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Driver's Biography
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Joe Ruttman
- Born:
- October 28
- Residence:
- Franklin, Tennessee
- Children:
- Shawn, Carrie Jo, Nicki
- Hobbies
- Racing, Researching Stocks
- Favorite Sites
- Jayski
- Ebay
- freerealtime
- stockwinners
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With a career that spans several decades, Joe's proven he has the talent and drive it takes to succeed in motorsports.
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Joe started his racing career under the tutelage of his older brother Troy Ruttman and his father Ralph Ruttman. Troy's career reached its pinnacle with a win in the Indianapolis 500 in 1952. Ralph Ruttman was Troy's chief mechanic for many years and he went on to win many awards for his superior mechanical work.
After getting his start racing go-carts, Joe quickly ascended through the racing ranks. In 1980 he captured the USAC Championship. That achievement helped to push him into the national spotlight.
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A few years later Joe was presented with the opportunity to run in the NASCAR Series. Joe found a home in the Series, and has had the chance to run in Winston Cup, Busch, and the Craftsman Truck divisions.
Since coming to the Truck Series, Joe has had 11 wins, 55 top 5, and 90 top 10 finishes. Although he has yet to win the Craftsman Truck Series Championship, Joe is looking to 2001 to add that prize to his already impressive list of accomplishments.
Get to Know Joe
1. How many different states has Joe lived in?
2. What ties does Joe have to the California Speedway?
3. What life altering event happened to Joe in Tucumcari, NM?
4. Besides being the 1980 USAC Champion, what other title of "Champion" does Joe hold?
5. What is Joe's first name? Joe is his middle name.
6. What is Joe's favorite restaurant?
7. Joe was the centerfold in what national publication?
8. What ties does Joe have to Robert Yates Racing?
Answers Below
1. Joe has lived in six different states (California, Michigan, Tennessee, Indiana, Arizona, and North Carolina).
2. Joe's father, Ralph, worked at the Kaiser Steel Mill in Fontana, California. The site that is now the California Speedway.
3. Joe was almost killed by a drunk driver who crossed the centerline and hit the vehicle he was driving head-on. He was driving a pickup truck and pulling his racecar.
4.Joe is a Duncan Yo-Yo Champion.
5.Raymond is Joe's first name.
6. Bob Evans Restaurant
7. Joe was the centerfold in Sports Illustrated in 1979. The centerfold was part of a larger nine-page story about Joe.
8. Joe's son-in-law, Jeff Almond, builds gears and transmissions for Dale Jarrett and Ricky Rudd.
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