Bill Alsup, the Glossary
Bill Alsup (July 15, 1938 in Honolulu – August 9, 2016) was an American race car driver.[1]
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74 relations: A. B. Dick Company, All American Racers, Argo Racing Cars, Atlanta 500 Classic, Atlanta Motor Speedway, Auto racing, Autodynamics (race car manufacturer), Bob Lazier, Bobby Unser, Brabham, Brainerd International Raceway, Caesars Palace Grand Prix, Canadian Tire Motorsport Park, Champ Car World Series, Charlotte Motor Speedway, Circuit Mont-Tremblant, Cosworth, Dennis Firestone, Ford Kent engine, Formula Ford, Geoff Brabham, Gran Premio Tecate, Grand Prix at The Glen, Grand Prix of Cleveland, Grand Prix of Long Beach, Grand Prix of Portland, Grand Prix of Road America, Honolulu, Indianapolis 500, Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio, IndyCar Monterey Grand Prix, IndyCar Series at the Milwaukee Mile, Jimmy Bryan Memorial, March Engineering, McLaren, Meadowlands Grand Prix, Michigan 500, Michigan International Speedway, Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course, Milwaukee Mile, Molson Indy Montreal, Offenhauser, Ontario Motor Speedway, Pocono 500 (IndyCar), Polaroid Corporation, Rick Mears, Riverside International Raceway, Road America, Road Atlanta, Sanair Super Speedway, ... Expand index (24 more) »
- Formula Super Vee Champions
- Racing drivers from Colorado
- Racing drivers from Hawaii
A. B. Dick Company
The A. B. Dick Company (later stylized as ABDick) was a major American manufacturer of copy machines and office supplies in the late 19th century and 20th centuries.
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All American Racers
All American Racers is an American-licensed auto racing team and constructor based in Santa Ana, California.
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Argo Racing Cars
Argo Racing Cars Ltd. is a British racing constructor founded by Swiss designer Jo Marquart and British mechanic Nick Jordan as part of their Anglia Cars racing team in the 1980s.
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Atlanta 500 Classic
The Atlanta 500 Classic was an Indy Racing League event held at the Atlanta Motor Speedway from 1998 until 2001.
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Atlanta Motor Speedway
Atlanta Motor Speedway (formerly known as the Atlanta International Raceway from 1960 to 1990) is a quad-oval intermediate speedway in Hampton, Georgia.
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Auto racing
Auto racing (also known as car racing, motor racing, or automobile racing) is a motorsport involving the racing of automobiles for competition.
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Autodynamics (race car manufacturer)
Autodynamics Inc. is a former American racecar manufacturer based in Marblehead, Massachusetts.
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Bob Lazier
Robert Lazier (December 22, 1938 – April 18, 2020) was an American race car driver. Bill Alsup and Bob Lazier are champ Car drivers, formula Super Vee Champions, Indianapolis 500 drivers and SCCA Formula Super Vee drivers.
Bobby Unser
Robert William Unser (February 20, 1934 – May 2, 2021) was an American automobile racer. Bill Alsup and Bobby Unser are champ Car drivers, Indianapolis 500 drivers and racing drivers from Colorado.
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Brabham
Motor Racing Developments Ltd., commonly known as Brabham, was a British racing car manufacturer and Formula One racing team.
Brainerd International Raceway
Brainerd International Raceway is a road course, and dragstrip racing complex northwest of the city of Brainerd, Minnesota.
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Caesars Palace Grand Prix
The Caesars Palace Grand Prix was an annual car race held in Las Vegas, US from 1981 to 1984.
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Canadian Tire Motorsport Park
Canadian Tire Motorsport Park (formerly Mosport Park and Mosport International Raceway) is a multi-track motorsport venue located north of Bowmanville, in Ontario, Canada, approximately 75 kilometers (47 miles) east of Toronto.
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Champ Car World Series
Champ Car World Series (CCWS) was the series sanctioned by Open-Wheel Racing Series Inc., a sanctioning body for American open-wheel car racing that operated from 2004 to 2008.
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Charlotte Motor Speedway
Charlotte Motor Speedway (formerly known as Lowe's Motor Speedway from 1999 to 2009 due to sponsorship reasons) is a quad-oval intermediate speedway in Concord, North Carolina.
