What is Bill Simpson?
[[File:BillSimpsonAt2015indy500.JPG|thumb|Bill Simpson at the 2015 Indianapolis 500]] '''Bill Simpson''' (March 14, 1940 – December 16, 2019) was an American racecar driver and businessman. He was best known as a key figure in the racing safety business with his company [[Simpson Performance Products]]. He left Simpson Performance in a controversy surrounding [[Dale Earnhardt]]'s death. He was added into the [[Motorsports Hall of Fame of America]] in 2003.<ref name=MSHoF>[http://www.mshf.com/hall-of-fame/inductees/bill-simpson.html Bill Simpson] at the [[Motorsports Hall of Fame of America]]</ref> He was the author of the book ''Racing Safely, Living Dangerously'', and its sequel, ''Through the Fire''. Simpson died of [[stroke]]-related problems in [[Indianapolis]], [[Indiana]] on December 16, 2019 at the age of 79.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://fox59.com/2019/12/16/motorsports-safety-pioneer-bill-simpson-dies-after-stroke/|title=Motorsports safety pioneer Bill Simpson dies after stroke|publisher=[[Fox News]]|date=December 16, 2019}}{{Dead link|date=August 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *[http://www.impactraceproducts.com/ Official website for Impact Race Products] {{Authority control}} {{US-sports-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Simpson, Bill}} [[Category:1940 births]] [[Category:2019 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from stroke]] [[Category:American racecar drivers]] [[Category:American autobiographers]] [[Category:Sportspeople from Indianapolis]] [[Category:Businesspeople from Indianapolis]] [[Category:Writers from Indianapolis]]