Bill Vukovich Jr., part of Central Valley motor-sports royalty but also a central figure in a tale of auto racing tragedy, died this past week. He was 79. The Fresno native was struggling with heart ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Bill Vukovich II, part of the storied three-generation Vukovich family of drivers, died on Sunday, according to Indianapolis Motor Speedway. He was 79. Vukovich II had an 18-year racing ...

Bill Vukovich II was the second-generation member of what would become a three-generation racing family. Bill Vukovich II competed in open-wheel racing from 1965 through 1983, making 158 combined ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Indy star and Fresno native William Vukovich Jr. died on Sunday. He was the last living member of the famed Vukovich racing family, which was a dominant force in racing dating ...

INDIANAPOLIS -- On the morning of the day he would die at Indianapolis Motor Speedway vying for his third straight Indianapolis 500 victory, Bill Vukovich did things he had never done before on a race ...

In the late 1950s, Indianapolis News sportswriter Angelo Angelopolous wrote a book on tragic two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Bill Vukovich but for unknown reasons, it was never published. Former ...

INDIANAPOLIS — Bill Vukovich II, the son of two-time Indianapolis 500 winner Bill Vukavich who also made 12 starts of his own in the race, has died. Vukovich II passed away on Sunday at the age of 79.

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