Joe Frasson

Joseph "Joe" Frasson (born September 3, 1935 in Golden Valley, Minnesota, USA) is a retired NASCAR Winston Cup Series (now Sprint Cup Series) driver with four finishes in the top five and nineteen finishes in the top ten. His Winston Cup Series spanned between 1969 and 1978; with an abortive attempt at participating in events for the Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series in 1982.

Frasson's anger management issues caused him to frequently lose his temper when he failed to qualify in NASCAR Cup Series races. His fierce and independent attitude during his NASCAR career would preclude the need for corporate sponsors and being a part of a multi-vehicle organization. Having a rather gruff appearance, he was not apologetic to NASCAR media present at the race, and he showed an element of rudeness that people in the Southern United States stereotypically pictured people from the Northern United States as being.

Career

He has experienced 30,378.3 miles or 48,889.1 kilometres of racing and an overall career windfall of $148,930 ($540,327.16 when adjusted for inflation). Frasson was a runner-up for the 1970 NASCAR Rookie of the Year award (the winner was Bill Dennis). In addition to this, he was also a competitor at the 1971 Daytona 500. During his NASCAR career, Frasson was believed to be the favorite on the short tracks with an average finish of 19th place while road courses left him worse off in the standings with an average finish of 33rd place.