Bill Schindler
Nation: | United States | ||||||||
Automobile world championship | |||||||||
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First start: | Indianapolis 500 1950 | ||||||||
Last start: | Indianapolis 500 1952 | ||||||||
Constructors | |||||||||
1950 Louis Rassey 1951 HA Chapman 1952 HA Chapman | |||||||||
statistics | |||||||||
World Cup balance: | no World Cup placement | ||||||||
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World Cup points : | - | ||||||||
Podiums : | - | ||||||||
Leadership laps : | - |
William "Bill" Schindler (born March 6, 1909 in Middletown , New York , † September 20, 1952 in Allentown , Pennsylvania ) was an American racing driver .
Career
Bill Schindler was a phenomenon even for the die-hard American racing drivers of the 1930s. He started motorsport in 1931 and drove midget races from 1934. He lost his left leg in a racing accident in 1936. But that does not prevent him from having a prosthesis further seater to drive -race.
In 1940 he won the Bronx Coliseum Championship and in the same year was named President of the American Racing Driver Club for short ARDC. In 1940, 1945, 1946 and 1948 he won their Midget Championship.
He contested 36 races of the AAA National Series and won his only race in a Nichels - Offenhauser 1952 in Springfield .
He was at the start three times at the 500 miles of Indianapolis and since this race between 1950 and 1960 was part of the Formula 1 World Championship , it also included three World Championship races. He could not place in the top field.
Schindler had a fatal accident in a sprint car race in Allentown in 1952.
statistics
Indy 500 results
year | Start number | begin | Agony (km / h) | Result | Round | guide | failure |
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1950 | 67 | 22nd | 213.525 | 26th | 111 | drive shaft | |
1951 | 10 | 16 | 215.681 | 13 | 129 | engine | |
1952 | 7th | 15th | 217.210 | 14th | 200 | - |
Legend | ||
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colour | abbreviation | meaning |
gold | - | victory |
silver | - | 2nd place |
bronze | - | 3rd place |
green | - | Placement in the points |
blue | - | Classified outside the point ranks |
violet | DNF | Race not finished (did not finish) |
NC | not classified | |
red | DNQ | did not qualify |
DNPQ | failed in pre-qualification (did not pre-qualify) | |
black | DSQ | disqualified |
White | DNS | not at the start (did not start) |
WD | withdrawn | |
Light Blue | PO | only participated in the training (practiced only) |
TD | Friday test driver | |
without | DNP | did not participate in the training (did not practice) |
INJ | injured or sick | |
EX | excluded | |
DNA | did not arrive | |
C. | Race canceled | |
no participation in the World Cup | ||
other | P / bold | Pole position |
SR / italic | Fastest race lap | |
* | not at the finish, but counted due to the distance covered |
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() | Streak results | |
underlined | Leader in the overall standings |
literature
- Rick Popely, L. Spencer Riggs: Indianapolis 500 Chronicle. Publications International Ltd., Lincolnwood IL 1998, ISBN 0-7853-2798-3 .
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Schindler, Bill |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Schindler, William (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American racing driver |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 6, 1909 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Middletown , New York , United States |
DATE OF DEATH | 20th September 1952 |
Place of death | Allentown , Pennsylvania , United States |