William John "Bill" Vukovich (/ˈvjuːkəvɪtʃ/; December 13, 1918 – May 30, 1955) was an American racing driver. He won the 1953 and 1954 Indianapolis 500...
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Indianapolis 500 winner Bill Vukovich and the father of Billy Vukovich III, both of whom were killed in racing accidents. Vukovich and his wife, Joyce, were...
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Indianapolis 500 winner Bill Vukovich and the son of Bill Vukovich II, Vukovich III was the 1988 Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year. Billy Vukovich III was killed...
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1955 Indianapolis 500 (section Lap 56, Vukovich crash)
Championship of Drivers. The race is notable to many as the race in which Bill Vukovich was killed in a crash while seemingly on his way to an unprecedented...
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Championship of Drivers. Bill Vukovich, after falling just short a year before, dominated the race, leading 195 of the 200 laps. Vukovich won the first of two...
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Retired Leroy Warriner (#67) - Withdrew, injured Chuck Weyant R (#52) Bill Vukovich had to work much harder in this race due to his car was now 2 years...
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2022 British Grand Prix 2024 Australian Grand Prix 68 United States Bill Vukovich 2 1951–1955 1953 Indianapolis 500 1954 Indianapolis 500 Argentina José...
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Spanish driver Fernando Alonso won at the age of 22 years and 26 days. Bill Vukovich led 150 laps, but with 9 laps to go, he broke a steering linkage while...
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points, ahead of Maurice Trintignant (Ferrari) and Bill Vukovich (Kurtis Kraft) with 8. Vukovich would not compete in any other rounds. The long-awaited...
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included in the Formula One championship, but no F1 drivers attended. Bill Vukovich won the race for the second year in a row. The Dutch Grand Prix, being...
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drivers were killed during the 1955 Indianapolis 500: Manny Ayulo and Bill Vukovich, winner of the two previous editions. Italian Mario Alborghetti died...
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fractures include Formula One driver Roland Ratzenberger; IndyCar drivers Bill Vukovich Sr., Tony Bettenhausen Sr., Floyd Roberts, and Scott Brayton; NASCAR...
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Prix with Honda and came third overall in the 1963 season with BRM. Bill Vukovich competed in five Indy 500 races when they were part of the Formula One...
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May 30 Bill Vukovich (USA) 14 Howard B. Keck Kurtis KK500A-Offenhauser F 200 500 800 3:53:01.690 128.740 207.186 1954 May 31 Bill Vukovich (USA) 14...
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Vukovich is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Bernice Carr Vukovich (born 1938), South African tennis player Bill Vukovich (1918–1955)...
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1994 San Marino Formula One Grand Prix. IndyCar drivers Scott Brayton, Bill Vukovich and Tony Bettenhausen NASCAR drivers Adam Petty, Kenny Irwin Jr., Terry...
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Ascari did compete, retiring after 40 laps. The race was dominated by Bill Vukovich, who led 150 laps before retiring. It was left to Troy Ruttman to win...
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was driven by Bill Vukovich who led for most of the race until a steering failure eliminated him. The Howard Keck owned team with Vukovich driving went...
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Hanks Fred Agabashian Report 1953 32 Bill Vukovich Art Cross Sam Hanks Bill Vukovich Report 1954 34 Bill Vukovich Jimmy Bryan Jack McGrath Jack McGrath...
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May 17, 1955. Burgess, Dale (May 31, 1955). "Bob Sweikert winner; Bill Vukovich is dead". The Florence Times. Associated Press. "Veteran race driver...
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Indianapolis 500, he stopped his car in a futile attempt to help Bill Vukovich when Vukovich's car crashed and burned during the race. He is one of only two...
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Johnnie Parsons, Ryan Newman, Kyle Larson, Jeff Gordon, Christopher Bell, Bill Vukovich, and others. Events are sometimes held on weeknights so that popular...
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Indianapolis 500 Indianapolis Motor Speedway Kurtis Kraft Practice Bill Vukovich (USA) May 30, 1955 36 Race Eugenio Castellotti (ITA) March 14, 1957...
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Jelača Armin Sinančević Adriana Vilagoš Angelina Topić Bill Vukovich Bill Vukovich II Billy Vukovich III Pete Romcevich Dušan Borković Miloš Pavlović Radivoj...
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Preceded by Bill Vukovich Formula One fatal accidents 14 March 1957 Succeeded by Keith Andrews Records Preceded by Jerry Hoyt 26 years, 121 days (1955...
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match for the powerful turbines. On lap 127, Mel Kenyon and rookie Billy Vukovich II tangled in turn four. Both were able to re-enter the race, but Johnny...
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year in a row. He was the first to successfully defend his title since Bill Vukovich won in 1953–1954. Unser became the first and only driver to-date to...
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1955 season. It cited a series of high-profile fatal accidents, namely Bill Vukovich during the 1955 Indianapolis 500, and the 1955 Le Mans disaster. Through...
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500 6 3rd race 3rd race Troy Ruttman 1952 Indianapolis 500 7 4th race Bill Vukovich 1953 Indianapolis 500 Tony Brooks 1957 British Grand Prix 4th race Jacques...
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Scotland, started from the front row, and led 190 laps, the most since Bill Vukovich (195) in 1953. He became the first non-American winner of the Indianapolis...
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