Joe Russo (December 27, 1901 in

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– June 10, 1934 in

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) was an

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racecar driver active in the 1930s. He died in a hospital in

after a crash at Langhorne Speedway. Russo was known for performing a stunt of driving around the

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blindfolded. His son,

Eddie Russo Eddie Russo (November 19, 1925 – October 14, 2012) was an American racecar driver. 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 his brother, Paul Russo have also raced at the Indianapolis 500.

Indy 500 results

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