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Canadian racing driver (1938–2023)

Dave Billes
BornDavid George Billes
(1938-11-18)November 18, 1938
DiedJanuary 21, 2023(2023-01-21) (aged 84)
NationalityCanadian
Spouse Donna Geraldine Siemms ​ ​(m. 1963; d. 2020)
Children3
Parents
  • Alfred Jackson Billes (father)
  • Muriel Billes (mother)

David George Billes, popularly known as Dave Billes (November 18, 1938 - January 21, 2023), was a Canadian racing driver. He was Jacques Villeneuve (elder)'s car owner in CART IndyCar competition in the early 1980s and entered two cars in the 1985 Indianapolis 500.

He was inducted into the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame in 1994.

IndyCar win

# Season Date Sanction Track / Race No. Winning Driver Chassis Engine Tire Grid Laps Led
1 1985 August 4 CART Road America (R) 76 Canada Jacques Villeneuve (Sr.) March 85C Cosworth DFX V8t Goodyear 4 14

References

  1. "Two Indy entries a first for Canada". The Gazette. Montreal, PQ. May 21, 1985. p. D6. Retrieved April 23, 2013.
  2. "Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame | Dave Billes".


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