Bill krause race car driver

Billy garrett born 24 apr 1933 princeton, illinois. Handout photo athlete of the year, roger mccluskey in 1973. Macdonald and cobra driver bill krause put on a wild show in the first hour of the race, exchanging the lead several times as they pulled far away from the rest of the field. With driver bill krause behind the wheel, the cobra starts poorly, falls back, and then takes the lead at lap nine. Bill mcanally racing names 2020 arca menards west driver lineup january 14, 2020 3.

Sugarman then sold 2452 to harry finer, owner of maserati representative of california, who put billy krause in the car. Features corvette hot rods picture thread page 184. Bill always looks as though the time spent out of the race car is just time spent getting ready to get back in the drivers seat and roll. How derek kraus, bill mcanally racing overcame adversity. His competition success began with several local and state autocross championships, graduating to competition with historic sportscar racing, svra and scca starting in the late 80s. I liked to run right on the edge, with the car slipping just a little bit. Bill qualified the autohaus motorsports camaro in the 8th position for the debut grandam rolex series race at the brickyard on friday morning. He even competed for a while in local figure eight racing just for the fun of it. His dad chris was a real gasser in the big block modifieds. Krause and his crew found reliability and ran up a string of main event wins in 1962 before krause embarked. Sep 02, 2017 billy garrett born 24 apr 1933 princeton, illinois. Dan gurney stated that driving the old yeller ii was like driving a baby buggy. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover bill s connections. Krause attended his first scca race in 1981 as a crewmember for a formula ford driver.

Bill the thrill hill bill hill driver profile super. Jan 14, 2020 bill mcanally racing names 2020 arca menards west driver lineup january 14, 2020 3. William alexander lester iii born february 6, 1961 is an american former professional racing driver who last competed in the grand touring category in the rolex sports car. He moved to orbit racing for 2009, finishing 3rd at the summer daytona race.

In his first midget race in 1938, he flipped and suffered broken ribs and a broken collarbone. Riverside, california 200mile sportscar race october. How derek kraus, bill mcanally racing overcame adversity in. Race car driver roger mccluskey, photographed here on nov.

Bill krause had driven only 10 practice laps in the no. Thirtythree laps into fridays casey general store 150 at iowa speedway, derek kraus pursuit of nascar history became in doubt. Apr 17, 2009 bill kirk started his career in 1959 when his wife and his parents talked him into going to a local track in onawa, iowa. Click on the year to see the standings for that year. Theres racing and then theres everything in between. Driven by junior johnson this special car was the fastest qualifier at over 162 mph the week pror to the event. He was the first driver to race a factory cobra for carroll shelby, appearing in an enduro supporting the 1962 riverside gp. The bill krause interview by willem oosthoek reprinted from the spring, 1999 tridente. He was first to race an ac cobra, and he had a f1 offer. Carroll shelbys life, 19232012 timeline motor trend. John paul menard born august 21, 1980 is an american former professional stock car racing driver. Riverside, california 200mile sportscar race october 16th.

The racing career of benny hofer started innocently enough, just he and a friend venturing off to watch the jalopies. See his vintage race car series on speed tv site caged lions. Peter krause is a knowledgeable, awardwinning professional high performance driving instructor and vintagehistoric racing coach. This race is described in detail in michael antonicks book california screamin. Krause, bill, 1933automobile racing drivers automobiles, racing riverside calif. Race driver tony stewart of indianapolis, waits for his car in the pit area of the indianapolis motor speedway, thursday, may 27, 1999, during the final practice session prior to. This was the exbob drake, exjim connor car with many hard racing miles. Unveiling of dereks name on the wall at the nascar hall of fame. Mickey thompson first to race big block z06 in 1963 dean. Institute of museum and library services, administered by the indiana state library. Nov 19, 2019 bill krause born 02 jan 1933 compton, california. Sebring december 1962 test only dick thompson, maston gregory, roger penske, doug hooper.

Derek won the 2nd race here at south boston speedway. Bill krause and his birdcage at riverside, 1960 description. After moss had gone out with axle trouble and gurney with engine trouble, localboy billy krause in a tipo 61 maserati won comfortably from two extremely welldriven american specials. Montrose, nys justin barger has become one finely tuned sprint car driver. In the late 1970s, the car was found in dismal condition in massachusetts by michael shoen, future author of the cobraford wars. Apr 01, 2002 bill always looks as though the time spent out of the race car is just time spent getting ready to get back in the driver s seat and roll. Throughout the lubinsugarman era the car was prepared by bill rudds speed shop. Click on the number of races to see individual races for that year. Billy won the united racing associations midget car championship in 1954 and 1955. After retiring in 1966, bill went on to run bike and car dealerships, although he had started to combine racing and business.

