie Parsons (Entered by Jim Robbins) Jack McGrath (Entered by Jack Hinkle) Bill Vukovich (Entered by Howard Keck) Chuck Stevenson (Entered by Bessie Lea Paoli) Johnny McDowell (Entered by Roger Wolcott) Duke Nalon (Entered by Lewis Welch) Chet Miller (Entered by Lewis Welch) Bob Sweikert (Entered by Lee Elkins) Freddie Agabashian (Entered by Cummins Engines) Gene Hartley (Entered by Mel Wiggers) Bob Scott (Entered by Ludson Morris) Andy Linden (Entered by Hart Fullerton) 1953 Bill Vukovich (Entered by Howard Keck) Art Cross (Entered by Bessie Lea Paoli) Sam Hanks (Entered by Ed Walsh) Duane Carter (Entered by Ed Walsh) Freddie Agabashian (Entered by Grancor Auto Specialists) Paul Russo (Entered by Grancor Auto Specialists) Jack McGrath (Entered by Jack Hinkle) Jimmy Daywalt (Entered by Chapman Root) Jim Rathmann (Entered by Ernest Ruiz) Eddie Johnson (Entered by Ernest Ruiz) Jimmy Davies (Entered by Pat Clancy) Duke Nalon (Entered by Jean Marcenac) Carl Scarborough (Entered by Lee Elkins) Bob Scott (Entered by Lee Elkins) Bill Holland (Entered by Ray Crawford) Jim Rathmann (Entered by Ray Crawford) Rodger Ward (Entered by MA Walker) Andy Linden (Entered by MA Walker) Duke Dinsmore (Entered by Eugene Casaroll) Johnny Mantz (Entered by Eugene Casaroll) Marshall Teague (Entered by Hart Fullerton) Travis Webb (Entered by 3L Racing Team) Johnny Thomson (Entered by 3L Racing Team) Jackie Holmes (Entered by 3L Racing Team) Pat Flaherty (Entered by Peter Schmidt) Jerry Hoyt (Entered by John Zink) Chuck Stevenson (Entered by John Zink) Andy Linden (Entered by John Zink) Paul Russo (Entered by Federal Auto Associates) Gene Hartley (Entered by Federal Auto Associates) Johnnie Parsons (Entered by JS Belond) Cal Niday (Entered by Murrell Belanger) 1954 Bill Vukovich (Entered by Howard Keck) Jack McGrath (Entered by Jack Hinkle) Troy Ruttman (Entered by Eugene Casaroll) Duane Carter (Entered by Eugene Casaroll) Mike Nazaruk (Entered by Lee Elkins) Freddie Agabashian (Entered by Miklos Sperling) Paul Russo (Entered by Hoosier Racing Team) Jerry Hoyt (Entered by Hoosier Racing Team) Larry Crockett (Entered by Federal Auto Associates) Johnnie Parsons (Entered by Ed Walsh ad South California Mufflers) Jim Rathmann (Entered by Ed Walsh) Sam Hanks (Entered by Ed Walsh) Andy Linden (Entered by Ed Walsh) Pat Flaherty (Entered by Ed Walsh) Jimmy Davies (Entered by Ed Walsh) Bob Sweikert (Entered by Francis Bardazon) Jimmy Jackson (Entered by Eugene Casaroll) Tony Bettenhausen (Entered by Eugene Casaroll and Mel Wiggers) Marshall Teague (Entered by Eugene Casaroll) Ernie McCoy (Entered by Ray Crawford) George Fonder (Entered by TW & WT Martin) Frank Armi (Entered by TW & WT Martin) Pat O'Connor (Entered by Motor Racers Inc) Gene Hartley (Entered by John Zink) Marshall Teague (Entered by John Zink) Jerry Hoyt (Entered by Murrell Belanger) Jimmy Daywalt (Entered by Chapman Root) Bill Homeier (Entered by Cars Inc) 1955 Ray Crawford (Privateer Entry) Bob Sweikert (Entered by John Zink) Tony Bettenhausen (Entered by HA Chapman) Paul Russo (Entered by HA Chapman) Jimmy Davies (Entered by Pat Clancy) Walt Faulkner (Entered by Merz Engineering) Bill Homeier (Entered by Merz Engineering) Andy Linden (Entered by Joseph Massaglia) Al Herman (Entered by TW & WT Martin) Pat O'Connor (Entered by Rotary Engineering) Jimmy Daywalt (Entered by Chapman Root) Johnny Boyd (Entered by Chapman Root) Ed Elisian (Entered by Chapman Root) Pat Flaherty (Entered by Harry Dunn) Chuck Weyant (Entered by Federal Auto Associates) Freddie Agabashian (Entered by Federal