Willard Cantrell

Willard Leo "Bill" "Billy" Cantrell (December 6, 1914 – February 6, 1986) was a midget, sprint, and stock car racing driver from Anaheim, California. He was nicknamed the "Silver Fox" for his gray hair and sly tricks.

Racing career Cantrell started racing jalopies in 1936 in Southern California. He raced midgets with the United Midget Association (UMA) in 1939. He drove for over fifty midgets in 1940 and 1941 trying to find a winning car. He found that car in 1942, and he won 15 races in his second-place points finish in the UMA.

Cantrell became the West Coast supervisor for USAC, and he was a starter for the USRC midget club after he retired. He was inducted into the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame.

Complete Formula One World Championship results (key) Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 WDC Points 1953 Emmett Malloy Pankratz Offenhauser L4 ARG 500 NED BEL FRA GBR GER SUI ITA NC 0