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Joe Saldana (born November 14, 1944, Lincoln, Nebraska), is a former driver in the USAC and CART Championship Car series. He raced in the 1977-1980 seasons, with 31 combined career starts, including the 1978-1979 Indianapolis 500. He finished in the top ten 10 times, with a best finish of 6th position in 1979 at Atlanta. He won the 1970 Knoxville Nationals, the premiere event in sprint car racing. His son Joey (the "Brownsburg Bullet") races with the World of Outlaws sprint car series.
Saldana was inducted in the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame in 2000.
[edit] Indy 500 results
| Year |
Car |
Start |
Qual |
Rank |
Finish |
Laps |
Led |
Retired |
| 1978 |
69 |
24 |
190.809 |
21 |
15 |
173 |
0 |
Flagged |
| 1979 |
69 |
26 |
188.778 |
7 |
16 |
186 |
0 |
Flagged |
| Totals |
359 |
0 |
|
|
| Starts |
2 |
| Poles |
0 |
| Front Row |
0 |
| Wins |
0 |
| Top 5 |
0 |
| Top 10 |
0 |
| Retired |
0 |
|
