He was the older brother of nascar driver joe ruttman, jerry ruttman, and jimmie ruttman. Joe ruttman nascar results, statistics and car numbers. The nascar logo and driver images are owned and of nascar, respective nascar teams and owners. Instead of worrying about a race car setup or qualifying, jimmy spencer spends his days enjoying a different kind.
On the 50th anniversary of the death of joe tracy, a group of race fans honored the vanderbilt cup race driver with a visit to his gravesite on long island. This photo was taken on september 20, 1981 at dover downs international speedway crc chemicals 500. Troy ruttman born march 11, 1930 in mooreland, oklahoma may 19, 1997 was an american race car driver. Ruttman retired from racing following the tragedy filled 1964 indianapolis 500. The new site is still ownedoperated by darren fauth and ive made it better in every way. Joe ruttman racing results,career statistics and team mates.
Sep 26, 2004 joe ruttman nascar results, statistics and car numbers. Joe ruttman, is a retired american stock car racing driver who competed in nascars sprint cup series, nationwide series, and. Click on the race number to see the complete results for that race. Jim reed jim vandiver jimmy insolo jimmy thompson joe ruttman joe saunders joe weatherly john kieper john krebs johnny allen.
He was the older brother of nascar driver joe ruttman ruttman won the indianapolis 500 in 1952, at the age of 22 years and 80 days. He beat cale yarborough, who was a relief driver himself, having taken over for david pearson. Instead of worrying about a race car setup or qualifying, jimmy spencer spends his. Joe ruttman born october 28, 1944, is a retired american stock car racing driver who competed in nascars sprint cup series, nationwide series, and camping world truck series. Ruttman was born on march 11, 1930 in mooreland, oklahoma and was the older brother of nascar driver joe ruttman. Ruttman won the indianapolis 500 in 1952, at the age of 22 years and 80 days. In 127 races at richmond raceway since 1953, only five drivers have earned their first career victory at.
Posted by terry callahan motorsports editor, the auto channel lebanon, tennessee last thursday at indianapolis raceway. Please note these are high quality laser printed decals by. Inman was hired by rod osterlund in 1980 and crewed the car for dale earnhardt and later joe ruttman without another win. Infobox nascar driver name joseph ruttman birthdate birth date and age19441028 birthplace flagiconusa upland, california awards 1978 usac stock car rookie. There are a lot of motorheads who own vintage cars around here too, so i am constantly attending car shows and car club activities around this area in my 57 tbird. Ruttman participated in nine world championship races, seven times at indy plus the 1958 french and german grands prix.
Troy ruttman, 67, youngest winner of indy 500 the new york. I cannot be responsible for decals once they are in water. For a number of years, he held the record of being the youngest driver to win a world championship race. Posted by terry callahan motorsports editor, the auto channel fontana, california veteran racer. Ruttman, who drove in relief for richard petty when the nascar troupe was here in june, will fill in sunday for. Nelson himself won a nascar cup division race in las vegas in the early 1960s and finished third in nascars riverside 500 road race in 1967. This car has been set up for dirt or asphalt vintage racing. Memorial twitter account for nascar driver neil bonnett. He was the older brother of nascar driver joe ruttman. Joe ruttman named grand marshal for silver anniversary glass city 200 as a kid growing up around the sport of auto racing, joe ruttman was prepared to become a race car driver from the start. What does a day in the life of joe ruttman consist of in 2019. He tragically died in a motorcycle street accident not too long afterwards.
Fandom apps take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. You stayed in the truck series and succeeded for a long time. My age was starting to become a factor and i wanted to continue racing. This was recorded in 1983 and features several top drivers of the era singing. Parts 1, 2 and 3 of our our talks with legendary stock car driver joe ruttman. Then we got tim richmond and what a natural he was, inman said. Joe ruttman race results in the nascar winston cup series. Click on the site to see joe ruttmans career results at that track. The car is completely restored and in race ready or show condition, fresh gm 6 cylinder 250, 4 barrel carb, 3 speed trans, quick change rear. For troy ruttman, though, it might have been the worst thing that could have happened to him. The joe ruttman thing was sort of a sham, nascar vice president jim hunter told the indianapolis star. Younger brother joe ruttman was a sometime stock car driver for 40 years who made his final nascar start in 2004 when 59 years old. Dan gurney and parnelli jones idolized him before they became legends while a. Click on the year to see the standings for that year.
