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Jimmy Davies

  • 1950–1955
  • DAV
  • Born 8 August 1929 in Glendale
  • Died 11 June 1966
  • James Richard Davies

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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 position24
  • Avg finish11.4
  • Retirement rate0%
  • Pole-to-win conversion–
  • Positions gained+50
  • Points scored4
  • Longest winning streak–
  • Longest podium streak1
  • Longest points-scoring streak1
  • TeamsEwing (1950) · Pawl (1951) · Kurtis Kraft (1953–1955)

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 1950: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1951: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1953: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1954: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1955: 1 starts, 1 podiums, 0 wins , championship P12 195019511953195419551 1950: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1951: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1953: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1954: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1955: 1 starts, 1 podiums, 0 wins , championship P12 195019541955
WinsOther podiumsOther startsTitleBar height is the number of starts in that season.

Season by season

SeasonTeamRacesWinsPodiumsPointsChampionship
1950Ewing10–
1951Pawl10–
1953Kurtis Kraft10–
1954Kurtis Kraft10–
1955Kurtis Kraft114P12

Every race

6 entries, 5 of them started. DNQ: did not qualify; DNS: did not start; DNF: retired.

All 6 races, season by season
YearRaceTeamGridResultPoints
1950Indianapolis 500Ewing27P17
1951Indianapolis 500Pawl27P16
1953Indianapolis 500Kurtis Kraft32P10
1954Indianapolis 500sharedKurtis Kraft–P11
Indianapolis 500sharedKurtis Kraft–P20
1955Indianapolis 500Kurtis Kraft10P34

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
Sam Hanks1953–19552:20:2–4 : 2Compare
Johnnie Parsons1953–19553:11:1–4 : 0Compare
Bill Vukovich1953–19551:20:2–4 : 18Compare
Art Cross1953–19551:21:1–4 : 6Compare
Fred Agabashian1953–19551:20:2–4 : 1.5Compare
Paul Russo1953–19551:30:1–4 : 4.5Compare
Jack McGrath1953–19551:20:2–4 : 7Compare
Jimmy Daywalt1953–19552:11:1–4 : 0Compare
Jim Rathmann1953–19543:10:1–0 : 0Compare
Andy Linden1953–19553:10:1–4 : 0Compare
Pat Flaherty1953–19553:01:1–4 : 0Compare
Walt Faulkner1953–19552:00:2–4 : 1Compare
Marshall Teague1953–19543:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Jerry Hoyt1953–19542:10:1–0 : 0Compare
Cal Niday1953–19552:00:2–4 : 0Compare
Tony Bettenhausen1954–19552:10:1–4 : 3Compare
Duane Carter1953–19541:20:0–0 : 3.5Compare
Gene Hartley1953–19542:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Bob Sweikert1954–19551:11:0–4 : 8Compare
Pat O'Connor1954–19552:01:0–4 : 0Compare
Dennis Nalon19531:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Carl Scarborough19531:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Bill Holland19531:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Rodger Ward19531:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Spider Webb19531:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Bill Homeier1954–19552:00:0–4 : 1Compare
Al Herman19551:01:0–4 : 0Compare
Chuck Weyant19551:01:0–4 : 0Compare
Ray Crawford19551:01:0–4 : 0Compare
Al Keller19551:01:0–4 : 0Compare
Johnny Boyd19551:01:0–4 : 0Compare
Ed Elisian19551:01:0–4 : 0Compare
Eddie Johnson19530:10:0–0 : 0Compare
Bob Scott19531:00:0–0 : 0Compare
Duke Dinsmore19531:00:0–0 : 0Compare
Johnny Mantz19531:00:0–0 : 0Compare
Johnny Thomson19531:00:0–0 : 0Compare
Jackie Holmes19531:00:0–0 : 0Compare
Chuck Stevenson19531:00:0–0 : 0Compare
Troy Ruttman19540:10:0–0 : 1.5Compare
Mike Nazaruk19540:10:0–0 : 2Compare
Larry Crockett19540:10:0–0 : 0Compare
Jimmy Jackson19541:00:0–0 : 0Compare
Ernie McCoy19541:00:0–0 : 0Compare
Frank Armi19541:00:0–0 : 0Compare
George Fonder19541:00:0–0 : 0Compare

Green: Jimmy Davies 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
Indianapolis5111.4