Billy Boat

William Leonard Boat (born February 2, 1966) is an American former open-wheel driver who raced in the Indy Racing League.

Billy Boat
Billy Boat (right) preparing tires for his son Chad's sprint car in 2007
Nationality United States
Born (1966-02-02) February 2, 1966
Phoenix, Arizona
IndyCar Series
Years active1996–2003
TeamsA. J. Foyt Enterprises
PDM Racing
Team Pelfrey
Beck Motorsports
Curb Agajanian Performance Group
Panther Racing
Starts75
Wins1
Poles9
Fastest laps5
Best finish4th in 2001
Previous series
1986-1987Indy Lights
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
1 race run over 1 year
Best finish135th (2003)
First race2003 Bashas' Supermarkets 200 (Phoenix)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0

Racing career

Boat began his career in USAC where he won 11 straight Western Series races on his way to the 1995 championship. He won the Turkey Night Grand Prix midget car race in 1995. He was a three-peat winner in the event after winning in 1996 and 1997. He made his first IRL start in the 1997 Indianapolis 500 driving for A. J. Foyt Enterprises. In 1998 he won 6 poles, including 5 in a row, both league records, and won his first race at Texas Motor Speedway. It was his only official IRL victory. He is one of the few drivers with the distinction to have started from both the pole (1998) and final 33rd (2000, 2001) starting position in the Indy 500. He has not appeared in an IRL race since the 2003 Indianapolis 500.

Personal life

Boat is a graduate of Arizona State University. In 1986 he founded Billy Boat Performance Exhaust, a company that makes performance exhaust systems for luxury and high performance cars, light trucks, and high performance watercraft. Boat has four children, with three girls and one boy.

In 2014, Boat's son Chad began competing in the NASCAR Nationwide Series, driving a family-owned No. 84 Chevrolet.

Motorsports career results

American open–wheel racing results

(key)

Indy Lights
Year Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Rank Points
1986 Marsh Holt Racing PHX1
4		 MIL
11		 MEA
7		 TOR POC
8		 MDO
5		 ROA
6		 LS
8		 PHX2
3		 MIA
8		 6th 67
1987 Machinist Union Racing PHX
10		 MIL
13		 MEA CLE TOR POC MDO NZR LS MIA 24th 4

IndyCar Series
Year Team Chassis No. Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Rank Points Ref
1996 Pagan Racing Reynard 94i 99 Ford XB V8t WDW PHX INDY
DNQ		 NC - [1]
1996–97 A. J. Foyt Enterprises Dallara IR7 11 Oldsmobile Aurora V8 NHM LVS WDW PHX INDY
7		 LV2
23		 18th 151 [2]
G-Force GF01 1 TXS
2		 CLT
2		 NH2
8
PDM Racing Dallara IR7 18 PPIR
19
1998 A. J. Foyt Enterprises Dallara IR8 11 WDW
21		 PHX
3		 INDY
23		 TXS
1		 NHM
21		 DOV CLT PPIR
9		 ATL
12		 TX2
14		 LVS
26		 13th 194 [3]
1999 Dallara IR9 WDW
9		 PHX
4		 CLT
C		 INDY
3		 TXS
24		 PPIR
24		 ATL
10		 DOV
4		 PPI2
13		 LVS
22		 TX2
9		 12th 204 [4]
2000 Team Pelfrey Dallara IR-00 81 WDW
9		 PHX
6		 LVS
7		 TXS
23		 PPIR
18		 ATL
8		 KTY
18		 TX2
3		 10th 181 [5]
A. J. Foyt Enterprises G-Force GF05 41 INDY
15
2001 Curb/Agajanian-Beck Motorsports Dallara IR-01 98 PHX
5		 HMS
13		 ATL
14		 INDY
9		 TXS
5		 PPIR
4		 RIR
18		 KAN
9		 NSH
2		 KTY
6		 STL
6		 CHI
12		 TX2
12		 4th 313 [6]
2002 CURB/Agajanian/Beck Motorsports Dallara IR-02 Chevrolet Indy V8 HMS
16		 PHX
8		 FON
18		 NZR
8		 INDY
18		 TXS
7		 PPIR
14		 RIR
22		 13th 225 [7]
Infiniti VRH35ADE V8 KAN
9		 NSH
14		 MIS
14		 KTY
19		 STL
23		 CHI
19		 TX2
24
2003 Panther Racing Dallara IR-03 Chevrolet Indy V8 HMS
 PHX
 MOT
 INDY
32		 TXS
 PPIR
 RIR
 KAN
 NSH
 MIS
 STL
 KTY
 NZR
 CHI
 FON
 TX2
 37th 1 [8]

Indianapolis 500
Year Chassis Engine Start Finish Team
1996 Reynard 94i Ford XB V8t DNQ Pagan Racing
1997 Dallara IR7 Oldsmobile Aurora V8 22 7 A. J. Foyt Enterprises
1998 Dallara IR8 Oldsmobile Aurora V8 1 23 A. J. Foyt Enterprises
1999 Dallara IR9 Oldsmobile Aurora V8 3 3 A. J. Foyt Enterprises
2000 G-Force GF05 Oldsmobile Aurora V8 31 15 A. J. Foyt Enterprises
2001 Dallara IR-01 Oldsmobile Aurora V8 32 9 CURB/Agajanian/Beck Motorsports
2002 Dallara IR-02 Chevrolet Indy V8 23 18 Agajanian/Boat Racing
2003 Dallara IR-03 Chevrolet Indy V8 29 32 Panther Racing

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Busch Series
NASCAR Busch Series results
Year Team No. Make 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 NBSC Pts Ref
2003 Braun Racing 30 Dodge DAY CAR LVS DAR BRI TEX TAL NSH CAL RCH GTY NZH CLT DOV NSH KEN MLW DAY CHI NHA PPR IRP MCH BRI DAR RCH DOV KAN CLT MEM ATL PHO
29		 CAR HOM 135th 76 [9]

References
  1. "Billy Boat – 1996 Indy Racing League Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  2. "Billy Boat – 1997 Indy Racing League Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  3. "Billy Boat – 1998 Pep Boys Indy Racing League Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  4. "Billy Boat – 1999 Pep Boys Indy Racing League Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  5. "Billy Boat – 2000 Indy Racing Northern Lights Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  6. "Billy Boat – 2001 Indy Racing Northern Lights Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  7. "Billy Boat – 2002 Indy Racing League Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  8. "Billy Boat – 2003 IndyCar Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  9. "Billy Boat – 2003 NASCAR Busch Series Results". Racing-Reference. NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
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