Mike Nazaruk is a racing driver from United States who last raced in Formula 1 for Kurtis Kraft. Nazaruk has recorded 0 wins and 1 podium from 3 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 4,584 ranks Nazaruk 1775th 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.
| 1954-05-31 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway | P5 | +104 |
| Rating won | Race | Series | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|
| +141 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway 1951 | Formula 1 | P2 |
| +104 | Indianapolis Motor Speedway 1954 | Formula 1 | P5 |
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | ▸Formula 1 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | P12 | +104 | 4,628 |
| 1953 | ▸Formula 1 | Turner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | P14 | −98 | 4,566 |
| 1951 | ▸Formula 1 | Kurtis Kraft | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | P9 | +3,275 | 4,625 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Duane Carter | 6,176 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| 🇺🇸 Sam Hanks | 6,121 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% |
| 🇺🇸 Tony Bettenhausen | 6,070 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% |
| 🇺🇸 Jack McGrath | 6,046 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| 🇺🇸 Jimmy Davies | 6,007 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% |
| 🇺🇸 Walt Faulkner | 5,996 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% |
| 🇺🇸 Johnnie Parsons | 5,992 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 100% |
| 🇺🇸 Bill Vukovich | 5,959 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 33% |
| 🇺🇸 Andy Linden | 5,952 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% |
| 🇺🇸 Chuck Stevenson | 5,935 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 67% |
| 🇺🇸 Jim RathmannHigher-rated | 6,175 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50% |
| # | Driver | Series | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1,765 | 🇺🇸 Steve Wallace | NASCAR Truck | 4,587 |
| 1,766 | 🇫🇷 Erwan Bastard | European Le Mans Series | 4,586 |
| 1,767 | 🇺🇸 Max Garcia | Indy NXT | 4,586 |
| 1,768 | 🇩🇪 Mike Hedlund | 24H Series | 4,586 |
| 1,769 | 🇦🇺 Steven Richards | Supercars Championship | 4,586 |
| 1,770 | 🇯🇵 Tetsuya Yamano | Whelen Mazda MX-5 Cup presented by Michelin | 4,586 |
| 1,771 | 🇮🇹 Vittorio Zoboli | FIA GT Championship | 4,586 |
| 1,772 | 🇦🇹 Johannes Stuck | Nürburgring 24 Hours | 4,585 |
| 1,773 | 🇮🇹 Edoardo Piscopo | Lamborghini Super Trofeo NA | 4,584 |
| 1,774 | 🇺🇸 Manny Franco | IMSA WeatherTech | 4,584 |
| 1,775 | 🇺🇸 Mike Nazaruk | Formula 1 | 4,584 |
| 1,776 | 🇺🇸 Will Owen | GT4 America | 4,583 |
| 1,777 | 🇺🇸 Kaylen Frederick | IMSA WeatherTech | 4,582 |
| 1,778 | 🇨🇦 Misha Goikhberg | IMSA WeatherTech | 4,582 |
| 1,779 | 🇬🇧 Senna Proctor | BTCC | 4,581 |
| 1,780 | 🇩🇪 Giancarlo Fisichella | WEC | 4,580 |
| 1,781 | 🇺🇸 Paul Goldsmith | Formula 1 | 4,580 |
| 1,782 | 🇦🇹 Rene Binder | European Le Mans Series | 4,579 |
| 1,783 | 🇦🇺 Tyler Everingham | Supercars Championship | 4,579 |
| 1,784 | 🇩🇪 Andreas Weishaupt | 24H Series | 4,578 |
| 1,785 | 🇩🇪 Jens Petersen | Le Mans Cup | 4,578 |
Mike Nazaruk was an established professional racing driver who competed in Formula 1 between 1951 and 1954. He drove for Kurtis Kraft and made three starts in the championship, finishing twelfth in points in his final season of 1954.[1]
Nazaruk took a single podium finish across his three Formula 1 starts. He raced in a field that mixed amateur and semi-professional entrants with graded professionals. Among his regular opponents were established professionals Duane Carter and Sam Hanks, each of whom he finished ahead of once; he usually ran behind Carter but ahead of Hanks across their meetings.[2]