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Bill Tempero

{{Short description|American racing driver}}

Bill Tempero (born January 16, 1944) is an American former racing driver from Milwaukee. He raced in the CART Championship Car series from 1980 to 1984 competing in full seasons his first two years and partial schedules thereafter. He failed to qualify for both the races he attempted in 1984, so he was not credited with a race start that season. Tempero finished 20th in CART points in 1980 with two top-10 finishes including his series-best result of 6th place at the Milwaukee Mile while driving for Hopkins Racing. He fielded his own car in 1981 and 32nd in points without a single top-ten. He attempted to qualify for the Indianapolis 500 in 1980, 1981, and 1983 but failed to make the field in 1980 and 1983 and crashed while attempting to qualify in 1981.

After a decline in his performance in CART as costs and talent levels rose throughout the 1980s, Tempero went to the declining Can-Am series in 1984 and finished 4th and 2nd in championship points in his two seasons in the series, the series' final two years of operation in 1985 and 1986.[http://www.classicscars.com/wspr/results/canam/tablecanam.html Can-Am - final positions and tables], CLassicsCars.com

After the short stint, Can-Am finally folded, and Tempero led an effort to create a new series, the American Indycar Series in 1988. Tempero dominated the second-tier series, which featured year-old (and older) chassis from CART competition.

Tempero attempted to return to top-level open wheel racing in the Indy Racing League's first race at the Walt Disney World Speedway in 1996. His four-year-old Lola/Buick V6 failed to make the field, but the team continued to enter IRL races throughout 1996 for other drivers. Following his retirement from racing, Tempero pursued his interest in history, and currently serves as the president of the United States Cavalry Association.{{Cite web|url=http://www.journal-advocate.com/ci_17592810/|title=U.S. Cavalry equipment on display at Logan County Historical Society meeting|date=2011-03-11|website=Sterling Journal-Advocate|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-25}}

Motorsport results

=CART=

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"

! Year

! Team

! Chassis

! Engine

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! Rank

! Points

1980

! Tempero Racing

! Eagle 74

! Chevrolet Indy V8

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ONT
{{small|17}}

|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| INDY
{{small|DNQ}}

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| MIL
{{small|16}}

|POC

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MDO
{{small|17}}

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| MCH
{{small|17}}

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| WGL
{{small|15}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| MIL
{{small|6}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ONT
{{small|18}}

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| MCH
{{small|16}}

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| MXC
{{small|8}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| PHX
{{small|11}}

! !! !! !!

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 20th

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 331

1981

! Tempero Racing

!McLaren M24

! Chevrolet Indy V8

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| PHX
{{small|18}}

|{{tooltip|MIL|Milwaukee Mile}}

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| ATL
{{small|15}}

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| ATL
{{small|14}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MCH
{{small|34}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RIV
{{small|28}}

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| MIL
{{small|17}}

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| MCH
{{small|15}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| WGL
{{small|23}}

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| MXC
{{small|12}}

|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| PHX
{{small|DNQ}}

! !! !! !! !!

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 32nd

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 7

1982

! Tempero Racing

! Longhorn LR-01

! Chevrolet Indy V8

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| PHX
{{small|DNQ}}

|ATL

|MIL

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| CLE
{{small|8}}

|MCH

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MIL
{{small|19}}

|POC

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| RIV
{{small|14}}

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| ROA
{{small|18}}

|MCH

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| PHX
{{small|DNQ}}

! !! !! !! !!

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 29th

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 22

1983

! Tempero Racing

! Longhorn LR-01

! Chevrolet Indy V8

|ATL

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| INDY
{{small|DNQ}}

|MIL

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| CLE
{{small|23}}

|MCH

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"| ROA
{{small|DNQ}}

|POC

|RIV

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"| MDO
{{small|21}}

|MCH

|CPL

|LAG

|PHX

! !! !!

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 49th

|style="background:#cfcfff;"| 0

rowspan=2| 1984

! Alsup Racing

! Longhorn LR-01

! Chevrolet Indy V8

|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| LBH
{{small|DNQ}}

|PHX

|INDY

|MIL

|POR

|MEA

|CLE

|MCH

! !! !! !! !! !! !! !!

!rowspan=2|NC

!rowspan=2|—

Jet Engineering

!March 84C

!Cosworth DFX V8t

!

|style="background:#ffcfcf;"| ROA
{{small|DNQ}}

|POC

|MDO

|SAN

|MCH

|PHX

|LAG

|CPL

=IRL IndyCar=

(key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"

! Year

! Team

! Chassis

! No.

! Engine

! 1

! 2

! 3

! Rank

! Points

! Ref

1996

! Tempero-Giuffre Racing

! Lola T92/00

! 15

! Buick V6

|style="background:#DFC484;"| WDW
{{small|Wth}}

|PHX

|INDY

!NC

!—

!{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/tempebi01/1996/O/|title=Bill Tempero – 1996 Indy Racing League Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 7, 2023}}

=SCCA National Championship Runoffs=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
YearTrackCarEngineClassFinishStartStatus
1973Road AtlantaLola T192ChevroletFormula A44Running
1975Road AtlantaMerlyn Mk. 29Ford KentFormula Ford1924Running
1976Road AtlantaRoyaleFord KentFormula Ford2512Not running

References

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External links

  • [http://www.champcarstats.com/drivers/TemperoBill.htm Bill Tempero at ChampCarStats.com]

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Category:1944 births

Category:Champ Car drivers

Category:IndyCar Series team owners

Category:Living people

Category:Racing drivers from Milwaukee

Category:SCCA National Championship Runoffs participants

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