Marshall Teague is a racing driver from United States who last raced in Formula 1 for Kurtis Kraft. Teague has recorded 0 wins and 0 podiums from 3 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,893 ranks Teague 1181th 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 | P7 | +96 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | ▸Formula 1 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P23 | +96 | 3,905 |
| 1954 | ▸Formula 1 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P27 | −2 | 3,847 |
| 1953 | ▸Formula 1 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P20 | −52 | 3,849 |
Marshall Teague was an American driver who made three Formula 1 starts between 1953 and 1957, all in Kurtis Kraft machinery, without recording a win or podium finish. His single classified result came in 1957, when he finished twenty-third. The calibre of his opposition in those starts was substantial; he shared grids with multiple drivers of national championship standing, including Tony Bettenhausen, Bob Veith, Johnnie Parsons, and Johnny Thomson, each of whom rated significantly above him in competitive strength. His Formula 1 appearances represented a brief venture into international single-seater racing during a period when the sport's grid drew heavily from American dirt-track and Indy car talent.[1]
Teague's primary reputation rested on his performances in NASCAR stock car racing, where he earned the nickname "King of the Beach" for his success at the Daytona Beach Road Course. His excursions to Formula 1 were sporadic and ultimately unsuccessful, leaving him with a limited record in that series. He remained active in racing through the 1950s but did not establish himself as a regular or competitive force at the highest level of international single-seater competition.[2]