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Billy Boat

{{short description|American racing driver}}

{{Infobox racing driver

| name = Billy Boat

| image = BillyBoatMay2007.jpg

| caption = Boat (right) preparing tires for his son Chad's sprint car in 2007

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1966|2|2}}

| birth_place = Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.

| death_date =

| retired =

| related to =

| last series = IndyCar Series

| years active = 1996–2003

| teams = A. J. Foyt Enterprises
PDM Racing
Team Pelfrey
Beck Motorsports
Curb Agajanian Performance Group
Panther Racing

| starts = 75

| wins = 1

| poles = 9

| fastest laps = 5

| best finish = 4th

| year = 2001

| prev series = Indy Lights

| prev series years = 1986-1987

| titles =

| title years =

| awards =

| award years =

| module =

{{Infobox NASCAR driver|embed=yes

| Total_Busch_Races = 1

| Years_In_Busch = 1

| Best_Busch_Pos = 135th (2003)

| First_Busch_Race = 2003 Bashas' Supermarkets 200 (Phoenix)

| Busch_Wins = 0

| Busch_Top_Tens = 0

| Busch_Poles = 0

}}

}}

William Leonard Boat (born February 2, 1966) is an American former open-wheel driver who raced in the Indy Racing League.

Racing career

Boat began his career in USAC where he won 11 straight Western Series races on his way to the 1995 championship. He won the Turkey Night Grand Prix midget car race in 1995. He was a three-peat winner in the event after winning in 1996 and 1997. He made his first IRL start in the 1997 Indianapolis 500 driving for A. J. Foyt Enterprises. In 1998 he won 6 poles, including 5 in a row, both league records, and won his first race at Texas Motor Speedway. It was his only official IRL victory. (He appeared to have won the same race in the 1996-97 season, but a scoring error meant he finished second). He is one of the few drivers with the distinction to have started from both the pole (1998) and final 33rd (2000, 2001) starting position in the Indy 500. He has not appeared in an IRL race since the 2003 Indianapolis 500.

Personal life

Boat is a graduate of Arizona State University. In 1986 he founded Billy Boat Performance Exhaust, a company that makes performance exhaust systems for luxury and high performance cars, light trucks, and high performance watercraft. Boat has four children, with three girls and one boy.

In 2014, Boat's son Chad began competing in the NASCAR Nationwide Series, driving a family-owned No. 84 Chevrolet.

Motorsports career results

=American open–wheel racing results=

(key)

==Indy Lights==

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

! Year

! Team

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! Rank

! Points

1986

! Marsh Holt Racing

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|PHX1
4

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|MIL
11

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|MEA
7

|TOR

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|POC
8

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|MDO
5

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|ROA
6

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|LS
8

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"|PHX2
3

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|MIA
8

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 6th

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 67

1987

! Machinist Union Racing

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|PHX
10

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|MIL
13

|MEA

|CLE

|TOR

|POC

|MDO

|NZR

|LS

|MIA

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|24th

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|4

==IndyCar Series==

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

! Year

! Team

! Chassis

! No.

! Engine

! 1

! 2

! 3

! 4

! 5

! 6

! 7

! 8

! 9

! 10

! 11

! 12

! 13

! 14

! 15

! 16

! Rank

! Points

! Ref

1996

! Pagan Racing

! Reynard 94i

! 99

! Ford XB V8t

|WDW

|PHX

|style="background:#FFCFCF;"|INDY
DNQ

|colspan=13|

! NC

! -

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/boatbi01/1996/O/|title=Billy Boat – 1996 Indy Racing League Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 6, 2023}}

rowspan=3| 1996–97

!rowspan=2| A. J. Foyt Enterprises

! Dallara IR7

! 11

!rowspan=8| Oldsmobile Aurora V8

|NHM

|LVS

|WDW

|PHX

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|INDY
7

|colspan=4|

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|LV2
23

|colspan=6|

|rowspan=3 style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 18th

|rowspan=3 style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 151

!rowspan=3| {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/boatbi01/1997/O/|title=Billy Boat – 1997 Indy Racing League Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 6, 2023}}

G-Force GF01

! 1

|colspan=5|

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"|TXS
2

|

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"|CLT
2

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|NH2
8

|colspan=7|

PDM Racing

! Dallara IR7

! 18

|colspan=6|

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|PPIR
19

|colspan=9|

1998

!rowspan=2| A. J. Foyt Enterprises

! Dallara IR8

!rowspan=2| 11

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|WDW
21

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"|PHX
3

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|INDY
23

|style="background:#FFFFBF;"|TXS
1

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|NHM
21

|DOV

|CLT

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|PPIR
9

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|ATL
12

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|TX2
14

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|LVS
26

|colspan=5|

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 13th

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 194

!{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/boatbi01/1998/O/|title=Billy Boat – 1998 Pep Boys Indy Racing League Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 6, 2023}}

1999

! Dallara IR9

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|WDW
9

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|PHX
4

|CLT
C

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"|INDY
3

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|TXS
24

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|PPIR
24

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|ATL
10

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|DOV
4

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|PPI2
13

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|LVS
22

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|TX2
9

|colspan=5|

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 12th

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 204

!{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/boatbi01/1999/O/|title=Billy Boat – 1999 Pep Boys Indy Racing League Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 6, 2023}}

rowspan=2 | 2000

! Team Pelfrey

! Dallara IR-00

! 81

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|WDW
9

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|PHX
6

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|LVS
7

|

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|TXS
23

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|PPIR
18

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|ATL
8

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|KTY
18

|style="background:#FFDF9F;"|TX2
3

|colspan=7|

| rowspan=2 style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 10th

| rowspan=2 style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 181

! rowspan=2| {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/boatbi01/2000/O/|title=Billy Boat – 2000 Indy Racing Northern Lights Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 6, 2023}}

