DRIVER PROFILE
JOE RUCH
Hometown: Frankfort, IN
Birthdate: September 8, 1990
Age: 16
Sophmore at Frankfort High School
Active in Football and Orchestra
Hobbies include: Playing pool and Playstation 2
Goals and Aspirations:
To become an open wheel race car driver
Focus Midgets, USAC Midgets
Sprint Cars, Infiniti Pro Series, IRL, Indy 500, possibly
Daytona Prototype Sports Cars.
KART RACING HISTORY AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS
1996: Age 5; Started racing kid karts on road courses. Numerous wins. Raced at Muncie with Central Indiana Karting Association (CIKA).
1997: Age 6; Kid karts, road courses with CIKA. Numerous wins.
1998: Age 7; Moved up to full size karts with 5 hp Briggs and Stratten engines. Hobby stock class road courses with CIKA, Muncie and Portland tracks.
1999: Age 8; Briggs hobby stock class with CIKA.
2000: Age 9; Moved up to Briggs junior class. Alcohol and purple plate restrictor class, began racing at Whiteland Raceway.
2001: Age 10; Points champion in Briggs junior class at Whiteland Raceway (20 wins, two second place finishes). First place Indianapolis Raceway Park Grand Prix. First place SIRA Track Attack, Indianapolis. First place SIRA Lafayette Grand Prix. First place Kenny Irwin Jr. Memorial Classic, Whiteland Raceway.
2002: Age 11; Moved up to 80 cc shifterkarts. Rookie of the year SKUSA shifterkarts, Great Lakes Region. First place Mid-State Super Series (championship enduro series), Putnam Park. First place Shifterkart SIRA, Track Attack, Indianapolis, IN. First place Bob Cummins Memorial, SIRA, Track Attack, Indianapolis, IN.
2003: Age 12; 80 cc shifterkarts. First place SIRA, Track Attack, Indianapolis, IN. Second place championship enduro series road course, Gratten Raceway, Grand Rapids, MI. First place Australian Pursuit, Beaverun road course, Beaverun, PA.
2004: Age 13; 80 cc shifterkarts. Fast time qualifier, wet track, SKUSA Circleville Raceway, Circleville, OH. First place SIRA, Track Attack, Indianapolis, IN. Fourth place overall points SKUSA shifterkarts, Great Lakes Pro Series.