Bill Vukovich
Race car driver, Athlete
1918 – 1955
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
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on July 23, 2013
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