Billy Roe

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Billy Roe
Roe at the 2015 Indianapolis 500
NationalityAmerican
Born (1957-05-07) May 7, 1957 (age 67)
Indianapolis, Indiana
Retired2004
Indy Racing League IndyCar Series
Years active1997-1998, 2000-2002
TeamsRoe Racing
Eurointernational
Team Scandia
Blueprint Racing
Logan Racing
Zali Racing
Starts16
Wins0
Poles0
Best finish21st in 2001
Previous series
1991-1995
1992
2003-2004
Toyota Atlantic
Indy Lights
Indy Pro Series

Billy Roe (born May 7, 1957 in Indianapolis, Indiana), is a former driver in the Indy Racing League. He raced in the 1997–1998 and 2000–2002 seasons with 16 career starts, including 2 at the Indianapolis 500. His best IRL finish was a 12th place at Nashville Speedway in 2001. In the 1997 Las Vegas Motor Speedway race, he fielded his own car. Prior to racing in the IRL he competed in Toyota Atlantic from 1991 to 1995, however, he never competed in more than 3 races in a single season. He also competed in 2 Indy Lights races in 1992. After racing in the IRL he competed in the 2003 and 2004 seasons of the Infiniti Pro Series, finishing 16th and 10th in points. Billy Roe established Indianapolis Motor Speedway's first official electric car lap record of 106.897 mph on May 7, 2011 - first lap, first time around, in the Brawner Hawk EX-11.

IRL IndyCar Series

Year Team Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Rank Points
1996 Tempero–Giuffre Racing Lola T92 Buick WDW
PHX
DNQ
INDY
- 0
1996-97 EuroInternational Dallara IR7 Oldsmobile NH1
LV1 WDW
PHX
15
INDY
22
TEX
DNQ
PIK
CMS
NH2
34th 55
Roe Racing LV2
13
1998 D. B. Mann Motorsports Dallara IR8 Oldsmobile WDW
DNQ
37th 11
Team Scandia INDY
30
Blueprint Racing TEX
20

Indy 500 results

Year Chassis Engine Start Finish
1997 Dallara Oldsmobile 24th 22nd
1998 Dallara Oldsmobile 33rd 30th
2002 G-Force Chevrolet Failed to Qualify

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