Tags: Formula One Racer, Motorsport Racer, Racing Driver.
Walt Faulkner (February 16 1918 – April 22 1956) was an American racing driver from Tell Texas who moved to Milledgeville Georgia at the age of two-and-a-half and to Lake Wales Florida at the age of eight. He then moved to Los Angeles California in 1936. Faulkner competed mainly in the National Championship and in stock car races. In 1950 Faulkner became the first rookie to win pole position at the Indianapolis 500.