Bill Vukovich

Race car driver, Athlete

1918 – 1955

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Who was Bill Vukovich?

William "Bill" Vukovich was a Serbian American automobile racing driver. He won the 1953 and 1954 Indianapolis 500 plus two more American Automobile Association National Championship races. Several drivers of his generation have referred to Vukovich as the greatest ever encountered in American motorsport.

He was known variously as "Vuky" and "The Mad Russian" for his intense driving style, as well as the "Silent Serb" for his cool demeanor. He was also referred to as the "Fresno Flash" in Floyd Clymer's Indy yearbooks, and in an interview his former mechanic Jim Travers calls him "Vuke".

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Born
Dec 13, 1918
Fresno
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Lived in
  • Fresno
Died
May 30, 1955
Indianapolis

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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