Drivers/United States of America
Jim McWithey
- 1959–1960
- MCW
- Born 4 July 1927 in Grammer
- Died 1 February 2009
- James Robert McWithey
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.
- Starts2
- Wins00% of starts
- Podiums00% of starts
- Pole positions00× started from P1
- Fastest laps0
- Titles0best finish –
Career numbers
- Avg grid position32.5
- Avg finish22.5
- Retirement rate0%
- Pole-to-win conversion–
- Positions gained+20
- Points scored0
- Longest winning streak–
- Longest podium streak–
- Longest points-scoring streak–
- TeamsKurtis Kraft (1959) · Epperly (1960)
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
Season by season
| Season | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | Points | Championship |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | – | ||
| 1960 | Epperly | 1 | 0 | – |
Every race
2 entries. DNQ: did not qualify; DNS: did not start; DNF: retired.
- First entryIndianapolis 500 1959P16 · Kurtis Kraft
- Last startIndianapolis 500 1960P29 · Epperly
All 2 races, season by season
| Year | Race | Team | Grid | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Indianapolis 500 | Kurtis Kraft | 33 | P16 | |
| 1960 | Indianapolis 500 | Epperly | 32 | P29 |
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-mate | Years | Races | Qualifying | Quali gap | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Amick | 1959–1960 | 1:1 | 0:2 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Duane Carter | 1959 | 0:1 | 0:1 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Eddie Johnson | 1959 | 0:1 | 0:1 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Paul Russo | 1959 | 0:1 | 0:1 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Jimmy Daywalt | 1959 | 0:1 | 0:1 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Chuck Arnold | 1959 | 0:1 | 0:1 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Don Freeland | 1959 | 1:0 | 0:1 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Bob Christie | 1959 | 1:0 | 0:1 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Bobby Grim | 1959 | 1:0 | 0:1 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Chuck Weyant | 1959 | 1:0 | 0:1 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Jud Larson | 1959 | 1:0 | 0:1 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Paul Goldsmith | 1960 | 0:1 | 0:1 | – | 0 : 4 | Compare |
| Jimmy Bryan | 1960 | 0:1 | 0:1 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Wayne Weiler | 1960 | 0:1 | 0:1 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
| Johnny Boyd | 1960 | 0:1 | 0:1 | – | 0 : 0 | Compare |
Green: Jim McWithey 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.
| Circuit | Starts | Wins | Podiums | Avg finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis | 2 | 22.5 |