Indianapolis 500
Paul Russo Career Stats
| Indianapolis 500 Career Summary | ||||||||
| Starts | Total Laps | Best Start | Best Finish | Top 5 | Top 10 | Races led | Laps led | Winnings |
| 14 | 1483 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 35 | $61,052 |
| Year | Fin. | St. | Car# | Car Name/Entrant* | C/E/T | Qual. Spd. | Run/Out | Laps | Led | Winnings |
| 1940 | 28 | 29 | 38 | Elgin Piston Pin | Blume/Brisko | 120.800 | Oil leak | 48 | 0 | $550 |
| 1941 | 9 | 18 | 45 | Leader Card | Marchese/Miller | 125.210 | 105.628 | 200 | 0 | $1,738 |
| 1946 | 33 | 2 | 10 | Fageol Twin Coach | Fageol/Twin Offys | 126.180 | Accident | 16 | 0 | $650 |
| 1947 | 28 | 21 | 15 | Wolfe Motors, Tulsa | Shaw/Offy | 123.000 | Accident | 25 | 0 | $1,080 |
| 1948 | 32 | 25 | 25 | Federal Engineering | Maserati/Maserati | 122.590 | Oil leak | 7 | 0 | $1,310 |
| 1949 | 8 | 19 | 19 | Tuffy's Offy | Silnes/Offy | 129.480 | 111.862 | 200 | 0 | $4,940 |
| 1950 | 9 | 19 | 7 | Russo-Nichels | Nichels/Offy | 130.790 | Running | 135 | 0 | $4,989 |
| 1953 | 25 | 17 | 7 | Federal Engineering | KK3000/Offy | 136.210 | Magneto | 89 | 0 | $2,167 |
| 1954 | 8 | 32 | 5 | Ansted Rotary | KK500A/Offy | 137.670 | 128.037 | 200 | 0 | $6,260 |
| 1956 | 33 | 8 | 29 | Novi Vespa | Kurtis/Novi | 143.540 | Accident | 21 | 11 | $3,974 |
| 1957 | 4 | 10 | 54 | Novi Auto Air Conditioner | Kurtis/Novi | 144.810 | 133.818 | 200 | 24 | $19,369 |
| 1958 | 18 | 14 | 15 | Novi Auto Air Conditioner | Kurtis/Novi | 142.950 | Throttle | 122 | 0 | $2,779 |
| 1959 | 9 | 27 | 45 | Bardahl | KK500G/Offy | 142.380 | 133.331 | 200 | 0 | $6,325 |
| 1962 | 28 | 14 | 62 | Denver-Chicago Trucking | Watson/Offy | 146.680 | Piston | 20 | 0 | $4,921 |
| Indianapolis 500 Career Summary | ||||||||
| Starts | Total Laps | Best Start | Best Finish | Top 5 | Top 10 | Races led | Laps led | Winnings |
| 14 | 1483 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 35 | $61,052 |