not forgotten . . .

Billy Foster


Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
18.Sep.1937 - 20.Jan.1967

Billy Foster from British Columbia in his supermodified. He was the first Canadian to drive in the Indy 500 - 1965, and again in 1966. At the USAC sprint car race at Oswego Speedway, NY on 28 August 1966, Billy Foster drove the # 38 sprinter. Billy died in a crash two years later while practicing at Riverside, California for a NASCAR race - he was 29 years old. As a reaction to this crash, NASCAR instituted the now-common window net rule.
Billy also won Utah's Copper Cup in 1963 & 1964 when it was a CAMRA race at the old Utah state fairgrounds racetrack in Salt Lake City.


1963

Supermodified and Indycar restorations

1965 Indianapolis Motor Speedway photo
Billy started 6th and finished 12th

1965 Indy photo

1966

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