Bill Tempero (born January 16, 1944) is an American former racing driver from Milwaukee. He raced in the CART Championship Car series from 1980 to 1984 competing in full seasons his first two years and partial schedules thereafter. He failed to qualify for both the races he attempted in 1984, so he was not credited with a race start that season. Tempero finished twentieth in CART points in 1980 with two top-ten finishes including his series-best result of 6th place at the Milwaukee Mile while driving for Hopkins Racing. He fielded his own car in 1981 and 32nd in points without a single top-ten. He attempted to qualify for the Indianapolis 500 in 1980, 1981, and 1983 but failed to make the field in 1980 and 1983 and crashed while attempting to qualify in 1981.
After a decline in his performance in CART as costs and talent levels rose throughout the 1980s, Tempero went to the declining Can-Am series in 1984 and finished fourth and second in championship points in his two seasons in the series, the series' final two years of operation in 1985 and 1986.Can-Am - final positions and tables, CLassicsCars.com
After the short stint, Can-Am finally folded, and Tempero led an effort to create a new series, the American Indycar Series in 1988. Tempero dominated the second-tier series, which featured year-old (and older) chassis from CART competition.
Tempero attempted to return to top-level open wheel racing in the Indy Racing League's first race at the Walt Disney World Speedway in 1996. His four-year-old Lola/Buick V6 failed to make the field, but the team continued to enter IRL races throughout 1996 for other drivers.
Following his retirement from racing, Tempero pursued his interest in history, and currently serves as the president of the United States Cavalry Association.
Motorsport results
CART (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position) Year Team Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Rank Points 1980 Tempero Racing Eagle 74 Chevrolet Indy V8 ONT INDY MILPOC MDO MCH WGL MIL ONT MCH MXC PHX 20th 331 1981 Tempero RacingMcLaren M24 Chevrolet Indy V8 PHX ATL ATL MCH RIV MIL MCH WGL MXC PHX 32nd 7 1982 Tempero Racing Longhorn LR-01 Chevrolet Indy V8 PHXATLMIL CLEMCH MILPOC RIV ROAMCH PHX 29th 22 1983 Tempero Racing Longhorn LR-01 Chevrolet Indy V8ATL INDYMIL CLEMCH ROAPOCRIV MDOMCHCPLLAGPHX 49th 0 1984 Alsup Racing Longhorn LR-01 Chevrolet Indy V8 LBHPHXINDYMILPORMEACLEMCH NC—Jet EngineeringMarch 84CCosworth DFX V8t ROAPOCMDOSANMCHPHXLAGCPL
IRL IndyCar (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap) Year Team Chassis No. Engine 1 2 3 Rank Points Ref 1996 Tempero-Giuffre Racing Lola T92/00 15 Buick V6 WDWPHXINDYNC—
SCCA National Championship Runoffs
Year Track Car Engine Class Finish Start Status 1973 Road Atlanta Lola T192 Chevrolet Formula A 4 4 Running 1975 Road Atlanta Merlyn Mk. 29 Ford Kent Formula Ford 19 24 Running 1976 Road Atlanta Royale Ford Kent Formula Ford 25 12 Not running
References
External links Bill Tempero at ChampCarStats.com