Bill Puterbaugh
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Bill Puterbaugh | |
|---|---|
| Born | 6 June 1936 |
| Died | 9 October 2017 (aged 81) Brownsburg, Indiana, United States |
| Nationality |  American |
Bill Puterbaugh (June 6, 1936 – October 9, 2017) was an American racing driver in the
Championship Car series. He raced in the 1967-1971, the 1975–1977, and the 1979 seasons, with 31 career starts, including the 1975-1977 Indianapolis 500.[1] He finished in the top ten 11 times, with his best finish in 6th position in 1968 at Springfield and in 1969 at Sacramento. His 7th-place finish in the 1975 Indianapolis 500 earned him Rookie of the Year.[2][3]
Puterbaugh died at home surrounded by his loving family in
Brownsburg, IN on October 9, 2017 at the age of 81.[4]
USAC Championship Car season
| Year | 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 | Rank | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | PHX
|
TRE | INDY | MIL
|
LAN | PIP | MOS | MOS | IRP
|
LAN | MTR | MTR | SPR DNQ |
MIL
|
DQS 13 |
ISF 15 |
TRE | SAC 15 |
HAN | PHX
|
RIV | - | 0 | |||||||
| 1968 | HAN | LVG | PHX
|
TRE | INDY DNQ |
MIL 17 |
MOS | MOS | LAN 8 |
PIP | CDR | NAZ 9 |
IRP
|
IRP
|
LAN 12 |
LAN 9 |
MTR | MTR | SPR 6 |
MIL
|
DQS 11 |
ISF | TRE | SAC | MIC
|
HAN | PHX
|
RIV | 29th | 265 |
| 1969 | PHX
|
HAN | INDY | MIL
|
LAN | PIP | CDR | NAZ | TRE | IRP
|
IRP
|
MIL
|
SPR 9 |
DIS
|
DQS 15 |
ISF 16 |
BRN | BRN | TRE 16 |
SAC 6 |
KEN | KEN | PHX 16 |
RIV | 37th | 120 | ||||
| 1970 | PHX
|
SON
|
TRE | INDY DNQ |
MIL
|
LAN | CDR | MIC
|
IRP
|
SPR DNS |
MIL
|
ONT DNQ |
DQS DNQ |
ISF | SED 16 |
TRE 17 |
SAC DNP |
PHX
|
- | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1971 | RAF | RAF | PHX
|
TRE | INDY DNQ |
MIL
|
POC 14 |
MIC DNQ |
MIL 13 |
ONT | TRE 19 |
PHX
|
- | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1972 | PHX
|
TRE | INDY DNQ |
MIL
|
MIC
|
POC
|
MIL
|
ONT | TRE | PHX
|
- | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1973 | TXS | TRE | TRE | INDY DNQ |
MIL
|
POC
|
MIC
|
MIL
|
ONT | ONT | ONT | MIC
|
MIC
|
TRE | TXS | PHX
|
- | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1974 | ONT | ONT | ONT | PHX
|
TRE | INDY DNQ |
MIL
|
POC
|
MIC
|
MIL
|
MIC
|
TRE | TRE | PHX
|
- | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 1975 | ONT | ONT | ONT | PHX
|
TRE | INDY 7 |
MIL
|
POC 9 |
MIC
|
MIL
|
MIC
|
TRE | PHX 9 |
16th | 560 | |||||||||||||||
| 1976 | PHX
|
TRE | INDY 22 |
MIL
|
POC DNQ |
MIC
|
TXS | TRE | MIL
|
ONT 7 |
MIC
|
TXS | PHX 8 |
17th | 375 | |||||||||||||||
| 1977 | ONT | PHX
|
TXS | TRE | INDY 12 |
MIL
|
POC
|
MOS | MIC
|
TXS | MIL
|
ONT | MIC
|
PHX
|
39th | 50 | ||||||||||||||
| 1979 | ONT | TXS | INDY DNQ |
MIL 19 |
POC
|
TXS | MIL 13 |
30th | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1980 | ONT | INDY DNQ |
MIL
|
POC
|
MDO
|
- | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1981-82 | INDY | POC
|
SPR | DQS DNS |
ISF DNQ |
INDY | - | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1982-83 | SPR | DQS | NAZ | INDY DNP |
- | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1983-84 | DQS | INDY DNP |
- | 0 |
Indianapolis 500 results
| Year | Chassis | Engine | Start | Finish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Gerhardt | Ford | Failed to Qualify | |
| 1970 | Watson | Offy
|
Failed to Qualify | |
| 1971 | Gerhardt | Offy
|
Practice Crash | |
| 1972 | Curtis | Offy
|
Failed to Qualify | |
| 1973 | Coyote | Offy
|
Failed to Qualify | |
| 1974 | Lola
|
Offy
|
Failed to Qualify | |
| 1975 | Eagle | Offy
|
15th | 7th |
| 1976 | Eagle | Offy
|
18th | 22nd |
| 1977 | Eagle | Offy
|
28th | 12th |
| 1979 | Cicada | Offy
|
Failed to Qualify |
References
- ^ "Indy 500 Career Stats – Bill Puterbaugh". Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Archived from the original on 2012-03-08. Retrieved 2010-12-25.
- ^ Davidson, Donald (May 10, 2012). "Puterbaugh has never stopped showing persistence, loyalty". Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Archived from the original on October 21, 2017. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
- ^ "Puterbaugh Top Rookie At Indy". Lakeland Ledger. Associated Press. 1975-05-27. Retrieved 2010-12-25.
- ^ Family member