Bill Champion

William Louis “Bill” Champion (October 16, 1921 – May 20, 1991) was an American stock car racing driver who competed in the NASCAR Winston Cup Series from 1951 to 1976.

Champion was the uncle of Ricky Rudd; a retired NASCAR Cup Series driver. When he was not racing on the NASCAR circuit, Champion had a shop in Newport News, Virginia. Bill's most iconic ride of his NASCAR career was driving the 1969 Ford Torino.

Career Champion managed to drive in his professional stock car racing career; starting and finishing an average of 20th place. At the end of his career, Champion's total earnings was $234,268 ($ when adjusted for inflation). However, Arden Mounts did not get to see the stalled vehicle in time and prepared himself for a hard collision into Duckworth's vehicle.