Doc Williams (driver)

Merrill "Doc" Williams (26 October 1912 Indianapolis, Indiana – 28 April 1982 Richmond, Indiana) was an American racecar 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 World War II, 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 Champ Car career. Williams did not attempt to qualify for any Championship Car races other than the Indy 500.^[1]

Indy 500 results

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

References

1. ^ Doc Williams, Champ Car Stats, Retrieved 2011-02-28

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Name	Williams, Doc
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Date of birth	26 October 1912
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Date of death	28 April 1982
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