Billy Vukovich III was killed in practice for a CRA race at Mesa Marin Raceway, [1] in Bakersfield, California, when his throttle stuck open which caused his car to swerve into the wall. He was …

Nov 25, 1990 · Son and grandson of his famous family namesakes, Billy was the first third-generation Indianapolis 500 driver. Died after a sprint-car crash at Mesa Marin raceway, when …

Nov 26, 1990 · Bill Vukovich III, grandson of a two-time winner of the Indianapolis 500 and himself the only third-generation Indy 500 driver, was killed Sunday while practicing for a California …

Sep 8, 2023 · A little over five months later, in November 1990, Billy died while testing a sprint car at the Mesa Marin track in Bakersfield. His death was shocking. Not only did he have a great …

Billy was killed in a sprint car race at Mesa Marin Raceway in Bakersfield, California, in 1990. Vukovich became the first third-generation driver to qualify in Indy 500 history. His grandfather …

Bill Vukovich III was killed at Mesa Marin Raceway 1/2-mile banked oval in Bakersfield, CA. Vukovich was driving a California Racing Association (now SCRA) sprint car during one of the …

May 27, 1988 · Bill Vukovich came out of central California in 1953 to win the Indianapolis 500 by leading 195 of 200 laps, then won it again in 1954 by more than a lap despite starting 19th, …

Nov 26, 1990 · Witnesses said Vukovich, 27, of Fresno, was practicing Sunday in an open-wheel sprint car which slammed head-on into a retaining wall at 130 miles per hour on the third turn.

This was the twenty-third edition of the Vukovich Classic at Madera Speedway, honoring the memory of Billy Vukovich III. Billy cut his teeth at this track while completing high school at …

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 …