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Walt Faulkner (born February 16, 1920 - died April 22, 1956) was an American racing driver from Tell, Texas, mainly competing in the National Championship and in NASCAR races. In 1950 Faulkner became the first rookie to win pole position at the Indianapolis 500. He died in 1956 after a racing crash at a USAC Stock Car event in California.
Earlier in his career, Faulkner drove midget cars for the Edelbrock dirt track racing team.
[edit] Indy 500 results
| Year |
Car |
Start |
Qual |
Rank |
Finish |
Laps |
Led |
Retired |
| 1950 |
98 |
1 |
134.343 |
1 |
7 |
135 |
0 |
Running |
| 1951 |
2 |
14 |
136.872 |
1 |
15 |
123 |
0 |
Crankshaft |
| 1953 |
23 |
14 |
137.117 |
10 |
17 |
176 |
0 |
Flagged |
| 1955 |
77 |
7 |
139.762 |
16 |
5 |
200 |
0 |
Running |
| Totals |
634 |
0 |
|
|
| Starts |
4 |
| Poles |
1 |
| Front Row |
1 |
| Wins |
0 |
| Top 5 |
1 |
| Top 10 |
2 |
| Retired |
1 |
|
[edit] World Championship career summary
The Indianapolis 500 was part of the FIA World Championship from 1950 through 1960. Drivers competing at Indy during those years were credited with World Championship points and participation. Walt Faulkner participated in 4 World Championship races. He started on the pole 1 time, won 0 races, set 0 fastest laps, and finished on the podium 0 times. He accumulated a total of 2 championship points.
