Troy ruttman born march 11, 1930 may 19, 1997 was an american race car driver. Joe ruttmans 1984 levi garrett chevy monte carlo from ron benfield. Photo by mike traverse view photo of joe ruttman at the 1983 van scoy 500 362kb. Team owner larry mcclure sentenced to 18 months in. Levi garrett made its first appearance in nascar in 1981, netting eight wins and 24 poles before the brand retired as a primary sponsor after the 1990 season. Levi garrett racing team patch vintage 5 race car for. May 27, 2008 the most glaring omission from this list would be the tragic loss of a man named as one of the 50 greatest nascar drivers of all time richie evans of new york, a 9time nascar champion, and still ranked as the greatest modified race driver. Click on the year to see the standings for that year. As of, he is the youngest winner of the race from 19501960, the indianapolis 500 also counted toward the world drivers championship now. He was the older brother of nascar driver joe ruttman, jerry ruttman, and jimmie ruttman.
Click on the site to see joe ruttman s career results at that track. Mar 22, 2016 joe ruttman 1983 levi garrett pontiac grand prix. Joe ruttman born october 28, 1944, is a retired american stock car racing driver who competed in nascar s sprint cup series, nationwide series, and camping world truck series. Troys first attempt at auto racing came in 1945 when he entered his family vehicle in a roadster. Tough ticket sundays crowd will be the largest in history at daytona. Bill elliott led just five laps, but rolled away to his first career victory, holding off benny. Bill elliott of melling racing won the championship. Driver joe ruttman 1984 nascar winston cup results. Joe ruttman replaces rick wilson as driver of the yellow olds. Joe ruttman stats, race results, wins, news, record. Driver joe ruttman 1983 nascar winston cup results racing. Ruttman was born on march 11, 1930 in mooreland, oklahoma and was the older brother of nascar driver joe ruttman.
Gm ignored nascar for most of the 60s, but when ford and chrysler pulled out at the end of 1969, chevys moment arrived. Scroll through as this short list is filled with some. The tale we hoped to tell was the story of nascarof heroic drives and. Nascar north tour usac champ car series indianapolis 500 results iroc langers juice s2 series a1 grand prix n. Com only, no other site will workcombined shippingbuy each item use the cart, buy one item, commit to buy, got the point where you see pay now or continue shopping with this seller.
Individual driver statistics for the 1997 nascar truck series. Stacy finished off 81 with joe ruttman as the driver and headed into 1982 with jim sauter driving a second car. April 8 today in jayskis nascar history page 20 of 24. Its long straightaways and steep banks have also made it the fastest track on the tour, giving rise to the use. Nov 27, 2015 joe nemechek, despite being very quiet personality wise, and slightly ugly, has managed to continue racing in the major ranks for over 25 years joe is a decent driver, but his stats say otherwise, due to his recent years with start and park teams throughout his career, minus the hendrick ride he had in cup for 1 season, nemechek drover for subpar teams he did manage to win 4 races in the. Petty and inman both believe knaus has a better chance at winning another championship than johnson. Dale earnhardt of richard childress racing won the championship for the third time. The season began on february 7 at daytona international speedway and ended on november 20 at the atlanta international speedway. I was at the arca race at daytona at the start of this year. Joe ruttman 1983 levi garrett pontiac grand prix nascar. Drivers who looked to be busts, but turned out great. He finished 21st and 22nd at charlotte and north wilkesboro speedway, respectively.
The latest edition of coffee with kyle takes a look at another legendary pairing that split up. Talladega superspeedway formerly the alabama international motor speedway is a motorsports complex located near i20 just north of talladega. Find everything in one place on joe ruttman including their biography, latest news and updates, high resolution photos, high quality videos and expert analysis. Is there a driver that you feel reminds you of yourself. After a championship together in 1985, darrell waltrip. Joe ruttman, 98, dodge, levi garrett, james finch, october 28th, 1944, upland.
This was the first year that every winston cup race was televised, with almost all of them being televised live. Dale earnhardt of rcr enterprises won the championship for the third time. Joe ruttman born october 28, 1944 is a retired american stock car racing driver who competed in nascar s sprint cup series, nationwide series, and camping world truck series. Brett elias bodine iii born january 11, 1959 is a former nascar winston cup series driver and is the current driver of the pace car in cup series events. Ruttman started 1982 with jim stacys team, later moved to bob rahilly and butch mocks rahmoc team, and finished the season at riverside in a second harry ranier car an obvious effort to help allison in his hopes to win the championship over allison. Check out the latest troy ruttman photos and pictures on. Troy ruttman born march 11, 1930 in mooreland, oklahoma may 19, 1997 was an american race car driver.
Click on the race number to see the complete results for that race. Joe ruttman nascar race cars, stock car racing, stock car. Historical driver database of nascar cup series drivers 1949. Speaking of trucks, there are plenty of drivers who went on to be legends of the series after largely failing as cup and thenbusch series drivers such as three time champ jack sprague 3 top 5s and 8 top 10s over 69 busch starts before going to trucks, midwest short track legend but cup alsoran joe ruttman was one of the series most. The 1987 nascar winston cup series season began february 8 and ended november 22. Due to very different point style, these years do not count toward official whelen modified tour statistics. Click on the number of races to see individual races for that year.
