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Bill Cheesbourg (June 12, 1927 Tucson, Arizona – November 6, 1995 Tucson, Arizona) was an American racecar driver.
Cheesbourg drove in the USAC Championship Car series, racing in the 1956-1962 and 1964-1966 seasons with 31 starts, including the Indianapolis 500 races in 1957-1959, 1961, 1964, and 1965. He finished in the top ten 8 times, with his best finish in 7th position in 1959 at Daytona and in 1966 at Fuji.
[edit] Indy 500 results
| Year |
Car |
Start |
Qual |
Rank |
Finish |
Laps |
Led |
Retired |
| 1957 |
31 |
23 |
141.565 |
13 |
26 |
81 |
0 |
Fuel leak |
| 1958 |
54 |
33 |
142.546 |
30 |
10 |
200 |
0 |
Running |
| 1959 |
53 |
30 |
141.788 |
30 |
21 |
147 |
0 |
Magneto |
| 1961 |
14 |
9 |
145.873 |
11 |
28 |
50 |
0 |
Crash FS |
| 1964 |
62 |
33 |
148.711 |
33 |
16 |
131 |
0 |
Engine |
| 1965 |
47 |
33 |
153.774 |
33 |
32 |
14 |
0 |
Magneto |
| Totals |
623 |
0 |
|
|
| Starts |
6 |
| Poles |
0 |
| Front Row |
0 |
| Wins |
0 |
| Top 5 |
0 |
| Top 10 |
1 |
| Retired |
5 |
|
[edit] World Championship career summary
The Indianapolis 500 was considered of the FIA World Championship from 1950 through 1960. Drivers competing at Indy during those years were credited with World Championship points and participation. Bill Cheesbourg participated in 3 World Championship races. He started on the pole 0 times, won 0 races, set 0 fastest laps, and finished on the podium 0 times. He accumulated a total of 0 championship points.
