Joe Saldana
Birthplace: Clay Center, Nebraska
Born: November 14, 1944
Died:

Extended driver stats

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Year Series Starts DNS/DNQ Wins 2nds 3rds 4ths 5ths Best Finish Poles Points Standing
1977 USAC 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 220

28
1978 USAC 8 2 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 314 28
1979 CART 13 1 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 368 16
Includes USAC 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 NR
1980 CART 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 50 43
Includes USAC 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 19 48
1981 CART 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0 NR
1981-82 USAC 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 366 19
1982 CART 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 NS 0 0 NR
1982-83 USAC 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 422 7
1983-84 USAC 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 0 0 NR
Total 38 13 0 1 0 0 1 0 1759

 

Track Type Starts DNS/DNQ Wins 2nds 3rds 4ths 5ths Best Finish Poles
Dirt Oval 7 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
Paved Oval 28 11 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Road Course 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 0

 

Series Starts DNS/DNQ Wins 2nds 3rds 4ths 5ths Best Finish Poles
CART 18 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
USAC 23 9 0 1 0 0 1 0

 

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

Points
-- 5/29/1977 Indianapolis PO USAC 64 Toledo Construction Equipment Eagle Offy TC -- -- -- DNS, too slow
1 6/12/1977 Milwaukee 1 PO USAC 23 McCord Auto Supply Eagle Offy TC 17 11 138 Flagged 30
2 6/26/1977 Pocono PO USAC 23 Thermo-King Eagle Offy TC 26 10 159 Valve 150
-- 7/17/1977 MIS 1 PO USAC 23 Thermo-King Eagle Offy TC -- -- -- Withdrew
3 7/31/1977 TWS 2 PO USAC 23 Thermo-King Eagle Offy TC 19 18 22 Overheated
4 8/21/1977 Milwaukee 2 PO USAC 23 Leader Card Eagle Offy TC 17 11 192 Flagged 40
-- 9/4/1977 Ontario 2 PO USAC 23 Thermo-King Eagle Offy TC -- -- -- Wrecked qualifying
5 9/17/1977 MIS 2 PO USAC 69 Hoffman Racing Eagle Offy TC 22 22 0 Engine
6 5/28/1978 Indianapolis PO USAC 69 Wize-Guy Carpet Eagle 73 Offy TC 24 15 173 Flagged 25
7 6/25/1978 Pocono PO USAC 69 Team 69 Eagle Offy TC 17 21 112 Broken valve 15
8 7/16/1978 MIS 1 PO USAC 69 Team 69 Eagle Offy TC 18 9 93 Flagged 80
9 7/23/1978 Atlanta PO USAC 69 Mr. Wize Carpets Eagle Offy TC 16 10 97 Flagged 45
10 8/6/1978 TWS 2 PO USAC 69 Team 69 Eagle Offy TC 20 10 61 Flagged 60
-- 8/20/1978 Milwaukee 2 PO USAC 69 Team 69 Eagle Offy TC -- -- -- DNS, too slow
11 9/16/1978 MIS 2 PO USAC 69 Team 69 Eagle Offy TC 18 10 71 Flagged 45
-- 9/23/1978 Trenton 2 PO USAC 69 Hoffman/Wize Eagle Offy TC -- -- -- Did not qualify
12 10/1/1978 Silverstone RC USAC 69 Team 69 Eagle Offy TC 14 16 3 Broken valve 8
13 10/7/1978 Brands Hatch RC USAC 69 Team 69 Eagle Offy TC 14 10 71 Flagged 36
14 3/11/1979 Phoenix 1 PO CART 69 Snyder Industries Eagle Offy TC 13 13 139 Flagged 8
