
Joie Chitwood is a racing driver from United States who last raced in Formula 1 for Kurtis Kraft. Chitwood has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 1 start.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,191 ranks Chitwood 7293th 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.
| 1950-05-30 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | P5 | +112 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +111 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway 1950 | Formula 1 | P5 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | โธFormula 1 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | P12 | +1,852 | 3,202 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ๐บ๐ธ Duane CarterHigher-rated | 6,176 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| ๐บ๐ธ Jim RathmannHigher-rated | 6,175 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| ๐บ๐ธ Sam HanksHigher-rated | 6,121 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7,283 | ๐ฎ๐น Dorino Serafini | Formula 1 | 3,194 |
| 7,284 | ๐บ๐ธ George Amick | Formula 1 | 3,194 |
| 7,285 | ๐ซ๐ท Victor Blugeon | Le Mans Cup | 3,194 |
| 7,286 | ๐ซ๐ท Nicolas Rondet | Le Mans Cup | 3,193 |
| 7,287 | ๐ง๐ท Ozz Negri | IMSA WeatherTech | 3,193 |
| 7,288 | ๐ฌ๐ง Sam Neser | McLaren Trophy America | 3,193 |
| 7,289 | ๐บ๐ฆ Takaya Tsubobayashi | Super GT | 3,192 |
| 7,290 | ๐ฆ๐บ Eddie Beswick | USF2000 | 3,191 |
| 7,291 | ๐บ๐ธ Jade Avedisian | ARCA Menards Series | 3,191 |
| 7,292 | ๐ณ๐ฑ John Hartshorne | British GT Championship | 3,191 |
| 7,293 | ๐บ๐ธ Joie Chitwood | Formula 1 | 3,191 |
| 7,294 | ๐จ๐ด Juan-Pablo Vega | Prototype Winter Series | 3,191 |
| 7,295 | ๐บ๐ธ Brian Finney | ARCA Menards Series | 3,190 |
| 7,296 | ๐ณ๏ธ Enzo Falquete | Stock Light | 3,190 |
| 7,297 | ๐ณ๏ธ JJ Jorge | IMSA Prototype Challenge | 3,190 |
| 7,298 | ๐จ๐ฆ Peter Broeker | Formula 1 | 3,190 |
| 7,299 | ๐บ๐ธ Carl Forberg | Formula 1 | 3,189 |
| 7,300 | ๐บ๐ธ Donnie Levister | NASCAR Truck | 3,189 |
| 7,301 | ๐ฉ๐ช Fritz Riess | Formula 1 | 3,189 |
| 7,302 | ๐จ๐ฟ Gabriela Jilkova | Prototype Cup Germany | 3,189 |
| 7,303 | ๐บ๐ธ James WEILAND | Ferrari Challenge | 3,189 |
Joie Chitwood was an established professional racing in the 1950 Formula 1 season. He started one race for Kurtis Kraft, competing in a championship that mixed amateur and semi-professional entrants with graded professionals on the same grid. This was his only indexed season of single-seater racing.[1]
Chitwood finished 12th in the 1950 Formula 1 championship standings. In his single start he finished ahead of established professionals including Duane Carter and Jim Rathmann, both of whom went on to record substantially longer Formula 1 careers. Kurtis Kraft, the team he drove for, was a competitive operation that fielded 87 drivers across the index and won five races in that period.[2]