Bill Prietzel
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William Prietzel (born September 8, 1952) is an American racing driver from
Racing career
Dirt racing
Prietzel began racing in 1973,[3] primarily on dirt tracks.[2] His most well-known dirt track accomplishment was winning the 1977 sportsman track championship at Hales Corners Speedway.[2] He built a late model for an open rules show that was nicknamed the Franklin Flyer; the car featured large wings and it set the track record at Hales Corners.
Asphalt stock cars and Mid American series
Prietzel felt that his car was becoming outdated by the early 1990s,
Sports car racing
Prietzel raced in the Trans-Am 2 (TA2) class of the
NASCAR start
Prietzel made his first (and to-date only) NASCAR start in 2012 on the Road America road course, which was less than five miles (eight kilometers) from his hometown of Plymouth, Wisconsin. He completed the entire race in the No. 23 entry for R3 Motorsports and finished 27th. Prietzel was quoted in a May 2015 edition of Full Throttle magazine and described being in that race as "Without a doubt the neatest thing I ever did in racing. We wanted to qualify on time, race all day and finish and we did all of that."[3]
Personal life
Prietzel and his wife Jan run their racing program.[2] He owned Prietzel's Quality Auto in West Allis, Wisconsin.
Awards
In 2015, Prietzel was inducted in the Southeastern Wisconsin Short Track Hall of Fame.[2] The Hall of Fame cited his Hales Corner Speedway championship, participation at several area dirt tracks in Sportsman and Late Model cars, Mid American championships, and racing in NASCAR / SCCA.[3]
Motorsports career results
NASCAR
(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)
Nationwide Series
NASCAR Nationwide Series results
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Year | Team | No. | Make | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | NNSC | Pts | Ref | ||
2012 | R3 Motorsports | 23 | Chevy | DAY
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PHO
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LVS
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BRI
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CAL
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TEX
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RCH
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TAL
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DAR
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IOW
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CLT
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DOV
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MCH
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ROA 27 |
KEN
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DAY
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NHA
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CHI
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IND
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IOW | GLN
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CGV | BRI
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ATL
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RCH
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CHI
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KEN
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DOV
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CLT
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KAN | TEX
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PHO
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HOM
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84th | 17 | [8] |
References
- ^ Mid American Stock Car Series. Archived from the originalon March 17, 2016. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Panure, Matt (September 30, 2015). "Hall of Famer Prietzel to Make G.A.R.S Debut at Memphis". Hot Rod Magazine. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
- ^ a b c d "The Southeastern Wisconsin Short Track Hall of Fame Inductees". Full Throttle. Waupaca, Wisconsin: Multi Media Channels LLC. May 2015. p. 16.
- ^ "Career statistics". Racing Reference. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
- ISBN 978-1439644850.
- ^ "Prietzel Spins and Wins Wild 'Fight for the Cure' 40 at Road America". Mid-American Stock Car Series. October 25, 2008. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
- ^ a b "Series race report". Motorsport.com. March 18, 2011. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
- ^ "Bill Prietzel – 2012 NASCAR Nationwide Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
External links
- Official website
- Bill Prietzel driver statistics at Racing-Reference