Autographs of Johnny Rutherford
John Sherman "Johnny" Rutherford III (born March 12, 1938), also known as "Lone Star JR", is an American former automobile racing driver. During an Indy Car career that spanned more than three decades, he scored 27 wins and 23 pole positions in 314 starts. He became one of six drivers to win the Indianapolis 500 at least three times, winning in 1974, 1976, and 1980. He also won the CART championship in 1980.
Rutherford began racing modified stock cars in 1959 and he also dabbled in stock car racing, making 35 NASCAR Cup Series starts from 1963 to 1988. Rutherford won in his first start, at Daytona International Speedway driving for Smokey Yunick. This made him one of the youngest drivers ever to win a NASCAR points-paying race, as well as only the sixth racer in history to win in their NASCAR debut race, a distinction not again achieved until SuperCars racer Shane van Gisbergen won in his NASCAR debut in 2023.
In 1959, Rutherford started driving modified stock cars in Dallas. He joined the International Motor Contest Association sprint car circuit in 1961 leading it for most of 1962. Rutherford later joined the United States Auto Club (USAC) starting in the Hoosier Hundred and later winning his first championship.
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The most expensive item with a signature of Johnny Rutherford (Johnny Rutherford Signed Racing Shirt, Programs, Picture - Ebay 1 Of 1 Encased!) was sold in May 2025 for £3,816.79 while the cheapest item (Johnny Rutherford Signed Autograph 4x6 Photo Indy Racing Driver NASCAR) found a new owner for £0.01 in October 2023. The month with the most items sold (19) was March 2025 with an average selling price of £24.79 for an autographed item of Johnny Rutherford. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in March 2024 with £152.33 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.99 was May 2019. In average, an autographed item from Johnny Rutherford is worth £13.51.
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