William John Vukovich II (March 29, 1944 – August 20, 2023)
Bill Vukovich II, the Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year in
1968, died Sunday.
He finished in the top ten 85 times, with one victory in 1973
at Michigan and best finish at the Indianapolis 500 came in
1973, where he came in second in a rain-shortened, tragedy-
marred event. He was inducted in the National Midget Auto
Racing Hall of Fame in 1998
Vukovich also had 23 National midget car victories in his career,
and drove for part of his career in J. C. Agajanian‘s midget car.
Bill Vukovich II was the son of two-time Indianapolis 500 winner
Bill Vukovich and the father of Billy Vukovich III, both of whom
were killed in racing accidents.
Vukovich ll in 1967.
