Bill Alsup, who finished runner-up in the 1981 CART Indy car championship, has died following a crane accident near his home in Colorado. The one-time Team Penske racer was driving a crane up an embankment in Silverton, Co., when it toppled and fell on him, according to the Silverton Standard. The 78-year-old died instantly. While it was not unusual for Indy car drivers in the 1970s and ’80s to race well into their 40s, Honolulu-born Alsup was remarkable for not actually making his Indy car debut until he was almost 41. The 1973 SCCA Runoffs champion went on to win the club’s SuperVee title in 1978 before joining CART for the series’ inaugural season in 1979, following the breakaway...
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