Joe Russo (December 27, 1901 in Racine, Wisconsin – June 10, 1934 inBristol, Pennsylvania) was an American racecar driver active in the 1930s. He died in a hospital in Bristol, Pennsylvania after a crash at Langhorne Speedway. Russo was known for performing a stunt of driving around the Indianapolis Motor Speedway blindfolded. His son, Eddie Russo, and his brother, Paul Russo have also raced at the Indianapolis 500.