# Bill Puterbaugh

Bill Puterbaugh (June 6, 1936 – October 9, 2017) was an American racing driver in the USAC Championship Car series. He raced in the 1967-1971, the 1975–1977, and the 1979 seasons, with 31 career starts, including the 1975-1977 Indianapolis 500. He finished in the top ten 11 times, with his best finish in 6th position in 1968 at Springfield and in 1969 at Sacramento. His 7th-place finish in the 1975 Indianapolis 500 earned him Rookie of the Year.
Puterbaugh died at home surrounded by his loving family in Brownsburg, IN on October 9, 2017 at the age of 81.

## USAC Championship Car season

| Year | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | Rank | Pts. |
| 1967 | PHX | TRE | INDY | MIL | LAN | PIP | MOS | MOS | IRP | LAN | MTR | MTR | SPR DNQ | MIL | DQS 13 | ISF 15 | TRE | SAC 15 | HAN | PHX | RIV | | | | | | | | - | 0 |
| 1968 | HAN | LVG | PHX | TRE | INDY DNQ | MIL 17 | MOS | MOS | LAN 8 | PIP | CDR | NAZ 9 | IRP | IRP | LAN 12 | LAN 9 | MTR | MTR | SPR 6 | MIL | DQS 11 | ISF | TRE | SAC | MIC | HAN | PHX | RIV | 29th | 265 |
| 1969 | PHX | HAN | INDY | MIL | LAN | PIP | CDR | NAZ | TRE | IRP | IRP | MIL | SPR 9 | DIS | DQS 15 | ISF 16 | BRN | BRN | TRE 16 | SAC 6 | KEN | KEN | PHX 16 | RIV | | | | | 37th | 120 |
| 1970 | PHX | SON | TRE | INDY DNQ | MIL | LAN | CDR | MIC | IRP | SPR DNS | MIL | ONT DNQ | DQS DNQ | ISF | SED 16 | TRE 17 | SAC DNP | PHX | | | | | | | | | | | - | 0 |
| 1971 | RAF | RAF | PHX | TRE | INDY DNQ | MIL | POC 14 | MIC DNQ | MIL 13 | ONT | TRE 19 | PHX | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | - | 0 |
| 1972 | PHX | TRE | INDY DNQ | MIL | MIC | POC | MIL | ONT | TRE | PHX | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | - | 0 |
| 1973 | TXS | TRE | TRE | INDY DNQ | MIL | POC | MIC | MIL | ONT | ONT | ONT | MIC | MIC | TRE | TXS | PHX | | | | | | | | | | | | | - | 0 |
| 1974 | ONT | ONT | ONT | PHX | TRE | INDY DNQ | MIL | POC | MIC | MIL | MIC | TRE | TRE | PHX | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | - | 0 |
| 1975 | ONT | ONT | ONT | PHX | TRE | INDY 7 | MIL | POC 9 | MIC | MIL | MIC | TRE | PHX 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16th | 560 |
| 1976 | PHX | TRE | INDY 22 | MIL | POC DNQ | MIC | TXS | TRE | MIL | ONT 7 | MIC | TXS | PHX 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17th | 375 |
| 1977 | ONT | PHX | TXS | TRE | INDY 12 | MIL | POC | MOS | MIC | TXS | MIL | ONT | MIC | PHX | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 39th | 50 |
| 1979 | ONT | TXS | INDY DNQ | MIL 19 | POC | TXS | MIL 13 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 30th | 10 |
| 1980 | ONT | INDY DNQ | MIL | POC | MDO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | - | 0 |
| 1981-82 | INDY | POC | SPR | DQS DNS | ISF DNQ | INDY | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | - | 0 |
| 1982-83 | SPR | DQS | NAZ | INDY DNP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | - | 0 |
| 1983-84 | DQS | INDY DNP | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | - | 0 |

## Indianapolis 500 results

| Year | Chassis | Engine | Start | Finish |
| 1968 | Gerhardt | Ford | Failed to Qualify | |
| 1970 | Watson | Offy | Failed to Qualify | |
| 1971 | Gerhardt | Offy | Practice Crash | |
| 1972 | Curtis | Offy | Failed to Qualify | |
| 1973 | Coyote | Offy | Failed to Qualify | |
| 1974 | Lola | Offy | Failed to Qualify | |
| 1975 | Eagle | Offy | 15th | 7th |
| 1976 | Eagle | Offy | 18th | 22nd |
| 1977 | Eagle | Offy | 28th | 12th |
| 1979 | Cicada | Offy | Failed to Qualify | |