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Circuit Mont-Tremblant
Circuit Mont-Tremblant is a race circuit located approximately north of Montreal, Quebec, in the city of Mont-Tremblant, Canada. It is the second-oldest existing race track in Canada, and was originally known as Circuit Mont-Tremblant-St-Jovite until it was renamed in the 1970s.
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Cosworth
Cosworth is a British automotive engineering company founded in London in 1958, specialising in high-performance internal combustion engines, powertrain, and electronics for automobile racing (motorsport) and mainstream automotive industries.
Dennis Firestone
Dennis Firestone (born 22 July 1944 in Townsville, Australia) is a former CART driver who raced from 1979 to 1987. He was the 1980 CART Rookie of the Year in finishing 12th in season points, his best season. His best finish in a CART race was a pair of 5th places that season. He made five starts at the Indianapolis 500 with a best finish of 10th in 1981. Bill Alsup and Dennis Firestone are champ Car drivers, formula Super Vee Champions and Indianapolis 500 drivers.
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Ford Kent engine
The Ford Kent is an internal combustion engine from Ford of Europe.
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Formula Ford
Formula Ford, also known as F1600 and Formula F, is an entry-level class of single-seater, open-wheel formula racing.
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Geoff Brabham
Geoffrey John Brabham (born 20 March 1952) is an Australian racing driver. Bill Alsup and Geoff Brabham are champ Car drivers, formula Super Vee Champions, Indianapolis 500 drivers and SCCA Formula Super Vee drivers.
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Gran Premio Tecate
The Gran Premio Tecate was a round of the Champ Car World Series held on the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez circuit in Mexico City, Mexico.
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Grand Prix at The Glen
The Grand Prix at The Glen was an IndyCar Series race held at Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen, New York.
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Grand Prix of Cleveland
The Grand Prix of Cleveland was an Indy car event in the CART series, held annually at Burke Lakefront Airport in Cleveland, Ohio, United States.
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Grand Prix of Long Beach
The Grand Prix of Long Beach (known as Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach since 2019 for naming rights reasons) is an IndyCar Series race held on a street circuit in downtown Long Beach, California.
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Grand Prix of Portland
The Grand Prix of Portland (known as the BitNile.com Grand Prix of Portland for sponsorship reasons) is a race in the IndyCar Series held at the Portland International Raceway in Portland, Oregon.
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Grand Prix of Road America
The Grand Prix of Road America, also known as the XPEL Grand Prix at Road America for sponsorship reasons, is an IndyCar Series race held at Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin.
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Honolulu
Honolulu is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Hawaii, which is in the Pacific Ocean.
Indianapolis 500
The Indianapolis 500, formally known as the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race, and commonly shortened to Indy 500, is an annual automobile race held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana, United States, an enclave suburb of Indianapolis.
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Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio
The Honda Indy 200 at Mid-Ohio is an IndyCar Series race held at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio.
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IndyCar Monterey Grand Prix
The Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey is an IndyCar Series race held at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca near Monterey, California, United States.
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IndyCar Series at the Milwaukee Mile
The Milwaukee Mile in West Allis, Wisconsin has hosted American open-wheel car racing events dating back to 1937.
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Jimmy Bryan Memorial
The Jimmy Bryan Memorial was an IndyCar Series race held at the Phoenix Raceway in Avondale, Arizona, United States.
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March Engineering
March Engineering was a Formula One constructor and manufacturer of customer racing cars from the United Kingdom.
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McLaren
McLaren Racing Limited is a British motor racing team based at the McLaren Technology Centre in Woking, Surrey, England.
Meadowlands Grand Prix
The Meadowlands Grand Prix was a CART IndyCar race held at the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey from 1984 until 1991.
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Michigan 500
The Michigan 500 was an IndyCar Series race held at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan.
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Michigan International Speedway
Michigan International Speedway (MIS) is a moderate-banked D-shaped speedway located in Cambridge Township, Lenawee County, Michigan, on the border with Jackson County, approximately four miles (6.4 km) south of the village of Brooklyn.
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Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course is a road course auto racing facility located in Troy Township, Morrow County, Ohio, United States, just outside the village of Lexington.