In 127 races at richmond raceway since 1953, only five drivers have earned their first career victory at the. Today, we look at what might have happened if dale earnhardt replaced the departing darrell waltrip at junior johnsons race team in 1987. The season began on february 8 and ended on november 22. Heartland park was on the schedule through the 1999 season. Dale earnhardt of richard childress racing won his fifth cup championship at the end of the season the 1991 season introduced the past champions provisional also known as the petty rule, which. The 1987 nascar winston cup series season was the 39th season of professional stock car racing in the united states and the 16th modernera cup series. Joe ruttman born october 28, 1944 is a retired american stock car racing driver who competed in nascars sprint cup series. The 1989 nascar winston cup season began february 12 and ended november 19. The 1988 nascar winston cup season was the 40th season of professional stock car racing in the united states and the 17th modernera cup series. A few months later, levi garret chewing tobacco, at the end of a threeyear sponsorship deal with benfield, pushed to have ruttman dumped, and he was.
These 6 icons of rebel metal tell the story of nascar hagerty media. Ruttman, who drove in relief for richard petty when the nascar troupe was here in june, will fill in sunday for. How many nascar drivers have died in their race cars. The busch clash, an annual invitational event for all winners of the busch pole award from the previous season, was held. Apaul aares jerry adamscarl adamsvaughn agersken ahrensroy aitchsonlarry albedijohn albrechtsongil alcalsben alexandermel alexandermark aldersonjim algergene allardchuck allenfred allenfloyd alvisdave alonzomike amayabill amick d 7151995george amick. Well, this is the first in a series of what if butterfly effecttype scenarios in nascar. With career wins in the truck series he is currently tied for 11th on the alltime wins list as of february 21, 2014. Troy ruttman, 67, youngest winner of indy 500 the new. Nascar truck series 1997 standings driver database. His younger brother is joe ruttman, a driver on the nascar craftsman truck series and an. Daytona 500 1983 nascar monster energy series race 1 of 30. The joe ruttman thing was sort of a sham, nascar vice president jim hunter told the indianapolis star.
Joe ruttman stats, race results, wins, news, record, videos. Joe ruttman race results in the 1981 nascar winston cup series. Any driver who is struggling to make it to the top. But as the speeds increased, that would get a driver only so far. The first of nine nascar craftsman truck series races held in kansas took place on july 29, 1995 at the 1. Vintage 1980,s nascar levi garrett lets go racing sticker lot of 6 for sale online. Mar 14, 2017 hello again fellow nascar racing champions fans, and welcome to another installment of the nascar racing champions blog. Remembering the great legacy of race car driver troy ruttman. This was dale earnhardts last season with wrangler jeans sponsoring his blue and yellow car. This was recorded in 1983 and features several top drivers of the era singing. June 2005 craftsman truck series archive jayskis nascar. Brett is the younger brother of 1986 daytona 500 winner geoff bodine and the older brother of 2006 and 2010 nascar camping world truck series champion todd bodine.
Troy ruttman born 11 march 1930 in mooreland, oklahoma 19 may 1997 was an american race car driver. The class of 2010 was officially inducted in a ceremony on may 23, 2010 at the nascar hall of fame in charlotte. From the world series of country music record stock car racings entertainers of the year. Ruttman made his nascar sprint cup series then known as the grand national series debut in 1963 at riverside international raceway, finishing 10th at the winston western 500. Touring car championship grandam series american le mans series x1r pro cup series nascar southeast series nascar midwest series nascar southwest series nascar northwest series asa national tour fia formula two series whelen. Nascar team owner larry mcclure has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for pleading guilty to five counts of filing a false incometax return, obstructing the investigation and lying to. His truck team driver, joe ruttman, is on standby to drive today in case hamilton wants an extra day of rest for the 500. Nascar race cars old race cars drag racing auto racing vintage race car vintage auto daytona 500 ford galaxie car and driver. Photo by mike traverse view photo of joe ruttman at the 1983 van scoy 500 362kb this work is licensed under a creative commons attributionsharealike 2. This is the food lion dinner bell oldsmobile of joe ruttman in 124 scale, a built model car ready for displaying. He was the older brother of nascar driver joe ruttman ruttman won the indianapolis 500 in 1952, at the age of 22 years and 80 days.
Although riggs picked up his first craftsman truck series win saturday, the secondyear driver had been off to an incredible start. Brooks, joe ruttmans 1984 levi garrett chewing tobacco chevrolet monte carlo. These 6 icons of rebel metal tell the story of nascar. There is a problem with nascar today but i dont know how to solve it. Richard petty is the alltime leader with 123 poles. Rudd inherits tide sponsorship and colors with departure of darrell waltrip and withdrawal of levi garrett sponsorship. The ron benfield levi garrett pontiac of joe ruttman finished 10th in the 1983 van scoy 500.
This car number deal was reversed when west teams ran in combination. Opened in 1969, the track is the largest speedway on the nascar nextel cup series circuit. Joe ruttman ruttman joins the morgan mcclure team in 1985 and the team picks up folgers coffee as sponsor. Ruttman won the indianapolis 500 in 1952, at the age of 22 years and 80 days. Click on the site to see joe ruttmans career results at. Levi garrett for sale sports fan team collectibles. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Carl edwards, 99, toyota, office depot, joe gibbs racing, august 15th, 1979.
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