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Jack Turner

  • 1956–1959
  • TUR
  • Born 12 February 1920 in Seattle
  • Died 12 September 2004
  • John Ellsworth Turner Jr.

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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 position16.8
  • Avg finish22
  • Retirement rate0%
  • Pole-to-win conversion–
  • Positions gained-21
  • Points scored0
  • Longest winning streak–
  • Longest podium streak–
  • Longest points-scoring streak–
  • TeamsKurtis Kraft (1956–1957) · Lesovsky (1958) · Christensen (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 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 19561957195819591 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 1956195719581959
WinsOther podiumsOther startsTitleBar height is the number of starts in that season.

Season by season

SeasonTeamRacesWinsPodiumsPointsChampionship
1956Kurtis Kraft10–
1957Kurtis Kraft10–
1958Lesovsky10–
1959Christensen10–

Every race

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

All 4 races, season by season
YearRaceTeamGridResultPoints
1956Indianapolis 500Kurtis Kraft24P25
1957Indianapolis 500Kurtis Kraft19P11
1958Indianapolis 500Lesovsky10P25
1959Indianapolis 500Christensen14P27

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
Rodger Ward1956–19580:21:1–0 : 0Compare
Fred Agabashian1956–19571:10:2–0 : 0Compare
Bob Christie1956–19571:12:0–0 : 0Compare
Al Keller1956–19571:11:1–0 : 0Compare
Pat O'Connor1956–19570:20:2–0 : 0Compare
Tony Bettenhausen1956–19571:11:1–0 : 0Compare
Ed Elisian1956–19571:10:2–0 : 0Compare
Jimmy Daywalt1956–19571:11:1–0 : 0Compare
Andy Linden1956–19571:10:2–0 : 2Compare
Johnny Boyd1956–19571:10:2–0 : 0Compare
Paul Russo1956–19571:10:2–0 : 4Compare
Eddie Russo1956–19571:11:0–0 : 0Compare
Sam Hanks19560:10:1–0 : 6Compare
Dick Rathmann19560:10:1–0 : 2Compare
Bob Veith19560:10:1–0 : 0Compare
Duke Dinsmore19560:11:0–0 : 0Compare
Jim Rathmann19560:10:1–0 : 0Compare
Johnnie Tolan19560:11:0–0 : 0Compare
Keith Andrews19561:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Al Herman19561:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Ray Crawford19561:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Troy Ruttman19561:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Marshall Teague19570:11:0–0 : 0Compare
Johnnie Parsons19571:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Don Freeland19571:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Jimmy Reece19571:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Don Edmunds19571:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Mike Magill19571:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Eddie Johnson19571:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Bill Cheesbourg19571:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Elmer George19571:00:1–0 : 0Compare

Green: Jack Turner 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
Indianapolis422