Don Edmunds is a racing driver from United States who last raced in Formula 1 for Kurtis Kraft. Edmunds has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 1 start.[1]
A Racer Rating of 2,956 ranks Edmunds 2928th of 15,348 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the low five figures. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.
| 1957-05-30 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | DNF | −19 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | ▸Formula 1 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P23 | −19 | 2,956 |
Don Edmunds made a single Formula 1 start in 1957 for Kurtis Kraft, finishing twenty-third at the Indianapolis 500. His one-race record places him among the smallest cohort of drivers in the series; he did not score points or reach the podium. Kurtis Kraft fielded competitive machinery across its history, with Jim Rathmann among its roster of drivers, though the team's overall record and that of Edmunds' specific car cannot be inferred from a single non-finishing result.[1]
Edmunds' racing career on record consisted of that single season in 1957. The headlines suggest a longer involvement in racing culture and engineering; he received the Rookie of the Year award at Indianapolis, indicating recognition despite his result, and lived to eighty-nine, but his competitive record across major series documented here encompasses only the one race. He remains retired from active competition.