Joe Saldana

Joe Saldana

Joe Saldana (born November 14, 1944, Lincoln, Nebraska), is a former driver in the USAC and CART Championship Car series. He raced in the 1977-1980 seasons, with 31 combined career starts, including the 1978-1979 Indianapolis 500. He finished in the top ten 10 times, with a best finish of 6th position in 1979 at Atlanta. He won the 1970 Knoxville Nationals, the premiere event in sprint car racing. His son Joey (the "Brownsburg Bullet") races with the World of Outlaws sprint car series.

Award

Saldana was inducted in the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame in 2000.

Indy 500 results


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Theresa Saldana — (born August 20, 1954) is an American actress, known for her work in motion pictures and television. She is perhaps best known for her role as Joe Pesci s wife Lenore La Motta in the 1980 feature film Raging Bull and in the 1990s television… …   Wikipedia

  • 500 miles d'Indianapolis 1978 — Les 500 miles d Indianapolis 1978, organisés le dimanche 28 mai 1978 sur l Indianapolis Motor Speedway, ont été remportés par le pilote américain Al Unser sur une Lola Cosworth. Grille de départ Ligne Intérieur Milieu Extérieur 1 …   Wikipédia en Français

  • 500 miles d'Indianapolis 1979 — Les 500 miles d Indianapolis 1979, organisés le dimanche 27 mai 1979 sur l Indianapolis Motor Speedway, ont été remportés par le pilote américain Rick Mears sur une Penske Cosworth de l écurie Penske. Sommaire 1 Grille de départ 2 Classement… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • List of National Sprint Car Hall of Fame inductees — This is a list of inductees in the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame Museum.1990: The first class*Christopher J.C. Agajanian *Arthur Chevrolet *Louis Chevrolet *Larry Dickson *August Duesenberg *Fred Duesenberg *A.J. Foyt *Tommy Hinnershitz *Frank …   Wikipedia

  • Cypress High School — Established 1973 Type Public Principal Ben Carpenter Location Cypress, California, United States …   Wikipedia

  • Knoxville Nationals — The Knoxville Nationals is an annual sprint car event held at Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa. The event is considered the premier event in sprint car racing, and is nicknamed The Granddaddy of Them All. HistoryThe idea of the Knoxville… …   Wikipedia

  • 1977 Indianapolis 500 — Results of the 1977 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on Sunday, May 29, 1977.Failed to qualify: Larry Cannon (#67), Larry Dickson (#80), Tom Frantz (#88), Spike Gehlhausen (#19), Todd Gibson (#22, #96), Jerry Grant (#69, #75), Bob Harkey… …   Wikipedia

  • 1980 Indianapolis 500 — Results of the 1980 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on Sunday, May 25, 1980.RecapAfter failing in its 1979 debut, Jim Hall s radically new Chaparral chassis is driven to easy victory by Johnny Rutherford. Tom Sneva becomes the first driver… …   Wikipedia

  • 1981 Indianapolis 500 — The 65th Indianapolis 500 was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday, May 24, 1981. A hectic month of May was interrupted several times by rain. Bobby Unser took the checkered flag as the winner, with Mario Andretti second. The… …   Wikipedia

  • 1982 Indianapolis 500 — The 66th Indianapolis 500 was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday, May 30, 1982. Gordon Johncock, who had previously won the rain shortened 1973 race, was the winner. Rick Mears finished second by a margin of 0.16 seconds, the… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”