Bill Holland | |||||||
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Born | Willard Saulsbury Holland December 18, 1907 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | ||||||
Died | May 20, 1984 Tucson, Arizona, U.S. | (aged 76)||||||
Championship titles | |||||||
AAA Eastern Big Car (1941) Major victories Indianapolis 500 (1949) | |||||||
Champ Car career | |||||||
66+ races run over 9 years | |||||||
Best finish | 2nd (1947) | ||||||
First race | 1946 Williams Grove Race #1 (Williams Grove) | ||||||
Last race | 1953 Syracuse 100 (Syracuse) | ||||||
First win | 1946 Selinsgrove Race #1 (Selinsgrove) | ||||||
Last win | 1949 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis) | ||||||
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NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
8 races run over 2 years | |||||||
Best finish | 55th (1951) | ||||||
First race | 1951 Race 1 (Daytona Beach) | ||||||
Last race | 1952 Motor City 250 (Detroit) | ||||||
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Formula One World Championship career | |||||||
Active years | 1950, 1953–1954 | ||||||
Teams | Diedt, Kurtis Kraft | ||||||
Entries | 3 (2 starts) | ||||||
Championships | 0 | ||||||
Wins | 0 | ||||||
Podiums | 1 | ||||||
Career points | 6 | ||||||
Pole positions | 0 | ||||||
Fastest laps | 0 | ||||||
First entry | 1950 Indianapolis 500 | ||||||
Last entry | 1954 Indianapolis 500 |
Willard Saulsbury Holland (December 18, 1907 – May 20, 1984) was an American racing driver from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He won the Indianapolis 500 in 1949 and finished second in 1947, 1948, and 1950. He was runner-up in the 1947 American Automobile Association (AAA) National Championship.