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| rdfs:comment | - Bill Champion (October 16, 1921 - May 20, 1991) was a NASCAR driver from Norfolk, VA. He competed in 289 Sprint Cup Series events in his career, spanning from 1951 to 1976. Champion ran mainly with his own teams, becoming especially active in the sport in the late 1960s and early 1970s. In 1971, he earned 14 of his 43 career top-ten finishes in route to a career-best points effort of 7th. He also finished in the top fifteen in points from 1969 to 1972. His best career finish was 5th, a spot he matched four times, once in 1969 and the others in '71.
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| abstract | - Bill Champion (October 16, 1921 - May 20, 1991) was a NASCAR driver from Norfolk, VA. He competed in 289 Sprint Cup Series events in his career, spanning from 1951 to 1976. Champion ran mainly with his own teams, becoming especially active in the sport in the late 1960s and early 1970s. In 1971, he earned 14 of his 43 career top-ten finishes in route to a career-best points effort of 7th. He also finished in the top fifteen in points from 1969 to 1972. His best career finish was 5th, a spot he matched four times, once in 1969 and the others in '71. Following lackluster years in 1974 and 1975, Champion only completed in three events in 1976 prior to retiring from the sport.
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