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John Sherman "Johnny" Rutherford III [1] (born March 12, 1938), also known as " Lone Star JR ", is an American former automobile racing driver. During an Indy Car career that spanned more than three decades, he scored 27 wins and 23 pole positions in 314 starts.
- 1st (1980)
May 26, 2023 · How Johnny Rutherford’s 1974 Indy 500 Win Kicked Off McLaren’s Triple Crown. Rutherford’s first of three Indy 500 victories solidified him as one of the greats, but also helped McLaren achieve...
Lone Star J. R. (who actually was born in Coffeyville, KA, in 1938) won the Indianapolis 500 in 1974, 1976 and 1980. He won 27 races and 23 pole positions during his years in Indianapolis-type racing. Rutherford began racing in 1959, driving Modifieds at Devil’s Bowl Speedway near Dallas, TX.
Official Nomination Bio. From 79 runnings of the Indianapolis 500, only eight men have won the historic race three times or more, and among that elite eight stands John Sherman Rutherford III, otherwise known as Lone Star. J.R. Rutherford was in only his fourth season of racing when he first drove at the track where he would make his name.
JOHNNY RUTHERFORD’s outstanding record includes three Indianapolis 500 triumphs (1974, 1976, and 1980) and victories in 24 additional championship races on other tracks, including the 1974 Pocono 500 (Pennsylvania) and the 1986 Michigan 500 (Brooklyn, Michigan). He started in 24 Indianapolis races, is a three-time pole position winner, and ...
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Jun 9, 2003 · Johnny Rutherford is, for me, the quintessential Indianapolis 500 champion. In the years after World War II, all the way up through the mid-engine revolution in the middle '60s, Indy winners were...
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