RACING DRIVER

Troy Ruttman

1930 - 1997

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Troy Lynn Ruttman (March 11, 1930 – May 19, 1997) was an American racing driver. He is best known for winning the 1952 Indianapolis 500 - at the age of 22 years and 80 days, Ruttman remains the youngest ever winner of the event. Competing since the age of 15, he had a remarkably successful early career, winning several regional and AAA-sanctioned championships. Troy's younger brother Joe Ruttman also became a racing driver. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Troy Ruttman is the 735th most popular racing driver (down from 731st in 2019), the 12,237th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,769th in 2019) and the 65th most popular American Racing Driver.

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Among RACING DRIVERS

Among racing drivers, Troy Ruttman ranks 735 out of 1,080Before her are Gastón Mazzacane, Alberto Rodriguez Larreta, Frank Armi, Markus Winkelhock, Stephen South, and Archie Scott Brown. After her are Bill Aston, Troy Bayliss, Trevor Blokdyk, Tarso Marques, Perry McCarthy, and Pat O'Connor.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Troy Ruttman ranks 600Before her are Lajos Für, John Landy, Earl Hooker, Norman Johnson, Ivy Dumont, and Bill Lienhard. After her are Jerry Vale, M. Balamuralikrishna, Sammy Baird, John Arden, Annie Ross, and Frank Perry. Among people deceased in 1997, Troy Ruttman ranks 311Before her are Santiago Benítez, Denise Levertov, P. H. Newby, Don Messick, Jimmy Witherspoon, and William Alland. After her are Ronald Pope, Shirley Clarke, Jimmy Rogers, Polly Ann Young, Sally Blane, and Derek Taylor.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Troy Ruttman ranks 12,240 out of 20,380Before her are Ted Demme (1963), Dana Vollmer (1987), Lydia Lunch (1959), Hugh Marlowe (1911), Fannie Lou Hamer (1917), and Chris Frantz (1951). After her are Edward Andrews (1914), Ryan Hurst (1976), James Johnson (1987), Michael Cooper (1956), Frank Lautenberg (1924), and Laura Johnson (1957).

Among RACING DRIVERS In United States

Among racing drivers born in United States, Troy Ruttman ranks 65Before her are Rob Schroeder (1926), Sam Hanks (1914), Johnny Thomson (1922), Jay Chamberlain (1925), Cecil Green (1919), and Frank Armi (1918). After her are Pat O'Connor (1928), Colin Edwards (1974), Bobby Rahal (1953), Hap Sharp (1928), Jimmie Johnson (1975), and Peter Ryan (1940).