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Joey Prusak
Born
Joseph Clayton Prusak

(1994-03-03) March 3, 1994 (age 30)
Edina, Minnesota, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
EducationHopkins High School
OccupationStock Car Racing Driver
WebsitePrusak Racing

Joseph Prusak (born March 3, 1994) is an American professional stock car racing driver.[1] He is known as the Dairy Queen employee that gained national attention after standing up for a blind man who had $20 stolen from him.[2] Prusak has since been on many TV shows, including on The Queen Latifah Show. Warren Buffet personally invited Prusak to attend the 2014 Berkshire Hathaway shareholders meeting.[3][4] He was also invited by NASCAR and Kevin Harvick to the 2014 Daytona 500.[5][6]

Early life

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Joseph Prusak was born in Hopkins, Minnesota and attended Hopkins High School in Minnetonka, Minnesota. He began working at the Hopkins Mainstreet Dairy Queen in the spring of 2008 at the age of 14 years old. In 2012, he graduated from Hopkins High School and decided to pursue a business career by becoming the manager of his local Dairy Queen.

Appearances

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First major appearance was on Glenn Beck's radio show on September 17, 2013,[7] Prusak also appeared on The Queen Latifah Show on October 2, 2013.[8] Following the Queen Latifah Show, he appeared on The Today Show, Good Morning America, and CNN. On November 13, 2013 Prusak was in Dallas, TX and made an appearance on The Glenn Beck Show. Beck stated the following day that Prusak would be shadowing him for the day. While on the set of the show he met Mike Rowe, Andy Andrews, and Pat Gray.

Racing career

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2012-2013 season

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In 2012, Prusak began his racing career at Raceway Park (Minnesota) in Shakopee, Minnesota. Following his rookie season, Joey Prusak got his first career win in 2013. He totaled 4 wins on the season and finished 27th in the national point standings.[9]

2014 season

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In 2014, Prusak competed nationally with his Late Model stock car. Joey Logano and his foundation, "Joey Logano Foundation", were a primary sponsor of the #66 Chevrolet Late Model driven by Joey Prusak. Champion Auto Parts also sponsored Prusak in 2014 after he was named a finalist in the "Search for a Champion" sponsorship contest.[10] Unfortunately engine issues ended the season early for the Prusak Racing team.[11]

Joey Prusak competing in 2014.

2015-2018 season

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Following a disappointing 2014 race season, Prusak took time off in 2015. Returning to full time racing in 2016, Joey Prusak finished tied for 18th in the national NASCAR point standings.[12] He finished with 3 wins, 11 top 5's, and 18 top 10's in 23 starts. Following a successful season he announced that he would be taking the 2017 season off. After a year long hiatus, Prusak returned to the track in 2018, with new sponsorship by Chevrolet Performance. Prusak had a successful season, finishing with 5 wins in 25 starts.[13] No announcement has been made regarding 2019.

Other

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Radio

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Beginning in 2013 Prusak was a weekly guest on the "John Williams Show" on WCCO (AM). John Williams (radio personality) has been very outspoken about his relationship with Joey Prusak, and that he enjoyed having him on his show as a weekly guest prior to leaving WCCO Radio in 2017 to return to WGN (AM) in Chicago.

Reality show

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According to the Prusak Racing Facebook page[14], Prusak and his younger brother, Max Prusak, have posted many episodes of a web based reality series titled, "Burnin' Rubber", which focuses primarily on Max Prusak and the family race team. They have stated they working on a new series, but no other details are known at this time.

Podcast

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It has been referenced on social media that the Joey & Max Prusak are currently working on a new podcast, a follow up to "Radio Prusak" which was previously available on iTunes.[15]No other details are known at this time.

Racing Results

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Career race results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Points Ref
2016 Prusak Racing 6 Chevy - 5 10 16 1 6 4 11 3 7 5 18 11 - 5 10 12 3 8 - - 1 5 12 10 5 9 1 - - 5th [16]
2018 Chevy 10 11 1 12 14 7 11 8 12 13 14 14 15 6 1 1 8 5 4 2 6 1 15 1 3 DNS DNS DNS DNS DNS 8th [17]}

References

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  1. ^ "Prusak Racing".
  2. ^ "MN Dairy Queen worker's actions earn him royal treatment". KARE. 2013-09-20. Retrieved 2013-12-12.
  3. ^ "Warren Buffett Invites Joey Prusak, Good Samaritan Dairy Queen Employee, To Shareholders Meeting". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2013-12-12.
  4. ^ "Warren Buffett Invites Good Deed Dairy Queen Teen to Shareholders Meeting". ABC News. 2013-09-20. Retrieved 2013-12-12.
  5. ^ "NASCAR Queen Latifah notices NASCAR fan's good deed". NASCAR.com. Retrieved 2013-12-12.
  6. ^ "Teenage Good Samaritan Joey Prusak rewarded with trip to Daytona 500". SB Nation. Retrieved 2013-12-12.
  7. ^ "9-17-13 Glenn Beck Radio: Joe Prusak". YouTube. 2013-09-24. Retrieved 2013-12-12.
  8. ^ "Dairy Queen Hero on The Queen Latifah Show". YouTube. Retrieved 2018-11-27.
  9. ^ "2013 NASCAR Division V Standings". The Third Turn.
  10. ^ "Champion Sponsorship Update". Prusak Racing Press Release.
  11. ^ [https://www.prusakracing.com/news/season-ends-early-for-joey-prusak Season Ends Early for Joey Prusak|publisher=Prusak Racing Press Release |date= |accessdate=2018-11-27}}
  12. ^ "2016 NASCAR Division IV Standings". The Third Turn.
  13. ^ "Joey Prusak 2018 Race Results". Prusak Racing.
  14. ^ "Prusak Racing Facebook". Facebook.
  15. ^ "Radio Prusak". Podomatic.
  16. ^ "Joey Prusak – 2016 Race Results". Prusak Racing.
  17. ^ "Joey Prusak – 2018 Results". Prusak Racing.
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