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Billy Roe

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Billy Roe
Roe at the 2015 Indianapolis 500
NationalityAmerican
Born (1957-05-07) May 7, 1957 (age 67)
Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
Retired2004
Indy Racing League IndyCar Series
Years active1997-1998, 2000-2002
TeamsRoe Racing
Eurointernational
Team Scandia
Blueprint Racing
Logan Racing
Zali Racing
Starts16
Wins0
Poles0
Best finish21st in 2001
Previous series
1991-1995
1992
2003-2004
Toyota Atlantic
Indy Lights
Indy Pro Series

Billy Roe (born May 7, 1957 in Indianapolis, Indiana), is a former driver in the Indy Racing League. He raced in the 1997–1998 and 2000–2002 seasons with 16 career starts, including 2 at the Indianapolis 500. His best IRL finish was a 12th place at Nashville Speedway in 2001. In the 1997 Las Vegas Motor Speedway race, he fielded his own car. Prior to racing in the IRL he competed in Toyota Atlantic from 1991 to 1995, however, he never competed in more than 3 races in a single season. He also competed in 2 Indy Lights races in 1992. After racing in the IRL he competed in the 2003 and 2004 seasons of the Infiniti Pro Series, finishing 16th and 10th in points. Billy Roe established Indianapolis Motor Speedway's first official electric car lap record of 106.897 mph on May 7, 2011 - first lap, first time around, in the Brawner Hawk EX-11.[citation needed]

IRL IndyCar Series

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Year Team Chassis No. Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Rank Points Ref
1996 Tempero–Giuffre Racing Lola T92 25 Buick WDW PHX
Wth
INDY - 0 [1]
1996-97 EuroInternational Dallara IR7 50 Oldsmobile NH1 LV1 WDW PHX
15
INDY
22
TEX PIK CMS NH2 34th 55 [2]
Roe Racing 24 LV2
13
1998 D. B. Mann Motorsports Dallara IR8 WDW
DNQ
PHX 37th 11 [3]
Team Scandia 33 INDY
30
Blueprint Racing 27 TEX
20
NHS DOV CLT PIK ATL TEX LSV
2000 Logan Racing Dallara 19 WDW PHX LSV INDY TEX
25
PIK ATL KTY TEX 46th 5 [4]
2001 Zali Racing G-Force 81 PHX HOM ATL INDY TEX
13
PIK
20
RIR
20
KAN
22
NSH
12
KTY
14
GAT
23
CHI
23
TEX
22
21st 101 [5]
2002 Chevrolet HOM
21
PHX CAL NAZ INDY
DNQ
TEX PIK RIR KAN NSH MIS KTY GAT CHI TEX 45th 9 [6]

Indy 500 results

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Year Chassis Engine Start Finish
1997 Dallara Oldsmobile 24th 22nd
1998 Dallara Oldsmobile 33rd 30th
2002 G-Force Chevrolet Failed to Qualify

References

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  1. ^ "Billy Roe – 1996 Indy Racing League Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  2. ^ "Billy Roe – 1997 Indy Racing League Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  3. ^ "Billy Roe – 1998 Pep Boys Indy Racing League Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  4. ^ "Billy Roe – 2000 Indy Racing Northern Lights Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  5. ^ "Billy Roe – 2001 Indy Racing Northern Lights Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  6. ^ "Billy Roe – 2002 Indy Racing League Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
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