Billy Winn (racing driver)

This article is about the racecar driver. For the American football defensive lineman, see Billy Winn (American football).

Billy Winn
Nationality	American
Born	James Murdock Winn (1909-08-27)August 27, 1909 Weston, Missouri, U.S.
Died	August 20, 1938(1938-08-20) (aged 28) Springfield, Illinois, U.S.
Cause of death	Injuries from racing accident

Billy Winn (27 August 1909 – 20 August 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.

Award

Winn was inducted in the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame in 2003.

Indianapolis 500 results

Year	Car	Start	Qual	Rank	Finish	Laps	Led	Retired
1931	55	36	105.405	27	21	138	0	Flagged
1932	2	9	111.801	15	9	200	0	Running
1936	5	19	114.648	16	25	78	0	Crankshaft
1937	10	4	119.922	11	26	85	0	Oil line
Totals						501	0

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

External links

• Billy Winn at Find a Grave