William Lawrence Schindler was an American racing driver.
11 Facts About Bill Schindler
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Bill Schindler was racing midget cars on the East Coast of the United States at their introduction in 1934.
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Bill Schindler lost his left leg from above the knee while racing in a Champ car race in 1936 at Mineola, Long Island.
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Bill Schindler is one of three drivers to have participated in the Indianapolis 500 with a prosthetic leg, along with Al Miller and Cal Niday.
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Bill Schindler returned to his "outlaw" past when he was named the president of the newly formed American Racing Drivers Club.
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Bill Schindler served as president for the club's first six years.
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Bill Schindler won ARDC championships in 1940,1945,1946 and 1948.
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Bill Schindler participated in three World Drivers' Championship races at Indianapolis.
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Bill Schindler died in a sprint car racing crash in Allentown, Pennsylvania, in 1952.
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Bill Schindler was leading the race on the third lap when a car driven by Paul Becker lost a wheel and skidded into the fence.
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Bill Schindler did not see the "go slow" sign that was immediately waved after Becker's crash and his black Offenhauser hit the wheel, crashed through the fence and tumbled down a 20-foot embankment.