William Lawrence Schindler (March 6, 1909 – September 20, 1952) was an American racing driver.
Racing career
Schindler began racing in 1931 in a sprint car. Schindler lost his left leg from above the knee while racing in a Champ car race in 1936 at Mineola, Long Island.
Schindler was part of a group determined to keep the AAA out of the East Coast in 1937. He was elected president of the "outlaw" group. Schindler briefly switched to the AAA in 1940, and won the Bronx Coliseum Indoor championship. He returned to his "outlaw" past when he was named the president of the newly formed American Racing Drivers Club (ARDC).
Schindler rejoined the AAA so he could race in the Indianapolis 500 in 1950, 1951, and 1952.
Awards and honors
- He was inducted in the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame in 1998.
- He was inducted in the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame in 1985.
Motorsports career results
AAA Championship Car results
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! rowspan=1| 1950
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | INDY<br/><small>26</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | MIL<br/><small>18</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | LAN<br/><small>16</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | SPR<br/><small>12</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | MIL<br/><small>22</small>
| PIK
| SYR<br/><small>DNS</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | DET<br/><small>15</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | SPR<br/><small>15</small>
|style="background:#DFDFDF;" | SAC<br/><small>2</small>
|style="background:#FFCFCF;" | PHX<br/><small>DNQ</small>
|style="background:#FFDF9F;" | BAY<br/><small>3</small>
|style="background:#DFDFDF;" | DAR<br/><small>2</small>
|colspan=2|
!style="background:#CFEAFF;"|10th
!style="background:#CFEAFF;"|690
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! rowspan=1| 1951
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | INDY<br/><small>13</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | MIL<br/><small>16</small>
|style="background:#DFDFDF;" | LAN<br/><small>2</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | DAR<br/><small>21</small>
|style="background:#FFDF9F;" | SPR<br/><small>3</small>
|style="background:#DFFFDF;" | MIL<br/><small>4</small>
|style="background:#CFCFFF;" | DUQ<br/><small>12</small>
| DUQ<br/>
| PIK
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | SYR<br/><small>8</small>
| DET<br/>
| DNC<br/><small>DNP</small>
| SJS<br/>
|style="background:#CFEAFF;" | PHX<br/><small>8</small>
|style="background:#CFEAFF;" | BAY<br/><small>9</small>
!style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 11th
!style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 693.5
|-
! rowspan=1| 1952
|style="background:#CFCFFF;" | INDY<br/><small>14</small>
|style="background:#FFDF9F;" | MIL<br/><small>3</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | RAL<br/><small>23</small>
|style="background:#FFFFBF;" | SPR<br/><small>1</small>
|style="background:#DFDFDF;" | MIL<br/><small>2</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | DET<br/><small>13</small>
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | DUQ<br/><small>14</small>
| PIK
|style="background:#EFCFFF;" | SYR<br/><small>16</small>
| DNC<br/>
| SJS<br/>
| PHX<br/>
|colspan=3|
!style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 11th
!style="background:#CFCFFF;"| 660
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Indianapolis 500 results
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!Year
!Car
!Start
!Qual
!Rank
!Finish
!Laps
!Led
!Retired
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!1950
|67 ||22 ||132.690 ||4 ||26 ||111 ||0 ||Universal joint
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!1951
|10 ||16 ||134.033 ||11 ||13 ||129 ||0 ||Rod
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!1952
|7 ||15 ||134.988 ||20 ||14 ||200 ||0 ||Running
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|colspan="6"|Totals ||440 ||0 ||
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|3
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|0
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!Front Row
|0
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!Wins
|0
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!Top 5
|0
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!Top 10
|0
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!Retired
|2
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