Billy Devore Explained

Billy Devore
Birth Name:	Lewis Wiley Devore
Birth Date:	12 September 1910
Birth Place:	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Death Place:	Brownsburg, Indiana, U.S.
Module1:	Embed: yes Total Champ Races: 18 Years In Champ: 12 Best Champ Pos: 6th (1938) First Champ Race: 1937 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis) Last Champ Race: 1949 DuQuoin 100 (DuQuoin) Champ Wins: 0 Champ Podiums: 0 Champ Poles: 0 Module2: Embed: yes Years: , Races: 2 (0 starts) Championships: 0 Wins: 0 Podiums: 0 Points: 0 Poles: 0 Fastest Laps: 0 Last Race: 1954 Indianapolis 500

Lewis Wiley "Billy" Devore (occasionally spelt DeVore, September 12, 1910 – August 12, 1985) was an American racing driver.^[1] He was the son of Indy car racer Earl Devore.

World Drivers' Championship career

The AAA/USAC-sanctioned Indianapolis 500 was included in the FIA World Drivers' Championship from 1950 through 1960. Drivers competing at Indianapolis during those years were credited with World Drivers' Championship participation, and were eligible to score WDC points alongside those which they may have scored towards the AAA/USAC National Championship.

Devore attempted to qualify for two World Drivers' Championship races at Indianapolis, failing to make the 1950 and 1954 races.

Motorsports career results

Indianapolis 500 results

Year Car Start Qual Rank Finish Laps Led Retired 1937 28 14 120.192 9 7 200 0 Running 1938 58 30 116.339 30 8 185 0 Flagged 1939 26 33 116.527 33 10 200 0 Running 1940 14 32 122.197 21 18 181 0 Flagged 1941 23 8 121.770 21 19 121 0 Rod 1946 17 31 119.876 27 10 167 0 Throttle 1948 19 20 123.967 21 12 190 0 Flagged Totals^[2] 1244 0

Starts 7 Poles 0 Front Row 0 Wins 0 Top 5 0 Top 10 4 Retired 2

FIA World Drivers' Championship results

(key)

Year	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	WDC	Points
1950	Joe Scopa	Scopa	Offenhauser L4	GBR	MON	500	SUI	BEL	FRA	ITA			NC	0
1954	Youngstown White Truck	Kurtis Kraft 3000	Offenhauser L4	ARG	500	BEL	FRA	GBR	GER	SUI	ITA	ESP	NC	0

Notes and References

1. Web site: Billy DeVore . 2024-03-17 . www.champcarstats.com.
2. Web site: Driver Stats. IndianapolisMotorSpeedway.com. 2016-05-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20160529050332/http://www.indianapolismotorspeedway.com/events/indy500/history/historical-stats/driver-stats/drivers/billy-devore. 2016-05-29. dead.