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Milwaukee Mile
The Milwaukee Mile is a oval race track in the central United States, located on the grounds of the Wisconsin State Fair Park in West Allis, Wisconsin, a suburb west of Milwaukee.
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Molson Indy Montreal
The Molson Indy Montreal was an annual auto race in Montreal, Quebec on the Champ Car World Series calendar.
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Offenhauser
The Offenhauser Racing Engine, or Offy, is a racing engine design that dominated American open wheel racing for more than 50 years and is still popular among vintage sprint and midget car racers.
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Ontario Motor Speedway
Ontario Motor Speedway was a motorsport venue located in Ontario, California.
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Pocono 500 (IndyCar)
The Pocono 500 was an IndyCar Series race held at Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, located in the Pocono Mountains.
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Polaroid Corporation
Polaroid Corporation was an American company best known for its instant film and cameras, which now survives as a brand for consumer electronics.
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Rick Mears
Rick Ravon Mears (born December 3, 1951) is a retired American race car driver. Bill Alsup and Rick Mears are champ Car drivers and Indianapolis 500 drivers.
Riverside International Raceway
Riverside International Raceway (sometimes known as Riverside, RIR, or Riverside Raceway) was a motorsports race track and road course established in the Edgemont area of Riverside County, California, just east of the city limits of Riverside and east of Los Angeles, in 1957.
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Road America
Road America is a motorsport road course located near Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin on Wisconsin Highway 67.
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Road Atlanta
Road Atlanta (known for sponsorship reasons as Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta) is a road course located just north of Braselton, Georgia, United States.
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Sanair Super Speedway
Sanair Super Speedway is a motorsports park with a paved triangular oval race track, a dragstrip, a oval, as well as a mini-oval and karting course.
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SCCA Formula Super Vee
The SCCA Formula Super Vee was one of the longest running Formula Super Vee championships in the world.
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Sunoco
Sunoco LP is an American master limited partnership organized under Delaware state laws and headquartered in Dallas, Texas.
Team Penske
Team Penske (formerly Penske Racing) is an American professional auto racing organization, competing in the IndyCar Series, NASCAR Cup Series, IMSA SportsCar Championship and FIA World Endurance Championship. Debuting at the 1966 24 Hours of Daytona, the organization has also competed in various other types of professional racing such as Formula One, Can-Am, Trans Am, and Australia's Supercars Championship.
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Texas World Speedway
Texas World Speedway (TWS) was a motorsport venue located in College Station, Texas.
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Tom Bagley (racing driver)
Tom Bagley (born December 3, 1939, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), is a former driver in the USAC, CART Championship Car, IMSA, Formula Atlantic, and Trans-Am Series. Bill Alsup and Tom Bagley (racing driver) are champ Car drivers, formula Super Vee Champions, Indianapolis 500 drivers, SCCA Formula Super Vee drivers and SCCA National Championship Runoffs participants.
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Trenton 150
The Trenton 150 was an American Championship Car race held at Trenton International Speedway from 1946 until 1979.
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Trenton Speedway
Trenton Speedway was a racing facility located near Trenton, New Jersey at the New Jersey State Fairgrounds.
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United States Auto Club
The United States Auto Club (USAC) is one of the sanctioning bodies of auto racing in the United States.
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Volkswagen
Volkswagen (VW)English:,. is a German automobile manufacturer headquartered in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, Germany.
Watkins Glen International
Watkins Glen International, nicknamed "The Glen", is an automobile race track in the northeastern United States, located in Dix, New York, just southwest of the village of Watkins Glen, at the southern tip of Seneca Lake.
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1977 USAC Mini-Indy Series season
The 1977 USAC Mini Indy Series season was the first season of the USAC sanctioned Formula Super Vee championship which would later be called Indy Lights.
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1978 USAC Mini-Indy Series season
The 1978 USAC Mini Indy Series season was the second season of the USAC sanctioned Formula Super Vee championship.
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1979 Arizona Republic / Jimmy Bryan 150
The 1979 Arizona Republic / Jimmy Bryan 150 was the first round of the 1979 IndyCar season, held on March 11, at Phoenix International Raceway, Avondale, Arizona.
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1979 Indianapolis 500
The 63rd 500 Mile International Sweepstakes was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana, on Sunday May 27, 1979.
