William "Wild Bill" Cantrell (born in West Point, Kentucky, January 31, 1908 - died January 22, 1996) was a power boat and IndyCar driver.

In 1949, Cantrell won the prestigious hydroplane Gold Cup in Detroit. He was inducted in the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America in 1992 in the power boats category.

Indy 500 results

Year	Car	Start	Qual	Rank	Finish	Laps	Led	Retired
1948	36	7	123.733	22	16	161	0	Steering
1949	74	30	127.191	23	21	95	0	Drive shaft
1950	24*	-	-	-	27	108	0	Oil pressure
Totals						256	0

Starts	2
Poles	0
Front Row	0
Wins	0
Top 5	0
Top 10	0
Retired	3

* shared drive with Bayliss Levrett

Complete Formula One World Championship results

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Year Entrant Chassis Engine 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 WDC Points 1950 Richard Palmer Adams Offenhauser L4 GBR MON 500
27 * SUI BEL FRA ITA NC 0 1952 Pat Clancy Ewing Offenhauser L4 SUI 500
DNQ BEL FRA GBR GER NED ITA NC 0

* Indicates shared drive with Bayliss Levrett.