Johnny Rutherford: From Eldora To Indy

Johnny Rutherford at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1967. (Bob Gates Collection photo)


  • One of racing’s most respected historians, Bob Gates has been writing columns in SPEED SPORT for nearly three decades.

Long after his third Indianapolis 500 win in 1980, John Sherman Rutherford III maintains a well-deserved reputation as a personable, articulate, refined auto racing ambassador.

Belying that personal sophistication, Rutherford’s racing career evolved on the dangerous, rough-and-tumble short tracks unique to American racing. He clawed his way to the top from treacherous places like Devil’s Bowl Speedway, Eldora and Winchester.

 

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