Bill Cantrell

William "Wild Bill" Cantrell (born 31 January 1908 and died 22 January 1996) was an American power boat and racecar driver. In 1950 and 1952, he attempted to qualify for the Indianapolis 500, but was unsuccessful. At the 1950 race, he shared a drive with Bayliss Levrett, although he drove just three laps before the car suffered a mechanical failure.

Cantrell was the winner of the prestigious Gold Cup in 1949 in Detroit. In 1992, he was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America for his achievements in power boat racing.

Formula One Statistical Overview[]

Formula One Record[]

Year	Entrant	Team	WDC Points	WDC Pos.
1950	Richard Palmer	Adams-Offenhauser	0	NC
1952	Pat Clancy	Ewing-Offenhauser	0	NC

Career Statistics[]

Entries	2
Starts	1
Pole Positions	0
Race Wins	0
Podiums	0
Fastest Laps	0
Points	0
Laps Raced	3
Distance Raced	12 km (7.5 mi)

Career Results[]

Complete Formula One Results
Year	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	Pts	Pos
1950									0	NC
1950			Ret ^[1]						0	NC
1952									0	NC
1952		DNQ							0	NC

Key
Symbol	Meaning	Symbol	Meaning
1st	Winner	Ret	Retired
2nd	Podium finish	DSQ	Disqualified
3rd	Podium finish	DNQ	Did not qualify
5th	Points finish	DNPQ	Did not pre-qualify
14th	Non-points finish	TD	Test driver
Italics	Fastest Lap	DNS	Did not start
18th^†	Classified finish (retired with >90% race distance)	NC	Non-classified finish (<90% race distance)
4th^P	Qualified for pole position	[+] More Symbols

Notes[]

↑ Driver did not qualify for the race, but shared a drive with Bayliss Levrett.

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