Eddie Russo is a retired American racecar driver.

Russo won the midget car racing

Midget car racing

Midget cars, also Speedcars in Australia, are very small race cars with a very high power-to-weight ratio and typically use four-cylinder engines.-Cars:Typically, these cars have 300 to 400 horsepower and weigh...

 track championship Raceway Park

Raceway Park (Illinois)

Raceway Park was 1/4 mile stock car race track located in Blue Island, Illinois, on 130th Street & Ashland Avenue between Western Avenue and Halsted Avenue, used for stock car races from the mid 1930's until the year 2000. In all advertisement it was billed as being located in Blue Island, IL...

 in Chicago in 1950. Russo raced in the AAA

American Automobile Association

AAA , formerly known as the American Automobile Association, is a federation of 51 independently operated motor clubs throughout North America. AAA is a not-for-profit member service organization with more than 51 million members. AAA provides services to its members such as travel, automotive,...

 and USAC

United States Automobile Club

The United States Auto Club is one of the sanctioning bodies of auto racing in the United States. From 1956 to 1979, the USAC sanctioned the United States National Championship, and from 1956 to 1997 the organization sanctioned the Indianapolis 500...

 Championship Car series in the 1952-1957 and 1960 seasons, with 21 career starts, including 3 times in the Indianapolis 500

Indianapolis 500

The Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, also known as the Indianapolis 500, the 500 Miles at Indianapolis, the Indy 500 or The 500, is an American automobile race, held annually, typically on the last weekend in May at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana...

. He finished in the top ten 5 times, with his best finish in 1955 at Langhorne

Langhorne

Langhorne may refer to:Places:* Langhorne, Pennsylvania** Langhorne Speedway* Langhorne Manor, Pennsylvania, borough in Bucks County, Pennsylvania* Langhorne Creek, South AustraliaPeople:...

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His father, Joe Russo

Joe Russo (driver)

Joe Russo was an American racecar driver active in the 1930s. He was killed in a crash at Langhorne Speedway....

, and his uncle, Paul Russo

Paul Russo

Paul Russo was an American racecar driver.-Midget car career:...

, also raced in the Indianapolis 500.

Indy 500 results

Year Car Start Qual Rank Finish Laps Led Retired 1955 1955 Indianapolis 500 The 1955 Indianapolis 500 was an automobile race held on Monday, May 30, 1955 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The event was the third round of the 1955 World Drivers' Championship... 37 13 140.116 9 22 112 0 Ignition 1956 1956 Indianapolis 500 The 1956 Indianapolis 500 was an automobile race held on Wednesday, May 30, 1956 at Indianapolis. It was the third round of the 1956 World Drivers' Championship.... * 10 - - - 23 ? ? Brakes 1957 1957 Indianapolis 500 The 1957 Indianapolis 500 was an automobile race held on Thursday, May 30, 1957 at Indianapolis. The event was the third round of the 1957 World Drivers' Championship and the first round of the 1957 USAC Championship Car season.- Classification :- Notes :... 55 26 140.862 20 32 0 0 Crash BS 1960 1960 Indianapolis 500 The 1960 Indianapolis 500 was an automobile race held at Indianapolis on Monday, May 30, 1960. The event was part of the 1960 World Drivers' Championship; the last Indianapolis 500 to be included in the Championship.- Classification :... 46 29 142.203 30 26 84 0 Crash T2 Totals 196 0

Starts 3 Poles 0 Front Row 0 Wins 0 Top 5 0 Top 10 0 Retired 3

* shared drive with Ed Elisian

Ed Elisian

Ed Elisian was an American racing driver, mainly competing in the National Championship...

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.