Bill Alsup

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Bill Alsup (born July 15, 1938 in Honolulu) was a racecar driver. He was CART Rookie of the Year in 1979 and competed in the Indianapolis 500 in 1981, finishing 11th. He made 57 CART & USAC Champ Car starts in his career. His best race finish of third came 3 times and he was the 1980 CART Championship runner-up, putting in a winless but consistent season for Penske Racing, his only effort with a top-level team. He returned to his own team the next year and struggled until leaving Champ Car following the 1984 Sanair Super Speedway race.