It was there that he caught the racing bug and after a few short weeks, he purchased a race car. Badly injured in a champ car race at milwaukee, he never fully recovered, spending most of the rest of his life in a wheelchair. The exbob drake, bill krause, ken miles 1959 maserati tipo 61 birdcage chassis no. Drivers can design their own cars or race with premade paint schemes shared from. Bill krause portrait, 1963 bill chennault portrait, 1958 this project is made possible by a grant from the u. For every race track built there were a handful of drivers whose abilities would let them stand out above the rest. For every race track built there were a handful of drivers. The 61 race was won by jack brabham driving a climax engined t61 cooper. This is the 1960 car bill and chuck hall yes, those halls and yes, that midland drove. Bill krause the champ car and indy car online stats.

Beginning with his first race at gill stadium in 1948 to his last race in early 1972, van allen seemed to have a mastery of short track stock car racing, whether it be on a dirt or. Jaguar d type corvette lotus 19 climax maserati tipo 61. Foyt in another standard 1963 z06 corvette 327 fuel injection car. Mainly a sportscar driver, although he came very close to racing in f1 in 1963 as he was invited to race for the scirocco team, but declined to try and make the indianapolis 500. View bill krause s profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Plagued by rain on race day substitute driver billy krause finished third behind paul goldsmiths pontiac and a. Macdonald and cobra driver bill krause put on a wild show in the first hour of the race, exchanging the lead several times as they pulled far away from the rest of. Bill van allen was perhaps the most versatile stock car driver to ever compete on the chicago area racing scene during a career that spanned more than 20 years. Semilate model stock car races at hutchinson, kansas on.

After a hard fought race and a few crazy laps at the end derek brought the truck home in 18th place. Mar 12, 2016 race driver tony stewart of indianapolis, waits for his car in the pit area of the indianapolis motor speedway, thursday, may 27, 1999, during the final practice session prior to sundays 83rd. Jan 01, 2011 story told me was bill rented the big tank car from augie pabst, one of the river rat road racers but race car ownership in those days was a fluid thing so i dont really know. Bill krause who was the first cobra driver for carroll shelby saidthe old yeller ii was the best racecar i have raced. He was born on june 12, 1927 in tucson, arizona cheesbourg started racing jalopies in tucson and successfully moved into midgets racing all over arizona after world war ii. Bill lester racing the official website for sports car. Even after he stopped traditional stock car racing, he continued helping others and eventually helped construct and drive a local high schools entry in an electric car race held at phoenix international raceway. Drivers can design their own cars or race with premade paint schemes shared from other painters. Bill kirk started his career in 1959 when his wife and his parents talked him into going to a local track in onawa, iowa. Both cars, however, bowed out with rear end failures. He won his first race in a sprinter at 16 and now he seems to be able to win just about everywhere he goes. See more ideas about riverside raceway, vintage racing and race cars. He drove in the usac championship car series, racing in the 19561962 and 19641966 seasons with 31 starts, including the indianapolis 500 races in 19571959, 1961, 1964, and 1965. While a superb racing driver can extract exemplary performance from an unbalanced racing car, in a customer car expected to be driven by a variety of pilots of widely differing talent, balance is the crucial ingredient, allowing each driver to realize.

Story told me was bill rented the big tank car from augie pabst, one of the river rat road racers but race car ownership in those days was a fluid thing so i dont really know. The racing career of benny hofer started innocently enough, just he and a friend venturing off to watch the jalopies race at mahoneys variety park in davenport, iowa. He last competed fulltime in the monster energy nascar cup series in the no. Bill adams parents immigrated to canada from scotland when bill was just a weeladdy he remembers little of his early life in his birth country and considers himself a proud canadian and has displayed mat pride at car races around me world. Krause easily led the corvette stingrays, also making their debut, but dnfd when a halfshaft broke. Krause had raced against 2452 for two years and put the birdcage to good use in 1962. Jul 30, 2019 thirtythree laps into fridays casey general store 150 at iowa speedway, derek kraus pursuit of nascar history became in doubt. For over two decades, krause has been the unfair advantage for many, many drivers. Paints favorites followers 84 collections 1 following 4 trophies. Shelby put the cobra on the racetrack in october 1962 at riverside international raceway in a threehour production car race, and driver bill krause led a pack of corvette stingrays a car also. R to a 10th place finish at indianapolis motor speedway.

He also raced parttime in the nascar xfinity series, driving the no. Bill mcanally racing archives nascar talk nbc sports. The custom car painting platform for the iracing community. Bill krause had the potential to be a worldclass race driver. Please contact bob lawrence if you can identify the driver of the sliding car or during what heat race this photo was taken jim morris photo for the hutchinson news. Bob bondurant raced it too but he was a smoother driver than i was.