Joseph Edward Russo (December 27, 1901 – June 10, 1934) was an American racing driver active in the 1930s.
Life
Russo was known for performing a stunt of driving around the Indianapolis Motor Speedway blindfolded.
Russo died in a hospital in Bristol, Pennsylvania after a crash at Langhorne Speedway. Three-time Indianapolis 500 racer Eddie Russo dies at 86, autoweek.com He is buried in Detroit, Michigan at Mt. Olivet Cemetery.
Russo's son, Eddie, and his brother, Paul also competed in the Indianapolis 500.
Motorsports career results
Indianapolis 500 results
YearCarStartQualRankFinishLapsLedRetired19314116104.82229241090Oil leak19324121108.79135241070Rod19331831112.53120171920Flagged19341624113.1151852000RunningTotals6080
Starts4Poles0Front Row0Wins0Top 51Top 101Retired2
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