Biography
Bill Cantrell, whose full name was William Cantrell, was born on 31 January 1908 in West Point, Kentucky. He raced both power boats and IndyCar machinery. In 1949 he won the hydroplane Gold Cup in Detroit.
In 1950 the Indianapolis 500 counted towards the Formula One World Championship. Cantrell started that race in an Adams car, sharing the drive with Bayliss Levrett. It was his only World Championship start, and he scored no points.
In 1992 he was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America in the power boat category. Cantrell died on 22 January 1996.
Source: Wikipedia, “William Cantrell”. Text licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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