Cal Niday is a racing driver from United States who last raced in Formula 1 for Kurtis Kraft. Niday has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 3 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 4,499 ranks Niday 1979th of 40,700 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the high 8,000s. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.
| 1955-05-30 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | DNF | +18 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +62 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway 1954 | Formula 1 | P10 |
| +18 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway 1955 | Formula 1 | DNF |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | ▸Formula 1 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P15 | +18 | 4,499 |
| 1954 | ▸Formula 1 | Stevens | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P16 | +62 | 4,488 |
| 1953 | ▸Formula 1 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P14 | +3,101 | 4,451 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Duane Carter | 6,176 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| 🇺🇸 Jim Rathmann | 6,175 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| 🇺🇸 Sam Hanks | 6,121 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% |
| 🇺🇸 Tony Bettenhausen | 6,070 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| 🇺🇸 Paul Russo | 6,067 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| 🇺🇸 Jack McGrath | 6,046 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| 🇺🇸 Jimmy Davies | 6,007 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| 🇺🇸 Walt Faulkner | 5,996 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| 🇺🇸 Johnnie Parsons | 5,992 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% |
| 🇺🇸 Jimmy Bryan | 5,987 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,969 | 🇬🇧 Enaam Ahmed | Indy NXT | 4,503 |
| 1,970 | 🇨🇭 Nicolas Leutwiler | WEC | 4,503 |
| 1,971 | 🇺🇸 David Block | IMSA WeatherTech | 4,501 |
| 1,972 | 🇧🇪 James Ruffier | FIA GT Championship | 4,501 |
| 1,973 | 🇨🇿 Jiri Pisarik | 24H Series | 4,501 |
| 1,974 | 🇫🇷 Léo Roussel | GT World Challenge Europe | 4,501 |
| 1,975 | 🇺🇸 Carson Brown | ARCA Menards Series | 4,500 |
| 1,976 | 🇩🇪 Maxime Oosten | GT World Challenge Asia | 4,500 |
| 1,977 | 🇫🇷 Patrice Goueslard | FIA GT Championship | 4,500 |
| 1,978 | 🇯🇵 Rintaro Kubo | Super GT | 4,500 |
| 1,979 | 🇺🇸 Cal Niday | Formula 1 | 4,499 |
| 1,980 | 🇨🇭 Henri Moser | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 4,499 |
| 1,981 | 🇩🇪 Laurents Hörr | European Le Mans Series | 4,499 |
| 1,982 | 🇺🇸 Todd Kluever | NASCAR Xfinity | 4,499 |
| 1,983 | 🇦🇺 Ashley Walsh | Supercars Championship | 4,498 |
| 1,984 | 🇦🇹 Egon Allgäuer | Nürburgring Langstrecken-Serie | 4,498 |
| 1,985 | 🇦🇪 Theo Palmer | British F4 | 4,498 |
| 1,986 | 🇵🇹 Henrique Chaves | GT World Challenge Europe | 4,497 |
| 1,987 | 🇺🇸 Marco Bonanomi | GT Winter Series | 4,497 |
| 1,988 | 🇧🇷 Tuka Rocha | Stock Car Pro Series | 4,496 |
| 1,989 | 🇺🇸 Ben Kennedy | NASCAR Xfinity | 4,495 |
Cal Niday was an established professional racing driver who competed in Formula 1 for Kurtis Kraft during the 1953 to 1955 seasons. He made three starts in the championship, all in single-seater machinery, across an international field mixing amateurs with graded professionals.[1]
Niday started his indexed career in 1953 and made his final appearance in Formula 1 in 1955, when he finished 15th in the championship standings across a single round. His three starts came against established professionals including Duane Carter and Jim Rathmann, drivers with significantly deeper Formula 1 experience; Niday typically finished behind both. He did finish ahead of established professionals Sam Hanks and Tony Bettenhausen on one occasion each, both of whom had accumulated more Formula 1 starts than him.[2]
Kurtis Kraft, the team that fielded two of his three starts, was an established operation that won five races across the index and counted Duane Carter among its stronger drivers. Niday's record places him in the lower half of a field that included much more experienced single-seater regulars, though he shared that grid with drivers racing across multiple series and at varying stages of their careers.