Mark Billman

Mark W. Billman (March 10, 1905 – May 30, 1933)^[1] was an American racing driver. He was killed 79 laps into the 1933 Indianapolis 500, his only Championship Car start.^[2][3]

Mark Billman
Born	Mark W. Billman (1905-03-10)March 10, 1905 Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
Died	May 30, 1933(1933-05-30) (aged 28) Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
Champ Car career
1 race run over 1 year
First race	1933 Indianapolis 500 (Indianapolis)
Wins Podiums Poles 0 0 0

Fatal accident

On his seventy-ninth lap of the 1933 Indianapolis 500, Billman in the Kemp-Mannix Special skidded on the southeast turn, hit the outside wall and finally came to rest with the car astride the wall. He was pinned between the left front wheel and the wall and it took 20 minutes to get him out. He suffered massive internal injuries, and died in hospital a short while later.^[4]

Motorsports career results

Indianapolis 500 results

Year Car Start Qual Rank Finish Laps Led Retired 1933 64 22 112.410 21 30 79 0 Crash T2 Totals 79 0

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