RUS

Paul Russo

1950–1959
8
Starts
0
Wins
1
Podiums
0
Poles
0
Titles
8.5
Points

Season by season

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Season Team ENT R Win Pod Pole Pts WDC
1950 Nichels 1 1 0 0 0 0
1953 Kurtis Kraft 1 1 0 0 0 1.5 P18
1954 Kurtis Kraft 1 1 0 0 0 0
1955 Kurtis Kraft 1 1 0 1 0 3 P13
1956 Kurtis Kraft 1 1 0 0 0 1 P27
1957 Kurtis Kraft 1 1 0 0 0 3 P17
1958 Kurtis Kraft 1 1 0 0 0 0
1959 Kurtis Kraft 1 1 0 0 0 0

Teammates, head to head

most races first
Teammate Qualifying Race Points
Andy Linden '53–'57 · 5r compared , 3 excl. → Full breakdown 2–5 5–0 10 2
Duane Carter '53–'59 · 4r compared , 1 excl. → Full breakdown 2–3 1–3 1.5 5.5
Jimmy Davies '53–'55 · 4r compared , 1 excl. → Full breakdown 2–0 4–0 4.5 4
Jimmy Daywalt '53–'59 · 3r compared , 4 excl. → Full breakdown 4–2 3–0 8.5 0
Jim Rathmann '53–'56 · 3r compared , 4 excl. → Full breakdown 4–3 3–0 4 0
Marshall Teague '53–'57 · 3r compared , 2 excl. → Full breakdown 3–0 3–0 4.5 0
Bill Vukovich '53–'55 · 2r compared , 2 excl. → Full breakdown 0–3 0–2 4.5 27
Art Cross '53–'55 · 2r compared , 2 excl. → Full breakdown 0–3 1–1 4.5 12
Sam Hanks '53–'56 · 2r compared , 4 excl. → Full breakdown 1–4 1–1 5.5 10
Jack McGrath '53–'55 · 2r compared , 2 excl. → Full breakdown 0–3 1–1 4.5 9
Eddie Johnson '53–'59 · 2r compared , 3 excl. → Full breakdown 2–1 1–1 4.5 0
Walt Faulkner '53–'55 · 2r compared , 1 excl. → Full breakdown 0–2 2–0 4.5 1
Pat Flaherty '53–'55 · 2r compared , 2 excl. → Full breakdown 2–0 2–0 4.5 0
Johnnie Parsons '53–'58 · 2r compared , 5 excl. → Full breakdown 1–5 2–0 7.5 0
Bob Sweikert '54–'55 · 2r compared → Full breakdown 0–1 1–1 3 8
Tony Bettenhausen '54–'57 · 2r compared , 3 excl. → Full breakdown 1–3 2–0 7 3
Pat O'Connor '54–'58 · 2r compared , 3 excl. → Full breakdown 0–4 2–0 7 0
Fred Agabashian '53–'57 · 1r compared , 5 excl. → Full breakdown 0–5 0–1 8.5 3
Carl Scarborough '53 · 1r compared , 1 excl. → Full breakdown 2–0 1–0 1.5 0
Bob Scott '53 · 1r compared , 1 excl. → Full breakdown 0–2 1–0 1.5 0
Duke Dinsmore '53–'56 · 1r compared , 2 excl. → Full breakdown 1–0 1–0 2.5 0
Johnny Mantz '53 · 1r compared , 1 excl. → Full breakdown 0–0 1–0 1.5 0
Johnny Thomson '53–'58 · 1r compared , 2 excl. → Full breakdown 3–0 1–0 1.5 0
Jackie Holmes '53 · 1r compared , 1 excl. → Full breakdown 0–0 1–0 1.5 0
Chuck Stevenson '53 · 1r compared , 1 excl. → Full breakdown 0–2 1–0 1.5 0
Troy Ruttman '54–'56 · 1r compared , 1 excl. → Full breakdown 1–1 0–1 1 1.5
Mike Nazaruk '54 · 1r compared → Full breakdown 0–1 0–1 0 2
Larry Crockett '54 · 1r compared → Full breakdown 0–1 1–0 0 0
Jimmy Jackson '54 · 1r compared → Full breakdown 0–0 1–0 0 0
Ernie McCoy '54 · 1r compared → Full breakdown 0–1 1–0 0 0
Frank Armi '54 · 1r compared → Full breakdown 1–0 1–0 0 0
George Fonder '54 · 1r compared → Full breakdown 0–0 1–0 0 0
Bill Homeier '54–'55 · 1r compared , 1 excl. → Full breakdown 0–1 1–0 3 1
Al Herman '55–'56 · 1r compared , 1 excl. → Full breakdown 1–0 1–0 4 0
Chuck Weyant '55–'59 · 1r compared , 1 excl. → Full breakdown 1–0 1–0 3 0
Johnny Boyd '55–'58 · 1r compared , 3 excl. → Full breakdown 1–2 1–0 7 4
Bob Christie '56–'59 · 1r compared , 3 excl. → Full breakdown 3–1 1–0 4 0
Jack Turner '56–'57 · 1r compared , 1 excl. → Full breakdown 2–0 1–0 4 0
Don Freeland '57–'59 · 1r compared , 1 excl. → Full breakdown 1–1 1–0 3 0
Chuck Arnold '59 · 1r compared → Full breakdown 0–1 1–0 0 0
Jim McWithey '59 · 1r compared → Full breakdown 1–0 1–0 0 0
Duke Nalon '53 · 0r compared , 2 excl. → Full breakdown 2–0 0–0 1.5 0
Bill Holland '53 · 0r compared , 2 excl. → Full breakdown 2–0 0–0 1.5 0
Rodger Ward '53–'56 · 0r compared , 3 excl. → Full breakdown 1–2 0–0 2.5 0
Spider Webb '53 · 0r compared , 2 excl. → Full breakdown 2–0 0–0 1.5 0
Jerry Hoyt '53–'54 · 0r compared , 4 excl. → Full breakdown 0–4 0–0 1.5 0
Gene Hartley '53–'54 · 0r compared , 3 excl. → Full breakdown 0–3 0–0 1.5 0
Cal Niday '53–'55 · 0r compared , 3 excl. → Full breakdown 2–0 0–0 4.5 0
Ray Crawford '55–'56 · 0r compared , 2 excl. → Full breakdown 1–0 0–0 4 0
Al Keller '55–'58 · 0r compared , 4 excl. → Full breakdown 2–1 0–0 7 0
Ed Elisian '55–'57 · 0r compared , 3 excl. → Full breakdown 1–1 0–0 7 0
Dick Rathmann '56 · 0r compared , 1 excl. → Full breakdown 0–1 0–0 1 2
Bob Veith '56–'58 · 0r compared , 2 excl. → Full breakdown 1–1 0–0 1 0
Johnnie Tolan '56 · 0r compared , 1 excl. → Full breakdown 1–0 0–0 1 0
Eddie Russo '56–'57 · 0r compared , 2 excl. → Full breakdown 1–0 0–0 4 0
Keith Andrews '56 · 0r compared , 1 excl. → Full breakdown 1–0 0–0 1 0
Jimmy Reece '57 · 0r compared , 1 excl. → Full breakdown 0–1 0–0 3 0
Don Edmunds '57 · 0r compared , 1 excl. → Full breakdown 1–0 0–0 3 0
Mike Magill '57–'58 · 0r compared , 2 excl. → Full breakdown 2–0 0–0 3 0
Bill Cheesbourg '57–'58 · 0r compared , 2 excl. → Full breakdown 2–0 0–0 3 0
Elmer George '57 · 0r compared , 1 excl. → Full breakdown 0–1 0–0 3 0
Shorty Templeman '58 · 0r compared , 1 excl. → Full breakdown 1–0 0–0 0 0
Billy Garrett '58 · 0r compared , 1 excl. → Full breakdown 1–0 0–0 0 0
Paul Goldsmith '58 · 0r compared , 1 excl. → Full breakdown 1–0 0–0 0 0
Jerry Unser Jr. '58 · 0r compared , 1 excl. → Full breakdown 1–0 0–0 0 0
Len Sutton '58 · 0r compared , 1 excl. → Full breakdown 1–0 0–0 0 0
Bobby Grim '59 · 0r compared , 1 excl. → Full breakdown 0–1 0–0 0 0
Jud Larson '59 · 0r compared , 1 excl. → Full breakdown 0–1 0–0 0 0
Red Amick '59 · 0r compared , 1 excl. → Full breakdown 0–1 0–0 0 0

Compare with any driver

career records side by side · any era

Teammate Head-to-Head (above) covers same-car seasons only. Compare reaches across any era — pick any driver.

Reliability & consistency

era-dependent · see explanation
0.0% DNF rate 0 in 8 starts
50.0% points-finish rate 4 in 8 starts
P2 best finish
P8 best grid
DNF rate & points-finish rate

DNF rate — "how often did they not finish?"

The share of race starts that ended without a classified finish. Formula: races not finished ÷ race starts × 100. Races the driver did not start are excluded from both sides. A disqualification counts as a finish that scored nothing, not a DNF. Why it sits apart from the era-fair rates: unlike a win or a podium, finishing meant something very different in different eras. Cars in the 1950s–70s broke constantly; modern cars almost always reach the flag. A high DNF rate in 1955 says far more about the machinery than the driver. Comparing two drivers within the same season is meaningful — they faced the same conditions. Across eras it's context, not a verdict.

Points-finish rate — "how often did they score?"

The share of race starts that ended in a points-paying position. Formula: races finished in a scoring position ÷ race starts × 100, using that season's real points system. Why it's era-dependent: the number of positions that pay points has changed repeatedly — the top five scored in 1950, the top ten score today. A modern driver has roughly twice as many scoring positions available for the same relative performance, so a higher percentage doesn't necessarily mean a better driver. Like DNF rate, it's shown as context.