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Al Keller

  • 1955–1959
  • KEL
  • Born 11 April 1920 in Alexander
  • Died 19 November 1961
  • Alvah August Keller

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Never drove a Formula 1 race. All of these appearances were at the Indianapolis 500, which counted towards the drivers' championship from 1950 to 1960 but was run to different regulations with a different field.

Career numbers

  • Avg grid position21.4
  • Avg finish19.4
  • Retirement rate0%
  • Pole-to-win conversion–
  • Positions gained+10
  • Points scored0
  • Longest winning streak–
  • Longest podium streak–
  • Longest points-scoring streak–
  • TeamsKurtis Kraft (1955–1958) · Kuzma (1959)

Pole position means the fastest time in qualifying. That is not the same as a start from P1 – grid penalties move a driver down the grid. Up to the 2000s the two numbers coincide.

The career at a glance

1 1955: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1956: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1957: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1958: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1959: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 195519561957195819591 1955: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1956: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1957: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1958: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1959: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 195519571959
WinsOther podiumsOther startsTitleBar height is the number of starts in that season.

Season by season

SeasonTeamRacesWinsPodiumsPointsChampionship
1955Kurtis Kraft10–
1956Kurtis Kraft10–
1957Kurtis Kraft10–
1958Kurtis Kraft10–
1959Kuzma10–

Every race

5 entries. DNQ: did not qualify; DNS: did not start; DNF: retired.

All 5 races, season by season
YearRaceTeamGridResultPoints
1955Indianapolis 500Kurtis Kraft22P27
1956Indianapolis 500Kurtis Kraft28P14
1957Indianapolis 500Kurtis Kraft8P27
1958Indianapolis 500Kurtis Kraft21P11
1959Indianapolis 500Kuzma28P18

Against team-mates

Same car, same races. In the race only those where both reached the finish count – a retirement says nothing about the head-to-head.

Team-mateYearsRacesQualifyingQuali gapPoints
Pat O'Connor1955–19582:20:4+1.56%0 : 0Compare
Johnny Boyd1955–19582:21:3+0.63%0 : 4Compare
Paul Russo1955–19582:21:2+1.67%0 : 7Compare
Tony Bettenhausen1955–19571:21:2+0.74%0 : 3Compare
Andy Linden1955–19571:21:2+1.31%0 : 2Compare
Jimmy Daywalt1955–19572:11:2−0.15%0 : 0Compare
Johnnie Parsons1955–19581:22:1−0.43%0 : 0Compare
Ed Elisian1955–19573:01:2+0.13%0 : 0Compare
Fred Agabashian1955–19571:20:3+1.71%0 : 0Compare
Bob Christie1956–19581:21:2−0.47%0 : 0Compare
Bill Cheesbourg1957–19591:23:0−0.19%0 : 0Compare
Al Herman1955–19561:10:2–0 : 0Compare
Sam Hanks1955–19560:20:2–0 : 6Compare
Ray Crawford1955–19561:11:1–0 : 0Compare
Bob Veith1956–19581:10:2–0 : 0Compare
Jack Turner1956–19571:11:1–0 : 0Compare
Mike Magill1957–19581:12:0–0 : 0Compare
Eddie Johnson1957–19580:22:0–0 : 0Compare
Eddie Russo1956–19572:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Bob Sweikert19550:10:1–0 : 8Compare
Jimmy Davies19550:10:1–0 : 4Compare
Walt Faulkner19550:10:1–0 : 1Compare
Pat Flaherty19550:10:1–0 : 0Compare
Chuck Weyant19550:11:0–0 : 0Compare
Cal Niday19550:10:1–0 : 0Compare
Art Cross19550:11:0–0 : 0Compare
Bill Vukovich19550:10:1–0 : 1Compare
Jack McGrath19550:10:1–0 : 0Compare
Dick Rathmann19560:10:1–0 : 2Compare
Rodger Ward19560:10:1–0 : 0Compare
Duke Dinsmore19561:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Jim Rathmann19561:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Johnnie Tolan19561:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Keith Andrews19561:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Troy Ruttman19561:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Marshall Teague19570:11:0–0 : 0Compare
Don Freeland19570:11:0–0 : 0Compare
Jimmy Reece19570:10:1–0 : 0Compare
Don Edmunds19570:11:0–0 : 0Compare
Elmer George19571:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Shorty Templeman19581:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Billy Garrett19581:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Johnny Thomson19581:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Paul Goldsmith19581:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Jerry Unser Jr.19581:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Len Sutton19581:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Anthony Joseph Foyt19590:10:1–0 : 0Compare
Gene Hartley19590:10:1–0 : 0Compare
Eddie Sachs19590:10:1–0 : 0Compare
Bill Homeier19550:10:0–0 : 1Compare

Green: Al Keller came out ahead in that duel. Quali gap: the median difference in the last session both set a time in, as a share of the lap – minus is faster. At least three sessions; a dash where there were fewer.

Strongest circuits

Circuits with at least two starts, most wins first.

CircuitStartsWinsPodiumsAvg finish
Indianapolis519.4