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Troy Ruttman

  • 1950–1960
  • RUT
  • Born 11 March 1930 in Mooreland
  • Died 19 May 1997
  • Troy Lynn Ruttman

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Career numbers

  • Avg grid position10.8
  • Avg finish16.9
  • Retirement rate0%
  • Pole-to-win conversion–
  • Positions gained-49
  • Points scored9.5
  • Longest winning streak1
  • Longest podium streak1
  • Longest points-scoring streak2
  • TeamsLesovsky (1950) · Kurtis Kraft (1951, 1954, 1956) · Kuzma (1952) · Watson (1957, 1960) · Maserati (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 1950: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1951: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1952: 1 starts, 1 podiums, 1 wins , championship P7 1954: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins , championship P23 1956: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1957: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1958: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1960: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1950195219541956195819601 1950: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1951: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1952: 1 starts, 1 podiums, 1 wins , championship P7 1954: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins , championship P23 1956: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1957: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1958: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1960: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 195019561960
WinsOther podiumsOther startsTitleBar height is the number of starts in that season.

Season by season

SeasonTeamRacesWinsPodiumsPointsChampionship
1950Lesovsky10–
1951Kurtis Kraft10–
1952Kuzma1118P7
1954Kurtis Kraft11.5P23
1956Kurtis Kraft10–
1957Watson10–
1958Maserati10–
1960Watson10–

Every race

9 entries, 8 of them started. DNQ: did not qualify; DNS: did not start; DNF: retired.

All 9 races, season by season
YearRaceTeamGridResultPoints
1950Indianapolis 500Lesovsky24P15
1951Indianapolis 500Kurtis Kraft6P23
1952Indianapolis 500Kuzma7P18
1954Indianapolis 500Kurtis Kraft11P41.5
1956Indianapolis 500Kurtis Kraft11P31
1957Indianapolis 500Watson3P31
1958French Grand PrixMaserati18P10
German Grand PrixMaserati–DNS
1960Indianapolis 500Watson6P20

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 Hanks1951–19562:22:1+0.19%3 : 6Compare
Tony Bettenhausen1954–19603:12:1+0.39%3 : 0Compare
Jim Rathmann1954–19602:21:2+0.69%3 : 8Compare
Fred Agabashian1951–19561:22:1+1.11%1.5 : 0Compare
Johnnie Parsons1951–19542:12:0–3 : 0Compare
Mike Nazaruk1951–19541:12:0–1.5 : 8Compare
Jack McGrath1951–19540:20:2–1.5 : 7Compare
Paul Russo1954–19562:01:1–1.5 : 1Compare
Pat O'Connor1954–19561:11:1–1.5 : 0Compare
Jimmy Daywalt1954–19561:11:1–1.5 : 0Compare
Dick Rathmann1956–19601:10:2–0 : 2Compare
Rodger Ward1956–19600:21:1–0 : 6Compare
Duane Carter19541:10:1–3 : 1.5Compare
Jerry Hoyt19542:01:0–3 : 0Compare
Andy Linden1954–19561:10:1–1.5 : 0Compare
Juan Manuel Fangio19580:10:1–0 : 3Compare
Phil Hill19580:10:1–0 : 0Compare
Jo Bonnier19580:10:1–0 : 0Compare
Gerino Gerini19580:10:1–0 : 0Compare
George Connor19500:10:1–0 : 0Compare
Lee Wallard19510:10:1–0 : 9Compare
Carl Forberg19510:11:0–0 : 0Compare
Dennis Nalon19510:10:1–0 : 0Compare
Gene Force19510:11:0–0 : 0Compare
Bill Schindler19510:11:0–0 : 0Compare
Carl Scarborough19510:11:0–0 : 0Compare
Cecil Green19510:11:0–0 : 0Compare
Chet Miller19511:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Walt Brown19511:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Cliff Griffith19511:01:0–0 : 0Compare
Bill Vukovich19540:11:0–1.5 : 8Compare
Larry Crockett19541:01:0–1.5 : 0Compare
Art Cross19541:01:0–1.5 : 0Compare
Jimmy Davies19542:00:0–3 : 0Compare
Bob Sweikert19541:00:1–1.5 : 0Compare
Marshall Teague19542:00:0–3 : 0Compare
Ernie McCoy19541:01:0–1.5 : 0Compare
Frank Armi19541:01:0–1.5 : 0Compare
Gene Hartley19541:01:0–1.5 : 0Compare
Bill Homeier19541:01:0–1.5 : 0Compare
Bob Veith19560:11:0–0 : 0Compare
Bob Christie19560:11:0–0 : 0Compare
Al Keller19560:11:0–0 : 0Compare
Duke Dinsmore19560:11:0–0 : 0Compare
Johnnie Tolan19560:11:0–0 : 0Compare
Ed Elisian19560:11:0–0 : 0Compare
Jack Turner19560:11:0–0 : 0Compare
Keith Andrews19560:11:0–0 : 0Compare
Al Herman19560:11:0–0 : 0Compare
Ray Crawford19560:11:0–0 : 0Compare
Johnny Boyd19560:11:0–0 : 0Compare
Lloyd Ruby19600:11:0–0 : 0Compare
Chuck Stevenson19600:11:0–0 : 0Compare
Len Sutton19601:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Paco Godia19580:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Carroll Shelby19580:00:1–0 : 0Compare
Manny Ayulo19510:10:0–0 : 2Compare
Jimmy Jackson19541:00:0–1.5 : 0Compare
George Fonder19541:00:0–1.5 : 0Compare
Pat Flaherty19541:00:0–1.5 : 0Compare
Eddie Russo19560:10:0–0 : 0Compare

Green: Troy Ruttman 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
Indianapolis71117.9