HAN

Samuel Dwight Hanks

united-states-of-america · Born 1914-07-13 · Columbus · Died 1994-06-27

Starts: 8
Wins: 1
Podiums: 4
Poles: 0
Fastest Laps: 0
Points: 20
Championships: 0
Best Result: 1

Biography

Place of Birth	Columbus
Gender	MALE
Date of Death	1994-06-27

Career Statistics

Race Entries	8
Race Starts	8
Wins	1
Podiums	4
Pole Positions	0
Fastest Laps	0
Points	20
Championships	0
Best Championship Position	7
Best Grid Position	5
Best Race Result	1
Race Laps Completed	1302
Driver of the Day	0
Grand Slams	0
Average Grid (classified)	11.63
Average Finish (classified)	13.5
Average Δ (Grid → Finish)	-1.87
Average Qualifying Position	11.63
Average Race Position	13.67
DNFs	0 (0%)
DSQs	0 (0%)
DNSs	0 (0%)

Season-by-Season

Column abbreviations (2)

Pos = Championship positionFL = Fastest laps

Year	Pos	Constructor	Starts	Wins	Podiums	Points
1957	8	Epperly	1	1	1	8
1956	7	Kurtis Kraft	1	0	1	6
1955	—	Kurtis Kraft	1	0	0	0
1954	—	Kurtis Kraft	1	0	0	0
1953	13	Kurtis Kraft	1	0	1	2
1952	12	Kurtis Kraft	1	0	1	4
1951	—	Kurtis Kraft	1	0	0	0
1950	—	Kurtis Kraft	1	0	0	0

DNF Breakdown

Reason	Count
Oil pressure	1
Engine	1
Spun off	1
Transmission	1

Teammates

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John Woodrow Parsons
No titles 1W 1P

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9

Race H2H

6–3

Quali H2H

6–3

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Royal Richard Rathmann
No titles 1W 4P

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9

Race H2H

8–1

Quali H2H

8–1

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Levon Agabashian
No titles

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8

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5–3

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2–6

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Melvin Eugene Bettenhausen
No titles 1P

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7

Race H2H

4–3

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4–2

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John James McGrath
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7

Race H2H

3–4

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0–7

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Andrew Logan Linden
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7

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5–2

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Race entries and starts may differ from some sources due to shared-car and historical classification differences. See methodology for details.

Race-by-Race History

Column abbreviations (3)

Grid = Grid positionPos = Finish positionPts = Points scored

Year	Grand Prix	Constructor	Grid	Pos	Laps	Pts	Result
1957	Indianapolis	Epperly	13	1	200	8	—
1956	Indianapolis	Kurtis Kraft	13	2	200	6	+20.450
1955	Indianapolis	Kurtis Kraft	6	21	134	—	Transmission
1954	Indianapolis	Kurtis Kraft	—	15	—	—	—
1954	Indianapolis	Kurtis Kraft	10	32	191	—	Spun off
1953	Indianapolis	Kurtis Kraft	9	3	200	2	+4:11.500
1952	Indianapolis	Kurtis Kraft	5	3	200	4	+6:11.610
1951	Indianapolis	Kurtis Kraft	12	13	135	—	Engine
1950	Indianapolis	Kurtis Kraft	25	33	42	—	Oil pressure

Qualifying History

Column abbreviations (4)

Pos = Qualifying positionQ1 = Qualifying 1 timeQ2 = Qualifying 2 timeQ3 = Qualifying 3 time

Year	Grand Prix	Constructor	Pos	Q1	Q2	Q3
1957	Indianapolis	Epperly	13	—	—	—
1956	Indianapolis	Kurtis Kraft	13	—	—	—
1955	Indianapolis	Kurtis Kraft	6	—	—	—
1954	Indianapolis	Kurtis Kraft	10	—	—	—
1953	Indianapolis	Kurtis Kraft	9	—	—	—
1952	Indianapolis	Kurtis Kraft	5	—	—	—
1951	Indianapolis	Kurtis Kraft	12	—	—	—
1950	Indianapolis	Kurtis Kraft	25	—	—	—

Season-by-Season Breakdown

Column abbreviations (2)

Pos = Championship positionFL = Fastest laps

Year	Pos	Constructor	Starts	Wins	Podiums	Points
1957	8	Epperly	1	1	1	8
1956	7	Kurtis Kraft	1	0	1	6
1955	—	Kurtis Kraft	1	0	0	0
1954	—	Kurtis Kraft	1	0	0	0
1953	13	Kurtis Kraft	1	0	1	2
1952	12	Kurtis Kraft	1	0	1	4
1951	—	Kurtis Kraft	1	0	0	0
1950	—	Kurtis Kraft	1	0	0	0

Constructor	Starts	Wins	Podiums	Points
Kurtis Kraft	8	0	0	12
Epperly	1	1	0	8

Circuit	Races	Wins	Podiums	Poles
Indianapolis	9	1	4	0

Grand Prix	Races	Wins	Podiums	Poles
Indianapolis	9	1	4	0

Year	Grand Prix	Constructor
1957	Indianapolis	Epperly

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John Woodrow Parsons
No titles 1W 1P

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9

Race H2H

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Royal Richard Rathmann
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9

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8–1

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Levon Agabashian
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8

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Melvin Eugene Bettenhausen
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7

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John James McGrath
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7

