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	Retired
1931	41	16	104.822	29	24	109	Oil leak
1932	41	21	108.791	35	24	107	Rod
1933	18	31	112.531	20	17	192	Flagged
1934	16	24	113.115	18	5	200	Running
Totals						608

^ "Auto Racer Dies, Bride by His Side". Reading Times. June 11, 1934. p. 1. Retrieved June 30, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Auto Racer Killed at Langhorne Track". The Wilkes-Barre Record. June 11, 1934. p. 1. Retrieved June 30, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Three-time Indianapolis 500 racer Eddie Russo dies at 86, autoweek.com
^ 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.
^ 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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