Billy Foster

Race car driver, Deceased Person

1937 – 1967

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Who was Billy Foster?

Billy Foster, was a Canadian racing driver.

Born in Victoria, British Columbia, Foster died in a crash during practice for a NASCAR stock car race at Riverside International Raceway in Riverside, California. Foster is the only Canadian racing driver to have been fatally injured at a NASCAR event. He also drove in the USAC Championship Car series, racing in the 1964-1966 seasons, with 28 career starts, including the 1965 and 1966 Indianapolis 500 races. He finished in the top ten 10 times, with his best finish in 2nd position in 1966 at Atlanta.

He and Mario Andretti became best of friends, building a close relationship which Andretti claimed he would never do again with a fellow racer because Foster's death so significantly afftected him.

Foster was cousins with musician, producer, composer, arranger David Foster and with Canadian stock car driver Jim Steen.

He was inducted into the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame in 1993.

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Born
Sep 18, 1937
British Columbia
Nationality
  • Canada
Profession
Lived in
  • Victoria
Died
Jan 20, 1967

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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