Bill Puterbaugh![]()
William Byron Puterbaugh
Birthplace: Hamburg, Illinois
Born: June 6, 1936
Died: October 9, 2017
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| Year | Series | Starts | DNS/DNQ | Wins | 2nds | 3rds | 4ths | 5ths | Best Finish | Poles | Points | Standing |
| 1967 | USAC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
NR |
| 1968 | USAC | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 265 | 31 |
| 1969 | USAC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 120 | 42 |
| 1970 | USAC | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 0 | NR |
| 1971 | USAC | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | NR |
| 1972 | USAC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NS | 0 | 0 | NR |
| 1973 | USAC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NS | 0 | 0 | NR |
| 1974 | USAC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NS | 0 | 0 | NR |
| 1975 | USAC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 560 | 16 |
| 1976 | USAC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 375 | 17 |
| 1977 | USAC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 50 | 39 |
| 1979 | USAC | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 16 | 30 |
| Includes | CART | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NS | 0 | 0 | NR |
| 1980 | CART | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NS | 0 | 0 | NR |
| Includes | USAC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NS | 0 | 0 | NR |
| 1981-82 | USAC | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NS | 0 | 0 | NR |
| 1982-83 | USAC | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NS | 0 | 0 | NR |
| Includes | CART | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NS | 0 | 0 | NR |
| 1984 | CART | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NS | 0 | 0 | NR |
| Includes | USAC | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NS | 0 | 0 | NR |
| Total | 30 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1386 |
| Track Type | Starts | DNS/DNQ | Wins | 2nds | 3rds | 4ths | 5ths | Best Finish | Poles |
| Dirt Oval | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Paved Oval | 18 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Series | Starts | DNS/DNQ | Wins | 2nds | 3rds | 4ths | 5ths | Best Finish | Poles |
| CART | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NS | 0 |
| USAC | 30 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Start # | Date | Track | Type | Series | Car # | Sponsor/Name | Chassis | Engine | Start | Finish | Laps | Status |
Points |
| -- | 8/19/1967 | Springfield | DO | USAC | 40 | Lyle Hyneman | Lesovsky | Offy | -- | -- | -- | DNS, too slow | |
| 1 | 9/4/1967 | DuQuoin | DO | USAC | 40 | Lyle Hyneman | Lesovsky | Offy | 12 | 13 | 97 | Flagged | |
| 2 | 9/9/1967 | ISF | DO | USAC | 40 | Lyle Hyneman | Lesovsky | Offy | 18 | 15 | 95 | Flagged | |
| 3 | 10/1/1967 | Sacramento | DO | USAC | 40 | Lyle Hyneman | Lesovsky | Offy | 14 | 15 | 40 | Out | |
| -- | 5/30/1968 | Indianapolis | PO | USAC | 77 | Dayton Steel Wheel | Gerhardt | Ford | -- | -- | -- | DNS, too slow | |
| --/ | 5/30/1968 | Indianapolis | PO | USAC | 63 | City of Long Beach | Thompson | Ford | -- | -- | -- | Did not qualify | |
| --/ | 5/30/1968 | Indianapolis | PO | USAC | 71 | Stewart-Warner | Marathon RE | Ford | -- | -- | -- | Did not qualify | |
| 4 | 6/9/1968 | Milwaukee 1 | PO | USAC | 77 | Dayton Steel Wheel | Gerhardt | Ford | 23 | 17 | 48 | Black flagged | |
| 5 | 6/23/1968 | Langhorne 1 | PO | USAC | 57 | Kenny Brenn | Meskowski D | Offy | 23 | 8 | 133 | Flagged | 75 |
| 6 | 7/13/1968 | Nazareth | DO | USAC | 77 | Dayton Steel Wheel | Silnes | Offy | 7 | 9 | 87 | Flagged | 40 |
| 7 | 7/28/1968 | Langhorne 2 | PO | USAC | 84 | Midwest Manufacturing | Kurtis 4000 D | Offy | 24 | 12 | 90 | Flagged | 10 |
| 8 | 7/28/1968 | Langhorne 3 | PO | USAC | 84 | Midwest Manufacturing | Kurtis 4000 D | Offy | 12 | 9 | 87 | Flagged | 40 |
| 9 | 8/17/1968 | Springfield | DO | USAC | 84 | Midwest Manufacturing | Kurtis 4000 | Offy | 10 | 6 | 98 | Flagged | 80 |
| 10 | 9/2/1968 | DuQuoin | DO | USAC | 77 | Dayton Steel Wheel | Silnes | Offy | 2 | 11 | 92 | Flagged | 20 |
| 11 | 8/18/1969 | Springfield | DO | USAC | 76 | Windmill Trucking | Silnes | Offy | 5 | 9 | 86 | Broken fuel line | 40 |
