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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.〔(''Joe Frasson'' ) racing career information at Racing Reference〕 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 of racing and an overall career windfall of $148,930 ($ 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.〔(NASCAR Statistics for ''Joe Frasson'' ) at Driver Averages〕 Frasson's wild finish at the 1976 Daytona 500 would become the ''piece de resistance'' of his 19 finishes in the "top ten." The racing eventually took a heavy burden on his finances because of his absolute devotion to being a "pure short track racer." Frasson was friends with Marion Cox and once drove his vehicle to race; where he would move up the pack to an impressive finish. Being a critic of today's NASCAR, he refers to the current racing style as 'Oh, don't you bump that car in front of you. We'll fine you and bar you!', preferring the days when drivers appreciated the glass of wine at the post-race ceremonies instead of their multimillion dollar paychecks.〔(''There's no 'Minnesota nice' for Joe Frasson'' ) at Brainerd Dispatch〕 Frasson was believed to hire temporary crew members for the early part of the 1973 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season; particularly at the 1973 World 600. His primary vehicle throughout his career was his #18 Buick; which was owned, operated, and sponsored by himself.〔(#18 Joe Frasson complete NASCAR information ) at Fantasy Racing Cheat Sheet〕 Frasson has driven Chevrolet and Dodge vehicles as his secondary racing vehicles and has appeared 14 times at Talladega Superspeedway.〔(Joe Frasson NASCAR Cup Series results at Talladega ) at Race Database〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Joe Frasson」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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