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Jimmy Daywalt

  • 1953–1959
  • DAY
  • Born 28 August 1924 in Wabash
  • Died 4 April 1966
  • James Edward Daywalt

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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 position16.3
  • Avg finish18
  • Retirement rate0%
  • Pole-to-win conversion–
  • Positions gained-10
  • Points scored0
  • Longest winning streak–
  • Longest podium streak–
  • Longest points-scoring streak–
  • TeamsKurtis Kraft (1953–1957, 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 1953: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1954: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1955: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1956: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1957: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1959: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1953195419551956195719591 1953: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1954: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1955: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1956: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1957: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1959: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1953195519571959
WinsOther podiumsOther startsTitleBar height is the number of starts in that season.

Season by season

SeasonTeamRacesWinsPodiumsPointsChampionship
1953Kurtis Kraft10–
1954Kurtis Kraft10–
1955Kurtis Kraft10–
1956Kurtis Kraft10–
1957Kurtis Kraft10–
1959Kurtis Kraft10–

Every race

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

All 6 races, season by season
YearRaceTeamGridResultPoints
1953Indianapolis 500Kurtis Kraft21P6
1954Indianapolis 500Kurtis Kraft2P27
1955Indianapolis 500Kurtis Kraft17P9
1956Indianapolis 500Kurtis Kraft16P24
1957Indianapolis 500Kurtis Kraft29P28
1959Indianapolis 500Kurtis Kraft13P14

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
Paul Russo1953–19592:52:3+0.35%0 : 8.5Compare
Fred Agabashian1953–19571:41:4+1.68%0 : 1.5Compare
Sam Hanks1953–19561:41:3+0.66%0 : 8Compare
Andy Linden1953–19573:30:3+1.47%0 : 2Compare
Johnnie Parsons1953–19573:22:2+0.13%0 : 0Compare
Tony Bettenhausen1954–19571:41:3+1.00%0 : 3Compare
Jim Rathmann1953–19563:22:1−0.06%0 : 0Compare
Pat O'Connor1954–19570:42:2+1.30%0 : 0Compare
Bill Vukovich1953–19551:21:2+1.19%0 : 18Compare
Art Cross1953–19551:22:1−0.48%0 : 6Compare
Duane Carter1953–19590:41:1–0 : 3.5Compare
Jack McGrath1953–19551:20:3+0.89%0 : 7Compare
Jimmy Davies1953–19551:31:1–0 : 4Compare
Marshall Teague1953–19571:31:1–0 : 0Compare
Al Keller1955–19571:22:1+0.15%0 : 0Compare
Johnny Boyd1955–19572:11:2+0.96%0 : 0Compare
Ed Elisian1955–19572:11:2+0.29%0 : 0Compare
Bob Christie1956–19591:23:0−0.30%0 : 0Compare
Eddie Johnson1953–19591:20:2–0 : 0Compare
Pat Flaherty1953–19553:01:1–0 : 0Compare
Jerry Hoyt1953–19541:21:1–0 : 0Compare
Rodger Ward1953–19561:10:2–0 : 0Compare
Walt Faulkner1953–19551:10:2–0 : 1Compare
Gene Hartley1953–19541:11:1–0 : 0Compare
Cal Niday1953–19552:01:1–0 : 0Compare
Troy Ruttman1954–19561:11:1–0 : 1.5Compare
Bob Sweikert1954–19550:21:1–0 : 8Compare
Al Herman1955–19561:11:1–0 : 0Compare
Chuck Weyant1955–19592:02:0–0 : 0Compare
Ray Crawford1955–19562:02:0–0 : 0Compare
Jack Turner1956–19571:11:1–0 : 0Compare
Don Freeland1957–19591:11:1–0 : 0Compare
Duke Dinsmore1953–19561:11:0–0 : 0Compare
Bill Homeier1954–19551:11:0–0 : 1Compare
Eddie Russo1956–19571:10:1–0 : 0Compare
Dennis Nalon19531:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Carl Scarborough19531:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Bill Holland19531:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Spider Webb19531:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Mike Nazaruk19540:11:0–0 : 2Compare
Larry Crockett19540:11:0–0 : 0Compare
Ernie McCoy19540:11:0–0 : 0Compare
Frank Armi19540:11:0–0 : 0Compare
Dick Rathmann19560:10:1–0 : 2Compare
Bob Veith19560:11:0–0 : 0Compare
Johnnie Tolan19560:11:0–0 : 0Compare
Keith Andrews19561:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Jimmy Reece19570:10:1–0 : 0Compare
Don Edmunds19570:10:1–0 : 0Compare
Mike Magill19570:10:1–0 : 0Compare
Bill Cheesbourg19570:10:1–0 : 0Compare
Elmer George19571:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Chuck Arnold19591:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Jim McWithey19591:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Bobby Grim19591:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Jud Larson19591:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Red Amick19591:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Bob Scott19531:00:0–0 : 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
Jimmy Jackson19540:10:0–0 : 0Compare
George Fonder19540:10:0–0 : 0Compare

Green: Jimmy Daywalt 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
Indianapolis618