In addition, there was a third ruttman brother, jerry, who did some racing in southern california. Nascars winston west series raced at phoenix on november 28, 1982. Robin miller on indy 500 winner troy ruttman youtube. Troy ruttman, 67, youngest winner of indy 500 the new. Troy ruttman born march 11, 1930 may 19, 1997 was an american race car driver.
Troys first attempt at auto racing came in 1945 when he entered his family vehicle in a roadster race in san bernardino california at the age of 15. Most pages of fantasy racing cheat sheet have moved to their new home, except the tools. Click on the site to see joe ruttmans career results. He finished behind dan gurney and david pearson with usacs don white coming home fourth. Is there a driver that you feel reminds you of yourself. Jun 19, 2012 the united states auto club usac began to sanction auto racing in the united states in 1956, after the withdrawal of aaa following the death of bill vukovich at the 1955 indianapolis 500 and a tragic crash that claimed the lives of several spectators at the 24 hours of lemans just weeks later. Joe ruttman to drive for bobby hamilton and dana racing in 2000. Remembering the great legacy of race car driver troy ruttman. Complete nascar cup series history of every car number. Joe ruttman named grand marshal for silver anniversary glass. Foyt proclaimed him the best to ever wheel a sprint car but troy ruttmans early claim to. After pat oconnors death in 1958, his name was added to the event, and the joe jamespat oconnor memorial remains a prestigious usac sprintcar race.
He rolled on the backstretch at trenton at the start of 1964 and ruttman decided to retire later that year. Troy ruttman interesting stories about famous people. He took the lead 20 miles from the finish when bill vukovichs car had a broken steering pin. The cup season concluded at riverside a week earlier with a tim richmond victory and darrell waltrips 2nd championship. Ricky rudd led the final 149 laps to beat joe ruttman by. Ruttman, was a very talented and skilled race car driver, and the fans loved him. Winning the indianapolis 500 should be the pinnacle of every race drivers career. Ruttman won the indianapolis 500 in 1952, at the age of 22 years and.
Led by tony carroll, secretary of the vintage sports car club of america, joe was honored yesterday with a toast. Dec 07, 2018 inman was hired by rod osterlund in 1980 and crewed the car for dale earnhardt and later joe ruttman without another win. With career wins in the truck series he is currently tied for 11th on the alltime. Drivers in recent memory with origins in usac include joe ruttman who actually. Click on the number of races to see individual races for that year. He filled in for troy in a stock car race and won iirc, it was either carrell or gardena stadium. Driver joe ruttman 1981 nascar winston cup results. Did you choose to stay in the series or was that the only offer you had.
Driver joe ruttman 1981 nascar winston cup results racing. Nov 24, 2017 after speeding through much of his life, mr. My wife and i retired to a golf and resort community in florida, even though i dont play golf. A few of the cup regulars bobby allison, neil bonnett, joe ruttman and king richard made the side trip to phoenix for the coors 250 as everyone else headed for home. Joe ruttman is coming home this weekend as stock car racings designated driver. Joe ruttman named grand marshal for silver anniversary. There is a problem with nascar today but i dont know how to solve it. Californias joe james made his mark in a brief career. Get the latest race results, news, videos, pictures, win record and more for joe ruttman on. I was at the arca race at daytona at the start of this year. Troy ruttmans son troy jr died in a racing accident at pocono in 1969. Ruttman ran just one lap of the subway 400 on sunday before nascar blackflagged him because he didnt have a pit crew to service his car.
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