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American racing driver (1923–2012)
Eddie Russo
BornEdward Leon Russo
(1923-11-19)November 19, 1923
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
DiedOctober 14, 2012(2012-10-14) (aged 88)
King, Wisconsin, U.S.
Champ Car career
18 races run over 9 years
Best finish24th (1955)
First race1952 Milwaukee 200 (Milwaukee)
Last race1960 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis)
Wins Podiums Poles
0 0 1
Formula One World Championship career
Active years1954–1960
TeamsKurtis Kraft, Pawl, Epperly, Kuzma
Entries7 (4 starts)
Championships0
Wins0
Podiums0
Career points0
Pole positions0
Fastest laps0
First entry1954 Indianapolis 500
Last entry1960 Indianapolis 500

Edward Leon Russo (November 19, 1923 – October 14, 2012) was an American racing driver.

Russo won the midget car track championship at Raceway Park in Chicago in 1950. He competed in the AAA and USAC Championship Car series in the 1952-1957 and 1960 seasons, with 21 career starts, including three times in the Indianapolis 500. Russo finished in the top 10 five times, with his best finish in 1955 at Langhorne.

World Drivers' Championship career

The AAA/USAC-sanctioned Indianapolis 500 was included in the FIA World Drivers' Championship from 1950 through 1960. Drivers competing at Indianapolis during those years were credited with World Drivers' Championship participation, and were eligible to score WDC points alongside those which they may have scored towards the AAA/USAC National Championship.

Russo participated in four World Drivers' Championship races at Indianapolis. His best finish was 22nd place, and he scored no World Drivers' Championship points.

Personal life

Russo's father, Joe, and his uncle, Paul, also raced Indy cars.

Russo served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Second World War, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. Raised in Kenosha, he was a long-time resident of Racine. He died at the Wisconsin Veterans Home, where he had lived since 2005.

Motorsports career results

Indianapolis 500 results

Year Car Start Qual Rank Finish Laps Led Retired
1955 37 13 140.116 9 22 112 0 Ignition
1956* 10 - - - 23 37 0 Brakes
1957 55 26 140.862 20 32 0 0 Crash BS
1960 46 29 142.203 30 26 84 0 Crash T2
Totals 233 0
Starts 3
Poles 0
Front Row 0
Wins 0
Top 5 0
Top 10 0
Retired 3

* shared drive with Ed Elisian

References

  1. ^ "Eddie Russo". www.champcarstats.com. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
  2. Reed, Terry Indy:the race and ritual of the Indianapolis 500, p 134
  3. ^ "Edward Russo Obituary (2012) - Racine, WI - Racine Journal Times". Legacy.com. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
  4. Three-time Indianapolis 500 racer Eddie Russo dies at 86 http://www.autoweek.com/article/20121023/INDYCAR/121029933
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