Joe Saldana

Joe Saldana at the 2014 Indianapolis 500.

Joe Saldana (born November 14, 1944 in 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.[1]

Indianapolis 500 results

Year Car Start Qual Rank Finish Laps Led Retired
1978 69 24 190.809 21 15 173 0 Flagged
1979 69 26 188.778 7 16 186 0 Flagged
Totals 359 0

Starts 2
Poles 0
Front Row 0
Wins 0
Top 5 0
Top 10 0
Retired 0

Notes

  1. ↑ Sprint Car HOF

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