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Bill Vukovich II

full name William John Vukovich II nationality American age 78 years old born March 29, 1944 hometown Fresno, California

Racing highlights

1979	2nd	USAC National Championship
1977	2nd	USAC National Silver Crown
1972	2nd	USAC National Championship Trail
1971	3rd	USAC National Championship
1966	1st	Bay Cities Racing Association Outdoor Midget Championship

Racing career summary

Races entered	256
Wins	27
Podiums	61
Pole positions	2
Fastest laps	0
Race win percentage	10.5%
Podium percentage	23.8%

Driver relations

Father of Bill Vukovich III. Son of Bill Vukovich.

Disclaimer: the data and summaries are all taken from the data available in the career details section further below on this page. If you know of things missing or have corrections, please log in and submit them.

Career overview – years in numbers

The following numbers are a summary of the more detailed information available in the Career details further below on the page. Seasons spanning over two years (for example 2013-14 championships) have their race results accounted for in the year the championship ends.

1986	Racing	1 race	0 wins	0 podiums	0 pole position	0 fastest race laps
1985	Racing	1 race	0 wins	1 podium	0 pole position	? fastest race laps
1984	Racing	5 races	0 wins	0 podiums	0 pole position	0 fastest race laps
1983	Racing	5 races	0 wins	0 podiums	0 pole position	0 fastest race laps
1982	Racing	7 races	0 wins	0 podiums	0 pole position	? fastest race laps
1981	Racing	7 races	0 wins	0 podiums	0 pole position	? fastest race laps
1980	Racing	8 races	0 wins	0 podiums	0 pole position	? fastest race laps
1979	Racing	10 races	1 win	4 podiums	0 pole position	0 fastest race laps
1978	Racing	5 races	0 wins	1 podium	0 pole position	? fastest race laps
1977	Racing	12 races	0 wins	1 podium	0 pole position	? fastest race laps
1976	Racing	11 races	1 win	1 podium	0 pole position	? fastest race laps
1975	Racing	18 races	0 wins	2 podiums	0 pole position	0 fastest race laps
1974	Racing	16 races	0 wins	3 podiums	0 pole position	? fastest race laps
1973	Racing	17 races	1 win	7 podiums	0 pole position	? fastest race laps
1972	Racing	12 races	0 wins	2 podiums	0 pole position	? fastest race laps
1971	Racing	22 races	3 wins	8 podiums	0 pole position	? fastest race laps
1970	Racing	14 races	1 win	5 podiums	0 pole position	? fastest race laps
1969	Racing	20 races	1 win	2 podiums	1 pole positions	? fastest race laps
1968	Racing	35 races	5 wins	9 podiums	1 pole positions	? fastest race laps
1967	Racing	26 races	11 wins	12 podiums	0 pole position	? fastest race laps
1966	Racing	3 races	3 wins	3 podiums	0 pole position	? fastest race laps
1965	Racing	1 race	0 wins	0 podiums	0 pole position	0 fastest race laps

Career details – the racing career of Bill Vukovich II


Position	Points	Team
	0	Batista
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
1	0	0	0	0
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.


Position	Points	Team
	0
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
1	0	1	0	?
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.


Position	Points	Team
	0
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
4	0	0	0	0
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.


Position	Points	Team
19th	20
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
1	0	0	0	0
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.


Position	Points	Team
	0	DePalma
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
5	0	0	0	?
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.


Position	Points	Team
	0	Jet Engineering
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
0	0	0	0	0
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
Car		Engine		Tyres
Eagle 81		Chevrolet 5.8		Goodyear


Position	Points	Team
41st	2	Kraco Racing, Leader Card Racing
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
2	0	0	0	?
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
Car		Engine		Tyres
Penske PC-9B		Cosworth DFX 2.6 turbo		Goodyear
Watson 82		Cosworth DFX 2.6 turbo		Goodyear


Position	Points	Team
	0	Kurtz
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
2	0	0	0	?
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.


Position	Points	Team
13th	568
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
3	0	0	0	?
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.


Position	Points	Team
33rd	6	Rattlesnake Racing
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
3	0	0	0	?
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
Car		Engine		Tyres
Watson 77		Offenhauser 2.6 turbo		Goodyear


Position	Points	Team
	0	Cook
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
4	0	0	0	?
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.


