Researching Joe Amato
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The name Joe means "form of JOSEPH - God shall add" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Joe Amato on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Joe Amato and the Amato Family History
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Joe Amato (dragster driver)
alt=Joe Amato|thumb|Joe Amato after winning the 1979 GatornationalsJoe Amato (born June 13, 1944 in Exeter, Pennsylvania) is an American dragster driver, who won the NHRA Top Fuel championship five occasions and scored 52 event victories, most of them with crew chief Tim Richards. He was the first driver to exceed 260 mph and 280 mph in competition.
Amato began racing cars as a teenager, when he worked at his family's auto parts store. He dropped out of high school to help run the store when his father had serious heart problems; eventually, Amato built the business into Keystone Automotive, a large and successful Automotive Wholesaler and Distributor.
Between 1982 and 2000, he finished in the Top 10 every year. Amato earned his first Top Fuel victory in Montreal in 1983. His final victory came in Reading in 2000.
Eye surgery forced him to retire from competitive driving at the end of the 2000 season. He then participated as a team owner until selling the business and retiring permanently in 2005.
Darrell Russell drove Joe Amato's dragster from the 2001 NHRA Winter Nationals until he was killed in an accident at the 2004 Sears Craftsman Nationals at Gateway International Raceway in St. Louis. Morgan Lucas drove the car the remainder of 2004 and 2005, prior to Amato retiring.
On the National Hot Rod Association Top 50 Drivers, 1951–2000, Joe Amato was ranked No. 9.
He currently resides in Lackawanna County, PA (Glenmaura, Montage Mountain) and West Palm Beach, Fla. Amato has married three times
His corporate office is in Wilkes Barre, PA.
In 2008, Amato's record of five championships in the Top Fuel division was beaten by Tony Schumacher, who won his sixth championship that year.
Source: Joe Amato (dragster driver), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Amato
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