Billy Devore
{{Short description|American racing driver (1910–1985)}}
{{Infobox racing driver
| name = Billy Devore
| image =
| caption =
| birth_name = Lewis Wiley Devore
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1910|09|12}}
| birth_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1985|08|12|1910|09|12}}
| death_place = Brownsburg, Indiana, U.S.
| module1 =
{{Infobox Champ Car driver|embed=yes
| Total_Champ_Races = 18
| Years_In_Champ = 12
| Best_Champ_Pos = 6th (1938)
| First_Champ_Race = 1937 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis)
| Last_Champ_Race = 1949 DuQuoin 100 (DuQuoin)
| Champ_Wins = 0
| Champ_Podiums = 0
| Champ_Poles = 0
| module2 =
{{Infobox F1 driver|embed=yes
| Years = {{F1|1950}}, {{F1|1954}}
| Team(s) = Scopa, Kurtis Kraft
| Races = 2 (0 starts)
| Championships = 0
| Wins = 0
| Podiums = 0
| Points = 0
| Poles = 0
| Fastest laps = 0
| First race = 1950 Indianapolis 500
| Last race = 1954 Indianapolis 500
}}}}}}
Lewis Wiley "Billy" Devore (occasionally spelt DeVore, September 12, 1910 – August 12, 1985) was an American racing driver.{{Cite web |title=Billy DeVore |url=http://www.champcarstats.com/drivers/DeVoreBilly.htm |access-date=2024-03-17 |website=www.champcarstats.com}} He was the son of Indy car racer Earl Devore.
World Drivers' Championship career
The AAA/USAC-sanctioned Indianapolis 500 was included in the FIA World Drivers' Championship from 1950 through 1960. Drivers competing at Indianapolis during those years were credited with World Drivers' Championship participation, and were eligible to score WDC points alongside those which they may have scored towards the AAA/USAC National Championship.
Devore attempted to qualify for two World Drivers' Championship races at Indianapolis, failing to make the 1950 and 1954 races.
Motorsports career results
= Indianapolis 500 results =
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| {|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | |||
| Year
!Car !Start !Qual !Rank !Finish !Laps !Led !Retired | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1937
|28 ||14 ||120.192 ||9 ||7 ||200 ||0 ||Running | |||
| 1938
|58 ||30 ||116.339 ||30 ||8 ||185 ||0 ||Flagged | |||
| 1939
|26 ||33 ||116.527 ||33 ||10 ||200 ||0 ||Running | |||
| 1940
|14 ||32 ||122.197 ||21 ||18 ||181 ||0 ||Flagged | |||
| 1941
|23 ||8 ||121.770 ||21 ||19 ||121 ||0 ||Rod | |||
| 1946
|17 ||31 ||119.876 ||27 ||10 ||167 ||0 ||Throttle | |||
| 1948
|19 ||20 ||123.967 ||21 ||12 ||190 ||0 ||Flagged | |||
| colspan="6"|Totals{{cite web
|url= http://www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com/events/indy500/history/historical-stats/driver-stats/drivers/billy-devore |title= Driver Stats |website= IndianapolisMotorSpeedway.com |access-date= 2016-05-16 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160529050332/http://www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com/events/indy500/history/historical-stats/driver-stats/drivers/billy-devore |archive-date= 2016-05-29 |url-status= dead }} | 1244 | 0 |
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| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |
| Starts
|7 |
|---|
| Poles
|0 |
| Front Row
|0 |
| Wins
|0 |
| Top 5
|0 |
| Top 10
|4 |
| Retired
|2 |
|}
= FIA World Drivers' Championship results =
(key)
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
! Year ! Entrant ! Chassis ! Engine ! 1 ! 2 ! 3 ! 4 ! 5 ! 6 ! 7 ! 8 ! 9 ! WDC ! Points |
| 1950
! Joe Scopa ! Scopa | GBR | MON |style="background:#FFCFCF;"| 500 | SUI | BEL | FRA | ITA | | ! NC ! 0 |
| 1954
! Youngstown White Truck ! Kurtis Kraft 3000 | ARG |style="background:#FFCFCF;"| 500 | BEL | FRA | GBR | GER | SUI | ITA | ESP ! NC ! 0 |
{{citation needed|date=May 2016}}