Lee Wallard is a racing driver from United States who last raced in Formula 1 for Kurtis Kraft. Wallard has recorded 1 win and 1 podium from 2 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,470 ranks Wallard 1777th 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.
| 1951-05-30 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | P1 | +146 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | ▸Formula 1 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | P7 | +146 | 3,519 |
| 1950 | ▸Formula 1 | Moore | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P23 | +102 | 3,461 |
Lee Wallard was an American racing driver whose career was defined by a single extraordinary performance. In his second season of Formula 1 competition, Wallard won the 1951 Indianapolis 500, the year's most prestigious race, in a dominant display that set a new record for the event. That victory came against a field that included multiple drivers of substantial professional standing, among them Jim Rathmann, Duane Carter, and Jack McGrath, all of whom held ratings well above 4,900. Wallard's competitive record across his two Formula 1 starts shows an average finishing position of 3.5, a reflection of the single podium finish alongside his win.[1]
His career was cut short by catastrophe. Days after his Indianapolis triumph, Wallard suffered severe burns during a promotional event when his vehicle caught fire, an incident that effectively ended his time as an active racing driver. With only two starts on record, Wallard's place in motorsport history rests entirely on that one race; his Racer Rating of 3,470 reflects a semi-professional driver whose standing was established through a single, high-calibre performance rather than sustained competition at that level.[2]