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Johnny Thomson

SummaryStatisticsTeamsPositionsTeam MatesYear by Year
Name Johnny Thomson
Country United States United States
Place of Birth Lowell, Massachusetts
Date of Birth 09/04/1922
Date of Death 24/09/1960
First Race Indianapolis 500 30/05/1953
Last Race Indianapolis 500 30/05/1960
First Pole Indianapolis 500 30/05/1959
Last Pole Indianapolis 500 30/05/1959
Best Result 3rd – Indianapolis 500 30/05/1959
First Podium Indianapolis 500 30/05/1959
Last Podium Indianapolis 500 30/05/1959
Races 8
Drivers’ Titles 0
Victories 0
Poles 1
Fastest Laps 1
Podiums 1
Points 10
Average Points 1.25
Laps 1037
Laps Led 55

Kurtis Kraft (1953), (1958), Del Roy-Allen (1953), Nichels (1954), Kuzma (1955-1957), Lesovsky (1959-1960)

3rd 1 Time
4th 1 Time
5th 1 Time
12th 1 Time
19th 1 Time
23rd 1 Time
24th 1 Time
32nd 2 Times
Season Team Team Mate Best Pos Points Wins Poles Position Qualifying
1953 Kurtis Kraft Al Herman 19 84 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Andy Linden 19 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2
Art Cross 19 2 0 6 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
Bill Boyd 19 80 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Bill Holland 19 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0
Bill Homeier 19 81 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Bill Vukovich 19 1 0 9 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
Bob Scott 19 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Cal Niday 19 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
Carl Scarborough 19 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Chet Miller 19 37 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Chuck Stevenson 19 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Cliff Griffith 19 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Duane Carter 19 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Duke Dinsmore 19 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
Duke Nalon 19 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Eddie Johnson 19 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0
Eddie Sachs 19 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Frank Armi 19 74 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Fred Agabashian 19 4 0 1.5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Gene Hartley 19 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
George Connor 19 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Jack McGrath 19 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Jackie Holmes 19 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Jerry Hoyt 19 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Jim Mayes 19 46 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Jim Rathmann 19 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0
Jimmy Davies 19 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Jimmy Daywalt 19 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Joe Sostilio 19 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
John Fitch 19 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Johnnie Parsons 19 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Johnnie Tolan 19 65 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
Johnny Fedricks 19 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Johnny Mantz 19 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Johnny Roberts 19 76 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Leroy Warriner 19 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Marshall Teague 19 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Neal Carter 19 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Pat Flaherty 19 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Pat O’Connor 19 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Paul Russo 19 4 0 1.5 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2
Ray Crawford 19 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Red Hamilton 19 83 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Rodger Ward 19 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Sam Hanks 19 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Spider Webb 19 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Troy Ruttman 19 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Walt Faulkner 19 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
1954 Nichels Andy Linden 24 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Bill Homeier 24 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1955 Kuzma Bob Christie 4 34 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Duane Carter 4 11 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Jimmy Bryan 4 24 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Rodger Ward 4 28 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
1956 Kuzma Billy Garrett 32 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Bob Sweikert 32 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Buddy Cagle 32 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Eddie Johnson 32 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Jimmy Bryan 32 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Johnnie Parsons 32 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Marshall Teague 32 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
1957 Kuzma Eddie Sachs 12 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Jimmy Bryan 12 3 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Johnnie Parsons 12 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Johnnie Tolan 12 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Tony Bonadies 12 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
1958 Kurtis Kraft Al Herman 23 54 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Al Keller 23 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Art Bisch 23 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
Bill Cheesbourg 23 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Bill Homeier 23 53 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
Billy Garrett 23 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Bob Christie 23 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Bob Cortner 23 69 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Bob Veith 23 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Carroll Shelby 23 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Don Edmunds 23 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Eddie Johnson 23 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Eddie Russo 23 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Elmer George 23 55 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Fred Agabashian 23 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
Gene Hartley 23 49 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Jack Ensley 23 35 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Jerry Unser 23 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0
Jimmy Daywalt 23 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3 0
Joe Giba 23 41 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Johnnie Parsons 23 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Johnny Boyd 23 3 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Juan Manuel Fangio 23 44 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
Len Sutton 23 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
Leroy Warriner 23 52 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Marshall Teague 23 42 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Mike Magill 23 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Pat O’Connor 23 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Paul Goldsmith 23 30 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Paul Russo 23 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
Ray Crawford 23 66 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Rex Easton 23 40 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0
Shorty Templeman 23 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
Van Johnson 23 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
1959 Lesovsky Len Sutton 3 32 5 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
Rex Easton 3 56 5 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0
1960 Lesovsky Jack Rounds 5 51 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Jack Turner 5 59 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
Year Team Engine Races 1st 2nd 3rd Podiums Poles Fastest Laps Laps Leading Laps Points Avg Pts
1960 United States Lesovsky Offenhauser 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 200 10 2 2.00
1959 United States Lesovsky Offenhauser 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 200 40 5 5.00
1958 United States Kurtis Kraft Offenhauser 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 52 0 0 0.00
1957 United States Kuzma Offenhauser 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 199 5 0 0.00
1956 United States Kuzma Offenhauser 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 0 0.00
1955 United States Kuzma Offenhauser 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 200 0 3 3.00
1954 United States Nichels Offenhauser 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 113 0 0 0.00
1953 United States Del Roy-Allen
United States Kurtis Kraft
Offenhauser
Offenhauser
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 51 0 0 0.00
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