Bill Puterbaugh
{{Short description|American racing driver}}
{{More citations needed|date=October 2017}}
{{Infobox person
|name = Bill Puterbaugh
|nationality = {{flagicon|USA}} American
|birth_date = {{birth date|1936|6|6|df=y}}
|birth_place =
|death_date = {{death date and age|2017|10|9|1936|6|6|df=y}}
|death_place = Brownsburg, Indiana, United States
}}
Bill Puterbaugh (June 6, 1936 – October 9, 2017) was an American racing driver in the USAC 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.{{cite web|title=Indy 500 Career Stats – Bill Puterbaugh|publisher=Indianapolis Motor Speedway|url=http://www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com/indy500/history/stats/drivers/?f=Bill&l=Puterbaugh|accessdate=2010-12-25|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308001006/http://www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com/indy500/history/stats/drivers/?f=Bill&l=Puterbaugh|archivedate=2012-03-08}} 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.{{cite web |url=http://www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com/news-multimedia/news/2012/05/10/puterbaugh-has-never-stopped-showing-persistence-loyalty |title=Puterbaugh has never stopped showing persistence, loyalty |last=Davidson |first=Donald |author-link=Donald Davidson (historian)|date=May 10, 2012 |publisher=Indianapolis Motor Speedway |access-date=October 9, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171021031559/http://www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com/news-multimedia/news/2012/05/10/puterbaugh-has-never-stopped-showing-persistence-loyalty |archive-date=October 21, 2017 |url-status=live}}{{cite news|title=Puterbaugh Top Rookie At Indy|work=Lakeland Ledger|agency=Associated Press|date=1975-05-27|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1u0vAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8PoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5962,6967925|accessdate=2010-12-25}}
Puterbaugh died at home surrounded by his loving family in Brownsburg, IN on October 9, 2017 at the age of 81.Family member
USAC Championship Car season
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
! 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 |style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| SPR | MIL |style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| DQS |style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| ISF | TRE |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| SAC | HAN | PHX | RIV ! ! ! ! ! ! ! | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| - | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 0 |
|---|
| 1968
| HAN | LVG | PHX | TRE |style="background:#FFCFCF;" align=center| INDY |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| MIL | MOS | MOS |style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| LAN | PIP | CDR |style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| NAZ | IRP | IRP |style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| LAN |style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| LAN | MTR | MTR |style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| SPR | MIL |style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| DQS | ISF | TRE | SAC | MIC | HAN | PHX | RIV | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 29th | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 265 |
| 1969
| PHX | HAN | INDY | MIL | LAN | PIP | CDR | NAZ | TRE | IRP | IRP | MIL |style="background:#EFCFFF;" | SPR | DIS |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| DQS |style="background:#EFCFFF;" align=center| ISF | BRN | BRN |style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| TRE |style="background:#CFEAFF;" align=center| SAC | KEN | KEN |style="background:#CFCFFF;" align=center| PHX | RIV ! ! ! ! | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 37th | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 120 |
| 1970
| PHX | SON | TRE |style="background:#FFCFCF;"| INDY | MIL | LAN | CDR | MIC | IRP |style="background:#FFFFFF;"| SPR | MIL |style="background:#FFCFCF;"| ONT |style="background:#FFCFCF;"| DQS | ISF |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| SED |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TRE | SAC | PHX ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| - | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 0 |
| 1971
| RAF | RAF | PHX | TRE |style="background:#FFCFCF;"| INDY | MIL |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| POC |style="background:#FFCFCF;"| MIC |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| MIL | ONT |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| TRE | PHX ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| - | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 0 |
| 1972
| PHX | TRE |style="background:#FFCFCF;"| INDY | MIL | MIC | POC | MIL | ONT | TRE | PHX ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| - | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 0 |
| 1973
| TXS | TRE | TRE |style="background:#FFCFCF;"| INDY | MIL | POC | MIC | MIL | ONT | ONT | ONT | MIC | MIC | TRE | TXS | PHX ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| - | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 0 |
| 1974
| ONT | ONT | ONT | PHX | TRE |style="background:#FFCFCF;"| INDY | MIL | POC | MIC | MIL | MIC | TRE | TRE | PHX ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| - | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 0 |
| 1975
| ONT | ONT | ONT | PHX | TRE |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| INDY | MIL |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| POC | MIC | MIL | MIC | TRE |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| PHX ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 16th | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 560 |
| 1976
| PHX | TRE |style="background:#CFCFFF;"| INDY | MIL |style="background:#FFCFCF;"| POC | MIC | TXS | TRE | MIL |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| ONT | MIC | TXS |style="background:#CFEAFF;"| PHX ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 17th | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 375 |
| 1977
| ONT | PHX | TXS | TRE |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| INDY | MIL | POC | MOS | MIC | TXS | MIL | ONT | MIC | PHX ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 39th | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 50 |
| 1979
| ONT | TXS |style="background:#FFCFCF;"| INDY |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MIL | POC | TXS |style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MIL ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 30th | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 10 |
| 1980
| ONT |style="background:#ffcfcf;"| INDY | MIL | POC | MDO ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| - | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 0 |
| 1981-82
| INDY | POC | SPR | DQS |style="background:#FFCFCF;"| ISF | INDY ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| - | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 0 |
| 1982-83
| SPR | DQS | NAZ | INDY ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| - | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 0 |
| 1983-84
| DQS | INDY ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| - | style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 0 |
Indianapolis 500 results
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| 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
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Rookie of the Year| years = 1975 | before = Pancho Carter | after = Vern Schuppan}}
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