Troy Ruttman
| Troy Ruttman | |||||||
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| Born |
March 11, 1930 Mooreland, Oklahoma |
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| Died | May 19, 1997 (aged 67) | ||||||
| Cause of death | Lung cancer | ||||||
| Awards |
inducted in the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame (1993) |
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| Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
| 7 races run over 3 years | |||||||
| Best finish | 49th - 1962 (Grand National) | ||||||
| First race | 1962 Atlanta 500 (Atlanta) | ||||||
| Last race | 1964 Motor Trend 500 (Riverside) | ||||||
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| Statistics current as of December 29, 2006. | |||||||
| Formula One World Championship career | |
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| Nationality |
 American |
| Active years | 1950–1952, 1954, 1956–1958, 1960 |
| Teams | Kurtis Kraft, Watson, Lesovsky, Kuzma, Maserati |
| Entries | 11 (8 starts) |
| Championships | 0 |
| Wins | 1 |
| Podiums | 1 |
| Career points | 9.5 |
| Pole positions | 0 |
| Fastest laps | 0 |
| First entry | 1950 Indianapolis 500 |
| First win | 1952 Indianapolis 500 |
| Last win | 1952 Indianapolis 500 |
| Last entry | 1960 Indianapolis 500 |
inducted in the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame (1993)
inducted in the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America (2005)
inducted in the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame (2003)
inducted in the (2002)
Troy Ruttman (born March 11, 1930 in Mooreland, Oklahoma – May 19, 1997) was an American race car driver. He was the older brother of NASCAR driver Joe Ruttman.
Ruttman won the Indianapolis 500 in 1952, at the age of 22 years and 80 days. As of 2017[update], he is the youngest winner of the race.
From 1950–1960, the Indianapolis 500 also counted toward the World Drivers' Championship (now synonymous with Formula One), although most of the racers did not compete in the other races in the Championship. Ruttman was the first Indianapolis 500 winner to participate in a Formula One event beyond Indy and his 1952 Indy 500 win earned him the distinction of being the youngest driver to win a round of the World Championship, an honor he held until Fernando Alonso won the 2003 Hungarian Grand Prix.
Ruttman entered his family car in a roadster race at San Bernardino, California in 1945 at age 15, and won the race. We won 19 of the 21 events staged there that season. By 1947 he was the California Roadster Association (CRA) roadster champion. He also won his first five midget car races that season. In 1948 he repeated as the CRA roadster champion, United Racing Association Blue Circuit (Offy) championship, and 23 midget car events.
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