Johnny Boyd is a racing driver from United States who last raced in Formula 1 for Epperly. Boyd has recorded 0 wins and 1 podium from 6 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 4,812 ranks Boyd 477th 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.
| 1960-05-30 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | P27 | −98 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | ▸Formula 1 | Epperly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P28 | −98 | 4,824 |
| 1959 | ▸Formula 1 | Epperly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P20 | +103 | 4,922 |
| 1958 | ▸Formula 1 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | P16 | +136 | 4,819 |
| 1957 | ▸Formula 1 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P23 | +112 | 4,683 |
| 1956 | ▸Formula 1 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P28 | −118 | 4,571 |
| 1955 | ▸Formula 1 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P26 | −111 | 4,689 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Jim Rathmann | 5,075 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25% |
| 🇺🇸 Tony Bettenhausen | 4,934 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 50% |
| 🇺🇸 Eddie Johnson | 4,920 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% |
| 🇺🇸 Jimmy Bryan | 4,903 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0% |
| 🇺🇸 Bob Veith | 4,900 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% |
| 🇺🇸 Johnny Thomson | 4,876 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| 🇺🇸 Don Freeland | 4,844 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% |
| 🇺🇸 Gene Hartley | 4,824 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% |
Johnny Boyd was an American single-seater driver who raced in Formula 1 between 1955 and 1960, compiling six starts for Epperly without a win. His sole podium finish came during this period, and his average result across classified starts was tenth place. Boyd's Racer Rating of 4,812 places him in the upper-middle tier of professional racing competitively, comparable to front-running drivers in strong national or established international series.[1]
Over his career Boyd competed regularly against drivers of equivalent or stronger standing. He finished ahead of Jim Rathmann, a driver rated 263 points higher, on one occasion, and also beat Duane Carter and Tony Bettenhausen; his head-to-head records against Bettenhausen and Eddie Johnson were balanced at two wins each. However, he struggled consistently against Jimmy Bryan, losing all three encounters. Boyd drove for Kurtis Kraft in four of his six starts, a team that won races in the period but for which he did not score. His final race came in 1960, after which his competitive career ended.