Ray Pixley

{{Infobox racing driver

| name = Ray Pixley

| image =

| caption =

| birth_name = William Raymond Pixley

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1907|02|01}}

| birth_place = Lynden, Washington, U.S.

| death_date = {{Death date and age|1936|08|30|1907|02|01}}

| death_place = Hammond, Indiana, U.S.

| module1 =

{{Infobox Champ Car driver|embed=yes

| Total_Champ_Races = 1

| Years_In_Champ = 1

| Best_Champ_Pos = 11th (tie) (1936)

| First_Champ_Race = 1936 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis)

| Champ_Wins = 0

| Champ_Podiums = 0

| Champ_Poles = 0

}}}}

William Raymond Pixley (February 1, 1907 – August 30, 1936) was an American racing driver.

Biography

Pixley was born and raised in Lynden, Washington, and worked at a cabinetmaker after graduating from high school.{{cite news |date=September 2, 1936 |title=Lynden Auto Race Driver Killed |page=7 |work=The Bellingham Herald |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-bellingham-herald-lynden-auto-race-d/158578406/ |via=Newspapers.com |accessdate=November 6, 2024}} Primarily a sprint car driver, Pixley competed in the 1936 Indianapolis 500 for Clarence Felker, driving in a Miller that had once sported a V16 engine but at the time was powered by a Miller four-cylinder.[http://www.rmauctions.com/featurecars.cfm?SaleCode=MO09&CarID=r207&fc=0 1931 Miller V16 Racing Car] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090712071351/http://www.rmauctions.com/featurecars.cfm?SaleCode=MO09&CarID=r207&fc=0 |date=2009-07-12 }}, RM Auctions, Retrieved 2010-06-14 It would be his only Championship Car start as he was killed in August of that year in a crash at Roby Speedway in Hammond, Indiana.Jenkins, Richard. [http://www.oldracingcars.com/driver/Ray_Pixley Ray Pixley], Old Racing Cars, Retrieved 2010-06-14

Motorsports career results

= Indianapolis 500 results =

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Year !Car !Start !Qual !Rank !Finish !Laps !Led !Retired
1936 \|41 \|25 \|116.703 \|7 \|6 \|200 \|0 \|Running
colspan=6\|Totals \|200 \|0 \|

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Year

!Car

!Start

!Qual

!Rank

!Finish

!Laps

!Led

!Retired

1936

|41