He drove in the AAA and USACChampionship Car series, racing in the 1953–1955 and 1958–1960 seasons with 14 starts, including the 1954 and 1960 Indianapolis 500 races. He was a relief driver for Walt Faulkner in the 1955 Indianapolis 500 He finished in the top ten 5 times, with his best finish in 5th position, in 1959 at Sacramento. He holds a unique record from the 1954 Indianapolis 500; he finished in last place, but completed 74 laps, the most for a last place finisher.[1]
The Indianapolis 500 was part of the FIA World Championship from 1950 through 1960. Drivers competing at Indy during those years were credited with World Championship points and participation. Bill Homeier participated in 3 World Championship races, scoring 1 World Championship point.
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^"Bill Homeier; Race Car Driver Took Part in 3 Indy 500 Races". Los Angeles Times. 2001-05-11. Retrieved 2019-01-31.
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bill, homeier, august, 1918, rock, island, texas, 2001, houston, texas, american, racecar, driver, born, 1918, august, 1918diedmay, 2001, 2001, aged, formula, world, championship, careernationalityamericanactive, years1953, 1955, 1958, 1960teamsnichels, kurtis. Bill Homeier August 31 1918 Rock Island Texas May 5 2001 Houston Texas was an American racecar driver Bill HomeierBorn 1918 08 31 August 31 1918DiedMay 5 2001 2001 05 05 aged 82 Formula One World Championship careerNationalityAmericanActive years1953 1955 1958 1960TeamsNichels Kurtis Kraft Kuzma Kupiec LesovskyEntries6 3 starts Championships0Wins0Podiums0Career points1Pole positions0Fastest laps0First entry1953 Indianapolis 500Last entry1960 Indianapolis 500 He drove in the AAA and USAC Championship Car series racing in the 1953 1955 and 1958 1960 seasons with 14 starts including the 1954 and 1960 Indianapolis 500 races He was a relief driver for Walt Faulkner in the 1955 Indianapolis 500 He finished in the top ten 5 times with his best finish in 5th position in 1959 at Sacramento He holds a unique record from the 1954 Indianapolis 500 he finished in last place but completed 74 laps the most for a last place finisher 1 Indy 500 results editYear Car Start Qual Rank Finish Laps Led Retired 1954 51 18 138 948 11 33 74 0 Crash Pits 1955 77 5 Running 1960 39 31 141 248 32 13 200 0 Running Totals 274 0 shared drive with Walt Faulkner Starts 2 Poles 0 Front Row 0 Wins 0 Top 5 0 Top 10 0 Retired 1World Championship career summary editThe Indianapolis 500 was part of the FIA World Championship from 1950 through 1960 Drivers competing at Indy during those years were credited with World Championship points and participation Bill Homeier participated in 3 World Championship races scoring 1 World Championship point References edit Bill Homeier Race Car Driver Took Part in 3 Indy 500 Races Los Angeles Times 2001 05 11 Retrieved 2019 01 31 nbsp This biographical article related to United States auto racing is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bill Homeier amp oldid 1069873660, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
