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| Birth Name: | Joseph Edward Russo | ||||||||||||||||||
| Birth Date: | 27 December 1901 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Birth Place: | Racine, Wisconsin, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Death Place: | Bristol, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||
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Joseph Edward Russo (December 27, 1901 – June 10, 1934)[1] was an American racing driver active in the 1930s.
Russo was known for performing a stunt of driving around the Indianapolis Motor Speedway blindfolded.[2] [3]
Russo died in a hospital in Bristol, Pennsylvania after a crash at Langhorne Speedway.[4] [5] [6]
His son, Eddie Russo, and his brother, Paul Russo also competed in the Indianapolis 500.
| 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 |