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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.
Aug 19, 2020 · Motorsports on NBC. 577K subscribers. Subscribed. 593. 21K views 3 years ago #NBCSports #CoffeeWithKyle. Johnny Rutherford explains how he started racing, what his inaugural Indy 500 was like...
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).
Born John Sherman Rutherford III, this distinguished American racer made Texas his home and so not for nothing became nicknamed ‘Lone Star JR’ during a glittering career which saw him win the Indy 500 twice for McLaren, earning him a worthy position in our personal Top 50 team drivers even though he never so much as sat in an F1™ car, let alone competed in one.
May 26, 2014 · On May 26 1974 Johnny Rutherford won the Indianapolis 500 'Indy 500' starting from the 25th starting position. 40 years to the day the famous victory is remembered on mclaren.com. Read the story.
Jun 9, 2003 · In 500-mile races, he is tied for third with Mario Andretti, with fifty-nine career starts, five wins, six second-place, and twenty-five top-ten finishes. He has been to the city and seen the...
Rutherford began racing in 1959, driving Modifieds at Devil’s Bowl Speedway near Dallas, TX. He advanced to sprint cars, and in 1965, he was the USAC sprint champion. He made his debut in Indianapolis-type cars in 1962, and his first victory on that circuit came in 1965, when he captured a 250 miler at Atlanta.
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