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Cal Niday

  • 1953–1955
  • NID
  • Born 29 April 1914 in Turlock
  • Died 14 February 1988
  • Calvin Lee Niday

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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 position17.3
  • Avg finish18.7
  • Retirement rate0%
  • Pole-to-win conversion–
  • Positions gained-4
  • Points scored0
  • Longest winning streak–
  • Longest podium streak–
  • Longest points-scoring streak–
  • TeamsKurtis Kraft (1953, 1955) · Stevens (1954)

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 1953: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1954: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1955: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1953195419551 1953: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1954: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1955: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 195319541955
WinsOther podiumsOther startsTitleBar height is the number of starts in that season.

Season by season

SeasonTeamRacesWinsPodiumsPointsChampionship
1953Kurtis Kraft10–
1954Stevens10–
1955Kurtis Kraft10–

Every race

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

All 3 races, season by season
YearRaceTeamGridResultPoints
1953Indianapolis 500Kurtis Kraft30P30
1954Indianapolis 500Stevens13P10
1955Indianapolis 500Kurtis Kraft9P16

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
Bill Vukovich1953–19551:10:2–0 : 10Compare
Art Cross1953–19551:11:1–0 : 6Compare
Sam Hanks1953–19551:10:2–0 : 2Compare
Fred Agabashian1953–19551:10:2–0 : 1.5Compare
Paul Russo1953–19550:30:1–0 : 4.5Compare
Jack McGrath1953–19551:10:2–0 : 2Compare
Jimmy Daywalt1953–19550:21:1–0 : 0Compare
Jimmy Davies1953–19550:22:0–0 : 4Compare
Andy Linden1953–19550:30:1–0 : 0Compare
Walt Faulkner1953–19550:20:2–0 : 1Compare
Pat Flaherty1953–19550:21:1–0 : 0Compare
Johnnie Parsons1953–19551:11:1–0 : 0Compare
Ed Elisian1954–19552:02:0–0 : 0Compare
Jim Rathmann19530:20:1–0 : 0Compare
Dennis Nalon19530:10:1–0 : 0Compare
Carl Scarborough19530:10:1–0 : 0Compare
Bob Scott1953–19541:10:0–0 : 0Compare
Bill Holland19530:10:1–0 : 0Compare
Rodger Ward19530:10:1–0 : 0Compare
Marshall Teague19530:10:1–0 : 0Compare
Spider Webb19530:10:1–0 : 0Compare
Jerry Hoyt19530:10:1–0 : 0Compare
Gene Hartley19530:10:1–0 : 0Compare
Bob Sweikert19550:11:0–0 : 8Compare
Tony Bettenhausen19550:10:1–0 : 3Compare
Al Herman19550:11:0–0 : 0Compare
Pat O'Connor19550:11:0–0 : 0Compare
Chuck Weyant19550:11:0–0 : 0Compare
Ray Crawford19551:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Al Keller19551:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Johnny Boyd19551:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Duane Carter19530:10:0–0 : 2Compare
Eddie Johnson19530:10:0–0 : 0Compare
Duke Dinsmore19530:10:0–0 : 0Compare
Johnny Mantz19530:10:0–0 : 0Compare
Johnny Thomson19530:10:0–0 : 0Compare
Jackie Holmes19530:10:0–0 : 0Compare
Chuck Stevenson19530:10:0–0 : 0Compare
Bill Homeier19550:10:0–0 : 1Compare

Green: Cal Niday 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
Indianapolis318.7