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1979 SCCA/CART Indy Car Series
The 1979 SCCA/CART Indy Car Series was the inaugural Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) American open wheel racing championship series.
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1980 CART PPG Indy Car World Series
The 1980 CART PPG Indy Car World Series season was the second in the CART era of U.S. open-wheel racing.
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1980 Indianapolis 500
The 64th 500 Mile International Sweepstakes was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana on Sunday, May 25, 1980.
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1981 CART PPG Indy Car World Series
The 1981 CART PPG Indy Car World Series season, the third in the CART era of U.S. open-wheel racing, consisted of 11 races, beginning in Avondale, Arizona on March 22 and concluding at the same location on October 31.
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1981 Indianapolis 500
The 65th Indianapolis 500 was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana, on Sunday, May 24, 1981.
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1982 CART PPG Indy Car World Series
The 1982 CART PPG Indy Car World Series season, the fourth in the CART era of U.S. open-wheel racing, consisted of 11 races, beginning in Avondale, Arizona on March 28 and concluding at the same location on November 6.
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1983 CART PPG Indy Car World Series
The 1983 CART PPG Indy Car World Series season was the 5th national championship season of American open wheel racing sanctioned by CART.
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1983 Indianapolis 500
The 67th Indianapolis 500 was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana, on Sunday, May 29, 1983.
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1984 CART PPG Indy Car World Series
The 1984 CART PPG Indy Car World Series season, the sixth in the CART era of U.S. open-wheel racing, consisted of 16 races, beginning in Long Beach, California on March 31 and concluding in Las Vegas, Nevada on November 10.
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1984 Indianapolis 500
The 68th Indianapolis 500 was held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana on Sunday May 27, 1984.
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See also
Formula Super Vee Champions
- Al Unser Jr.
- Arie Luyendyk
- Bertil Roos
- Bill Alsup
- Bob Lazier
- Dennis Firestone
- Didier Theys
- Ed Pimm
- Eddie Miller (racing driver, born 1945)
- Elliott Forbes-Robinson
- Freddy Kottulinsky
- Geoff Brabham
- Helmuth Koinigg
- Herm Johnson
- John Nielsen (racing driver)
- Keke Rosberg
- Ken Johnson (racing driver)
- Ken Murillo
- Manfred Schurti
- Mark Smith (American racing driver)
- Michael Andretti
- Mikko Kozarowitzky
- Peter Kuhn
- Scott Atchison (racing driver)
- Stuart Crow
- Tom Bagley (racing driver)
- Walter Lechner
Racing drivers from Colorado
- Adrian Carrio
- Bill Alsup
- Bob Finney
- Bobby Regester
- Bobby Unser
- Buddy Lazier
- Clint Vahsholtz
- Flinn Lazier
- Jerry Unser Jr.
- Joey Brienza
- John Rostek
- Johnnie Tolan
- Kody Vanderwal
- Lance Reventlow
- Louis Unser
- Mark Miller (racer)
- Mike Potekhen
- Red Byron
- Ross Davis (racing driver)
- Sabré Cook
- Scott Anderson (racing driver)
- Shorty Templeman
- Van Johnson (racing driver)
- Wally Dallenbach Jr.
- Wes Vandervoort
- Will Owen (racing driver)
Racing drivers from Hawaii
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Alsup
Also known as Alsup, Bill.
, SCCA Formula Super Vee, Sunoco, Team Penske, Texas World Speedway, Tom Bagley (racing driver), Trenton 150, Trenton Speedway, United States Auto Club, Volkswagen, Watkins Glen International, 1977 USAC Mini-Indy Series season, 1978 USAC Mini-Indy Series season, 1979 Arizona Republic / Jimmy Bryan 150, 1979 Indianapolis 500, 1979 SCCA/CART Indy Car Series, 1980 CART PPG Indy Car World Series, 1980 Indianapolis 500, 1981 CART PPG Indy Car World Series, 1981 Indianapolis 500, 1982 CART PPG Indy Car World Series, 1983 CART PPG Indy Car World Series, 1983 Indianapolis 500, 1984 CART PPG Indy Car World Series, 1984 Indianapolis 500.