Buddy Rusch
Henry Franklin Rusch
Birthplace: Danville, Illinois
Born: October 15, 1911
Died: July 13, 1983

Extended driver stats

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Year Series Starts DNS/DNQ Wins 2nds 3rds 4ths 5ths Best Finish Poles Points Standing
1939 AAA Non points race only 0 NR
1946 AAA 3+ 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 160

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1947 AAA 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 40 39T
Total 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 200

+Total number of starts in 1946 not yet fully determined

Track Type Starts DNS/DNQ Wins 2nds 3rds 4ths 5ths Best Finish Poles
Dirt Oval 7 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Paved Oval 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0

 

Series Starts DNS/DNQ Wins 2nds 3rds 4ths 5ths Best Finish Poles
AAA 7 4 0 0 0 0 0 6 0

 

Start # Date Track Type Series Car # Sponsor/Name Chassis Engine Start Finish Laps Status

Points
NC 8/19/1939 Springfield 1 DO *** X X X X X X X Did not finish
-- 5/30/1946 Indianapolis PO AAA 37 Enlist in U. S. Army X Studebaker -- -- -- DNS, too slow
1 6/30/1946 Langhorne 1 DO AAA 37 Army Recruit X Sparks 8 6 84 Flagged 80
2 7/28/1946 Williams Grove 6 DO AAA X X X Dreyer X X X Entered, may not have transferred to feature  
-- 8/25/1946 Uniontown DO AAA X X X X -- -- -- Entered, not in feature  
3 8/31/1946 Altamont 2 DO AAA 9 X X X X X X Entered, may not have transferred to feature  
-- 5/30/1947 Indianapolis PO AAA X Rassey X Offy -- -- -- Did not qualify
4 6/8/1947 Milwaukee 1 DO AAA 37 Mitchell X Offy 18 18 3 Out
5 6/22/1947 Langhorne DO AAA 37 Mitchell X Offy 12 13 57 Out
-- 7/4/1947 Lakewood DO AAA 37 Mitchell X Offy -- -- -- Did not qualify
6 7/13/1947 Bainbridge DO AAA 37 Mitchell X Offy 8 14 20 Out
7 7/27/1947 Milwaukee 2 DO AAA 37 Mitchell X Offy 13 9 63 Flagged 40

***Race was originally scheduled as a AAA non-championship event.  AAA withdrew their sanction the day of the race, and it was held as an unsanctioned race.