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Bill Homeier

  • 1954–1960
  • HOM
  • Born 31 August 1918 in Rock Island
  • Died 5 May 2001

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Never drove a Formula 1 race. All of these appearances were at the Indianapolis 500, which counted towards the drivers' championship from 1950 to 1960 but was run to different regulations with a different field.

Career numbers

  • Avg grid position24.5
  • Avg finish14
  • Retirement rate0%
  • Pole-to-win conversion–
  • Positions gained+12
  • Points scored1
  • Longest winning streak–
  • Longest podium streak–
  • Longest points-scoring streak1
  • TeamsKurtis Kraft (1954–1955) · Kuzma (1960)

Pole position means the fastest time in qualifying. That is not the same as a start from P1 – grid penalties move a driver down the grid. Up to the 2000s the two numbers coincide.

The career at a glance

1 1954: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1955: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins , championship P23 1960: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1954195519601 1954: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 1955: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins , championship P23 1960: 1 starts, 0 podiums, 0 wins 19541960
WinsOther podiumsOther startsTitleBar height is the number of starts in that season.

Season by season

SeasonTeamRacesWinsPodiumsPointsChampionship
1954Kurtis Kraft10–
1955Kurtis Kraft11P23
1960Kuzma10–

Every race

4 entries, 3 of them started. DNQ: did not qualify; DNS: did not start; DNF: retired.

All 4 races, season by season
YearRaceTeamGridResultPoints
1954Indianapolis 500sharedNichels–P24
Indianapolis 500Kurtis Kraft18P33
1955Indianapolis 500sharedKurtis Kraft–P51
1960Indianapolis 500Kuzma31P13

Against team-mates

Same car, same races. In the race only those where both reached the finish count – a retirement says nothing about the head-to-head.

Team-mateYearsRacesQualifyingQuali gapPoints
Duane Carter1954–19600:30:2–0 : 1.5Compare
Johnnie Parsons1954–19551:20:1–1 : 0Compare
Sam Hanks1954–19551:20:1–1 : 0Compare
Tony Bettenhausen1954–19550:31:0–1 : 3Compare
Bill Vukovich1954–19551:11:0–1 : 9Compare
Jack McGrath1954–19551:10:1–1 : 5Compare
Fred Agabashian1954–19551:11:0–1 : 0Compare
Paul Russo1954–19550:21:0–1 : 3Compare
Jerry Hoyt19540:21:0–0 : 0Compare
Art Cross1954–19551:11:0–1 : 0Compare
Andy Linden1954–19551:20:0–1 : 0Compare
Jimmy Davies1954–19550:30:0–1 : 4Compare
Bob Sweikert1954–19550:20:1–1 : 8Compare
Jim Rathmann19540:21:0–0 : 0Compare
Pat O'Connor1954–19551:10:1–1 : 0Compare
Jimmy Daywalt1954–19551:10:1–1 : 0Compare
Troy Ruttman19540:10:1–0 : 1.5Compare
Mike Nazaruk19540:10:1–0 : 2Compare
Larry Crockett19540:11:0–0 : 0Compare
Marshall Teague19540:20:0–0 : 0Compare
Ernie McCoy19540:11:0–0 : 0Compare
Frank Armi19540:11:0–0 : 0Compare
Gene Hartley19540:10:1–0 : 0Compare
Pat Flaherty1954–19551:10:0–1 : 0Compare
Jimmy Jackson19540:10:0–0 : 0Compare
George Fonder19540:10:0–0 : 0Compare
Johnny Thomson19540:10:0–0 : 0Compare
Walt Faulkner19550:10:0–1 : 1Compare
Al Herman19551:00:0–1 : 0Compare
Chuck Weyant19551:00:0–1 : 0Compare
Cal Niday19551:00:0–1 : 0Compare
Ray Crawford19551:00:0–1 : 0Compare
Al Keller19551:00:0–1 : 0Compare
Johnny Boyd19551:00:0–1 : 0Compare
Ed Elisian19551:00:0–1 : 0Compare

Green: Bill Homeier came out ahead in that duel. Quali gap: the median difference in the last session both set a time in, as a share of the lap – minus is faster. At least three sessions; a dash where there were fewer.

Strongest circuits

Circuits with at least two starts, most wins first.

CircuitStartsWinsPodiumsAvg finish
Indianapolis314