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Mike Nazaruk

  • 1951–1954
  • NAZ
  • Born 2 October 1921 in Newark
  • Died 1 May 1955
  • Michael Nazaruk

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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 position14.7
  • Avg finish9.3
  • Retirement rate0%
  • Pole-to-win conversion–
  • Positions gained+16
  • Points scored8
  • Longest winning streak–
  • Longest podium streak1
  • Longest points-scoring streak1
  • TeamsKurtis Kraft (1951, 1954) · Turner (1953)

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 1951: 1 starts, 1 podiums, 0 wins , championship P9 1953: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1954: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins , championship P19 1951195319541 1951: 1 starts, 1 podiums, 0 wins , championship P9 1953: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1954: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins , championship P19 195119531954
WinsOther podiumsOther startsTitleBar height is the number of starts in that season.

Season by season

SeasonTeamRacesWinsPodiumsPointsChampionship
1951Kurtis Kraft116P9
1953Turner10–
1954Kurtis Kraft12P19

Every race

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

All 3 races, season by season
YearRaceTeamGridResultPoints
1951Indianapolis 500Kurtis Kraft7P26
1953Indianapolis 500Turner23P21
1954Indianapolis 500Kurtis Kraft14P52

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 Hanks1951–19543:01:1–10 : 0Compare
Johnnie Parsons1951–19543:02:0–10 : 0Compare
Jack McGrath1951–19541:10:2–8 : 7Compare
Fred Agabashian1951–19542:02:0–8 : 0Compare
Troy Ruttman1951–19541:10:2–8 : 1.5Compare
Duane Carter19541:10:1–4 : 1.5Compare
Jerry Hoyt19542:01:0–4 : 0Compare
Tony Bettenhausen19542:01:0–4 : 0Compare
Jim Rathmann19542:01:0–4 : 0Compare
Lee Wallard19510:10:1–6 : 9Compare
Carl Forberg19511:01:0–6 : 0Compare
Dennis Nalon19511:00:1–6 : 0Compare
Gene Force19511:01:0–6 : 0Compare
Bill Schindler19511:01:0–6 : 0Compare
Carl Scarborough19511:01:0–6 : 0Compare
Cecil Green19511:01:0–6 : 0Compare
Chet Miller19511:01:0–6 : 0Compare
Walt Brown19511:01:0–6 : 0Compare
Cliff Griffith19511:01:0–6 : 0Compare
Bill Vukovich19540:11:0–2 : 8Compare
Paul Russo19541:01:0–2 : 0Compare
Larry Crockett19541:01:0–2 : 0Compare
Art Cross19541:01:0–2 : 0Compare
Jimmy Davies19542:00:0–4 : 0Compare
Bob Sweikert19541:00:1–2 : 0Compare
Marshall Teague19542:00:0–4 : 0Compare
Ernie McCoy19541:01:0–2 : 0Compare
Frank Armi19541:01:0–2 : 0Compare
Pat O'Connor19541:00:1–2 : 0Compare
Gene Hartley19541:01:0–2 : 0Compare
Jimmy Daywalt19541:00:1–2 : 0Compare
Bill Homeier19541:01:0–2 : 0Compare
Manny Ayulo19511:00:0–6 : 2Compare
Andy Linden19541:00:0–2 : 0Compare
Jimmy Jackson19541:00:0–2 : 0Compare
George Fonder19541:00:0–2 : 0Compare
Pat Flaherty19541:00:0–2 : 0Compare

Green: Mike Nazaruk 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
Indianapolis319.3