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American racing driver
Walt Faulkner
Faulkner, circa 1951
Born
Walter Faulkner (1918-02-06)February 6, 1918 Tell, Texas, U.S.
Died
April 22, 1956(1956-04-22) (aged 38) Vallejo, California, U.S.
Champ Car career
35 races run over 7 years
Years active
1949-1955
Best finish
2nd – 1950
First race
1950 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis)
Last race
1955 Springfield 100 (Springfield)
First win
1950 Milwaukee 200 (Milwaukee)
Last win
1951 Milwaukee 200 (Milwaukee)
Wins
Podiums
Poles
3
7
1
Formula One World Championship career
Active years
1950 – 1955
Teams
Kurtis Kraft, Kuzma, Pankratz, Lesovsky, Ferrari
Entries
6 (5 starts)
Championships
0
Wins
0
Podiums
0
Career points
1
Pole positions
1
Fastest laps
0
First entry
1950 Indianapolis 500
Last entry
1955 Indianapolis 500
Walter Faulkner[1] (February 6, 1918[2] – April 22, 1956)[3] 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.
Earlier in his career, Faulkner raced motorcycles, then switched to midget cars, later driving for the Edelbrock dirt track racing team. He had great success in midget car racing and was inducted into the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame in 2007. Faulkner was also inducted into the West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame in 2006.[4]
years were credited with World Championship points and participation. WaltFaulkner participated in 5 World Championship races. He started on the pole 1...
first time. Time trials was scheduled for six days. Saturday May 13: WaltFaulkner won the pole position with a record run of 134.343 mph. Sunday May 14...
declined Jimmy Davies (#53) Billy Devore (#93) Duke Dinsmore (#62, #67) WaltFaulkner (#44, #97) Pat Flaherty (#39, #76, #89) Johnny Fedricks R (#89) George...
William Cuthbert Faulkner (/ˈfɔːknər/; September 25, 1897 – July 6, 1962) was an American writer known for his novels and short stories set in the fictional...
the 1954 and 1960 Indianapolis 500 races. He was a relief driver for WaltFaulkner in the 1955 Indianapolis 500 He finished in the top ten 5 times, with...
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Russo (77 laps). They shared the 6 points for second place. Car #77: WaltFaulkner (176 laps) and Bill Homeier (24 laps). They shared the 2 points for...
sitter Race report 1950 31 Johnnie Parsons Bill Holland Mauri Rose WaltFaulkner Report 1951 32 Lee Wallard Mike Nazaruk Manny Ayulo Report 1952 30 Troy...
2 160 1994–2003 1997 Monaco Grand Prix 1999 European Grand Prix 73 WaltFaulkner United States 1 6 1950–1951, 1953–1955 1950 Indianapolis 500 1950 Indianapolis...
Retrieved April 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com. O'Brien, J.E. (May 31, 1951). "Faulkner Out After 123 Laps". Indianapolis News. p. 7. Retrieved April 21, 2024...
television coverage of the race during competition for the first time. 1950: WaltFaulkner becomes the first rookie to qualify for the pole position. 1952: Art...
finished 7th, completing all 200 laps. In 1953 he drove relief for WaltFaulkner. He was a member of the Lincoln team in the first Carrera Panamericana...
before first pole position 0 Giuseppe Farina (1950 British Grand Prix) WaltFaulkner (1950 Indianapolis 500) Duke Nalon (1951 Indianapolis 500) Carlos Reutemann...
polesitter 38 years, 331 days (1950 Monaco Grand Prix) Succeeded by WaltFaulkner 30 years, 103 days (1950 Indianapolis 500) Preceded by Giuseppe Farina...
Ret 0 — Sam Hanks Ret 0 — Bill Schindler Ret 0 — Mauri Rose Ret 0 — WaltFaulkner Ret 0 — Jimmy Davies Ret 0 — Fred Agabashian Ret 0 — Carl Scarborough...
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trainees included heavyweight boxing champion, Joe Louis, Indy car driver WaltFaulkner, and motion picture stars such as Mickey Rooney. The post also received...
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