A. J. Foyt Enterprises

! G-Force GF05

! 41

|colspan=3|

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|INDY
15

|colspan=12|

2001

! Curb/Agajanian-Beck Motorsports

! Dallara IR-01

!rowspan=4| 98

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|PHX
5

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|HMS
13

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|ATL
14

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|INDY
9

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|TXS
5

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"|PPIR
4

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|RIR
18

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|KAN
9

|style="background:#DFDFDF;"|NSH
2

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|KTY
6

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|STL
6

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|CHI
12

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|TX2
12

|colspan=3|

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 4th

|style="background:#DFFFDF;"| 313

!{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/boatbi01/2001/O/|title=Billy Boat – 2001 Indy Racing Northern Lights Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 6, 2023}}

rowspan=2| 2002

!rowspan=2| CURB/Agajanian/Beck Motorsports

!rowspan=2| Dallara IR-02

! Chevrolet Indy V8

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|HMS
16

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|PHX
8

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|FON
18

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|NZR
8

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|INDY
18

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|TXS
7

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|PPIR
14

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|RIR
22

|colspan=8|

|rowspan=2 style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 13th

|rowspan=2 style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 225

!rowspan=2| {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/boatbi01/2002/O/|title=Billy Boat – 2002 Indy Racing League Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 6, 2023}}

Infiniti VRH35ADE V8

|colspan=8|

|style="background:#CFEAFF;"|KAN
9

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|NSH
14

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|MIS
14

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"|KTY
19

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|STL
23

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|CHI
19

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|TX2
24

|

2003

! Panther Racing

! Dallara IR-03

! Chevrolet Indy V8

|HMS

|PHX

|MOT

|style="background:#EFCFFF;"|INDY
32

|TXS

|PPIR

|RIR

|KAN

|NSH

|MIS

|STL

|KTY

|NZR

|CHI

|FON

|TX2

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 37th

|style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 1

!{{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/driver-season-stats/boatbi01/2003/O/|title=Billy Boat – 2003 IndyCar Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=August 6, 2023}}

==Indianapolis 500==

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
Year

!Chassis

!Engine

!Start

!Finish

!Team

1996

| Reynard 94i

| Ford XB V8t

|colspan=2 align=center style="background:#FFCFCF;"|DNQ

| Pagan Racing

1997

| Dallara IR7

| Oldsmobile Aurora V8

|align=center| 22

|align=center style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 7

| A. J. Foyt Enterprises

1998

| Dallara IR8

| Oldsmobile Aurora V8

|align=center style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1

|align=center style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 23

| A. J. Foyt Enterprises

1999

| Dallara IR9

| Oldsmobile Aurora V8

|align=center style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3

|align=center style="background:#ffdf9f;"| 3

| A. J. Foyt Enterprises

2000

| G-Force GF05

| Oldsmobile Aurora V8

|align=center| 31

|align=center style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 15

| A. J. Foyt Enterprises

2001

| Dallara IR-01

| Oldsmobile Aurora V8

|align=center| 32

|align=center style="background:#CFEAFF;"| 9

|CURB/Agajanian/Beck Motorsports

2002

| Dallara IR-02

| Chevrolet Indy V8

|align=center| 23

|align=center style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 18

| Agajanian/Boat Racing

2003

| Dallara IR-03

| Chevrolet Indy V8

|align=center| 29

|align=center style="background:#EFCFFF;"| 32

| Panther Racing

=NASCAR=

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

==Busch Series==

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:75%"

!colspan=42| NASCAR Busch Series results

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

! 34

! {{Tooltip|NBSC|NASCAR Busch Series classification}}

! Pts

! Ref

2003

! Braun Racing

! 30

! Dodge

| DAY

| CAR

| LVS

| DAR

| BRI

| TEX

| TAL

| NSH

| CAL

| RCH

| GTY

| NZH

| CLT

| DOV

| NSH

| KEN

| MLW

| DAY

| CHI

| NHA

| PPR

| IRP

| MCH

| BRI

| DAR

| RCH

| DOV

| KAN

| CLT

| MEM

| ATL

| style="background:#CFCFFF;"| PHO
29

| CAR

| HOM

! 135th

! 76

! {{cite web|url=https://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/boatbi01/2003/B|title=Billy Boat – 2003 NASCAR Busch Series Results|work=Racing-Reference|publisher=NASCAR Digital Media, LLC|access-date=April 13, 2023}}

References

{{reflist}}

External links

  • {{Official website}}
  • {{Racing-Reference driver|Billy_Boat}}
  • {{Racing-Reference owner|Billy_Boat}}
  • [http://www.bbexhaust.com Billy Boat Performance Exhaust]

{{Billy Boat Motorsports}}

{{A. J. Foyt Racing}}

{{Panther Racing}}

{{PDM Racing}}

{{Beck Motorsports}}

{{Pagan Racing}}

{{Chili Bowl Midget Nationals Winners}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Boat, Billy}}

Category:Living people

Category:1966 births

Category:Racing drivers from Phoenix, Arizona

Category:Indianapolis 500 drivers

Category:Indianapolis 500 polesitters

Category:IndyCar Series drivers

Category:Indy Lights drivers

Category:NASCAR drivers

Category:Arizona State University alumni

Category:USAC Silver Crown Series drivers

Category:PDM Racing drivers

Category:Team Pelfrey drivers

Category:A. J. Foyt Enterprises drivers

Category:Panther Racing drivers