Billy Boat

Billy Boat, 2003 Indianapolis 500 practice, May 2003. Copyright LAT Photographic 2010. Used with permission.

Billy Boat. Copyright, Brian Crowe, 2017. Used with Permission.
Born: |
02 Feb 1966 |
Nationality: |
United States |
Indy 500s: | 7 (1996-2003) |
Son Chad races, and Billy supports him and helps runs his team. Also runs a performance exhaust systems manufacturing company in Phoenix, which he began over thirty years ago and developed whilst still at university in his home State, where he completed a degree in finance. Billy started his career in midgets, winning the 1995 USAC midget crown, before moving into the newly-formed IRL where he became one of the main front-runners, but only actually ever won once - in Texas in 1998 - in his career in open-wheel racing. Boat's father was also at Indianapolis as a mechanic for Johnny McDaniel.
Biography last updated 4 Feb 2020