Joe Russo (racing driver)

Joe Russo (December 27, 1901 in Racine, Wisconsin – June 10, 1934 in Bristol, Pennsylvania) was an American racecar driver active in the 1930s. He died in a hospital in Bristol, Pennsylvania after a crash at Langhorne Speedway.[1][2][3]

Russo was known for performing a stunt of driving around the Indianapolis Motor Speedway blindfolded.[4][5]

His son, Eddie Russo, and his brother, Paul Russo have also raced at the Indianapolis 500.

Indy 500 results

Year Car Start Qual Rank Finish Laps Led Retired
1931 41 16 104.822 29 24 109 0 Oil leak
1932 41 21 108.791 35 24 107 0 Rod
1933 18 31 112.531 20 17 192 0 Flagged
1934 16 24 113.115 18 5 200 0 Running
Totals 608 0

Starts 4
Poles 0
Front Row 0
Wins 0
Top 5 1
Top 10 1
Retired 2

References

  1. ↑ "Auto Racer Dies, Bride by His Side". Reading Times. June 11, 1934. p. 1. Retrieved June 30, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Auto Racer Killed at Langhorne Track". The Wilkes-Barre Record. June 11, 1934. p. 1. Retrieved June 30, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Three-time Indianapolis 500 racer Eddie Russo dies at 86, autoweek.com
  4. ↑ Sturm, William F. (May 14, 1931). "Fair Weather Sends Speed Jobs Breezing Over Bricks". The Indianapolis News. p. 27. Retrieved April 8, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Davidson, Donald (May 24, 1999). "Even blindfolded, Joe Russo could find his way around IMS". SpeedNet. Archived from the original on August 27, 1999. Retrieved April 14, 2015.


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