Billy Winn

This article is about the racecar driver. For the defensive tackle for the Cleveland Browns, see Billy Winn (American football).
Billy Winn
Nationality American
Born James Murdock Winn
(1909-08-27)August 27, 1909
Weston, Missouri, U.S.
Died August 20, 1938(1938-08-20) (aged 28)
Springfield, Illinois, U.S.
Cause of death Injuries from racing accident

Billy Winn (27 August 1909 Weston, Missouri – 20 August 1938 Springfield, Illinois) was an American racecar driver. Primarily a sprint car driver, Winn competed in four Indianapolis 500 races (1931, 1932, 1936, and 1937) and drove as a relief driver in 1933, 1934, 1935, and 1938. He also drove his single-gear sprint car in the 1936 and 1937 Vanderbilt Cup races, running near the front of both races but being sidelined by mechanical failure both years.

Winn was killed in a non-points paying AAA Champ Car event held at the Illinois State Fairgrounds on August 20, 1938 when tire failure caused Winn's Miller to overturn on the fourth lap of the 100-mile race.[1]

Award

Winn was inducted in the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame in 2003.[2]

Indianapolis 500 results

Year Car Start Qual Rank Finish Laps Led Retired
1931 55 36 105.405 27 21 138 0 Flagged
1932 2 9 111.801 15 9 200 0 Running
1936 5 19 114.648 16 25 78 0 Crankshaft
1937 10 4 119.922 11 26 85 0 Oil line
Totals 501 0

Starts 4
Poles 0
Front Row 0
Wins 0
Top 5 0
Top 10 1
Retired 2

References

  1. ↑ "Winn, auto race driver, dies of crash injuries". Chicago Sunday Tribune. August 21, 1938. Archived from the original on December 7, 2015.
  2. ↑ http://www.sprintcarhof.com/FileGet.aspx?ID=49

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