Bill Pollack

Bill Pollack (July 7, 1925-)^[1] is a retired race driver who ran in the early days of the post World War II California sports car scene. He started his career in 1950, and came to fame after winning the Pebble Beach road race with his Allard J2.^[2] Bill went on to win at most of the California races on that time: Pebble Beach, Golden Gate Park, Reno, Torrey Pines, Stockton, Madera, Willow Springs, Palm Springs, and the Santa Barbara road races. He was a contemporary of Phil Hill, who went on to become the first and only U.S. born world grand prix champion.

He is also credited with designing the race course at Willow Springs, California.

Published works

Red Wheels and White Sidewalls: Confessions of an Allard Racer (Brown Fox Books, 2004)^[3]

References

^ Bill Pollack Library of Congress Authority File
^ "Time Machine". The Allard Register. 2009-08-29. http://www.allardregister.org/home/2009/8/29/time-machine.html. Retrieved 2009-09-24. "A thousand years ago I was racing a very crude but powerful machine called an Allard."
^ "Red Wheels and White Sidewalls". Brown Fox Books. http://www.brownfoxbooks.com/BrownFoxFiles/RedWheelsandWhiteSidewalls.html. Retrieved 2009-09-24.