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Andrew Logan Linden
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Gerald Frederick Hoyt
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6

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Paul Frank Russo
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James Richard Davies
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George Francis Flaherty
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Arthur Francis Cross
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William Vukovich
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Duane Claude Carter
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James Edward Daywalt
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Marshall Pleasant Teague
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Troy Lynn Ruttman
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4

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Robert Charles Sweikert
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Leslie Eugene Hartley
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Patrick James O'Connor
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Walter Faulkner
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James Merriman Jackson
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Carlyle John Dinsmoor
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Michael Nazaruk
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Dennis Clayton Nalon
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Rodger Morris Ward
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Bill Homeier
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Cecil Green
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John Maxwell McDowell
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Walter Charles Brown
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Carl Scarborough
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Chester Joseph Miller
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Cliff Griffith
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Charles Joseph Stevenson
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Robert Franklin Scott
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Calvin Lee Niday
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Larret Julian Crockett
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Ernie McCoy
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Frank Simon Armi Jr.
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George Thomas Fonder
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2

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Homer Gerald Herman
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2

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Ray Crawford
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Alvah August Keller
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Johnny Boyd
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Ed Elisian
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Teammate Head-to-Head

Avg quali gap = (teammate quali pos − driver quali pos), positive = driver qualified ahead. Avg race gap = (teammate race pos − driver race pos), positive = driver finished ahead.

Column abbreviations (4)

Avg Quali Gap = Average qualifying position gap (positive = driver ahead)Quali H2H = Qualifying head-to-head (driver wins – teammate wins)Avg Race Gap = Average race position gap (positive = driver ahead)Race H2H = Race head-to-head (driver wins – teammate wins)

Teammate	Races Together	Avg Quali Gap	Quali H2H	Avg Race Gap	Race H2H	Compare
John Woodrow Parsons	9	+4.667	6–3	+7.222	6–3	Compare
Royal Richard Rathmann	9	+13	8–1	+12.333	8–1	Compare
Levon Agabashian	8	-1.875	2–6	+2.375	5–3	Compare
Melvin Eugene Bettenhausen	7	+5.333	4–2	+4	4–3	Compare
John James McGrath	7	-8.143	0–7	-7.143	3–4	Compare
Andrew Logan Linden	7	-1.667	1–2	+11.857	5–2	Compare
Gerald Frederick Hoyt	6	+11.333	4–2	+6.167	3–3	Compare
Paul Frank Russo	6	+11	4–1	+4	3–3	Compare
James Richard Davies	6	+13.5	2–0	+0.167	4–2	Compare
George Francis Flaherty	5	+2.333	2–1	+9.8	3–2	Compare
Arthur Francis Cross	5	+14	5–0	-4.4	1–4	Compare
William Vukovich	5	+2.4	3–2	-5.4	2–3	Compare
Duane Claude Carter	5	-2	0–4	-7.8	2–3	Compare
James Edward Daywalt	5	+2	3–2	+12.6	4–1	Compare
Marshall Pleasant Teague	5	+13	1–0	+11	4–1	Compare
Troy Lynn Ruttman	4	-1.5	2–2	+0.5	2–2	Compare
Robert Charles Sweikert	4	+8.25	2–2	-0.5	2–2	Compare
Leslie Eugene Hartley	4	+7.75	4–0	+23.25	4–0	Compare
Patrick James O'Connor	4	+1.75	3–1	+7	3–1	Compare
Walter Faulkner	3	-6	2–1	-5.667	1–2	Compare
James Merriman Jackson	3	+7	1–0	0	1–2	Compare
Carlyle John Dinsmoor	3	+1	1–1	+13.333	3–0	Compare
Michael Nazaruk	3	+1	2–1	-15.333	0–3	Compare
Dennis Clayton Nalon	3	+1.667	1–2	+11	2–1	Compare
Rodger Morris Ward	3	+6.667	3–0	+15.333	3–0	Compare
Bill Homeier	3	+8	2–0	+16.333	2–1	Compare
Cecil Green	2	-7.5	0–2	-9.5	1–1	Compare
John Maxwell McDowell	2	+18	2–0	+2	1–1	Compare
Walter Charles Brown	2	-2	1–1	+0.5	1–1	Compare
Carl Scarborough	2	+6.5	2–0	+10	2–0	Compare
Chester Joseph Miller	2	+19	2–0	+20	2–0	Compare
Cliff Griffith	2	+5	2–0	+11	2–0	Compare
Charles Joseph Stevenson	2	+6	1–0	+24	2–0	Compare
Robert Franklin Scott	2	+20	1–0	+20.5	2–0	Compare
Calvin Lee Niday	2	+12	2–0	+19	1–1	Compare
Larret Julian Crockett	2	+15	2–0	-12.5	0–2	Compare
Ernie McCoy	2	+10	2–0	+2.5	1–1	Compare
Frank Simon Armi Jr.	2	+23	2–0	+6.5	1–1	Compare
George Thomas Fonder	2	—	0–0	+7.5	1–1	Compare
Homer Gerald Herman	2	+12	2–0	+7.5	1–1	Compare
Ray Crawford	2	+10.5	2–0	+16	2–0	Compare
Alvah August Keller	2	+15.5	2–0	+10	2–0	Compare
Johnny Boyd	2	+9.5	1–1	+19.5	2–0	Compare
Ed Elisian	2	+12	2–0	+16	2–0	Compare