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AmericanRaced 1950–1955Kurtis Kraft, Kuzma
Walt Faulkner
American racing driver (1918–1956)
- Titles
- 0
- Starts
- 5
- Wins
- 0
- Seasons
- 5
5 seasons · 1950–1955
Career record
Grand Prix results only; sprint races are not counted.
- World titles
- 0
- Through 2025
- Starts
- 5
- Wins
- 0
- 0% of starts
- Podiums
- 0
- P1 starts
- 1
- From the front of the grid
- Fastest laps
- 0
- Career total · race-by-race from 2004
- Points
- 1
- Grand Prix points
Every Grand Prix
| Season | Team | Wins | GP points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | 1 |
| 1954 | Kuzma | 0 | 0 |
| 1953 | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | 0 |
| 1951 | Kuzma | 0 | 0 |
| 1950 | Kurtis Kraft | 0 | 0 |
Grand Prix points only; sprint points are not included, so the current season can read lower than the championship table.
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The last five Grands Prix on record.
| Grand Prix | Result | Points |
|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis 5001955, round 3 | Finished P5 | 1 |
| Indianapolis 5001954, round 2 | Finished P12 | 0 |
| Indianapolis 5001953, round 2 | Finished P17 | 0 |
| Indianapolis 5001951, round 2 | Engine | 0 |
| Indianapolis 5001950, round 3 | Finished P7 | 0 |
The person
Biography
Walter Faulkner was an American racing driver from Tell, Texas. He moved to Milledgeville, Georgia at the age of two-and-a-half, and to Lake Wales, Florida at the age of eight. He then moved to San Diego, California in 1936. Faulkner competed mainly in the National Championship and in stock car races. In 1950 Faulkner became the first rookie to win pole position at the Indianapolis 500. He died in 1956 after a qualifying crash at a USAC Stock Car event in Vallejo, California.
- Born
- 16 February 1920
- Birthplace
- Tell
- Nationality
- American
- Height
- Not recorded