William Garrett

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William Garrett
Nation: United StatesUnited States United States
Automobile world championship
First start: Indianapolis 500 1956
Last start: Indianapolis 500 1958
Constructors
1956  ER Casale 1958  HA Chapman
statistics
World Cup balance: no World Cup placement
Starts Victories Poles SR
2 - - -
World Cup points : -
Podiums : -
Leadership laps : -
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William "Billy" Garrett (born April 24, 1933 in Princeton , † February 15, 1999 in Glendale ) was an American racing driver .

Career

William Garrett started twice in his career at the Indianapolis 500 , which was classified as the Formula 1 World Championship race from 1950 to 1960 . At his first start in 1956 he reached 16th place on a Kuzma - Offenhauser, 6 laps behind the winner Pat Flaherty . Two years later, in 1958 , he drove a Kurtis Kraft 500G Offenhauser. Garrett retired early this time. With damage to the camshaft, he stopped on lap 80.

literature

  • Rick Popely, L. Spencer Riggs: Indianapolis 500 Chronicle. Publications International Ltd., Lincolnwood IL 1998, ISBN 0-7853-2798-3 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ race results
personal data
SURNAME Garrett, William
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Garrett, Billy
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American racing driver
DATE OF BIRTH April 24, 1933
PLACE OF BIRTH Princeton
DATE OF DEATH February 15, 1999
Place of death Glendale