Bruce Walkup (born August 21, 1944 in
Downey, California) is a retired American racecar driver.
Walkup raced in the
USAC Championship Car
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Competitive event ...
series in the 1967-1971 seasons, with 35 career starts, including the 1969 and 1970
Indianapolis 500
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races. He finished in the top ten 11 times, with his best finish in 4th position in 1969 at Sacramento.
Walkup was formerly the president of the
Indiana State Fair
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board.
["The Talk of Gasoline Alley" 1070 AM-WIBC, May 14, 2002]
References
1944 births
Living people
Indianapolis 500 drivers
Sportspeople from Downey, California
Racing drivers from California
USAC Silver Crown Series drivers
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