Bill Alsup, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Bill Alsup

American open-wheel racing driver

Date of Birth: 15-Jul-1938

Date of Death: 09-Aug-2016

Profession: racing driver, racing automobile driver

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Bill Alsup (July 15, 1938 in Honolulu – August 9, 2016) was an American race car driver.
He was the first Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART) Rookie of the Year in 1979 and competed in the 1981 Indianapolis 500, finishing 11th.
He made 57 CART & USAC Champ Car starts in his career.
His best race finish of third came 3 times and he was the 1981 CART Championship runner-up, putting in a winless but consistent season for Penske Racing, his only effort with a top-level team.
He returned to his own team the next year and struggled until leaving Champ Car following the 1984 Sanair Super Speedway race.