William MacKey
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 United States
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| Automobile world championship | |||||||||
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| First start: | Indianapolis 500 1951 | ||||||||
| Last start: | Indianapolis 500 1951 | ||||||||
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| 1951 Karl Hall | |||||||||
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| World Cup balance: | - | ||||||||
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William "Bill" Mackey , actually William Gretsinger , (born December 15, 1927 in Dayton , † July 29, 1951 in Winchester ) was an American racing driver .
Career
Bill Mackey started in six races for the AAA National Series between 1949 and 1951 . He achieved his best result in 1951 in Darlington in a Meyer - Offenhauser as fourth.
He made his only start at the Indianapolis 500 in 1951 on a Hall - Offenhauser . He retired on lap 97 with a damage to the clutch linkage. Since this race was part of the drivers' world championship between 1950 and 1960, he was also able to start at a Grand Prix.
He was killed in a sprint car race at Winchester Speedway.
statistics
Indy 500 results
| year | Start number | begin | Agony (km / h) | Result | Round | guide | failure |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 71 | 33 | 211,562 | 19th | 97 | 0 | coupling |
| 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| WD | withdrawn | |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 .
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | MacKey, William |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Gretsinger, William; Mackey, Bill |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American racing driver |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 15, 1927 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dayton (Ohio) |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 29, 1951 |
| Place of death | Winchester, Indiana |