Auto Associates) Cal Niday (Entered by Racing Associates) Art Cross (Entered by Murrell Belanger) Sam Hanks (Entered by Cars Inc) Johnnie Parsons (Entered by Carl Anderson) Bill Vukovich (Entered by Lindsey Hopkins) Jack McGrath (Entered by Jack Hinkle) Al Keller (Entered by Samuel Traylor III) 1956 Ray Crawford (Privateer Entry) Sam Hanks (Entered by Cars Inc) Dick Rathmann (Entered by Kalamazoo Sports) Bob Veith (Entered by Federal Auto Associates) Freddie Agabashian (Entered by Federal Auto Associates) Rodger Ward (Entered by Ed Walsh) Bob Christie (Entered by HH Johnson) Al Keller (Entered by Samuel Traylor III) Duke Dinsmore (Entered by Shannon Brothers) Pat O'Connor (Entered by Ansted Rotary Corp) Jim Rathmann (Entered by Lindsey Hopkins) Johnnie Tolan (Entered by Carl Anderson) Tony Bettenhausen (Entered by Murrell Belanger) Ed Elisian (Entered by Fred Somers) Eddie Russo (Entered by Fred Somers) Jimmy Daywalt (Entered by Chapman Root) Jack Turner (Entered by Ernest Ruiz) Keith Andrews (Entered by Harry Dunn) Andy Linden (Entered by HA Chapman) Al Herman (Entered by Pat Clancy) Johnny Boyd (Entered by George Bignotti) Troy Ruttman (Entered by John Zink) Paul Russo (Entered by Novi Racing Corp) 1957 Paul Russo (Entered by Novi Racing Corp) Tony Bettenhausen (Entered by Novi Racing Corp) Andy Linden (Entered by Zalamazoo Sports) Johnny Boyd (Entered by George Bignotti) Freddie Agabashian (Entered by George Bingotti) Marshall Teague (Entered by Chapman Root) Pat O'Connor (Entered by Chapman Root) Johnnie Parsons (Entered by Chapman Root) Jack Turner (Entered by Pat Clancy) Al Keller (Entered by Pat Clancy) Bob Christie (Entered by Cars Inc) Don Freeland (Entered by Ansted Rotary Corp) Jimmy Reece (Entered by Fred & Richard Sommer) Don Edmunds (Entered by Roy McKay) Mike Magill (Entered by George Walther) Eddie Johnson (Entered by HA Chapman) Bill Cheesbourg (Entered by JS Donaldson) Jimmy Daywalt (Entered by HH Johnson) Eddie Russo (Entered by Fred Sclavi) Elmer George (Entered by Ernest Ruiz) 1958 Johnny Boyd (Entered by Robert Bowes II) Bob Veith (Entered by Robert Bowes II) Eddie Johnson (Entered by JS Donaldson) Bill Cheesbourg (Entered by Novi Racing Corp) Paul Russo (Entered by Novi Racing Corp) Al Keller (Entered by Pat Clancy) Johnnie Parsons (Entered by Fred Gerhardt) Bob Christie (Entered by Federal Auto Associates) Mike Magill (Entered by George Walther) Shorty Templeman (Entered by Kalamazoo Sports) Billy Garrett (Entered by HA Chapman) Johnny Thomson (Entered by Racing Associates) Pat O'Connor (Entered by Chapman Root) Paul Goldsmith (Entered by Henry 'Smokey' Yunick) Jerry Unser (Entered by Roy McKay) Len Sutton (Entered by Jim Robbins) 1959 Duane Carter (Entered by Yunick, Glover & Lathrop) Eddie Johnson (Entered by JS Donaldson) Paul Russo (Entered by Fred Gerhardt) Jimmy Daywalt (Entered by Federal Auto Associates) Bob Christie (Entered by Federal Auto Associates) Chuck Arnold (Entered by Karl Hall) Jim McWithey (Entered by Ray Brady) Don Freeland (Entered by Jim Robbins) Bobby Grim (Entered by Chapman Root) Chuck Weyant (Entered by Roy McKay) Jud Larson (Entered by Bignotti-Bowes Racing) Red Amick (Entered by LeRoy Foutch) 1960 Bob Christie (Entered by Federal Auto Associates) Shorty Templeman (Entered by Federal Auto Associates) Gene Hartley (Entered by Chapman Root) Don Freeland (Entered by Racing Associates) A J Foyt (Entered by Bignotti-Bowes Racing) Eddie Russo (Entered by CO Prather) Gene Force (Entered by Ron McKay) Dempsey Wilson (Entered by JS Donaldson) |Return To Teams Menu|