caption years death_date death_place championships birth_place races nationality points birth_date poles wins image article_title name podiums
hill 1991 united states grand prix -lrb- left -rrb- and jackie stewart at the 1958 -- 1964 , 1966 28 august 2008 salinas , california , u.s. 1 -lrb- 1961 -rrb- miami , florida , u.s. 51 -lrb- 48 starts -rrb- usa american 94 -lrb- 98 -rrb- 20 april 1927 6 3 phil hill + jackie stewart 1991 usa.jpg phil hill
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phil hill

philip toll hill , jr. -lrb- april 20 , 1927 -- august 28 , 2008 -rrb- was an american automobile racer and the only american-born driver to win the formula one world drivers ' championship -lrb- mario andretti , an american driver , won the world drivers ' championship in 1978 , but was not born in the united states -rrb- .
he also scored three wins at each of the 24 hours of le mans and 12 hours of sebring sports car races .
hill was described as a `` thoughtful , gentle man '' and once said , `` i 'm in the wrong business .
i do n't want to beat anybody , i do n't want to be the big hero .
i 'm a peace-loving man , basically . ''
