| Eddie Russo | |||||||
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| Born | Edward Leon Russo November 19, 1923 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | ||||||
| Died | October 14, 2012 (aged 88) King, Wisconsin, U.S. | ||||||
| Champ Car career | |||||||
| 18 races run over 9 years | |||||||
| Years active | 1952–1960 | ||||||
| Best finish | 24th – 1955 | ||||||
| First race | 1952 Milwaukee 200 (Milwaukee) | ||||||
| Last race | 1960 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis) | ||||||
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| Formula One World Championship career | |||||||
| Active years | 1954–1960 | ||||||
| Teams | Kuzma, Pawl, Epperly, Kurtis Kraft | ||||||
| Entries | 7 (4 starts) | ||||||
| Championships | 0 | ||||||
| Wins | 0 | ||||||
| Podiums | 0 | ||||||
| Career points | 0 | ||||||
| Pole positions | 0 | ||||||
| Fastest laps | 0 | ||||||
| First entry | 1954 Indianapolis 500 | ||||||
| Last entry | 1960 Indianapolis 500 | ||||||
Eddie Russo[1] (November 19, 1923 – October 14, 2012[2]) was an American racing 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 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]
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* shared drive with Ed Elisian
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.