Joe Ruttman

Truck: No.18 Dodge Primary Sponsor: DANA Corporation Owner: Bobby Hamilton Crew Chief: Fred Wanke

Biography

Veteran driver Joe Ruttman has been racing for the better part of 30 years. He has raced in just about every type of vehicle there is and at over 300 different tracks in the country. During this period of time, he has won over 350 events. Over the years, Ruttman has shown a talent that has made him a racing ace and the 1980 champion of the United States Auto Club (USAC) stock car division. After several years racing around the country, Ruttman moved to the NASCAR Winston Cup Series where he competed for a number of years. He also ran in the NASCAR Busch Grand National Series, where he won a race in 1982. In 1995, Ruttman took what some thought may have been a bad career move in joining the newly formed NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. But as history has shown, the series has grown into a premier division in the NASCAR family. Over the first four years of the series, Ruttman was a main stay at the top of the Championship hunt. During which time, he finished in the top four in points every year. Last year, Ruttman found himself without a ride until he joined Bobby Hamilton Racing midway through the season. Ruttman also ranks third in all time money earnings in the series. Ruttman enters the 2000 season hoping his relationship with Bobby Hamilton Racing and Dana Corporation is the one that propels him back to the forefront of the series. Ruttman will be in the familiar blue and white No. 18 Bobby Hamilton Racing Dana Dodge truck.

Career Statistics in NASCAR Craftsman Trucks

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