Joe Ruttman | |||||||
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Born | Upland, California, U.S. | October 28, 1944||||||
Achievements | 1980 USAC Stock Car Champion 1969, 1973 Glass City 200 Winner 1985 Cracker 200 Winner | ||||||
Awards | 1978 USAC Stock Car Rookie of the Year West Coast Stock Car Hall of Fame (2011) | ||||||
NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
255 races run over 20 years | |||||||
Best finish | 12th (1983) | ||||||
First race | 1963 Riverside 500 (Riverside) | ||||||
Last race | 2004 MBNA America 400 (Dover) | ||||||
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NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
21 races run over 8 years | |||||||
Best finish | 41st (1985) | ||||||
First race | 1982 Sportsman 200 (Dover) | ||||||
Last race | 2005 Aaron's 312 (Talladega) | ||||||
First win | 1982 Sportsman 200 (Dover) | ||||||
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NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career | |||||||
172 races run over 9 years | |||||||
Best finish | 2nd (1995) | ||||||
First race | 1995 Skoal Bandit Copper World Classic (Phoenix) | ||||||
Last race | 2007 Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers Ram Tough 200 (Gateway) | ||||||
First win | 1995 Pizza Plus 150 (Bristol) | ||||||
Last win | 2001 Jelly Belly 200 (Pikes Peak) | ||||||
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Raymond Joseph Ruttman[1] (born October 28, 1944) is a retired American stock car racing driver who competed in NASCAR's Sprint Cup Series, Nationwide Series, and Camping World Truck Series. With 13 career wins in the Truck Series he is currently tied for 13th on the all-time wins list with Mike Bliss (as of October 13th, 2021). He is the younger brother of Troy Ruttman.