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Shorty Templeman

  • 1955–1960
  • TEM
  • Born 12 August 1919 in Pueblo
  • Died 24 August 1962
  • Clark Thomas Templeman

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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 position24.3
  • Avg finish18
  • Retirement rate0%
  • Pole-to-win conversion–
  • Positions gained+19
  • Points scored0
  • Longest winning streak–
  • Longest podium streak–
  • Longest points-scoring streak–
  • TeamsTrevis (1955) · Kurtis Kraft (1958, 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

1 1955: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1958: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1960: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1955195819601 1955: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1958: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1960: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 19551960
WinsOther podiumsOther startsTitleBar height is the number of starts in that season.

Season by season

SeasonTeamRacesWinsPodiumsPointsChampionship
1955Trevis10–
1958Kurtis Kraft10–
1960Kurtis Kraft10–

Every race

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

All 3 races, season by season
YearRaceTeamGridResultPoints
1955Indianapolis 500Trevis31P18
1958Indianapolis 500Kurtis Kraft23P19
1960Indianapolis 500Kurtis Kraft19P17

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
Eddie Johnson1955–19580:22:0–0 : 0Compare
Bob Christie1958–19600:20:2–0 : 0Compare
Johnny Boyd19580:10:1–0 : 4Compare
Bill Cheesbourg19580:11:0–0 : 0Compare
Al Keller19580:10:1–0 : 0Compare
Johnnie Parsons19580:10:1–0 : 0Compare
Mike Magill19580:11:0–0 : 0Compare
Paul Russo19580:10:1–0 : 0Compare
Billy Garrett19581:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Johnny Thomson19581:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Bob Veith19581:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Pat O'Connor19581:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Paul Goldsmith19581:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Jerry Unser Jr.19581:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Len Sutton19581:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Gene Hartley19600:11:0–0 : 0Compare
Don Freeland19601:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Anthony Joseph Foyt19601:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Eddie Russo19601:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Gene Force19601:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Dempsey Wilson19601:01:0–0 : 0Compare

Green: Shorty Templeman 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
Indianapolis318