Eddie Russo

Eddie Russo[1] (November 19, 1923 – October 14, 2012[2]) was an American racing driver.

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
Years active1952–1960
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
TeamsKuzma, Pawl, Epperly, Kurtis Kraft
Entries7 (4 starts)
Championships0
Wins0
Podiums0
Career points0
Pole positions0
Fastest laps0
First entry1954 Indianapolis 500
Last entry1960 Indianapolis 500

Russo won the midget car racing track championship Raceway Park in Chicago in 1950. Russo competed in the AAA and USAC Championship Car series in the 1952-1957 and 1960 seasons, with 21 career starts, including 3 times in the Indianapolis 500. He finished in the top ten 5 times, with his best finish in 1955 at Langhorne.

His father, Joe, and his uncle, Paul, also entered the Indianapolis 500.[3]

Russo served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Second World War, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War.[4] A long-time resident of Racine, he died at the Wisconsin Veterans Home, where he had lived since 2005.[4]

Indy 500 results

* shared drive with Ed Elisian

World Championship career summary

The Indianapolis 500 was part of the FIA World Championship from 1950 through 1960. Drivers competing at Indy during those years were credited with World Championship points and participation. Eddie Russo participated in 4 World Championship races but scored no World Championship points.

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


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