| 12 | 9/1/1969 | DuQuoin | DO | USAC | 76 | Windmill Trucking | Silnes | Offy | 9 | 15 | 59 | Magneto | |
| 13 | 9/6/1969 | ISF | DO | USAC | 76 | Windmill Trucking | Silnes | Offy | 6 | 16 | 45 | Blown engine, fire | |
| 14 | 9/21/1969 | Trenton 2 | PO | USAC | 35 | Federal Engineering | Gerhardt | Offy TC | 24 | 16 | 122 | Flagged | |
| 15 | 9/28/1969 | Sacramento | DO | USAC | 31 | Federal Engineering | Meskowski | Offy | 16 | 6 | 99 | Flagged | 80 |
| 16 | 11/16/1969 | Phoenix 2 | PO | USAC | 35 | Federal Engineering | Gerhardt | Offy TC | 16 | 16 | 137 | Flagged | |
| -- | 5/30/1970 | Indianapolis | PO | USAC | 90 | G. C. Murphy | Watson | Offy TC | -- | -- | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | 8/22/1970 | Springfield | DO | USAC | 19 | MVS | Ward | Offy | -- | -- | -- | Did not start | |
| -- | 9/6/1970 | Ontario | PO | USAC | 98 | Wynn's | Wolverine | Offy TC | -- | -- | -- | Wrecked practice | |
| --/ | 9/6/1970 | Ontario | PO | USAC | 43 | Fiore Racing | Vollstedt | Offy TC | -- | -- | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | 9/7/1970 | DuQuoin | DO | USAC | 19 | MVS | Ward | Offy | -- | -- | -- | DNS, too slow | |
| 17 | 9/12/1970 | ISF | DO | USAC | 19 | MVS | Ward | Offy | 7 | 16 | 34 | Stalled | |
| 18 | 9/19/1970 | Sedalia | DO | USAC | 19 | MVS | Ward | Offy | 18 | 17 | 15 | Broken exhaust header | |
| -- | 10/4/1970 | Sacramento | DO | USAC | 19 | MVS | Ward | Offy | -- | -- | -- | Did not appear | |
| -- | 5/29/1971 | Indianapolis | PO | USAC | 30 | Saint Louis | Gerhardt 67 | Offy TC | -- | -- | -- | Wrecked practice | |
| 19 | 7/3/1971 | Pocono | PO | USAC | 80 | G. C. Murphy | Eagle 68 | Offy TC | 27 | 14 | 181 | Flagged | |
| -- | 7/18/1971 | MIS | PO | USAC | 29 | MVS | Cecil | Ford TC | -- | -- | -- | DNQ, mechanical | |
| 20 | 8/15/1971 | Milwaukee 2 | PO | USAC | 29 | MVS | Cecil | Ford TC | 24 | 13 | 184 | Flagged | |
| 21 | 10/3/1971 | Trenton 2 | PO | USAC | 29 | MVS | Cecil | Ford TC | 24 | 19 | 100 | Wrecked | |
| -- | 5/27/1972 | Indianapolis | PO | USAC | 91 | Steed | Curtis | Offy TC | -- | -- | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | 5/30/1973 | Indianapolis | PO | USAC | 61 | Eisenhour | Coyote | Offy TC | -- | -- | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | 5/26/1974 | Indianapolis | PO | USAC | 38 | Midwest Manufacturing Dura-Pot | Kingfish | Offy TC | -- | -- | -- | Did not qualify | |
| 22 | 5/25/1975 | Indianapolis | PO | USAC | 83 | McNamara | Eagle | Offy TC | 15 | 7 | 165 | Flagged rain | 300 |
| 23 | 6/29/1975 | Pocono | PO | USAC | 83 | McNamara | Eagle | Offy TC | 25 | 9 | 166 | Flagged | 200 |
| 24 | 11/9/1975 | Phoenix 2 | PO | USAC | 78 | Alex Foods | Eagle | Offy TC | 16 | 9 | 143 | Flagged | 60 |
| 25 | 5/30/1976 | Indianapolis | PO | USAC | 83 | McNamara | Eagle | Offy TC | 18 | 22 | 96 | Flagged rain 138.928 | |
| -- | 6/27/1976 | Pocono | PO | USAC | 83 | McNamara | Eagle | Offy TC | -- | -- | -- | DNS, too slow | |
| 26 | 9/5/1976 | Ontario | PO | USAC | 83 | McNamara | Eagle | Offy TC | 26 | 7 | 193 | Flagged | 300 |
| 27 | 11/7/1976 | Phoenix 2 | PO | USAC | 83 | McNamara | Eagle | Offy TC | 21 | 8 | 144 | Flagged | 75 |
| 28 | 5/29/1977 | Indianapolis | PO | USAC | 16 | Dayton-Walther | Eagle | Offy TC | 28 | 12 | 170 | Oil leak | 50 |
| -- | 5/28/1979 | Indianapolis | PO | USAC/CART | 35 | Medlin | Cicada | Offy TC | -- | -- | -- | Did not qualify | |
| 29 | 6/10/1979 | Milwaukee 1 | PO | USAC | 35 | SST Museum | Cicada | Offy TC | 18 | 19 | 0 | Ignition | 6 |
| 30 | 8/12/1979 | Milwaukee 2 | PO | USAC | 35 | SST Museum | Cicada | Offy TC | 18 | 13 | 69 | Broken universal joint | 10 |
| -- | 5/25/1980 | Indianapolis | PO | USAC/CART | 75 | O'Hanlon | March 73A | Chevy | -- | -- | -- | Did not qualify | |
| -- | 8/30/1981 | DuQuoin | DO | USAC | 59 | Robinson | X | X | -- | -- | -- | Raced by Alderson | |
| -- | 9/12/1981 | ISF | DO | USAC | 59 | Robinson | X | X | -- | -- | -- | Did not start qualifying race | |
| -- | 8/14/1982 | Springfield | DO | USAC | 59 | Robinson | X | X | -- | -- | -- | Did not advance from qualifying race | |
| -- | 5/29/1983 | Indianapolis | PO | USAC/CART | 48 | Vermont American | Eagle 83 | Cosworth TC | -- | -- | -- | Did not appear | |
| -- | 5/27/1984 | Indianapolis | PO | USAC/CART | 23 | Break Free | March | Cosworth | -- | -- | -- | Did not appear | |