Position	Points	Team
37th	96	Leader Card Racing
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
7	0	0	0	?
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
Car		Engine		Tyres
Watson 77		Offenhauser 2.6 turbo		Goodyear
Watson 78		Offenhauser 2.6 turbo		Goodyear
Watson 79		Cosworth DFX 2.6 turbo		Goodyear
Eagle 78		Offenhauser 2.6 turbo		Goodyear


Position	Points	Team
	0	Ben Leyba
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
1	0	0	0	?
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.


Position	Points	Team
2nd	1770	Leader Card
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
7	0	3	0	?
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
Car		Engine		Tyres
Watson (Offenhauser TC)


Position	Points	Team
	0	Leader Card Racing
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
0	0	0	0	0
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
Car		Engine		Tyres
Watson 77		Offenhauser 2.6 turbo


Position	Points	Team
4th	0	Ben Leyba
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
3	1	1	0	?
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.


Position	Points	Team
40th	20	Longhorn Racing, Wayne Woodward, Jerry O'Connell Racing
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
2	0	0	0	?
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
Car		Engine		Tyres
Wildcat Mk. I		DGS 2.6 turbo
Eagle 74		Offenhauser 2.6 turbo
Lightning 77		Cosworth DFX 2.6 turbo


Position	Points	Team
6th	0	Ben Leyba
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
2	0	1	0	?
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.


Position	Points	Team
57th	0
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
1	0	0	0	?
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.


Position	Points	Team
27th	220	Alex Morales Motorsports, A. J. Foyt Enterprises, Grant King Racers
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
8	0	0	0	?
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
Car		Engine		Tyres
Coyote 74		Foyt 2.6 turbo
Eagle 74		Offenhauser 2.6 turbo
Lightning 77		Offenhauser 2.6 turbo
Dragon 76		Offenhauser 2.6 turbo


Position	Points	Team
2nd	0	Capels
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
4	0	1	0	?
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.


Position	Points	Team
14th	660	Alex Morales Motorsports
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
10	0	0	0	?
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
Car		Engine		Tyres
Eagle 74		Offenhauser 2.6 turbo


Position	Points	Team
	0
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
1	1	1	0	?
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.


Position	Points	Team
5th	2080	Fletcher Racing Team
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
10	0	2	0	?
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
Car		Engine		Tyres
Eagle 74		Offenhauser 2.6 turbo


Position	Points	Team
	0	Ben Leyba
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
4	0	0	0	?
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.


Position	Points	Team
46th	0
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
2	0	0	0	?
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.


Position	Points	Team
5th	11	Tony Bettenhausen Jr,Gerhardt Racers
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
2	0	0	0	0
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
Car		Engine		Tyres
1973 Chevrolet,Eagle 72 (Offenhauser TC)


Position	Points	Team
6th	1925	Jerry O'Connell Racing
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
12	0	3	0	?
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
Car		Engine		Tyres
Eagle 72		Offenhauser 2.6 turbo
Eagle 74		Offenhauser 2.6 turbo


Position	Points	Team
	0	Bettenhausen
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
4	0	0	0	?
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.


Position	Points	Team
4th	2440	Jerry O'Connell Racing
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
15	1	7	0	?
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
Car		Engine		Tyres
Eagle 72		Offenhauser 2.6 turbo


Position	Points	Team
	0
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
2	0	0	0	?
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.


Position	Points	Team
2nd	2200	Jerry O'Connell Racing
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
10	0	2	0	?
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
Car		Engine		Tyres
Eagle 72		Offenhauser 2.6 turbo
Eagle 70		Offenhauser 2.6 turbo


Position	Points	Team
	0	Davis
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
2	0	0	0	?
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.


Position	Points	Team
3rd	2250	Jerry O'Connell
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
9	0	3	0	?
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
Car		Engine		Tyres
Laycock (Offenhauser TC)
Brabham (Offenhauser TC)


Position	Points	Team
4th	0	Rogala
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
4	0	1	0	?
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.


Position	Points	Team
	0
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
9	3	4	0	?
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.


Position	Points	Team
36th	200	Agajanian-Faas, Jerry O'Connell, Walmotor, STP Oil Treatment
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
6	0	1	0	?
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
Car		Engine		Tyres
Kuzma (Offenhauser)
Morris (Offenhauser TC)
Brabham (Offenhauser)


Position	Points	Team
	0	Agajanian Faas Racers
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
8	1	4	0	?
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.


