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Biography
Birthday: | July 31, 1956 |
Childhood hobbies: | Collecting rocks and boy scouts |
The reason he started racing: | Bill Zadurski's father and brother use to race cars down at Hales Corners, and they would watch them. Joe even did some drag racing with street cars. |
First racecar: | At the age of 19 he bought a Modified 33 Ford Coupe. |
Origin of "Smokin' Joe": | His first time on the race track he spewed smoke down both straightaways. |
First pit crew: | Frank Barnes, Roger Barnes, and John Fellner, John being the only remaining crew member. |
Stories: | ~Joe's first time racing at Hales Corners was at midnight in the middle of the week. He snuck in and turned some laps. |