Walter "Walt" Faulkner (February 16 1918 - April 22 1956) was a driver from the United States. He competed solely in US oval track racing, including five Indianapolis 500 races. By qualifying for the pole for the 1950 race, he briefly held the record for the youngest driver to win the pole of a Formula 1 race, even though he was 32 at the time.
Faulkner was killed in qualifying for a stock car race in northern California in 1956.
Formula One Statistical Overview[]
Formula One Record[]
| Year | Entrant | Team | WDC Points | WDC Pos. |
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| 1950 |  Grant Piston Ring
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Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 0 | NC |
| 1951 | Grant Piston Ring
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Kuzma-Offenhauser | 0 | NC |
| 1952 | Sid Street Motors
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Pankratz-Offenhauser | 0 | NC |
| 1953 | Auto Shippers
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Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 0 | NC |
| 1954 | J.C. Agajanian
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Kuzma-Offenhauser | 0 | NC |
| Peter J. Schmidt
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| 1955 | Merz Engineering
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Kurtis Kraft-Offenhauser | 1 | 23rd |
Career Statistics[]
| Entries | 6 |
| Starts | 5 |
| Pole Positions | 1 |
| Front Row Starts | 1 |
| Race Wins | 0 |
| Podiums | 0 |
| Fastest Laps | 0 |
| Points | 1 |
| Laps Raced | 685 |
| Distance Raced | 2,756 km (1,712 mi) |
Career Results[]
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| Symbol | Meaning | Symbol | Meaning | ||
| 1st | Winner | Ret | Retired | ||
| 2nd | Podium finish | DSQ | Disqualified | ||
| 3rd | DNQ | Did not qualify | |||
| 5th | Points finish | DNPQ | Did not pre-qualify | ||
| 14th | Non-points finish | TD | Test driver | ||
| Italics | Fastest Lap | DNS | Did not start | ||
| 18th† | Classified finish (retired with >90% race distance) | NC | Non-classified finish (<90% race distance) | ||
| 4thP | Qualified for pole position | [+] More Symbols | |||
Notes[]
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