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Billy Vukovich III or Bill Vukovich III (born August 31, 1963 died November 25, 1990) was an American race car driver. He was a three time starter of the Indianapolis 500. The grandson of two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Bill Vukovich and the son of Bill Vukovich II, Vukovich III was the 1988 Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year. Billy was killed in a sprint car race at Mesa Marin Raceway in Bakersfield, California, in 1990.
His grandfather was killed while leading the 1955 Indianapolis 500.
[edit] Indy 500 results
| Year |
Car |
Start |
Qual |
Rank |
Finish |
Laps |
Led |
Retired |
| 1988 |
56 |
23 |
208.545 |
20 |
14 |
179 |
0 |
Flagged |
| 1989 |
81 |
30 |
216.698 |
13 |
12 |
186 |
0 |
Flagged |
| 1990 |
81 |
31 |
211.389 |
32 |
24 |
102 |
0 |
Engine |
| Totals |
467 |
0 |
|
|
| Starts |
3 |
| Poles |
0 |
| Front Row |
0 |
| Wins |
0 |
| Top 5 |
0 |
| Top 10 |
0 |
| Retired |
1 |
|
