NASCAR Joe Ruttman
ruttman s 1983 nascar cup car
ruttman made nascar sprint cup series (then known grand national series) debut in 1963 @ riverside international raceway, finishing 10th @ winston western 500. drove in 3 more series races between 1964 , 1980, while racing local tracks in between. ruttman caught big break in 1981 when j.d. stacy, had bought rod osterlund s team, hired him take on dale earnhardt, left team mid-season join richard childress racing. ruttman went on run full series schedule 1982 through 1984, 1986, , 1991. best season in 1983, when finished 12th in points. during 20 years in sprint cup series had 60 top-ten finishes , 19 top-fives. came close winning race @ richmond in 1982, late power-steering failure sent car wall , gave dave marcis victory.
in 1995 ruttman competed in first craftsman truck series season (now known camping world truck series), winning 2 races year on way finishing second in inaugural championship. success full-time driver in truck series continued went on win 11 more races between 1996 , 2007.
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