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| Birth Name: | Merril Henry Williams | ||||||||||||||||
| Birth Date: | 26 October 1912 | ||||||||||||||||
| Birth Place: | Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||
| Death Place: | Richmond, Indiana, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||
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Merril Henry "Doc" Williams (October 26, 1912 – April 12, 1982) was an American racing driver.
Williams attempted to qualify for the Indianapolis 500 every year from 1933 to 1941 but only succeeded in qualifying in 1936, 1940, and 1941. When the race returned in 1946 after the Second World War, Williams again failed to qualify. In 1947 he qualified a Novi powered Kurtis but it was driven by Herb Ardinger, who finished 4th, completing all 200 laps. He qualified again in 1948 but was knocked out of the race after 19 laps. He failed to qualify in 1949 and it was the end of his Championship car career. Williams did not attempt to qualify for any Championship Car races other than the Indianapolis 500.[1]
| Year | Car | Start | Qual | Rank | Finish | Laps | Led | Retired | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | 54 | 23 | 112.837 | 26 | 16 | 192 | 0 | Out of gas | |
| 1940 | 36 | 19 | 122.963 | 15 | 25 | 61 | 0 | Oil line | |
| 1941 | 36 | 5 | 124.014 | 9 | 24 | 68 | 0 | Radiator | |
| 1947 | 54 | 4 | 120.733 | Did Not Start | |||||
| 1948 | 74 | 6 | 124.151 | 20 | 29 | 19 | 0 | Clutch | |
| Totals | 340 | 0 | |||||||
| Starts | 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Poles | 0 | |
| Front Row | 0 | |
| Wins | 0 | |
| Top 5 | 0 | |
| Top 10 | 0 | |
| Retired | 4 |