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Jimmy Reece

  • 1952–1958
  • REE
  • Born 17 November 1929 in Oklahoma City
  • Died 28 September 1958

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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 position12.5
  • Avg finish15
  • Retirement rate0%
  • Pole-to-win conversion–
  • Positions gained-15
  • Points scored0
  • Longest winning streak–
  • Longest podium streak–
  • Longest points-scoring streak–
  • TeamsKurtis Kraft (1952, 1957) · Pankratz (1954–1955) · Lesovsky (1956) · Watson (1958)

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 1952: 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 1958: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1952195419551956195719581 1952: 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 1958: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1952195419561958
WinsOther podiumsOther startsTitleBar height is the number of starts in that season.

Season by season

SeasonTeamRacesWinsPodiumsPointsChampionship
1952Kurtis Kraft10–
1954Pankratz10–
1955Pankratz10–
1956Lesovsky10–
1957Kurtis Kraft10–
1958Watson10–

Every race

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

All 6 races, season by season
YearRaceTeamGridResultPoints
1952Indianapolis 500Kurtis Kraft23P7
1954Indianapolis 500Pankratz7P17
1955Indianapolis 500Pankratz15P33
1956Indianapolis 500Lesovsky21P9
1957Indianapolis 500Kurtis Kraft6P18
1958Indianapolis 500Watson3P6

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
Johnnie Parsons1952–19571:12:0–0 : 0Compare
Fred Agabashian1952–19572:00:2–0 : 0Compare
Andy Linden1952–19571:11:1–0 : 2Compare
Ed Elisian1957–19582:01:1–0 : 0Compare
Jim Rathmann19520:10:1–0 : 6Compare
Sam Hanks19520:10:1–0 : 4Compare
Art Cross19520:10:1–0 : 2Compare
Jimmy Bryan19520:10:1–0 : 0Compare
George Connor19521:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Cliff Griffith19521:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Jack McGrath19521:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Joe James19521:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Bill Vukovich19521:00:1–0 : 1Compare
Chuck Stevenson19521:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Johnny McDowell19521:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Rodger Ward19521:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Dennis Nalon19521:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Bob Sweikert19521:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Gene Hartley19521:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Bob Scott19521:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Chet Miller19521:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Paul Russo19570:11:0–0 : 3Compare
Johnny Boyd19570:10:1–0 : 0Compare
Marshall Teague19570:11:0–0 : 0Compare
Pat O'Connor19570:10:1–0 : 0Compare
Jack Turner19570:11:0–0 : 0Compare
Bob Christie19570:11:0–0 : 0Compare
Tony Bettenhausen19570:11:0–0 : 0Compare
Don Freeland19570:11:0–0 : 0Compare
Don Edmunds19571:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Mike Magill19571:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Eddie Johnson19571:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Bill Cheesbourg19571:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Al Keller19571:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Jimmy Daywalt19571:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Eddie Russo19571:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Elmer George19571:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Jud Larson19581:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Dick Rathmann19581:00:1–0 : 0Compare

Green: Jimmy Reece 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
Indianapolis615