Willard Leo "Bill" "Billy" Cantrell (December 6, 1914 – February 6, 1986) was a midget, sprint, and stock car racing driver from Anaheim, California.
He found that car in 1942, and he won 15 races in his second-place points finish in the UMA.
He started the second and final NASCAR event held at Willow Springs Speedway in Lancaster, California in 1956 (the race counted for the 1957 season championship), and at Riverside International Raceway in 1965.
[2] He became the West Coast supervisor for USAC, and he was a starter for the USRC midget club after he retired.
He was inducted into the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame.