Billy Winn (racing driver)

Billy Winn
Billy Winn
Nationality	American
Born	James Murdock Winn; August 27, 1909; Weston, Missouri, U.S.
Died	August 20, 1938 (aged 28); Springfield, Illinois, U.S.
Cause of death	Injuries from racing accident

Billy Winn (August 27, 1909 – August 20, 1938) was an American racecar driver. Primarily a sprint car driver, Winn competed in four Indianapolis 500 races (1931, 1932, 1936, and 1937) and drove as a relief driver in 1933, 1934, 1935, and 1938. He also drove his single-gear sprint car in the 1936 and 1937 Vanderbilt Cup races, running near the front of both races but being sidelined by mechanical failure both years.

Winn was killed in a non-points paying AAA Champ Car event held at the Illinois State Fairgrounds on August 20, 1938 when tire failure caused Winn's Miller to overturn on the fourth lap of the 100-mile race.^[1]

Award[]

Winn was inducted in the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame in 2003.^[2]

Indianapolis 500 results[]

Year	Car	Start	Qual	Rank	Finish	Laps	Retired
1931	55	36	105.405	27	21	138	Flagged
1932	2	9	111.801	15	9	200	Running
1936	5	19	114.648	16	25	78	Crankshaft
1937	10	4	119.922	11	26	85	Oil line
Totals						501

Starts	4
Poles	0
Front Row	0
Wins	0
Top 5	0
Top 10	1
Retired	2

References[]

^ "Winn, auto race driver, dies of crash injuries". Chicago Sunday Tribune. August 21, 1938.
^ https://www.sprintcarhof.com/helper_pages/FileGet.aspx?id=49

External links[]

Billy Winn at Find a Grave

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[1] "Winn, auto race driver, dies of crash injuries". Chicago Sunday Tribune. August 21, 1938.

[2] ttps://www.sprintcarhof.com/helper_pages/FileGet.aspx?id=49

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