Position	Points	Team
8th	1280	Agajanian
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
19	0	1	1	?
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
Car		Engine		Tyres
Brabham (Chevrolet)
Gerhardt (Offenhauser TC)
Brabham (Ford)
Brabham (Offenhauser TC)
Watson (Offenhauser)
Laycock (Ford)
Laycock (Offenhauser TC)
Shrike (Offenhauser)
Laycock (Chevrolet)


Position	Points	Team
	0
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
1	1	1	0	?
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.


Position	Points	Team
5th	2410	Agajanian
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
25	0	2	1	?
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
Car		Engine		Tyres
Brabham (Offenhauser TC)
Watson (Offenhauser)
Brabham (Ford)
Shrike (Offenhauser TC)
Mongoose (Offenhauser TC)
Mongoose (Ford)


Position	Points	Team
20th	0
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
6	1	3	0	?
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.


Position	Points	Team
	0
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
4	4	4	0	?
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.


Position	Points	Team
	0
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
?	0	0	0	?
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.


Position	Points	Team
16th	500	Agajanian
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
11	0	0	0	?
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
Car		Engine		Tyres
Shrike (Offenhauser SC)
Watson (Offenhauser)
Mongoose (Ford)


Position	Points	Team
20th	0	J J Smith
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
5	1	2	0	?
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.


Position	Points	Team
	0
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
?	0	0	0	?
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.


Position	Points	Team
	0
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
10	10	10	0	?
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.


Position	Points	Team
1st	0
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
?	?	?	?	?
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.


Position	Points	Team
	0
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
3	3	3	0	?
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.


Position	Points	Team
38th	80	Gerhardt Racing
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
1	0	0	0	?
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.
Car		Engine		Tyres
Watson (Offenhauser)


Position	Points	Team
	0
Races	Wins	Podiums	Pole positions*	Fastest laps
?	0	0	0	0
* only pole positions from timed qualifying sessions.

Bill Vukovich II

full name William John Vukovich II nationality American age 78 years old born March 29, 1944 hometown Fresno, California

Racing highlights

Racing career summary

Driver relations

Career overview – years in numbers

Career details – the racing career of Bill Vukovich II

1986 USAC National Silver Crown

1985 USAC National Silver Crown

1984 USAC Coors Light Silver Bullet Series

1983-84 USAC Gold Crown Championship

1983 USAC National Silver Crown

1983 PPG Indy Car World Series

1982 PPG Indy Car World Series

1982 USAC National Silver Crown

1981-82 USAC Gold Crown Championship

1981 PPG Indy Car World Series

1981 USAC National Silver Crown

1980 PPG Indy Car World Series

1980 USAC National Silver Crown

1979 USAC National Championship

1979 SCCA/CART Indy Car Series

1979 USAC National Silver Crown

1978 USAC Citicorp Cup National Championship

1978 USAC National Silver Crown

1978 USAC National Sprint Car Series

1977 USAC Citicorp Cup National Championship

1977 USAC National Silver Crown

1976 USAC Citicorp Cup National Championship

1976 USAC National Midget Series

1975 USAC National Championship

1975 USAC National Silver Crown

1975 USAC National Sprint Car Series

1975 USAC - World Series of Auto Racing

1974 USAC National Championship Trail

1974 USAC National Silver Crown

1973 USAC National Championship Trail

1973 USAC National Silver Crown

1972 USAC National Championship Trail

1972 USAC National Silver Crown

1971 USAC National Championship

1971 USAC National Silver Crown

1971 USAC National Midget Series

1970 USAC National Championship

1970 USAC National Midget Series

1969 USAC National Championship

1969 USAC National Midget Series

1968 USAC National Championship

1968 USAC National Sprint Car Series

1968 USAC National Midget Series

1968 Bay Cities Racing Association Outdoor Midget Championship

1967 USAC National Championship

1967 USAC National Sprint Car Series

1967 Bay Cities Racing Association Outdoor Midget Championship

1967 USAC National Midget Series

1966 Bay Cities Racing Association Outdoor Midget Championship

1966 USAC National Midget Series

1965 USAC National Championship

1965 USAC National Midget Series