Bill Puterbaugh (June 6, 1936 – October 9, 2017) was an American racing driver in the USAC Championship Car series. He raced in the 1967–1971, the 1975–1977, and the 1979 seasons, with 31 career starts, including the 1975-1977 Indianapolis 500. He finished in the top-ten 11 times, with his best finish in sixth position in 1968 at Springfield and in 1969 at Sacramento. His seventh-place finish in the 1975 Indianapolis 500 earned him Rookie of the Year.
Puterbaugh died at home surrounded by his family in Brownsburg, Indiana, on October 9, 2017, at the age of 81.
USAC Championship Car season Year 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Rank Pts. 1967 PHX TRE INDY MIL LAN PIP MOS MOS IRP LAN MTR MTR SPR MIL DQS ISF TRE SAC HAN PHX RIV - 0 1968 HAN LVG PHX TRE INDY MIL MOS MOS LAN PIP CDR NAZ IRP IRP LAN LAN MTR MTR SPR MIL DQS ISF TRE SAC MIC HAN PHX RIV 29th 265 1969 PHX HAN INDY MIL LAN PIP CDR NAZ TRE IRP IRP MIL SPR DIS DQS ISF BRN BRN TRE SAC KEN KEN PHX RIV 37th 120 1970 PHX SON TRE INDY MIL LAN CDR MIC IRP SPR MIL ONT DQS ISF SED TRE SAC PHX - 0 1971 RAF RAF PHX TRE INDY MIL POC MIC MIL ONT TRE PHX - 0 1972 PHX TRE INDY MIL MIC POC MIL ONT TRE PHX - 0 1973 TXS TRE TRE INDY MIL POC MIC MIL ONT ONT ONT MIC MIC TRE TXS PHX - 0 1974 ONT ONT ONT PHX TRE INDY MIL POC MIC MIL MIC TRE TRE PHX - 0 1975 ONT ONT ONT PHX TRE INDY MIL POC MIC MIL MIC TRE PHX 16th 560 1976 PHX TRE INDY MIL POC MIC TXS TRE MIL ONT MIC TXS PHX 17th 375 1977 ONT PHX TXS TRE INDY MIL POC MOS MIC TXS MIL ONT MIC PHX 39th 50 1979 ONT TXS INDY MIL POC TXS MIL 30th 10 1980 ONT INDY MIL POC MDO - 0 1981-82 INDY POC SPR DQS ISF INDY - 0 1982-83 SPR DQS NAZ INDY - 0 1983-84 DQS INDY - 0
Indianapolis 500 results Year Chassis Engine Start Finish 1968 Gerhardt Ford Failed to Qualify 1970 Watson Offy Failed to Qualify 1971 Gerhardt Offy Practice Crash 1972 Curtis Offy Failed to Qualify 1973 Coyote Offy Failed to Qualify 1974 Lola Offy Failed to Qualify 1975 Eagle Offy 15th 7th 1976 Eagle Offy 18th 22nd 1977 Eagle Offy 28th 12th 1979 Cicada Offy Failed to Qualify
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