Kurtis

Kurtis Kraft was an American company that designed and constructed various types of race cars, including midget cars, quarter midgets, sprint cars, sports cars, Bonneville cars, and USAC Championship cars. The company was founded by Frank Kurtis, who built his first midget car chassis in the late 1930s. Kurtis Kraft became one of the most successful and innovative race car builders in the United States during the 1940s and 1950s, winning numerous races and championships. The company's cars were renowned for their light weight, excellent handling, and advanced engineering, and were driven by many of the top drivers of the era. Kurtis Kraft continued to build race cars into the 1960s, but eventually ceased operations due to changing trends in the racing industry. Today, Kurtis Kraft cars are highly sought after by collectors and vintage racing enthusiasts for their historic significance and exceptional performance.

Kurtis Kraft was an American company that designed and built race cars, including midget cars, sports cars, sprint cars, Bonneville cars, and USAC Championship cars. It was founded by Frank Kurtis, who built his own midget car chassis in the late 1930s. Kurtis also built low fiberglass-bodied sports cars under his own name between 1949 and 1955. Kurtis Kraft created 387 midget cars and 120 Indianapolis 500 cars, including five winners. The company sold its midget car business to Johnny Pawl in the late 1950s and the quarter midget business to Ralph Potter in 1962. Kurtis was inducted into the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame and was the first non-driver to receive the honor.