Billy Vukovich III or Bill Vukovich III (August 31, 1963 – November 25, 1990) was an American race car driver. He was a three time starter of the Indianapolis 500. The grandson of two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Bill Vukovich and the son of Bill Vukovich II, Vukovich III was the 1988 Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year. Billy was killed in a sprint car race at Mesa Marin Raceway in Bakersfield, California, in 1990.

His grandfather was killed while leading the 1955 Indianapolis 500.

He got his start in racing driving for the John Runjavac racing team.

[edit] Indy 500 results

Year Car Start Qual Rank Finish Laps Led Retired 1988 56 23 208.545 20 14 179 0 Flagged 1989 81 30 216.698 13 12 186 0 Flagged 1990 81 31 211.389 32 24 102 0 Engine Totals 467 0

Starts 3 Poles 0 Front Row 0 Wins 0 Top 5 0 Top 10 0 Retired 1

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• Billy Vukovich III at Find a Grave

Sporting positions
Preceded by Fabrizio Barbazza	Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year 1988	Succeeded by Bernard Jourdain Scott Pruett