Billy Knipper Explained

Billy Knipper

Birth Name:

William Peter Knipper

Birth Date:

9 August 1882

Birth Place:

Rochester, New York, U.S.

Death Place:

Rochester, New York, U.S.

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Total Champ Races:	9
Years In Champ:	5
First Champ Race:	1909 Indiana Trophy (Crown Point)
Last Champ Race:	1914 Sioux City 300 (Sioux City)
First Champ Win:	1909 Merrimack Valley Trophy (Merrimack Valley)
Champ Wins:	1
Champ Podiums:	3
Champ Poles:	0

William Peter Knipper (August 9, 1882 – September 7, 1968) was an American racing driver.

Biography

Knipper was born in Rochester, New York, the son of William Peter and Mary E. Nura Knipper. He married Mae Christine Ottman November 6, 1913, in Rochester.

A hillclimb was held at West Dugway Hill, Penfield, New York, on October 13, 1906. The free-for-all class was won by Billy Knipper (Thomas 60 h.p.) in a time of 51.8 sec.^[1] ^[2]

At the time of his marriage in 1913 he was employed as an engraver, and was an automobile sealership owner in Rochester, New York.

He died on September 7, 1968, in Rochester, New York.

Motorsports career results

Indianapolis 500 results

Year	Car	Start	Qual	Rank	Finish	Laps	Retired
1911	46	40	-	-	18	126	Flagged
1913	10	11	80.260	20	16	125	Clutch
1914	31	12	89.570	14	13	200	Running
Totals						451

Starts	3
Poles	0
Front Row	0
Wins	0
Top 5	0
Top 10	0
Retired	1

Notes and References

International Motor Cyclopaedia, Year Book-March 1908 to March 1909, Page 102, Publisher: E.E. Schwarzkopf, New York.
Democrat and Chronicle, 21 Oct 1906 page 4, Rochester New York