15 4/22/1979 Atlanta 1 PO CART 69 Snyder Industries Lightning Offy TC 15 13 58 Car on fire 5
16 4/22/1979 Atlanta 2 PO CART 69 Snyder Industries Lightning Offy TC 13 13 72 Flagged 5
17 5/28/1979 Indianapolis PO USAC/CART 69 KBHL-FM Eagle Cosworth TC 26 16 186 Flagged 147.463 25
--/ 5/28/1979 Indianapolis PO USAC/CART 69 KBHL Lightning Offy TC -- -- -- DNS, too slow
--/ 5/28/1979 Indianapolis PO USAC/CART 59 KBHL Lightning Offy TC -- -- -- Did not qualify
18 6/10/1979 Trenton 1 PO CART 69 Snyder Industries Lightning Offy TC 18 17 5 Engine 5
19 6/10/1979 Trenton 2 PO CART 69 Snyder Industries Lightning Offy TC 15 16 2 Lost power 5
20 7/15/1979 MIS 1 PO CART 59 Hoffman Racing Lightning Offy TC 20 10 61 Flagged 38
21 7/15/1979 MIS 2 PO CART 59 Hoffman Racing Lightning Offy TC 10 8 59 Flagged 63
22 8/5/1979 Watkins Glen RC CART 69 Hoffman Racing Eagle Offy TC 14 13 29 Broken oil hose 8
23 8/19/1979 Trenton 3 PO CART 69 Hoffman Racing Eagle Offy TC 14 8 95 Flagged 75
24 9/2/1979 Ontario PO CART 59 Hoffman Racing Lightning Offy TC 33 30 14 Broken oil pump 5
-- 9/15/1979 MIS 3 PO CART 69 Hoffman Racing Eagle Offy TC -- -- -- Lost oil pressure, practice
25 9/30/1979 Atlanta 3 PO CART 79 Hoffman Racing Eagle Offy TC 16 6 90 Flagged 120
26 10/20/1979 Phoenix 2 PO CART 79 Hoffman Racing Eagle Offy TC 11 18 4 Piston 6
27 4/13/1980 Ontario 1 PO CART/USAC 69 Hoffman Racing Penske PC-7 Cosworth 10 25 3 Turbo 4
-- 5/25/1980 Indianapolis PO USAC/CART 69 Hoffman Racing Penske PC-7 Cosworth -- -- -- Did not qualify
28 6/22/1980 Pocono PO CART/USAC 59 Holt-Neward Lightning Offy 22 22 73 Piston 15
-- 7/13/1980 Mid-Ohio RC CART/USAC 59 Hoffman Racing Lightning Offy -- -- -- Wrecked practice
29 7/20/1980 MIS 1 PO CART 59 Hoffman Racing Lightning Offy 20 23 13 Broken connecting rod 6
30 8/10/1980 Milwaukee 2 PO CART 59 Hoffman Racing Lightning Offy 22 12 184 Flagged 20
31 9/20/1980 MIS 2 PO CART 59 Hoffman Racing Lightning Offy 22 21 34 Broken connecting rod 5
-- 5/24/1981 Indianapolis PO USAC 24 Leader Card Watson Offy TC -- -- -- Did not qualify
--/ 5/24/1981 Indianapolis PO USAC 69 Great American/Michael Lightning Cosworth TC -- -- -- Did not qualify
32 8/15/1981 Springfield DO USAC 33 Johnson Sheet Metal X X 6 5 97 Out of fuel 200
33 8/30/1981 DuQuoin DO USAC 33 Johnson Sheet Metal X X 16 6 100 Finished 160
-- 9/5/1981 Milwaukee 2 PO CART X X Lightning Cosworth TC -- -- -- Did not return
34 9/12/1981 ISF DO USAC 33 Johnson Sheet Metal X X 7 22 21 Wrecked 6
-- 5/30/1982 Indianapolis PO USAC 58 Genesee Beer Penske PC-7 Chevy -- -- -- Did not qualify
-- 6/13/1982 Milwaukee 1 PO CART 56 Genesee Beer Penske PC-7 Chevy -- -- -- DNS, too slow
-- 7/4/1982 Cleveland RC CART 56 Genesee Beer Penske PC-7 Chevy -- -- -- Wrecked practice
35 8/14/1982 Springfield DO USAC 70 Tipp Machine & Tool Shores Chevy 2 2 100 Finished

320
36 9/6/1982 DuQuoin DO USAC 70 Tipp Machine & Tool Shores Chevy 15 8 99 Flagged

100
37 12/4/1982 Nazareth DO USAC 70 Tipp Machine & Tool Shores Chevy 28 30 7 Handling

2
38 9/5/1983 DuQuoin DO USAC 69 McClure Plastics X X 29 27 12 Rear end