Dave Billes

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Dave Billes is a Canadian former Corvette racer before opening Performance Engineering Ltd. He was later Jacques Villeneuve (elder)'s car owner in CART IndyCar competition in the early 1980s, and entered two cars in the 1985 Indianapolis 500.[1]

He was inducted into the Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame in 1994.[2]


Death: January 21,2023

IndyCar win[edit]

# Season Date Sanction Track / Race No. Winning Driver Chassis Engine Tire Grid Laps Led
1 1985 August 4 CART Road America (R) 76 Canada Jacques Villeneuve (Sr.) March 85C Cosworth DFX V8t Goodyear 4 14

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Two Indy entries a first for Canada". The Gazette. Montreal, PQ. 21 May 1985. p. D6. Retrieved 2013-04-23.
  2. ^ "Canadian Motorsport Hall of Fame | Dave Billes".